Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-08

ter Said, to attend 10 some mines the
/ firm controlled, and would be gone,
he cared not how long, as the world
was tame and stale, and it finished
with the desire that she should come
home as soon as she graduated, as his
mother wauld be lonesome and need
| her very much. On the margin, Mel
/ lie noted, as if 1t had seen only cas-
ual thought, the desire that she should
write to him when she found time,
and tell him how she had succeeded
I in her studies and music-that was all
/ No word of love or endearment to her,
and now that she knew that he was
gone, gone far away, out of her life,
4 possibly forever, her sorrow overcame
her resolve, and her weary heart call
ed out for him to stop The first inn
pulse was to write and tell him all,
and beg him to pity her; but woman's
pride came TO her, and with it calmer
moments, and she only said, when
she wrote after her school was finish
ed, and she was back with Mrs. Sher-
rill. that she had succeeded, and,
thanks to his kindness. would soon
be able to care for herself, and not be
burden upon his generosity much
| longer Poor Charley, away off in
Australia's wilds, slowly read the mis-
sive and then folded itup, as one lay
ing away all his happiness forever,
threw it into the great roaring fur
naces mouth, bitterly watching it
blaze and wither away, a sad emblem
of the ending of his joys and hopes.
Nearly three years have gone by,
and it is a pleasant evening in early
summer, one of those bright, mystical
evenings when nature is at her pref
test and everything seems joy
Gus and happy, when daylight
/ fingers in soft uncertain lines, as if
loath to leave the beauty it had Great
ed, until the moons silvery beams,
growing stronger, force its faint rays
into shadows Nellie and Mrs. Sher-
rill are seated on the lawn, enjoying
the witchery of the hour talking as
usual of late of Charlie, for Mrs. Sher-
rill as well she might, all but idolzed
her son. She had grown very feeble
with the last year, and as the time
drew near when her son might be eX
pected home she talked of him con
tinuously, and Nellie, nothing lOath
to converse of him she loved, rather
encouraged the conversation, and
this evening in particular she was
very communicative, and when Mel
lie at some remark mentioned her in
tention of trying TO start music
class, Mrs Sheriff. only said you
shall do no such thing, my dear. |
can not spare you, only wait few
days yet, and then we will see whether
your intention is as strong as ever, y
and she smiled i'm her peculiar know
ing way, and in this manner the
early evening passed, and the shadow
heightened into darkness until the
moon showed her big round face over
the tree tops and the katydids piped
their songs of rest, and the quiet
peace Of the scene laid a gentle hand
on every heart soothing the cares and
softening the sorrows of life. Nellie
felt the charms of the hour and linger
ed in the lawn alone, Mrs. Sheerill
having long since retired.
Standing by the trellis in the soft
moonlight, her thoughts far away
thinking over the golden days past
and gone, she made pretty picture
indeed The childish beauty was
rounder and warmer, fuller loveliness,
and girlish awlwarduess was softened
into woman's greatest charm, that
nameless grace man so much admires
Yes, she was more than fair, at least
thought the person who had stolen
quietly across the lawn and stood in
the shadows watching her. AS she
stood there in her reverie, a smile on
her pretty face, his heart yearned for
her then and he intutively stepped
forward, reaching beseechingly toward
her, and the rustic thus made aroused
her from her dreamy thoughts, and
turning she saw the form among the
shadows,
Bat with the motion of love, came
the thoughts of her words and actions,
and his arms had fallen and she only
saw the calmer look of pleasant recog-
milton and extended hand, not recog-
nizing him until he stepped closer,
and then drawing near with a glad
cry Of welcome and pleasure.
"Ah! Charlie / am so glad you
have come. and in her joy, forget
ting her restraint she gave him a
bright, swift glance, that made him
remember the day so long gone by,
when she was but a girl and ne home,
But she is only glad that have got
/ ten home once more, he thought,
and must guard myself closely, or
she will win my feelings, and in her
gratitude and pity for me, feel the sor-
row have known, and l would save
her from that
So it was with only friendly voice
that he said. Just stand little
away there till take look at you,
for remember it is a long since | have
A. seen you-nearly five years And
he looked long and earnestly at the
sweet young face before him, as he
slowly said, You changed, Dot
changed greatly for the better, child.
But pardou me | FORGOT Won arc no