The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-20

having sucn Sfrugxie wttn poverty, have been living in luxury, with the ex- cep,ion of being hungry for sigh, of your dear face. Why dsa you not come to me. Minn:e:-
 ~W'ell. Frank. pride kep, me away. for one thing. and for another knew how honorable you were. and that you would keep your tro;h with me. but vas afraid you might feel as though you were sacri- icing yourself in wedding me not Min nie Osborne, the rich mans daughter but Minnie Osborne. the poor sales woman
 "No, Minnle. it can De no sacrifice. for loved you for yourself alone, and with love which comes only once Tn mans lifetime. replied Frank. earnestly.
 Well, Frank, sad Mlnn,e. the pres en, is so happy and beautiful that can almost forget the dark. weary past. iha,e learned many good lessons in the school of sorrow and ,ual. ar |. though VIC have suffered much, my faith in Hum who eate,h fo: the widow and the taiherless has never wavered. and l thank Him to- nigh, for having broush, us together again. Indeed. Frank. 1 am. trust, better woman and better Christian for having walked Tn the paths of the losly.'
 You have always been an angel Tn my eyes. darling. and the thought of your purity and beauty oi character has spurted me on to ny 10 keep n the straight and narrow way. and. thank God. bV His grace and assistance. l have succeeded. and with you feel grateful ,o Hum who has permitted us to meet here tonight"
 Well, frank, here we are. A, our man. sion. laashed Mlnnle: you can never c,rfy those baskets aa three flights et stars alone lc: me help yeu.
 oh. can cary them easily enough. only you lead the way. sad rank.
 There was happy party in the liule. low bacs-feen that night. and Frank. who had always been a taynfi,e. Was vel. comed hy Mrs. osborne. Maud and tha, they were ..ad to see hm once more. rot fos the good things and the heath and confer; he hroagh, them. ba, fer h,fl done. .Ai;ei he greetings were over and there vas a httie lull in the conversation. Frank told Mrs Osborne ot the stranger he had met a, larker ;. slvns des piion ot his per soma. appearance.
 "Oh. snew | is my brother lohn. she cNs iA.C.c,i and ;he sight ei htm wlil make ne wei Agaln. bear. deai ie- low. when e..n see h.m
 You an sse hun tonight. Il can find hin. answered frank II is no, very ia,e. and l think he sill be at EMkers TOW. \: any rate I'll go and see
 He wen, and returned in ,bou, halt an hour with the stranger, who vas, indeed. Mrs. 0soorne's : dearly owed brother. whom sEe had moarned as dead. |. was happy meeting. i inc place w..s poor. ar. hey a:e and talked an;ll Christmas ' .s asheret m. and the beis ef Chus: church pealed forth ,heu chimes
 70 he Christmas eve which had seemed so dark and ateary to Minnie as proved n be ,he happie>, she had eVci eNperlencci. .ot out of deep sorrow had cone great oy.
 Mrs. osboFre's brother explained ,kAt he had gone .nto the interior oi Austria. and had no, heard from hls sister since tha, tune. the letters on beth sides hav- ing been Tssearried.
 fhe gentlemen took the,r leave in ihc wee siaa hours. and m eac h heart was the feeling of ' iieace on earth. good will ,o men. and ;hankfulness to the Giver ot ali good for ihe way m winch He had led them through al the,r trials to the ultimate happ,ness of he end.
 I'eiere they Jeff. matters had been ,f- ranged so Ina, on New Years day there ~as ,o be q que, wedding and Minnie t. borne was to become Mrs. frank ot3u- son rank vas to go into business ~l,h NIT lohn Drake. Mrs. Osborne brother who Was to be t slien, partner They even went SD far as io plan A ,rp to Europe n he summer, and though Nm nie sad she ;hoege; they were looking too far aheaG. she was loo happy 10 spoil the bright ar 4s,les by not givlng her assent ;o al the propositions and plans
 And now. dear reader. we leave them 10 he CT oymen, of ,her happness. hoping ;ha; esery dark cloud winch passes over yoir lie wiil have as bfIsh, i4ning as diA :ha, ot Minnie Osborne.