The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-10-04

| One day when he was nearly well. as
| went to his room, he said:
Lloyd, am glad was hurt. have
learned to know Annic's sweet disposition
and gentle nature as never could In any
other way"
''Shc Is dear. good girl" said. II can
promise you that. We have always known
each other"
"Now, when leave here, shall know
what a precious darling am coming back
for" he continued as though he had not
heard my words.
just then Annie came into the room,
bright and happy. with plato Of tempting
food, which she had prepared for him her.
self.
"what are you going to busy yourself
about, Annie, when your Fred gets well?'
asked.
think of what pleasure it was to wait
on him. or TO scold him II he did not mind
me-" she answered gaily.
One evening Stella came to me and
pcrching herself on my knee, said:
IL want you to promise eternal secrecy
"What order OF secret society are you 60
ing to introduce nowp / asked, taking
her hand In mine. "What is your griI
and password"
"Oh, now, do be sober II you can," she
said, o shade Of vexation crossing her fail
brow.
"Therc, smooth out those wrinkles, pet
and will promise anything you wish
Even to the half of my kingdom" said
"Annie came to my room to-day, and
nesting In my arms she told me that she
once thought she loved youl When you
left her to go to America and never told
her of your love, she thought she. was
broken-hearted. She said that your moth
er and she had often talked about the fut-
ure and that she had always thought she
was to be your wife. She told how she
lost her appetite, and would not read any
thing but love sick stories until she fan
cied that she was dying. She even went
80 far as to write you letter telling yor
the cause Of her death
''But when you camo home and told hel
that you were soon to be married, she was
ashamed of herself stopped reading love
stories and took her usual exercise or
horseback md sooa was her own sell
again, glad that you were going to marry
me, and commenced planning what happ,
times we would have together again. Now
she says she knows that she never lovet
you; that she would have been your slave
ready to do your slightest bidding will
never thought Of her own fear of offend
ing you.
"She says that now she knows what it Il
TO love and yet feel that she has an indi
yidual existence Not like Hannah Jane
to be obliterated through her love, but to b.
strengthened and made more 5elf-reliant
"Then she looked up in my face ani
asked IL that was the way / felt towart
you. / told her that it was and that it was
always the feeling where true hearts were
united In close companionship. l told her
/ believed true love made each feel equal
to the other. No servilc fear Of being re-
proved of having thoughts and wishes OF
your own, or fear of expressing them.
think most of her sorrow came from i'm
proper reading"
II do not doubt It," said. 81 think o
great many of the evils of life come from
improper reading 1t gives bad impulses
How careful parents and teachers should
be in the books placed before the young.
"My father used to say: let me choose
the books for a child to read or study, un
til he is fifteen, then you may do what yo,
will with the child after that and he will
not change" said Stella.
"Yes, we need food for the mind as well
rs for the body. There is life within
that is of more value than the outer frame
we call the body The living, thinking
part Is eternal and the culture that We
give to 1t is never lost!' said.
IT have seen SO many families whert
there seemed no thought of anything but
dress and food. The spiritual life wa:
dwarfed and pinched. They go through
life without mutual love or sympathy
Just bare existence together with great
gulf of hopes and fears hid deep within
their hearts," said Stella with thought
full look in her clear brown eyes.
"Our deepest, hottest, purest thoughts
are often hid beneath an Indifferent man
'ner. We dare not utter the longinSs o.
our hearts for fear of being misunderstood
or giving offence. Shall 1t be SO with us
my darling? Shall We drift apart or shall
we keep near together and know the sweet
content and happiness that comes witt
mutual lover / would know your ever,
hope and share it, and your every trial t.
help You bear it. We remember the pas
with pleasure only because we were to
gether. Will the companionship Of years
bring added pleasures as they pass. ane
find us still happy in each others lovey"
~ hope they may come laden with JOY
Gus recollection of well spent time," salt
my wife.
RIO be Continued
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