Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-15

Thy lips are like the roses
| Under an azure sky
Almred By their marvellous sweetness
How can pass them BY
and lust there he always kissed me
Poor fellow he felt dreadful when
broke the engagement. lie said nc
could never love again, but here
comes the postman. | wonder II he
has a letter tor me from Clarence.
There proved to be one, and Leila
was soon so absorbed in il that she
did not notice Margaret was also
reading letter,
Presently Leila looked up, with q
smile of satisfied vanity, and started
with surprise TO see the expression oil
Margaret face.
"Whut is it?" she asked.
Listen, said Margaret, this let
ter is from John Lessing
"lly dear Miss Hammond Pardon the lib
erty take ID addressing you, but once yon
acted the part OF friend 70 nae and eonYtne'
ed me that you have warm heart,
DO you not remember that about ten
wears ago you wrote me a number OF bright
letters for your friend, Miss Nortons
You and she were great fgiends Ia thoss
days and have often wondered what has
become OF you VIII yOu not DO kind 10 me
again and NFitee have heard no ness from
Eastern friends for many years,
Several years ago married and had
happy home until two years ago, Nhen my
wife died, have one littie gtFi
II have addressed you by your mHitleu
name, though am uncertntn whether yon
"a prompt reply viii greatly abligs,
Very ,ruly YOURS,
JomS LEssisg."
Margaret raised her eyes all glow
ing with light. Only think" she
said. softly. he still remembers!
Yes, simpercd Leila, "he said hs
could never forget me When you
write To him about me, don't tell him
ara going To he married, and see
what he says in his next letter
4 strange pnng shot through Mar
garrt and drowned the light in her
eyes
II shall write whatever you wish, 7
she replied, and laying dOwn tie iet-
ter began 70 speak ii other things,
A. soon us she was alone, She ne,
read the letter, carefully weighing
each word. Yes, she thought,
Leila was right II Il ~ her h.
wishes 10 know How could | b. 80
foolish as 10 think otherwise! He
was her lover, aud ile could not eyru
think Of me without first thinking ut
her.
The next dny she wrote,
ny drar W. ls.asnss- Yoar HITTER reached
iun yesterday, Hfd wa4 Il aaE q ak-HHs, eulas
elldenee thar Mas NDrt0a SHOULD D. isrs, &c
The tims3
II remspLer Eritins lsttess fsr ltsv a8rins
her ilmras, end u ii II pirtsurr % rae that
can HZuiH serye her and ypn
.shr d qgtse sell and lims has t8aehesl ker
lightly
'She gmpathizsa with you IL shs loss ~
your wlie, and she was ttef,-ssl o. hear d,
sea- uues mutv, She hns cGatthaa,t 80 lire M
tho old home IN hrr usual agHay Isshf. hsartssl
fashion, aud shs and urr a. grrat frtsnls
Hs W. uetc ~ days agDuv
My name i The only ihlng abaas me
which time Is p0wcrlrsa To rhAEHW.
Very truly yours,
MARGARET HaMwnSn.
She sent the letter with n grim fol.
ing Of satisfaction. md tried hgrd
to convince herself that she did not
look for nm answer, hut the reply
came promptly, and ran as follows
Ny dear Miss Hamm1ad--t faneo, com
prehrgd bow e wHs that 80 aiEuagiy failssI
% make myself understood
u is "f yDurarli I wtsh IN knnw Yopy
breF1t letters attracted tuF long Hl-,t n1I
your persistent Was IT ignoring yunrsrtt bas
piGHgd my curiosity
"hi you not ~ d lyiand to mo I1r nv own
11A'f Very tfulg Yours
Ious Eysatys
Margaret = feelings were mixture
oil triumph and interest.
Letter after letter went 10 mud fra
John received aud rcnd each ono win
relish, solilOquizing. "A plupky littic
woman, lots of grit, ross cheeks
expect, and swapping black cyea z
v iiile Margaret read his cpistlcs with
no less interest. and tIe 'tidnnT'
lover hidden within her henrt Iattsr
~ letter assumed the nnme az .Jobn
lessing. "''''"
At last he wrote that he wns co,n.
ing East and would be at her homo
on certain day.
~ was IKE the kiss Of the prince
upon the lips ofthc Sleeping Beantyf
me Ideal" lover awoke. lie ross
TO ms full manly height, his tender
Drown eyes lost their look Of dronmi.
ness, his handsome bearded lnee
oeaming with expression, and Mar
saret prepared Ia greet him.
one fingered the pinno with a
dressing touch, and dreamed az |
playing accompaniment for chin ="
ohe brought out her fayorite books
Slth the belief that they were "his5
avorities also. '
=. She had placed bouquet of aow.
~ upon the piano, and was nbont
= 90 upstairs to change her duII
sray morning gown for a moro No.
.oInlhg garment with a dash i
DIOR. when man was nshcred into
he parlor. ''u mo
hearing Footsteps she turned round
lna rom her serene height OF nHyo
eeD nv, she looked down mon y
,oIlsted bald pate decorated With i
!, \ fringe Of tawny red
lalr' Then thedetails ofwatery I,lya
yes, n wide month t,,i.,tt:. y D''iV