Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-02

took Henry to his home. The red hair
of Henry all came out, and when if
grew again it was dark auburn color.
and the freckles never returned.
The clergyman needed a man about
the garden and to care for his horse.
ana gave Henry the situation at good
wages. L must be brief in this romance
from real life. In less than two wears
Henry Martin, thanks to the benevolent
clergyman. was in Harvard College In
SIX years from the time he left Albany
be was minister of the Gospel
AT the end of eight years he was the
pastor of 4 fashionable church in Chica-
60 alta salary of 5000 year, and ne
had 5000 to his credit in the bank.
Nine years and eleven months from
the me he left Albany he st .rted on
his annual vacation. As he kissed his
white-haired mother goodbye, he said:
1.-The ten Years are nearly gone. can
surely find her. and will telegraph You
the result God help me- Five wears
after Henry had lett Albany ther,. came
! a great financial panic and Louise Rob-
bins father became a bankrupt.
Almost penniles-, he and his daugh-
ter removed to New York. whcrr he be-
came a Dook-kceper for gentleman
whom he once employed i'll his store in
! Albany. The father and daughtcr lived
/ in a modest way in an uptown Tat.
| Mr.. Robbins never reproa he'd Louise
/ for anything, exc cpt that she WAS such
4 rccluse from society and would allow
! no attention from any gentlemen. He
could see no beauty in an Old, dried
/ bouquet which Louise alwaus kept in
her room, which she brought with her
/ from Albany He sometimes had fears
+ lest she was losing her mind, for in h'r
sleep she was continually muttering
something that soun.lcd Ike Henry
+ Martin. One day he said to her:
I ..N ho IS Henry Martini l never knew
any Henry Martin, except the vaga-
bond who ins:litcd you i'll an Albany
, horse Louise turned pale, but
made no reply.
Can the reader guess why. rs the ten
wears had nearly passed since she wrote
that note to the car-drivcr, she appeared
abScnt-m nded, was startled by any
noise: that she took extra pains in
crimping her hair and making herself
rs attractive aS possible.
She had not had one word fl IN Hen
rv Martin since he left Albany. and did
not know whether he was dead or alive.
She had Frequently read notices of the
talented Young preacher of the same
name who had created such Il furore in
Chicago, bat she never mlStriS'ed that
h was the one whose return she lon%cd
and lrayrd for. One afternoon there
came :, knock at her do 7, which she
answered. and ushcrcd him into their
little parlor rs he inquired for her IA
ther. who would he in shortly. Louise
is started by something in this stran-
Ger which reminds her of Henry Mar
tn.
She almost >tarcs at him TO see if it i,
oSaiblc that he is Il relative OF the car
driver. No. she SAYS 20 herself. it can
not b.. What 4 magnificent bearing
this gentleman has. He is the picture
of health. HIS dark auburn hair is
brushed back from Il high. classical
forehead. lie is tall and :hin. bat is
very erect. ani has square shoulders.
His Voice is deep and mellow.
and though his eyes are pierre
tender rs Il woman's- In :: calm. dig
nlied way, the stranger inquiries: Ibid
YOU ever know Il car-drivcr by the
nam, of Henry Martin Hcforc She
couI answer the tears invulun' arily
filled her eyes.
With trembling voice he Interrupts
her and SAYS: at is now four o clock:
ten years ago at this very hour Henry
Martin received Il very preciou, note.
Are you willing to receive me to-day,
Or Before he can finish the
sentence she has her arms about his
neck, and saws: 81 knew y-nn ,unnli
rot urn Ilc:'-
W hen Rev DIR. Martin returned from
his vacation he brought his wife with
him, and to-day, in Il city still further
West where he is the leading clcrry-
man. lie shows me a pretty locket con
tanning some dried flowers, which lie
SAYS were forgct-mo-nots, and intro
duccs me to his wife. one of the love
liest ladies l have ever secn.--iiGany
JOurn0i.