New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-01-31

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wrong; yet am sorry i introduced Fred Geb-
hardt and George Gould to Lille Il was q
6eastly mistake. i Correspondence Detroit
FROM OVER THE SEA.
lt u asstrange story I shall never
tell Il while II live-this story Of mine;
but perhaps, after j am gone, some who
live after me will like TO, read it. They
might have thought me mad, or believed
me given to falsehood; but when they
see this paper. yellow with time, and
signed By one who no longer dwells on
earth, they will take the tale as mean it.
/ was named Marjorie Franklin, and
I was born at Newport over eighty years
ago. There lived until l was seven
teen. ..54sfa @ s
had had every advantage that q
young lady Of that day could have, and
/ was always taught to remember that
should some day take my place at the
head of an elegant establishment that
one day | should be no longer plain
miss" but .'my lady," for I was be-
trothed to my English cousin, whom /
had never seen, and who, as the eldest
son Of dead peer, had inherited his
title as well a. the estate upon coming
Of age.
! had heard that my cousin was hand.
some and talented. and had no fear
that should not be happy, although I
had never seen him; and as the time ap-
Nhod hSnh e1so vvsoSk - L.
expected. for he was coming soon, and
to stay until we were married in this
land of mine. I felt much the sort of
light-hearted expectation with which I
had looked forward to my first party.
The day OF my cousins visit drew
near apace. We knew he was 10 sail in
the next vessel that left for New York.
At that time there were no steamships,
and the date of the arrival of q vessel
was prOblematical.
However. he would come-I never
doubted that. NY wardrobe was re-
plenished; had robes of all the high
bright colors that became my brunette
beauty; l had laces and buckles, gloves,
fans and combs, chains and ribbons,
kerchiefs and scarfs; and when had
tried all THESE things on, and surveyed
myself often in the glass, with my hair
dressed in twenty different styles, I
longed for my future husbands coming
chiefly that l might wear all this tinerY.
Every day examined the letter-bag for
the letter which should tell of the
Osprey's arrival. and that Of my titled
cousin with her. But the vessel was
delayed; the winds had been unfavora-
BILE; and though she was overdue,
nothing was yet heard of her.
We sat together, my mother, my
father, and1 in the garden one evening.
The air was clear, the twilight still
fingered though the moon had risen.
We spoke of the Osprey.
Many > gallant vessel has been
wrecked" said my father. Seldom
have summer storms been 80 cruel.
shall be glad to have news that the ship
that comes to as is safe"
God grant it," answered my mother.
"And bring my cousin Alfred safe to
land" said l. Il am tired Of waiting
for him.
The Osprey is SAFE = said voice at
my elbow. ''She 10 in port"
turned with start. We all rose to
our feet.
A strange young gentleman stood
before us. He was as beautiful as
the Apollo Belvidere, and as pale as
the marble from which that statue is
carved. He smiled. It was sad smile.
He bowed low, and seemed to wait for
some one else to speak.
''You bring news Of the Osprey.
Then you are began my mother.
LET me call myself what you called
me moment ago." interrupted the
gentleman, turning toward mo. ..Let
me say ! am Cousin Alfred"
Afterwards we all remembered q
strange thing. Our warm and courteous
greetings were all in words. There was
no hand-shaking; no touch of any kind.
de was the son of my mothers sister;
but she did not kiss him, nor did he kiss
her.
':But how did you come? Where is
your baggageP" asked my father in q
little while. IL neither heard wheels
nor the tramp Of horse. NY dear
nephew. bow did you manage to come
upon Us 80 suddenly
My cousin laughed. It was not .
gay laugh.
THAT is nv little secret. will puz-
zle you with it for a while," he said.
AT present confess that you do not
know whether dropped from the sky,
or came floating through the air. felt
too anxious to see my cousin. my be-
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