Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-04-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
2 AaSad Love 2 Story.

In my lectures show that humor and pathos
are alike and both enjoyable. How many
young ladies viii gladly leave the most de-
lightful humor to read this little bit Of pathos
''Yes." said the kind faced millionaire, per
haps I'm rich now, but onceI was poor. Years
ago was a letter carrier. Strange things
happened to me then. Strange things, my
son. Once for whole year." continued the
old man, az used to deliver daily letter Il
knew It was school girl letter. to a sweet
young widow'who lived in university place
She was always very. happy and proud to get
these letters. They were written in neat
school girl hand and were post.marked Pough-
keepsie. (vassar College, you know y
swell, about holiday time one bore on the
outside in large letters, Just sevcnteenl One
week more and hurrah!' The lady took 1t
from me at the door, and smiled when she cav
the girlish postscript, aud said; ts5s.r
"'Siy daughter is glad TO leave school, you
see-wellb be very happy here together now.
'sNdt very long afterwards q f6sy.cheekcd,
bright eyed girl, instead of the mother, used
to watch at the window for letters; and then
the letters were directed in bolder hand. and
post-rnarked, New Haven't college there,
you knowf) Iiused to find letters-heayy ones,
too-in the school girl hand, in the mail box At
the corner about that time. l knew what 1t
meant, and used to like to tease hef some
times, just to see her eyes fight up and the rose
blush GONE ia her cheeks when ! handed it to
her at last.
Zone day there WAS no letter. felt sorry
myself whenI remembered 1t was the first time
he had missed, and knew there would be no
smile or blush for me that morning. But did
not know what I was TO see instead ! As
passed the window she saw my, grave face, and
looking ont and laughing, she gave tri-
umphant little toss of her head, while beside
her sat as handsome a young fellow as ever /
saw-who but the writer OF her letters, to be
isurei ee9i a2eti uei
""The next spring carried away from that
house great bundle OF white wedding-look-
| ing Invitations to post Ha. hal thought /,
there's going to he a wedding, and know
who tue groom iilbe.' ia m
"But 1 didn't! for one morning not many
days after, as came mp the street, saw b
boy with a book and yellow telegraph envcl-
ope walk into the widows house; and as
passed the door heard shrill scream. A
moment afterward L saw my sweet, pretty lit
tie schoolgirl lying on her mothers. bosom
with a telegram in her hand. 8
"The papers next day were full of terrible
accident by rail on the New Haven road, and
among the list Of killed read the name had
SO often read on the letters posted from the
NALL box on the cOFner,n
nl What, become of the sweet gifl5" Inquired.
.Wen. ] went OF the route-went to the
Black Hills But everywhere the face of that
beautiful, sad girl haunted me. I went into
mining, got rich, l,ut morning. noon and night
my thoughts turned toward the Widows house
in University Place. / was in love. That
beautiful character of the girl had won my ad-
miration. One day 1 came back 10 New York.
Some invisible thread lead me to University
Place. Sitting there in the window. was the
same beautiful girl. We recognized each 9TH
er. In a moment we were acquainted again.
Ny heart became absorbed in her, and now
wen we are married. We are rich. bnt our
riches does not consist in money alone. We
have abeautiful home and a beautiful daugh-
ter, and am ont here now waiting for the let
ter-earrier to give him letter which she has
written to young student at New Haven
Alas we are all children of larger growth.