Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-03-22
THEY MET AGAIN.
a Love story whose Truthfuiness ts
Readily Perceivablc.

q Love story whose Truthfainess s
Readily Pcrceivabic.
They stood together under the waving
branches of a mighty elm on the banks
of singing brook one fair. sweet night
in june. A calm and holy joy was in
her fair young face-the joy that comes
to maiden loving and beloved. She
looked up into his handsome face with
such proud, tender. trustful look. HeI
hand rested contidine in his; soft and
low We're the words she spoke word-
no ear but his should hear
Aud he. All me. and all nse! Would
that | could give TO the face and the
heart of every young man the calm,
sweet. holy joy that face portrayed. that
heart reveled in. lie lived and loved.
Life seemed like summer sea before
him. All me. and ah me, That ever
storm should come that ever rude blasts
should assail, that ever hearts should
break! Well. well. and again, | say.
well, well, Lives and loves end every
day. lives and loves | Ike these. Lovers
part to meet no more; hearts break and
are forever sad.
She spoke:
"Adelbert.' y she sighed. her voice like
the far away tinkling Of evening bells.
'.and must this he? Must we, o. Adel
bert, must we he torn apart? o. Adel
bert. me poor heart will break
Courage. my sweet one. courage"
he said. with trcmbI a. voice and qniv.
ering lips, sit shall not be for long.
go 20 the golden West TO make home,
humble II may be. for me beautiful
bride. Have courage. me life. We
shall meet again.
s.Yes, yes. yes,' she cried, quickly
and passionately. 1--WE shall mee, again.
o, Adelbcrt, ii il were not for that
blessed assurance should die, | shoull
die Heaven be praised. we shall meet
again
One passionate, thrilling. JOYOUS,
manly, burn NJ kiss on her white lips
and he was gone, leaving her In
swoon on the banks of the murmurins
stream 9nder the tender light Of the
plying stars. lie was gone.
And he didn't come back. Various
polio smen, Justices of the peace and
county judges know why. The golden
West" seemed one or dozen too MANY
for him. A man who met him in Lead.
vile ten years later sa'd he WAS the
tonghest-looking old Pill he ever saw In
all the bprn days OF his life. lie had
lived in six different mining camps and
had married in each of them. The siN
de erted wives were too glad to get rid
of him 10 make any fuss over his big
amstic irregulart e.. lie was free &c
go back 10 his first love now II ht
would. After fifteen years he thought
he would.
And shce Had she been faithful
Had her heart brokene Was she living
under the daisies on the banks of thai
stream where first she told her loves
All. me! We shall see,
woman, great big woman. |,
bending over u wash-tub in little back
yard in an alley running between the
streets Of an Eastern city. She is doing
out "a biz Of washing for her min,
small children. while the husband bask,
ON his back in the sur, iine by her side.
He Is smoking; So is she. Four dog
liz at her feet. The n.ne children ar,
..raising Cain" in the Front of the house,
but she heeds them not. A man Is com.
ing through the alley with q two.
wheeled. shaky and uncertain cart and
shaker old blind horse. He is cry.
ing:
.'Bot-tols. bot-tels. bb,-teis' R-a-a-gs.
r-a-a-gs and bot-tets to buy! Bot-tels,
hul-feRSr'
The woman hies on ckly away 10 .
barred IN u corner of tiic yard and fills
her apron with empty bottles.
''Hern yuu, she shreks. Here's s"
She stops and looks a: the man. He
looks at her. There : recognition in
blth thoir faces. Heart pictures and
memories are never cti1rcd
well, Ill bc derned," said he.
''So'll l. said she.
They had mot again. FIRES