The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-26

He.--Does she know OF all our conh-
dences2
she.-Oh, yes. Everything. She
wrote q week ago to tell Harry-we al
ways speak of you as Harry-I forget
what the message was now. OF course,
she knows of our friendship.
He.--I am glad to have her good
opinion.
She. oh, she thinks 1 ought to
But tell me, are you going to New York;
He.-Yes. suppose it is best for me.
She.--I suppose-it-is.
He-There will be field for me there,
and l will have an opportunity to make
both money and fame.
She.-Yes; you are right. This is but
a sorry place for man as clever as you
are.
Hc.-I shall not be so happy there, 1
know.
She.-Oh, yes. you will There where
there is life, and gayety, and society,
you will find another-I mean other
friends.
He's this so sorry place for youl
Shea woman is different She
must patiently await her fate. A man
may go and meet it.
He.-And so you wish me happiness.
She -Indeed-indeed, 1 do. You
lave been more to me than all the rest.
He.-And you to me.
She.-I have been nothing but help
less woman, left fatherless, who has
found one man among the barren lot who
did not sicken her with adulation or bore
her with love; who was as tender as a
woman, and as manly as a man; who did
his services with such evident pleasure
that thanks were out of place. You
thought all this was nothing. You
thought the word of sympathy was of no
value-the little office of friendship that
everybody was ready to do, that every
body did.
He.-If have helped you, it is all the
world to me to know it.
She. We have talked frankly enough
before; let us talk frankly now.
He.-If there is anything we may not
tell one another frankly, our friendship
has been wasted.
She.-I know of nothing. l have
never felt the slightest hesitation in trust
ing you, You are going away. To say
shall miss you is to say nothing. dare
not speak so to anybody else-not to any
man living. You will not misunderstood
me.
He--No; you may be sure of that.
do not believe | need to tell you the feel
ing with which shall part from you.
, As hold your hand and look into yom
face, feel that we are alike. Neither
you nor need terms of endearment to
: show how much we think of each
other.
She.-You need not squeeze my hand
quite so hard.
He.-I think you are cruel. But am
not right
She.-You are-perfectly right.
He.-And when | am gone
She.-You are not gone yet.
! He.-Shall we be as dear friends as
ever
She.-Yes
He.--And when the man comes who is
to take my place perhaps to be dearer
, She.-You will be here.
He.-You speak as if you were never
to have a real sweetheart,
She.-I want no sweetheart who car
/ not be my friend.
He.-And he who would be both
r She.--Must be both.
He.-I have never spoken of love
Sometimes a little sentiment has stoler
in, but you have not encouraged it.
{ She.-I don't like sentiment. It's al
ways hollow and foolish.
He.-But have you not sometimes
? thought loved youl
She.-Yes. Sometimes that you have
Z not encouraged it.
{ He.-I was afraid it might throw {
doubt upon the purity of my friendship
r She.-I know that l shouldn't won
der if you sometimes thought loved
you.
He.-I have, sometimes.
She.-How could l love a man who
Y never sought to be anything but {
friend2 Why should l fetter the MAJ
: who was so kind and good to me, anC
=, tie his love to my miseries, when he haC
S so many qualities that might draw him {
worthier wifel
e He.-And why should ask the woman
, who trusted in my friendship and CAV,
me hers, to accept my love as reward
for minel If l had made love to you
would have come to the level of all tn,
. rest.
n She. Now you are talking nonsense
- Do you believe that l would ever hav'
It given you my confidence if there haC
been nothing but friendship2
2 He.-Take care; you are committing
y yourself.
She.-And / am very much mistakel
= if friendship ever could be so warm a
yours that had no deeper motive power
He.-This is leap year, and you mus
l. take the consequences.
She-Leap year or not, why should