Daily Republican., 1888-02-17

strong love Of his life, and when he
locked upon the parting gift OF his
darling every thEob OF his heart was ~
truly hers as 1t had been when he babe
her farewell and tonderly kissed away
her falling tears.
1t was many minutes before he could
control his agitation sufficient to open
the letter.
The date was that Of the day previous
to that OF Mr.. Morrison's funeral,
When at last he opened and read IL
tears that were no shame to Herbert
Psyne's manhood coursed down his
cheeks.
In humble words LedA tod him
frankly the story already familiar to
him, and her own penpiless condition.
You may not care TO claim wife
WHO knows nothing OF her BIRTH" she
wr0tei "who stands now utterly alone,
beRRar. Bat it-as my heart will
whilper hopefully-7ou still love me,
you Will lind me hers for week lon ger.
II you do not CONS shall know you
despite ms fer my Involuntary deceit,
and ! sehtl accept position offered me
by on old friend As gOverness to her
Children"
"Ob, my darling, my forssksn dar
liDsl' Herbert whispered, where are
you? SorroHius for your wasted love.
Desplsing your lover who deserted you
In SORROW and lonelineGsi II is too bit
teri"
But calmer thoughts came Mt last,
and after long dsliberasion Herbert
decided upon ono more effort to gain
tidings Of his lost love.
In every city for y week one leading
Newspaper contained this advertise.
meni:
LEDA: The letter written thirteen
yeare hAs just reached me. Write
| again. H
Waiting, enduring for 30 many yeaIe,
bscanle torture. after this n0tios apps or.
81. aud once RRain Herbert Payne re.
| aligned bim2elf to n future unoneersd
By loving compsnlonahlp.
| Had he possessed AsmoieuS' power
he n1ight have b zen waited 10 home
tu Paris, whore sweet.faced woman,
loyalier In her gentle maturity than
even In her eirlish bloom, was teaching
o clsss OF girls the hard words OF the
E1Rlish language
Accepting the position offered by her
| old friend, and refusing the assistance
proifered gsudRlngly by her adopted
fether'e brother, Lsda Morrison had
travelled with ths children under hsr
charge fer nearly sik years.
Then, finding herself in Paris aud
able 70 sathsr claas OF pupils for En-.
Rlish, che he'd decided not 10 return to
her old home, earning moro than sufi
Client tor her humble wants iu her new
| vocation.
Ii WA some weeks after the disooy.
cry OF tho long Lost letter, and the clRsH
OF gills werO improving thai- Ea2iigh
accents By reading from a Newspaper,
when one slowly Snd hesi.atiugly
read:
LEDA: The letter written thirteen
| years ago has just reached me. Write
again. II.
In m)ment, ida, white and trem.
bling, was eagerly acannlnS the lines
LedCl Ii was an odd name
Gould there be another Leia who
had rlsked her whole lies happineB,
thirteen years before ID letter Il
"H2'
| Were there two Herberts2 II Il
should be-if IL should bel
| The young ladies wondered a. thu
perfect impuu.ty With which they mur
defed the English language during thi
remainder Of the class h0nr, but nom
gueessd the tumulI of hope and fear II
the heart OF their pale, gentls teacher
nous saw her, when shs was 1T las
alone, W,ite Few words oniS:
"It 1t ID indeed Herbert who has pu
the inclosed advertisement In the paper
his viii find mo at No. % Rue Mont
Paris. Ever his faithful, loving be
trotrsd, LEDA"
Then sho pus the advertisement int
the letter, sealed and directed 1t an
sent II over the sea TO thu anxious love
waiting and praying for tijings.
The English CLASSES were never neg
lecled; tie comfort OF ths aged widow
who vRs Ls1A's companion was neve
forgotten; the daily duties OF life Wer
coussientiouely performed, but 1t seem
ed to LsGa as II her whole life concen
trs.ed upon the arrivals CT the mail
after there was a possibility o; receiv
ing an answer to her short note.
She grew pale with restleEsnees 8
night when the dream of her you'll
came again to keep her wakeful.
All The old love, the old hops, th
long ego Conquered despair ana PAL
oime back 20 haunt her as she waite
with renewed hope for tidings.
Il am growing old md WORN" SO
sAid enc day, looking Et her pala fac
Ia the mirror; 81 am not the bloomiu
girl Herbert loved, but q oareworn, pa
lid woman"
Aud her own sad eyes could not &c
the rare beauty Of the sweet face,
But, still thinking Of her love, sh
twiuted her bair In htavy ooront
over her shapey head, Snd upon or
eide put a knot of blue ribbon.
"Herbert liked II co." sho thought.
Then she plunsd blus ribbons ovt
her gray dress under soft Lace cola
| aud put on brooch her adopted fatht
had given her, which was faVori
: With Herbert.
And thinking radly OF the chang
yenrB had made, khe was summoned
' her Sitting room to meet grave, Tuti
. die aged man, changed also, until ups
his lips and Ia his eyes cha read b
coDetancy and answered 1t by her OWL
Years rolled back &c these two, faltl
, ful through ell, met at last to kuo
! their hearts still youug, their love ssi
! true, gs II was In those days when cru
fate separated them by 80 small a
agent as craok in tho wall behind
! mantslpieca,
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