Telegram-herald., 1889-05-26

'lr Is All RiCHr. AOTHEa," ssg SAID.
Roger Cheatham. her lover. remained
AllafaI 90 his troth-more devoted snd
Ovins than ever. that his very eIis-
.en-e seemed bound uo Ia hers, and he
tskci aOsv 40 deaTsr Joy In life than %
serve her, and comfort hsT. aud % near
1er
Tho iovs o, these young people was very
beautiful Suffering. no dOubt, had made
{ purer than IL otherwise eoalt ever have
)ceu, though - e-.ence from the nrs- was
IKE the fragrance OF n sSotless flower
Wat sweeter picture could be imagined
han that brave. strong faithful young
over slttin. ~ the bedside 0t h.s betrOthed
~ her who could never be his-and read
ng 10 ths pale. patient. beautiful girl
,Oms story or poem OF her choice, while
10 bunch OF Wild flowers which hs had
brought lay Ia the slender white hand on
he white cOunterpane'
so FOR SIX long, bltter-swset years this
.hecksred love was a-Tipeaing. Then
:ams tho awful shock, the crushing blow;
'or the stricken life began 10 fade out. and
ike terrible dream the truth fastened
ITSELF upon Roger Cheatham' soul that
as beloved was passing away from him;
hat the frost bitten rose was strewlng its
tast petals over this earth of ours grown
ireary. Faith herself did not strive 10
conceal the truth from him. She told him
sne day, when tho setting sun streamed
low across her couch, fecked with the
shadows OF elm leaves. that In fe W short
weeks she felt that her sutsriags would
De over and he would be free again.
Frse2 Roger Cheatham bent over the
weary face on the pillow and three times
.ouched the forehead and the loose golden
5airs sacredly with his lips, while Faith
Grafton's cheeks were wet with bis tears.
II was enough. Faith could die happy
aow for she knew that Rogers love was
of that sacred kind which u man never
gives but once, aud having once given
acver can take back again. In theccstacy
)f that moment she said. with prophetic
Intensity which thrilled the young man
Ike voice from heaven:
Believe me. Roger. will not leave you
waiting al alone. In some way believe
hat / shall be permitted to come 10 you
and 70 give you assurance that our love,
broken here, IL 10 be united Rgain in
heaven. Something tells me that my soul
shall hover over yours-it may not b. in
an visible form but its presence shall bs
known 70 you" Then she stretched ont
her hand weakly. and he took IL in his
strong grasp. And so they communed
silently for a long time after the sun had
gone down AID the first stars were twink
ling in the sky.
After this the sick girl seemed 10 slip
away ont OF life, AZ q dewdrOp that has
been loOsened slips from the petal of q
hower. i. - al right, mother" she said
one morning while her mothers tcars
dropped on tbs wasted hands. Once
thought / was leaving the sua behind, bu,
tbs liGht has moved up higher, mother
I5 isRWay over on the other side now"
When the end came IL came Ike
e beginning. There WAS no sorrow
nor putting away OF death with
the white hsuLs. A sweet slumber
Ikea veil hostei over the girls eyes. and
with an ineGtble smile she put her right
baud into her mothers hands and her left
taad iato her loves hands and gave her
sslfup - the angel. and so is wss ell over.
O1s even AZ. abo1t week Rfscr tho
funeral R0rrr Chea:bam was comm.
from the woods o7er beyond :hs cemetery,
w.th both hands fGu o; great clusters oi
wild 1ow~rs. +, vas rho sunset ho1r-ths
o1e hour when Faith had made -