Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09

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be lynched." AT night he crept
near the abode of Louise, that he
might possibly have one more glimpse
of her, when policeman arrested
him as suspicious character, and
he was taken to the lock up. While
there a messenger brought tiny
envelop, containing a little. bunch
of flowers. forget -nots, and a
half sheet of paper, on which were
these words; 81 know you meant no
harm. don't love you, and / don't
love any man. Please go away and
not come back for ten years. l.. r.
| To most young men this would
not have been a cheering letter; but
to Henry it seemed the very gate of
heaven.
| Next day he was liberated on the
promise that he would leave the city.
1t had taken all of his earnings to
support his mother, who was an in
valid. The street railroad WED him
only SIS, which was all the money he
had in the world. With 81 of it he
bought boquet and sent it to
Louise. In the center of it on
piece Of brown paper were these
words: 81 shall return ten years
from yesterday. My hair may
change, but my heart never. shall
think of you every hour and pray for
you every night. Freckles." He
found a man who was shipping
blooded horse to Chicago, and by
taking care of the animal Henry was
allowed free passage to that city.
When he arrived in Chicago he had
only ten cents left. He spent five
cents in stamp and stationary and
wrote to his mother. There was no
dependency in that letter. He got
job in livery stable that day at
| good wages.
| Within few days a horse was
stolen from the stable, and Henry
arrested on suspicion of being an ac-
complete. He lay in Jail for ten
days, when he was liberated for lack
of evidence, just as he was coming
down with brain fever. He was
was sent to the city hospital, where
for two weeks he was delirious. His
attendant noticed a strong cord
about his neck, to which was attach.
ed pewter locket, in which was
| bunch of dried forget-me- nots. He
was a mere shadow of his former self
when he regained consciousness. A
kind hearted clergyman became an
interested and frequent visitor to
him; loaned him books to read and
when he became strong enough, took
Henry to his home. The red hair of
Henry all came out, when it grew in
again it was dark auburn color, ana
the freckles never returned.
| The clergyman needed man
about the garden and to care for his
horse, and gave Henry the situation
at good wages. / must be brief in
this romance of real life. In less
than two years Henry Martin,
thanks to the benevolent clergyman,
was in Harvard college. In six
years from the time he left Albany
he was minister of the gospel.
| At the end Of eight years he was
the pastor of a fashionable church,
| in Chicago at salary of $4,000 a
year. and he had $4,000 to his credit
| in the bank. Nine years and eleven
months from the time he left Albany
he started on his annual vacation.
| AS he kissed his white haired old
mother good bye he said: "The ten
years are nearly gone. / can surely
find her, and will telegraph you the
result. God help you" reeo
Five years after Henry had left,
Albany there came great financial
panic, and Louise Robbins father be-
came bankrupt. 4
Almost penniless, he and his
daughter removed to New York,
where he became book keeper for
a gentleman whom he had once en-
ployed in his store in Albany. The,
father and daughter lived in a mod
est way in an uptown dat. =
Mr.. Robbins never reproached
Louise for anything, except that
she was such a recluse from society
and would allow no attention from
any gentleman. He could see no
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