The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-05-21
THE LOST LETTER.

tS,vinr i'm TIL. shelter OF Tie Struggling
'aS,ra,.,,,r
,.;,l,o ~, "f T;.nnis .,.rn.s the lane Scah-
m ~ 10 sr,,;I;,.s :Irhr,I.rs UNDER
i.t7 ~ ~ f,,n,,,S y,pl dead leaves;
NJ nnJ No tr;,cr:llIt l;lr!c basket which
SIriar, s'iir ~ caIf.ird W swinging IN her hand
Liall !i Al 80 t, t!s, ",h yas not rlsucccss-
70, fUi'' 't,',S hSd m1w in the midst OF such
hr,..,th Of s;.y;;.... to cone upon this un-
'''!i'.c, '.,.,s itn,i sti,j n,;:.t at it. too
~; - !.firI; tiIar i 81, 4. keep the i'm
,,,..-.s;nn ;Iil t:icse v..t.t.<:. Size said
;.i>,.,t;..",- l>,o'.,ti; 10 herself. Yes. it
w. ;;,St nee he s,Ga;: ne was gather
,I'.. hrrIipS ont of tie h2,;ge Tie !
heI,ge was crimson with t!lem that |
,1sya
''>S': Hf:rior, cost. = sharp glance at the
loT2'r Grnat;v face.
- I'D uof Iaow was awakening 4
,a,, tooa+, at"S - ,;o of memories She
se:!y'.i'St< l,ass MS Size could
49,, 80 H,;sI,,.d VIZ
h"Te M.oISS' :,1'.,,,i viii, = shv little laugh.
md NM N hranf m ;+;,i co;or flushing her fair
Hilo t,.J,I pv,'' J,,mrrd cheeks to brow. half
hi>;Gt.n hv ,Ee waves OF sunny hair.
chn carri.t her friends hands, basket
md and ali eii,'-''
All. Miriam. I have lon@ed to tind
COURAGE to tell YOU ali about 1t. You
know when Roger went away"
-The morning after that last snow"
s,,nniiei Nfiri3rI. with another glance
Of 3t fhf snow border.
''' ~, " IyclI--r.e v-ere hnie-n
w., -; ,onn,+cJ W v,' Miriam in the sicui-
! " =: - ct,''''N>' -'1'1 ,',-'-
hcalis ..dI p..,GsGi i.,,o,r- rooar ,nd And
VI; 49, Ioo, Nt1VH, ti'o bo-.eS 20 for ma Miriam
he S'S'A@C! ~ "" tt.3 I'o 90 |t,t.e +haro to me OH
IaiI! y5 W. ~ s,;S '. 7"r,1shin~ aGain and
uc't, iit'C. ~ ,,C.,t ..yn,I mi~ht under
p.t',I NJ. r,,ttinG Il al into words:
S[,,,-f' 2n', I.%n nnnc TiIro,r@h the same thing,
~ ~, cn,,bt 7Gor@h von won't marry any
b0GI.n
"And yor arc going to NJ; : Roger
..rann tbrn77o| ti,a same thing"
1V1o VIVID i SInprise pretty little Lucy
n i've >' to!T ti;5f the yerv night before
Not barrv-rYfherinr lust here he had
csioi . N:r;.im to marry him. and she
nad rnfnsc1 hirn2
1''sE; Ia v.e}I' whv should It be ANYTHING
~ " Hf;r;Sr, bofy 500 ne had consoled
I;,,saify ~ sl,i i:.tAI AN" ~0'.'
GAnI Won are 0oinr TO marry Roger
AIo loS, "ie So!iS W 'tt''At' A'o
lntnIop: sue Sa!u.
buC Lucy Was pCu.liis @sa.n os foo+
ON, dear. you are 50 lIHt ttt!':, eI-ottteC.,
/ Miriam. Marry! " 10 SAID anything
| .,h0rt nlarrvin@? I'm sure neither Ro-
ger nor / did Only he said he could
e%tood % what frouble he was in at going
aSV 9weT. and md couIJn't give him any
hope, and Wouldn remember !l!dC;
at any moment should Wrlte ICr ILL.,
he would come back at once, lusG on
the hope--the mereSt hope-tHaI IL
would not be IN VAN. ana tnen III lne
midst Of it. and before l could answer
him, who should come Dy, Dut CharloIIe
DallaS-and you Know WhaV pore sue
is. and how We never can get rlo oA
her. -,
She would stand talking to US notn,
and walked back to the gate WIN me,
and Roger had cnly t!Ine Iheil " hurry
Off to catch the tram, ana .coUioh,I H
say another word apart TO me. Only
just before we turned away IRON nIui
he did manage TO give me a plI OF
a n0te-l suppose he Nad Iue1HC =
to leave il at the mouse lor ne. ouG
; just think. Miriam, | losC II DeIofe
had read one WORD ol II.
Lost Il:
lie managed 10 give IL 10 liie ull!lei
cover Oh another DuAch OF petIies'
Charlotte WaS Sl2l:I!!S VIII u9 I,ie.L'
And i. GE!;caE t-i;'> N&S. "'GPpe,t H.
And tho"%n ley my Poehe .:tiitlle'hels l, :,
chict tai! ~ osce: rs u pS dc'l;'ehC: e.iu
thought coHitt PICS mem p,tn up ~
Tc.ner. l CONAN Niit II. udicu 1ioI