Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-02
The Beacon Fire.

1t was q wild and rocky coast, along
which ran the path that led to the
home Of old Martin Frere. At ordin-
airy times the cottage would have pos
sessed but little attraction for bold
sterling youth Ike Owen Glenn. But
visitor had of late frightened UP it's
precincts-a young girl named Annie,
named after the aged grandmother
who dozed by the hearth through the
long evenings, content to watch the
bright flames as they shot up from the
broad fireplace, and perhaps to see
visions of the past with her dim eyes.
Dame Frere was a sharp voiced,
bustling woman, long past middle age,
and not having the name of possessing
very sweet temper, but she had soft
place in her heart for granny, and it
was to please her that she had invited
her pretty namesake to come and visit
them for few months.
Annie was q tall, slight girl. as
stra; ght as a pine tree, and as graceful
as fawn. Her yellow hairhnDg in q
perfect maze of shining clrls all about
her shoulders and far down below her
waist. Imagine a sweet innocent face
lighted with great lustrous dark eyes,
and red mouth almost carving into
smiles, and you have some idea Of An
ME.
Most of the young girls in the vicin-
ity, were buxom, merry lasses, with
hair and eyes to match both of in
tense blackness-and with naore or less
Of the hoyden in them. Their laugh
ter was loud and hearty, and their
ways more frolicsome than refined. So
that it is not strange that when this
graceful. quiet stranger came upon
them, with her shy ways and blonde
coloring, her swift changes Of. expres-
sion and native ease OF manner, she
was at once taken into the hearts of
all the young people in the neighbor-
hood. ..4
Owen Glenn had fallen head over
heels in love at his first meeting with
Annie, and had not missed an opportu-
nifty of meeting her ut the various rus
tic gatherings to which she had been
invited, and tonight he was going to
seal his fate by telling Annie that he
loved her, and ask if he could hope for
a response to the ardent feeling with
which he had been inspired by her.
rs Owen was not at all certain as to the
success of his suit, for there was an
other who admired Annie, and who
was far above him in worldly station
and wealth. and as Owen, in his free
dom from vanity also thought, in good
looks and IN other qualities calculated
to win q girl 3 heart. 4;
Annie had received the pleasant lit
tie courtes es and attenti ons Of both iii
q way calculated to wound neither,
though, as to that, it would have been
AN impossibi1itv for her to be other
/ than so sweet and gracious as not to
senkindle hope in each passionate young
heart. &. & ga. .ss..
Thus matters stood as Gwen started
from his home to take the long. and
tedious walk over the cliffs. which
must be traversed before he could
reach the cottage which shell tered the
object Of his love.
had been raining stead III day
lone, and as night came on the wind
had risen 81 q Gale
Bnt wrapped 90 lhis Wat erproof cloak
and khtes on Hi NaY by 4 lantern,
Owen cared nothing for the threaten
ssin9 elements and walked along,
Iu6istling soft now and then pansing
3to shake himself after the fashion Of |
some huge WINTER dog