Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-06

80 ~N~N-eNN e-.->- ~efSeJ
interest IN each other. And, dear child,
ier three years 1.-THE brightest have
ever KNOWN we were daily together
ana engaged more or less in the same
pursuits. What could be expectedP
We were happiest when together, and
that was all we ever acknowledged
even to ourselves.
,r Ihen the teacher told her story.
There came, hrst, the separation OF dis
tancei next misunderstanding and
auenation; the long ng OF each ior recon-
c'i alton; the pride that rebelled against
advances followed by her engagement
10 another. Then, by accident the (
removal OF the barriers that estranged
tnem' ana neither had been to blame.
how nc entreatcd her to be true to ohlm!
linen came the deciding yoicee-her
lhoiher 5! for some reason the change
iad grained her; ana now the prospect
OF a return to the iirst love panied her
incXpresslbly. distressed ana Devil
aered; but ooetient anu dutltui after
iong ueioeration' she refused anu gave
70 nope ana love an eternal iarewen;
but tnat had not been all. lie had
gone she knew not where
but wherever he went, dear Kate,
my heart went with him. and my neart
Is MS to-day.
nate eyes were hlied with tears, as
she soitly patted on the pillow ana
asked
"Dut the other one! what became
Oh hlmE aitJ W 1
~, his had been a heart caught IN
Iae reoound; ne mad quarreled with
another. lie returned to her.
anu ieit your now mean' now
BnameIul After ALI
f.NO. no! Kate he was RIGHT Our |
marrio no would haze haar n L3ttor MI
""iii"SV ""uiu na'o ucOn d OisVcA' hof
low mockery. am happier as 1t is,
and I believe thst Charlas Chanin ia
go - ~. ~ :, .a
luo W lno tO-uhy sOineWnere' il no yct
lives. Listen, Kate! After all these
vears land n uos lono opol oriad that
JStS N""N !" vas AonS "ED AStiSu 'n"'
uay over all this, and not at anything |
Won said am tired now IF vouiH
drou, ~ hl;,J - aLoJo 49,, or,oa 10,
uraW tne Dllnu 10 bnaue my eyes, you
may take down that book Of poems and
look OF tho soouty ,al;os of M, met
80 ~ ~ ~ sS"'s iS"oS VI ~ P"'S
nave notnlng else lett ol my story only
the sword OF Damoclea has fallen. andI |
L.,la;l !. n, ~ ! = Z : n /, " = |
iuvo saiu All
Kate did as requested. The book was
a volupna ~ Jaan Inoalo,,is apd ba |
'oi"iio Vi oooi AuSeiow o. 1uu 10
tween the leaves that held the lines OF
that matchless poem. ssDvided.p were
,,,ossoJ a Io,,o 49,, ILL.,, ,.,.,h 40
PtossVu iofo-lettcI 1eiloW Win aBe.
o leaf from lemOn-tree, spray OF |
observation-disclosures - and q fra0ment M |
N a,,s,oIeS,,a ~, ~ - ,,,,.;,t,,, \,
AL enVelope on WHICH was WrltVen III
! manlU hand ga in hoo en- ma ~
ol, f,,oI,.s,.;,.. T.; AE;s- f,,,at. .o.c La. |
e'eo. hneiJ -WtiuUeh III MISS Ohee'clheiu
most careful penmanship, these stanzaS;
oNtv A S,,,r'il II ID 3tuI
- ,'.u,
a., name .,9 ns,ne, MN anu Inai was 81. M -
ou. 4 1,i, VI .no salos l ~ seeihca 10 Iai
{, "a TInnspe.ea ea,'s., a. naihv m ~. uscu 70 knoW
Only a name, but such glow
or old emotions touched me SO; |
ouIeH from thu polsSs II yoof of tbe 70 Senrt
i Allied my soul with sad regret,
n, ny eyes y, with ,1s sudden tears were wet
Seemed liked on mine in swift surprise.
The Iho lips were mute. face divine
'iA''od nine mitn tue 'nousn' 'na' answered
From out dim, vague sense of pain,
An olden romance 6loomed again.
Or dear, % dead memories S; rushed % 70 view Wow;
boat went drifting. with the tidci NJ
In Tay co1teDt: S some S songs ny s'Se We're snnv.
Much nonsense said; and both were youngl
l%o ISoIn heaSds tS on one black and one Of brown
To read some loyotaie of renown;
Some rare nooks IN the woods they know;
long Is Iona eS wear IN ostpenvea e vau'Sa Sb puS mS
Then friends-no more 10 ever be.
Wn,y W namel IL thrilled - me thro'
Mine Inc and I'd not not mine Hf forever T1 S moref '
yalnly search, weep and implore.
No see time s for Gig isle SSSg wIsb nere ar tsor
Rise 70 the present, Live to-day
hStn 1,nt lites hso oso,s rSm9psss d, ali away;
can mot not chase tho charm a%sy. asy
On, ystfn vision of the Past
WIZ Love o Illusions DER me cast.
haVc Sarncy nuihineu httio ioVe-
song softly TO herself--and 1t was |
happy little one-as she lit the night
lamp anu arranged tue taDie Ut the
teachers bedside that night. Then she |
stood n moment tyv;ating b;t ~ fr;nro |
;sou p. ~. = .uus g. '9s'i Wv Z, Ing
In her nervous fingers before she leaned |
down. half shy. half ashamed. and |
L;,sod AI;,. Tl,oa.a.G.l,1,- .L;. -
faded cheek.
II sha vvrota IN TTpola Tom moro fro
~ 800 " Snoio " AOin ,no iu'9. ny" NJ
quently tnan usuai the nextfew months, Il
AUu III SIlt UOOk unuSuAl lnUeI6Sy In his |
booholo,. .6.,s,,a -,,.,aa;aii,' : n ~
oacneior 0tu"s-especiaiiy one Silent
| specimen who before now had always |
| bored her-,.he seemed 40 sunar;or to |
.r,;Io.,, 10 ~ ,,;s III .l;s ...:tI
smlieS III sne ulu all this, Wtth mGttce
prepense. she deliberately plotted her
mischief that very night Uncle Tom
didn't show me his letters; but when the
holidays approached, the summer vaca'
ton 1 happen to know that this little
missive was flung triumphantly into the
E. letter-box by the careless little
hand that in an agony OF impatience
neglected to date 1t or toadd that usual
cap 'sheat to feminine letter-the post
script; Il
DIAN UNcLE Tom; Please come to com
Me- cSanin wtb ana nrhs Tnas @ea e. cssarn
can't capture him perhaps some Of the teach au,
ers % can; And And after ! graduate next year ]
Nv plot et IS All laid and now want @ MY Cbanin
TO come on here and marry somebody, 50
ifa tns' San in por1ectit os one study IRON rea!
you you say he is So Indifferent to the ladies'. II
would be So delicious to see how he would
Anv ng the boys caT g,,sh y NJ shs.o mms; n,"n
not gush. Don't tell him saidiit, now Uncle
t0m ,on H., S really y,d don't % want mn MN myseunes
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