New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-14

or caring for any woman. Railways
intended to go home and see the old
folks, but they died Of fever within
two days OF each other, and a. strang-
er sent me the news.
Lawyer Dredgers saw to the estate,
| and did what l asked HIM to,do with
the money. l did not need it then,
but 1t would keep me from.being q beg
gar in my old age. And still Issailed
the sea, until forty years old an, aeci-
dent happened to me which came near
being my death. 1t did not kill me or
cripple me. but was no longer fit for
sailors life, and there was nothing
lett for me but to settle down. on land
and live on my money; and SOL went
home at last to talk to Lawyer bred
gers, and get his advice.
felt very sad as l walked, through
the village. My parents were dead no
one remembered me; l had. not a
friend in the place.
The lawyer had done his best to
make nay money profitable. to me,
and l was richer than [ dreamed
When all the business was over | took
moonlight stroll through the street.
1t was ten years since the night !
kissed Sally Grey, and lost my love
by it; but nothing had altered. in tha
outward aspect OF the place:
People were sitting on their porches
as of yore; the same flowers seemed
to bloom in the gardens; the same
loungers to stand about the tavern
door; the same young men, and girls
to hang upon the garden gates. It
was odd to think that the girls might
be the daughters of those l knew.
There stood the church; there the
parsonage. walked toward it. The
windows of the sitting room were
open. | drew softly near and peeped
in.
The old clock licked in the corner.
The old rag carpet was either the
same or another just like it. There
was only one blue vase on the mantel,
l suppose the other one had been
broken; but there were the protiles of
Grandpa and Grandma Wheeler over
the escritoire.
There was Dominic Wheeler, looking
very much older, sitting exactly as he
used to sit beside the table, his red
handkerchief over his knee, a cup of tea
in his hands.
dolly" he said.
And from an inner room came a
woman. large, handsome ard high col
ored, who said:
"Well, father?"
Could it be my SLIM. young Dolly?
"4es, it was. She was very fine
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tronly that | Immediately concluded
that she was Mrs. Isaac Robins.
Still could not leave the window.
1T was my one glimpse OF her." |
said to myself, for years past and
years to Gomez
"Well, father??" she. said.
And turned smiling toward him.
GIVE been thinking it over, Dolly, y
he said. Il think it would be best for
you to marry. I am eighty. | can
not live long. You had bett marry
Mr.. Braham. He is very fond OF you.
You like him, I am sure. Is it for my
sake you say no?'
She bent over him and put her hands
on his shoulders.
Father" she said, II am going to
tell the truth, athlnga woman seldom
does in these matters. / should not
have to leave you; SO it isnot for your
sake, much as l love you. But do
not care for Mr.. Braham. have only
cared for one man in my life-my first
love, James Gardner. | sent him away
from me, and he had done very wrong;
but | think now that we both loved
each other. know that, even now, ]
can not forget him, and that never
shall forget him while live"
There were tears in her eyes; she
brushed them away. In another mo-
ment was at the door; she opened it;
held out both my hands. Those were
Dolly's girlish eyes that looked at me,
and | caught her in my arms.
II have come back to be forgiven,
Dolly, said, and saw that Ihad not
come in vain.-Texas Siftings.