The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-03-04

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parst out. abruptly.
Believe what. Jack ?" she faltered.
That am wild and worthless
1aat deserved the slight my uncle
has put upon me-"
mo, jack" earnestly responded
Hlhifred, with tears in her eyes. II
iieyer believed it'll Becaus, we were
rlsynlates together. and you were al
Wasys oh. SO good to me! And be
sides, Jack, / hoped--I thought you
misht one day lie my brother"
~ liked Luella we'll enough" said
kaeyoung man. slowly, "but ii wasn't
shelhat wished To make my wife.
II was you. Winifred ~
8'Hp cried the girl.
| II loved you. Winifred.' said Jel-
.sstes,s fsas faitrrisg vsiee. "a sNhen>l
jeyer dreamed If a home of my own,
1t was your face l faucied beside my
hearth; but now"
"Well," said Winifred, "now-"
II don't dare to ask any girl to he
my wih l couldn't expect any girl
to go tn the bleak loneliness of the
Beach Farm, with its acres of sea-
grass and shingly sand, and its old,
One-st"ried house, all leaning to one
| side with the east wind"
Winifrel looked at him with soft,
glittering eyes.
Jack, "said she, don't mind the
loneliness nor the east winds, Tiff
only you love me! I'd risk it all,
| if
"Winifred Do you really mean
it?"
And she answered, blushing beau
tifuIly:
"Yes. Jack"
you'll risk it all, Winifred. for my
sake 2"
And she said it again:
"Yes, jack"
o'V"' "d INV tuiIuit anu us lIltHS-
ure in the Wynhart family when it
was discovered that Winifred had
engaged herself to Jack Jelliff,..
eff it had been Simeon, now."
croaked Mrs. Wynhart, Il shouldn't
have so much objected"
"But didn't love Simon. mother,
said Winifred.
vel" repeated Luella, angrily.
"Bah !"pve no patience with such
sentimental trash and if Winifred
|. is really determined to go to the
Beach Farm, she must make up her
mind to separate herself from US ~
"0h, J.uella -
"Luella is right" said Mrs. Wynn
hart. II never eXpt cted to see child
of mine deliberately turn pauper."
And Winifred, who had been Sc
cretly contemplating the i,lpa of a
new white alpaca dress to be married
in, now resolved that she would have
to wash and iron her old white mus
lin, because it was very plain that
htrmoiher would not open her purse
strings in her behalf.
Winifrcd, SOFT and yielding though
she was i'm other matters, was most
true and loyal to Jack Jellifft, i'm
spite of the vehement opposition she
met with from her family.
II loye him, mother" she said.
piteously. when Mrs. Wynhart was
most mercileSs in her vituperation.
"Humph ~ said the stout rnatron.
"lt'Sa pi'y you didn't fall in love
with Billy Seeley, " no has just been
sent to the po0r-h house ~
So matters stood. one gloomy.
blowy April evening, when Winifred
went out under the crimsOning ma
Piles of the woods to meet Jack Je.-
life. For Mrs. Wynhart had made
herself so rusively disagreeable
/ ttlut az iN'pCSo WI piSuSdut cNeUIISo uv
the fireside were abandoned, and
Wlnifred lived only in the brief,
bright moments when she met her
lover in the winter sunset. with the
frozen branches cracking overhead
and the chill stars shining in the sky.
Jack JelIiffe was there before her.
well. lassie." he exclaimed, JOY.
Ously, as she came up, 1--WE been
waiting for you this half hour! And
/ though you never were coming!
|
Mrs. Wynhart was cutting out lit.
tie cloth waist-cOats for the twins; by
the light Of Il smoky kerosene lamp
when the door opened, and Winifred
came in, leaning on-Jack's arm.
She glared at them over her specta
cles-rims with most ungracious eyes
Mother" said Winifred, in a low
voice, 1--WE have something to tel
you. Jack has sold the Beach
Farm
"Humph ~ said Mrs. Wyphart
"and you're expecting to come here
and live, are you? But you can'tp