The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-04-04

Jennie, II rode with the n,is,res, to
Young DR. Iocke's place past tl,e nioar,
aud there she lighted and gave him q
ring, aud what she said / know rot. Int
it turned him the tint o death, and aHid
he, There's ma drop o true bluid In
woman gin she Is false And he turned
to the wall aud covered his eyes. an
your grannie rode home There, It's All
l ken--wul it doPD
@Ay Jennie, said l. "heaven bless
youl
Aud had wings on my feet could
not have come 10 the cottage door
sooner
Istood before my grandmother. lrem-
bling and " hite, and said; "Oh, don't
tell me, grannie you have cheated me
and robbed me Of my true love by lie.
Did you sleal the troth ring from my
neck and give it back to Evan, rs IL
from meG You I've loved and honored
my life long"
She turned scarlet.
~True lovein sail che; you've but
one true love now-Squlre Turner.
You have done itl cried Its
written on your faoe.
Aud size looked down at that and fell
to weeping.
NY own true love was breaking his
heart f" she said. my husband aud
had loved FOR 40 year, did It t. save
him. Could let girls fancy, worth
nothing, stand In my way, aud see him
heggar in lis old eyer oh, girl,
grill
And then ! fell down at her feet like
stone. knew nothing for an hour or
so; at then when was better, and they
left me with Jennie, bade her fetch my
hood and cloak and her own, and come
with me. and away / went acroea the
moor In the starlight to where tbo hall
windows we're ablaEs with light, aud
asked the housekeeper TO let me eco the
q lire.
She stared at me for my boldness--no
won ier-but called him So in q mo-
ment he stood before me In HE evening
dress. with his cheeks flushed and his
eyes bright, aud led me into . little
room and seated me-
Agatha, my love, l hope no mis-
chance brings you here
Bat / stopped him.
Nat your love. Squire Turner, said.
Il thank you for thinking so well Of
me, but after all that has pas+ed. -"
I could say no more. He took my
hand
"Havo oFsuded you. Agsthe'" he
said.
"Not you The cffenss-ths guilt
oh, have been sorcly cheatedi' aud all
Icould do was to soh
A. last strength came to me. went
back 10 the first and told him all--how
we had been pliglted TO each other
waiting only for better prospects 10 be
we'd, and how. when lie honored ms by
an offer Of his hand, augerei my
gra dnlothsr by owning to the truth,
ami II the ring grsnnie had stolen from
my brea,t aud tbe falss message that
had becn sent my promised husband
from no
And thoUg' ! never see Evan Locke
again. said l. -slill can never Ike an.
nther mans true love, for am hts Until
die.
Tim. ss looked, all the rich color
faded out of the sqdire's face, and saw
the sight we seldom 500 more than once
in lifetime-a strong young man in
tears
At last he arose and came to ma
Ny little Agatha never loved ms,
he said, @Ah, mel The news is lad--I
thought she did This comes OF vanity.
"Mnny higher aud a fGirer have
hearts to give, said Mine was gone
ere you saw me.
And then, kind and gentle, as though
hnd not grieved him, lie gave me- his
arm and saw me acrOes che moor, and
AT the gnte PAUSED and whispered;
-Be nt rcst, Agatha. Tie Golden
Geor ye la' not sailed yet,
liked hiin ietter than had ever done
ef re that night hen tod granDis
fhai tuld never wed him.
Eli bus he was Ct to be a hng--the
;tanlest, kmdosk and best Of living
men; who rode away with the break OF
tho morrow aud never stopped TIL he
reaohel Liverpool aRd found Evan
Locke jus. ready to set foot upon she
Golden George, and told HIN tails that
made h heart light aud ssnt httn back
TO me Heaven bless hlmi
Aud who was 1t that sent old grand
father the deed OF gift that made the
cottage lils own. aud who spoke kind
word to the gentry for young DR.. Locke
that helped him into practiosl s III no
one but Squire Turner, whom we tnught
cur children to pray for every night
For we s. ere married, and In few
years had boys aud girls at our knees;
and whsu the eldest was nigh two. che
thing needed to make me quite happy
happened--and from far over tha sea,
where he had been three twelvemouthA
came our Squire, with the bOnuiesC lady
that ever blushed beside him, AMI the
Hall had mistress at last--a mistress
who loved the Squire as loved an.
Eh! but it's'an old story. She TINT
remembered a girl ! saw In her coffin.
witherei and old. Ard them they
opened the vault where the squire had
slept 10 years 10 put her beside himi aud
I've nothing left of Evan, my life and
my love- but his memory, and & sssms
as If every hope aud dream Of " ever
had were put away under tombstones.
And even the Golden George, thr great
strong ship that would have borne my
dear from me. has moldered away at the
bottom Of the sea- And thluk my
wedding ring Is like 10 outlnst us all.
for / have it yet, and shall he 90 10
morrow.
Ninety It's a good old age. and It
can't be long now before nee, Evan
and the rest in heaven -lThe 0entiO-
mans magazine