Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-06

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bones-a as nurse used to say-that
this young stranger will not return
to his ancestral acres as unencumber-
ed as he comes. Some English girl
will certainly captuate him; and
why should it not be your humble
servanti ~
By the time her cousin finishes,
Thalia's face is full of the amusement
she cannot repress but Ida is too
much engrossed with her pleasant
fancies to notice or be offended
That same afternoon the postman
brings aletter to Thalia, addressed
in bold manly characters. She has
never seen Harry's writing, and yet
her fingers tremble, and her soft
cheek Pushes, as she opens the en-
velope for something tells her whose
hand penned her name. Inside are
only a few lines:-
| "DARLING THALIA-if / may
still call You so)-This day in which
write brings you your twcnty.first
birthday, and the end of the period
Of our probation. If you remember
and still adhere to the words yon
said as we parted, send me cluster
of flowers like to those / took from
you as remembrance, and which /
have worn ever since close TO the
heart that beats now as fervently
for you, and you only, as it did then,
three years ago. HARRY"
An address follows. The next
mail bears with it Thalia's answer.
What it is the reader may surmise.
| The weeks glide by, and at length,
to Ida's great delight, the day of the
looked-forward-to garden fete dawns.
Ida looks regally handsome. Thalia's
quaint simplicity of dress suits the
girlish style well. The afternoon is
waning, and yet no distinguished
stranger has made his appearance.
1t is warm, and, a little tired by
a game of lawn.tennis, Thalia strolls
off to rustic seat. Throwing aside
her hat she leans her head upon heI
hand, and for awhile loses herself in
a happy day dream. Suddenly a
step approaches, and wellrem
bered voice speaks her name.
With startled eyes, ITALIA springs
to her feet to find herself drawn to a
warmly beating heart.
"Do you know me, Thalia ~
eyes," she whispered; it is my
lover come back to me-"
He laughs-a joyous laugh.
"My constant darlingp' he muir
INJURED. "And you still are ready
and willing to leave your luxurious
home and become poor mans
wifes"
ave will not be poor, Harry, fol
we shall be rich in love.o
| A look of almost adoring affection
fills the young mans earnest eyes as
they rest upon the sweet, downcast
face.
81 have something to tell you, lit
tie one,n he says, "that will surprise
you. l went to Ireland expecting te
find relative, old, poor, and needy
l found an uncle, titled, and the sole
T0pi cSclltdtlS6 VI d IlCu anu pOWcItu
family. His letter has been worded
thus to try me. He was in need, he
said of affection. / found him wait
ing and longing to extend to me the
fathers love / had sever known, and
l stand here to-day as his heir, wait
ing to claim the wife who loved mt
when poor and obscure, and who
trust, will care for me just as mucl
in my changed circumstances"
"You are lucky little thing" Ida
says when the Truth was made know
to her, and think your case proves
that after all it does pay to be con
slant and true.n
And much to her worldly mothers
chagrin year later, instead of wait
ing for the often talked of coronet
Ida gives her handsome self, indiffer
ence aud listlessness left behind,to .
poor Young bank clerk, whose onl.
claim to consideration is an hones
loving heart.