Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-12-31
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Another Tale Which Tolls MS That Alps well
70. 4 ~ That Ends Well. 0 rs f: Sa L ST.
Eighteen years ago there weren't
many young men here in Forum, and
= courtsh,p was an event--nine had
hardly counted because George and ]
had kept company ever since ! could
remember. He used to take me to
school on my sled in the winter and
in the summer we'd 60 nutting then
when we got older he'd take me to
prayer-meeting and singing school, SO
when his father took him il with him
WASN'T even surprised to have him
say: ANY, VI !
Kitty, haven't we waited about
long enough-let's get married Christ
mus night when all the green's are in
the church and then every year we IL
keep our anniversary with all the
world" ..<}E # Il H.
We were so close to each other,
somehow, that lust said yes without
waiting to make excuses and find out
objections that I knew where nothing
"--as girls often do, just to be coaxed---
vas glad to belong to him, body and
soul, and I've gone on being gladder
every year till now -
But thai has nothing to do with
the wedding that's coming of this
Christmas! He asked me one after.
noon in the Indian summer when we
all had picnic-'we girls as Mrs.
Whitney says, Laura Daintre, her
cousin Louis, b young naval officer
who was staying at the judges till he
should get his orders; old DR.. Mere.
dith's new partner, young DR.. Horton,
and some of the children that we'd
brought along to run errands and
wash dishes. AS I said before, there
were so few men that we would have
been real put out if they-the two new
ones-had spent all their spare time
at any one house, as they did at the
Johnsons', If it hadn't been that ev.
erybody loved Rose, except Julia. 1t
was queer about Julia, for she had al
ways had the best of everything at
her aunt's. Give it to Julia, mamma
Rose would say, Il have you and she
- has me, too, I hope Mrs. John
son always answered, but she gave
first choice to Julia, too. NJ
John Horton WAS awfully in love
with Rose, he showed in every look
and word-but we were not so sure
about Louis, first it was Rose. have
seen him look at her with all his soul
in his eyes, and then it was Ju-
liza; nobody could have blamed
him-not knowing her as we did
III it had been Julia, for she was the
,handsomest girl ever saw in my life.
Her uncle used to call her "fire-hy,"
and it suited her. That day it was
Nose, and Julia was as black as thun-
der. She tried to flirt with John, but
it was no use~-then she sulked. /
didn t see SO much OF the men after
= that-the girls were in and out all the
time-bccause Twas making my things,
we hadn't so many ready made things
/, then and 81 bride hada chance to take
q good many stitches with needles
threaded with love, as we'll as thread,
in getting ready One night, just
four days before Christmas, we were
all over atfthe Johnsons'. when the
Judge came over with q telegram for
sT Lonis-his shi was TO sail at once
ana he must 20 tomorrow We were
all oreadfully sorry to lose him, and
! as much shocked rs if we hadn't been
J expecting it for weeks. a a. }$s:a: Y
r. In the hubbGb Of voices guess was
the only ono that. noticed how quiet
both Rose and Julia were, but when
we were going / Was the last out and
Louis managed to leave his cap and
come back for it.. IN the hall, in the
dark, he ran against Rose and heard
him say very softly: ''Miss Rose (she
was the one then, az had always
tho1ght) ARE you sorry to have me
goT She didn't say = word, but
presently I heard her sobbing as il her
heart would break and then Louis
Whispering: ooh Rosie, my little dar,.
ling, then you do love me. Then
There came calls for" Louis, and he
Kissed her again and AGAIN, loosenine
the little hands from his coat and
Whispering: "To-morrow, airing, to.
morrow" ~ Ii sssS3 ii IN NJ
!. The next morning Rose was to 60
with me to do my last shopping and
i found her white as a candle, but she
didn't say aword. 3 We went 70 Myers
% nave my earring fixed and there on
l=sne counter was a beautiful locket all
flashing with diamonds. Atsplnan like.
a tookNls gp and on tho aide KS best
beloved and thss date, under itH ~
lying on the count the best photo.
graph had ever seen !. p,1is % I'm
ire, and a slip OF paper put lln
ready for Mr.. Daintre at s d clock . 4 S.
Y had pro missed Mrs. Johnson Il, go
sbaekto take my last free. dinner IS
dur Vailed it, and afterwards Rose
took mo up to her room; he had I 8
head ache she said. We hardly epollse
}}stefeFc other, and "a tho aitsrnossi
& wetltsOn Rose got 40 nervous ~ As cat
N and cotlld hard fygait MI sssssH