The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-04-11
NUMBER 7.

friends at the next station: we shall
reach Chicago in two hours, and the
conductor tells me we can immedi-
ately take another train back. so that
really the worst of it will be the ex-
ira four or five hours in the train.n
lie re1 aimed sitting with her, and
chatting lightly for a time, till her
mind was diverted from the unpleas-
antness of her situation. Gradually
they wandered to deeper water, and
talked again, as they had earlier in
the day, of the problems of life, and
lnto those queries and answers. of
theifs crept, ever and anon, a bit of
the personal history of each. He
learned what desOlate life hers had
seemed to be; he learned too what
sweet, CHEEKY courage must underline
her whole being, that the desolate-
ness should have been so ignored,
and. he grew ashamed of his own.
repining over lot which had SO
much Of brightness in it.
When the train drew into the great
dedot in Chicago he felt that he had
learned to know pure soul, aud she
felt deep pity for the lonely life that
opened to her view. And as they
took the other train, which was to
take them rapidly to their destina.
ton, each felt regret that a few
hours more would part them.
He sat silent for long time after
this wondering if he dared to do the
thing ne wished. He was lonely.
set adrift in the great world by the
death Of his wife, and he wanted
true, W0manly heart to sympathize
with his. Could he do better than to
ask this lonely woman, who had no
klth or kin in the world, to share
his lot with him? Could she do bet.
ter than to take him, she who evil
IDENTIFY had summer land in he heart
and could make a bit of brightness
wherever she was? Each surely
needed the other. He asked her if
she knew anyone in his town, and
finding she did know a person resid-
ing few miles from his, he took his
resolution quickly.
81 have good form out there" he
said, lone hundred and sixty acres
under fine Improvement, house and
outbuildings all in fine shape. You
can find out all about me from Mr..
-" A moment he hesitated as
he saw that she did not realize what
iyf. 'ff6t6aE;iiihig down into tie clear eyes
lifted so fearlessly to his: 81 feel as
if | was looking into the eyes of my
wife, Am | mistaken 2" The last
words were breathed rather than ut
tered, and then she understood, and
the flame color mounted over the
delicate features once more, and she
sold quietly: "Do | look so much
like your wife?
He was batiied and for moment
knew not what to say, he rallied and
said:
"She has gone into the future. 1
don't know what or where that life
may be, and l am lonely without
her. | want that which has gone
out of my life, and | believe you can
supply that want. You are alone in
the world, and | can make your life
pleasanter, | am sure"
1t was temptation, such as only
homeless ones can understand; but
after moment, she shook her head,
and then, reading the questioning
look in those keen gray eyes, she
said, while the color deepened in her
face:
81 loved once, and have loved ever
since, and it would not be right for
me to marry anyone, feeling as
do"
The door opened, and the brake
man called out the name of the place
where she was to stop, and the next
moments were spent in gathering to-
gether her belodgings. He helped
her off the train, and grasped her
hand heartily as she stood one IN
stant there.
81 shall alway' remember you and
your happy ways of looking at life,
and your faith will help me;" and
then he sprung on the slowly moving
train, and she walked away in the
cleaning, tear or two falling as she
thought of the lonely days to come
NEEDED SANITARY PRECAUTIONS.
AS the season of Spring adyaces
and the weather becomes warmer ALI
| accumulations of garbage, rubbish
and filth during the long winter sea.
son should be promptly gathered up
and removed, lie yards, out-houses
and water drains thoroughly cleaned
and FINN iUnipI plant\y nf limo anI