Telegram-herald., 1889-11-01

LoH - anne 10 1LSH-s Ae@
kn0s-Yca must have known foE long
ElAs-tEa. i lsve yea dearly I've cay
saitsc - tel yoa because l lad act
suitable holzs % onsr yOa as set. Bat
/ 1 " szslnZ Tor that purpose every day.
dear. ala saen ss can see s4eE other -
oftea Is Nill not 20 50 hard u s2it -
Tie longer. slay, and Promise ne yoa
NLl Be aly sife Just as soou a. can pro
vie foF you properly
'-Gs rye. she said. s'you know love
yog. blL l am TOO much u coward -
bind myself - D. lifelong slave. hke
~ sister, oaEah, for instance.
sarah sss sIckiy before size was mar
Fisd, / believe. 10 answered quietly.
though his manner betrayed some sur-
prise az such an Outb4rst from ths
usually miid Annie.
les. reluctantly
And pssvlsh znd frstful, too"
~ 60 responded Annie. slowly.
"lou ars neither.
Annie burst into tears.
"sne Was unhappy. she said. and go
am /.
George vas puzzled. He used his
powers OF persuasion 10 the utmost, bur
she was inexOrable. she would not con
sent - az engagement and she would
heade. 80 gexed with her obstinacy,
bu. thinking IL best 20 give her her own
way. since 10 could not well do other
wise he bads her good BY.
Annie sObDed herself 70 sleep that
nighE, and two days atter-for there was
slight preparation needed-she set out
for the city.
For time she was delighted with her
situation Mrs. heads Was very cap
tivating IN manner, and treated Annie
almost Ike q sister. Annie had Intended
to save her earnings, but. under Mrs.
Reade's advice, she found ample Oppor-
tunity 20 invest them in the purchase Of
better clothing than she had ever worn
before.
By-and-by her situation became less
pleasant. Mrs. Reade was capricious,
and sometimes hard 70 please. Another
truth dawned upon Annie's mind about
this time Her mistress was elected,
unloyed wife. and, though she had every
thing that wealth could procure. che was
very unhappy, as much as either sue or
Sarah.
Spring came on, and as the weather
grew warmer, Annie began to have fear
fai headaches, new thing for her. She
grew tired OF the senseless-l looking rows
tho pleasant woods near home, with their
| fresh green leaves and early flowers.
She felt II she could only have Jane to
scold her 1t would do her good. She grew
hOmesick for the very home she had de-
spised. Mrs. Roade complained that she
was growing needless and Annie knew IL
! was very true.
One morning she woke. feeling too i'll
10 rise. Mrs. Reeds bell rang re-
: peatedly but Annie was too III To heed it
and lay dimly conscious OF what was
passing around her. She knew they
were holding consultation over her and
afterward that they were removing her
to some other place, she was far too sick
10 care where.
After few days OF burning fever her
senses returned, and she found herself
In the hospital, with everything new and
strange about her. As aoon as she was
able TO sit up she procured writing
materials OF her nurse, and wrote homo.
BY this time Mrs. Reade had reused
herself to write also, and, thoroughly
alarmed, Jane set out to find her, accom-
panied by George Hastings.
George met Annie quietly, but Jane
scolded and cried over her until Annie
| felt that her sister really cared more for
| her than she had ever known. They
took her home shadow OF her former
| self, but more contented in mind than
| she had been in years before.
But II was not until she was quite as
well as ever and had fallen readily into
the old routine OF daily labor, that George
| spoke again OF love. He came 10 see her
the same as before, and brought her
| trifes In the way OF flowers and books /;
| and one evening, when they were sitting
In the dusk and gloom OF the twilight,
with the cloudy November spires frown-
/ ing without, George said:
DO you think, Annie, you could marry
q poor man, after alIF"
"Oh. George z" deprecatingly.
"And do you think you arc brave
enough 10 bind yourself to be lifelong
slave like your sister SarahF
Not to husband l did not love, and
who cared but little for me. That would
/ De a fearful bondage to me or any other
/ woman"
But l love you and you love me.
/ Don't you think that makes a great dif-
/ ferenceY
"An the difference IN tho world,
/ George.
Then you do not think you could
make UP YOUR mind TO marry me?"
L think l could II you asked me-"
'Oh" with laugh, and that was all.
Not n word was spoken by either tor
| some time. but be took her hand and
drew her silently to his side. At last he
| spoke:
Confess. Annie" be said, that you
I are disappointed. / am not the hero you
expected in a husband. am l."
NO" she answered; but you are
/ true. noble hearted man. and that il
/ better. forgot. Ia all my senseless day
| dreams aud plans for the future, that
was only a roman and a very foolish one
a. that. You have excellent judgment
I and sense. but you are Just nay age. and.
not 50 wise. am afraid OF you. I know
/ you have faults, but 80 have 1; snd IL
/ you will have patience with mine, | can
| bear yours without a word.
I'VE shall have trials. too. dear" be
I said "but we shall help eachsother en-
| dure them. and that will make them 80
much easier 70 boar. The lesson OF the
/ past year has not harmed you, Annie f.
/ you viii be more contented all youU life
/ for it.
SO a. Christmas-time they were mar
/ ried. Tie snerT in which Annie had in
duiged he winter before. with slight re-
modelling. served a good purpose as a
wedding trousseau. Her father cane
/ forward with the spoons and the feather
| beds. and Jane eKerted herself wonder
/ fully. saying it was pleasure % help
Annie, she vas so grateful for every
/ thing.
The little sum which Annie had saved
from her earnings helped - furnish the
pretty llttle cottage which Georges in
/ creased salary enabled him 20 rent aud.
though overything about it vac very
plain. it was neat and tasteful and hone
Ike. and George and Annie we're happier
IN C thsn many a pair who have AL that
money can buV. could ever dream OF