Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-23
A CoLLGGE ROMANCE.
A Successful Lovers WOoinE Has . sad
Sequel.
From the Basley tGe.) Bonner

OLD album which suggests TO us quite a
romantic little slory which occurred in
our school:
o! when the sun is setting. NAV we glide
Like summer evening down the golden tide,
Aud leave behina us "a we pass away
sweet starry twilight round our seeplng day :
MINNIE NJ kAIKEs.
The penmanship is almost taultless
and indicates q lady OF fair accomplish.
ments. L
Miss Mamie was a student In our school
and had entered for the purpose of finish
ing a course in instrumental music. She
was pretty and made good impression
on all VINO met her, especially the young
men, who always gave The lady students
warm wele0ma Whena new one, AS we
called Them, cRaRced TO come. Miss Min.
ME did not Join us in all our classes as
did the other young ladies, but confined
herself strictly to the study OF music.
This was little unusual and caused us
to make more inquiry about the young
student than we would nave done other
wise, The best information that we could
get was that she was an orphan girl, both
heg parents being dead and that she was
the only heir OF large fortune. This, as
you woula naturally suppose, together
with her beauty and fascinating style,
made her quite taVorlt6 with the young
gentlemen. She had as many as bali a
dozen suitors at enc time, though in u quiz
Ell kind Of way. as such business is usu-
ally carried on IN mixed schools. On GER
tain occasions the gentlemen and ladies
were permitted TO associate with each
other. The young man who attended
Miss Minnie was considered first gentle
man. There are many little incidents
which occurred during the school, but we
must pass on TO the sequel.
Mr.. Asa OfndOrt proved to be too much
Tor the other young men aud she was gen
orally conceded TO be his property, as we
termed it. He took her to all the enter
tainn,ents, tea parties and il was a gen.
eral opinion That Asa would marry her If
he could get her, but this we all doubted
seriously and some OF the boys were still
happy WDen tney could yet a single smile
from her hali-cl0sed chestnut eyes. Time
passed on and still no change marked the
conduct of Asa aud Mise Minnie. Fall and
winter had passed. Tue great piles OF
snow that lay ON the MassauuUOn anu
Blue Ridge mountains had melted. The
ouce-bare limbs OF the chestnut trees
were covered with green leaves and the
hll sides were white with dOgwOOd Bios
SONS. Spring had come aud the doors Of
Rawley springs, the great summer resort,
mad been thrown open.
One fine day dozen OrmOre carriages
and buggies appeared AT the school build
ing. We were going to the springs for a
days recreation. AS was usual on such
occasions, Asa was attended 10y Miss
Minnie. Two hours more and we had
driven twelve miles across the deep val
leys and rolling hills OF the great Shenan
dOah valley. The forenoon was spent in
climbing mountains and looking over the
country around us. waking through the
great buildings and visiting Lovers
I.auna1J nd nj her f.laQpg
thinking that "a romance was being acted
by our party. When dinner time came
our lunch was spread under the great
trees that shaded the ground and without
much ceremony wefwere all helping our
selves.
what can be the matter with Miss
Minnie 2" whispered one OF the ladies, as
she and Asa walked up TO the stand.
AT a glance one could see that all was
not right. Miss Minnie's face was flushed
and her eyes showed that she had been
using those etfecting weapons-tears.
Asa was pale and a look OF deep determi-
nation rested on his face. They spoke to
no one, not even to each other. A dam
per was thrown on our entire party, for
we were not able TO account for sucn con-
duct between y lady and gentleman
OF culture and redaemeAt. Many sup
positions were made 10 account for this
strange proceeding 6lt twas only guess
ing. ltEl1
We roomed next door to Asa and he
was an intimate friend OF ours. so at
night we Went to hsrOOm Tor tue purpose
Of finding out the truth ofthe secret. He
was alone, broOding over the mistortunes
of the day and was willing 10 tell US all.
lhrusting his hand In his pOcL et he hand
ed us the following note which he re-
ceiVtd in answer TO his note asking
her company on the occasion named
above:
My Dear Asa: Your note asking me
to accompany you to the springs on to-
morrow, received. | shall be pleased to
20 with you, and trust that we may all
have pleasant day. MINNIE.
up. 5. l have something spectat TO tell
you tomorrow. M"
When we finished reading the note he
proceeded as follows:
"As you know, myself and Miss Minnie
have been taking on with each other for a
good long time. No one more fully COM
manded my esteem than she did, in fact
loved her. | Was willing TO trust her to
any extent and tried % merit her conf
dence and esteem. You see in that note
sue says sne has something special to tell
me, AS We we're gOlng TO the springs this
morning, asked neT what it was she had
TO tell me, but sue seemed reluctant and
did not press her for an answer. When
we reached the springs we went directly
ia the parlor and as soon as the music
was over and all the party had retired. 1
remarked;
"'Now, Miss Minnie. 1 will hear your
secret
A food of tears burst from her eyes and
she, gTaspinE hOld Of my hands, sad:
"'For GOa's sake, Asa, forgive me. /
am married.
led her face IN her hands. | cannot tell
you how felt. Her voice sounds In my
ears yet, and the shock which il sent TO
my heart has not yet worn on. | thought
at first ! WAS mad, but tnls could not be,
Tor / found that was min Cling my tears
with hers. When she mad recovered SUI
hcienty TO speak again she asked me 10
forgive her. / iried 10 tell her what a
crime she had Committed against me and
against her husband. But she insisted
that should mot call her guilty Till /
heard her story. Drying her eyes and
looking at me with the earnestness Of an
angel, she proceeded:
"'My father and mother are both dead.
! have no sisters and brothers and no one
that could lOve me "a l In my heart de-
sired. Mr.. Glen, who, you remember,
paid me visit since LhaYe been in school
was appointed my guardian. He has been
kind 10 me and greatly respect him, but
do not loyeahim. w hen was but IA
years Of age was married to him, and he
AZ once put me IN school where | have
been for several years. The relation
a. A a.. a.