Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1882-02-23


slIifI I1EARNIlIlf no " LATE lIIS l,LLY.Y
The summer was like no other su1 arraer
the world had ever known. Never Vas
NJ une 30 sweet; never were mornings so rosy
and radialat, never we're twiligh 80 ten
der.
IA young and beautif,l eirl stood look
ing at the sunset, as the last farewell Glow.
bathed the blue waves with gola den raeli-
4ance. To look al her face no one would
ever dream that herr ion In life was not
B among the proudest; but glance at the
Ssimple dress would sdispeIs the Illusion.
Flossy Ihayer had been brou hit g11, ty her
grand Their in a quiet, secluded country
neighborhoo d. ~ The old gent lenan was
wealthy Flossy the darling Of his heart,
and great pains were layished upon her edu-
4 cation. The grand fathers health was not
good and they travelled q great deal !, often
spending, the winter in the south. They
had been there when the crash came; Mr..
u. hayer lost his money. He was the most
honorable man alive; he returned home;
paid his liabilit tiles to- ID the last farthing;
sold the beautiful country seat where il los
10y had spent her childhood; established
himself in All old farm house, by the sea,
with hardly enough money to liVesupon
s9 SO for four years Mr.. Thayer and his
grand daughter had lived quietly enough il,
their retreat. SO far as the old gentle man
knew, Flossy had been very happy but in
truth she was always waiting for some won
derful change, which was to free her from
the hu1ndrum life in which her youth was
passing. But it was nevertheles true that
no palace ever sheltered d maiden more
soyally fair than she. And SO thong ht some
one else as he drew near her with quick,
\; 81 light footsteps, Tall and straight, with
y dark, lau CHING eyes and mouth ghadoWed
by asoft mustache, Mark Norton was lust
/: tilted lts to win the fancy Of q young, inexpe-
senced girl.
80 You nave been waiting Tor mey Hap
4 lSy man That I am to have won the love of
one SO fair and sweet
,sS55 a glow Of crimson tinged the girls face
as the eyes uplifted to meet her lovers told
plainly what was in her heart. While the
young people cOny crsed, Mark took Flos-
sys hand in his and told her gome thing
which made the tear drops quickly start.
Do not grieye, dear Flossy; shall only
be gone a short time, and you know thatif
slt were not necessary nothing could take me
v from YOU You are not afraid that absence
could alter my love? Flossy, you do not
doubt me? She was young and unused to
X the world, and it is no wonder that she
trusted Mark Norton, who, TO her, was the
s:oblest and ndest Of psen. They parted.
Mark Norton, following his physician IS adj
rice. had come to the quiet country town by
the sea to regain his health which had long
been delicate. In one Of his rambles he
had met Flossy and being shy and Shrink
ing, it had been the work Of long tim q TO
establish himself upon friendly terms wit IT,
the girl whose beauty surpassed any Thing
he Ind ever seer. IT vas not long before
with q thrill Of vanity, Mark could see the
hold he had gained in her innocent aeart..
\ One day in answer to his whispered CUES
tion, Flossy acknowledged that her heart
was his. and he placed a golden band Of
betrothal s,pon her slender finger. M
For a while after his departure letters.
from her n over cane regular to Flossy; but
after a while. the letters came less freqyen
II ly, glsl. then when three months had passed.
Il the isoohsd- for letter came. .f 5It read !, oh.
how coldly and contained his farewell ~ j
N am gong abroad [ shall pro badly be alb
*.at several years. Cur imm esliate maj
Rage IS now, OF course, an imp bility.
7 could not ask you nor do 7 feeiY it iglt to
hold You through en- ind e6nite time to yop-
s55,,. .2s. -; therefore I free Won.
Once, twice she Tead the letter through; /,
hen, with white face an id IN fearless
eyes, held it to the match with steady hand.
nor let it fall till the flame crept SO close
that it blackened The tender flesh, and the
letter lay gedsand charred I'M dor her feet
That day she went into her gram Fathers
room and laid her head on his.
Do1l't talk to me gram tipa},a z she said,
u and don't ask mo any questions; but we'll
keep house alone you and T. and well
forget that We ever Intended 70 let any.
body else in.''s5 s.5 as
The scoundrel! If you had been rich,
my child, this sorrow would not have come
5apon you. But. mack my words, some
time You will hay q your revenge.
" Four years have swiftly passed. Seated
lin in a room il one of the popular hotels
ia New q ork we're two young meg.
Suddenly one Of them, cooking out OF the
window, exclaimed & Look, Aubrey! See
if you know who that lady 4, what 8 love
" woman! Don you know her " ~
~ SHOULD tthink that. + did, and think
myself honored that 4 do. She is the belle
ssof New York ssnd the most beautiful girl it
has ever known. !" ~ 355 8S:$ss s
smile curled Mark n orion slips as he.
turned from the vino oW. on speak
warmly Aubrey, /" he said. q ss5s
& q ou would not blame me for speaking
warmly il you knew her, " he answered. &
Fer history is q romantic one. If You
like. 4 will tell it I'd yol :$
s Her name ll IS Miss Flossg Ehayer. hen
~ first knew her she was not wealth. though
IN ~ my eyes even than her beauty rpassed
Anvat11af 4 had auel If va q 4 At ln1a6r