The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-11
A LOVE STORY.

Wnen nedru some one WnlStllng and,
on looking up. there was young Squire
Turner, with his arms folded on the
gate, looking over. When he caught |
my eye he laughed, l blushed, and / |
arose and made him a courtesy.
When l courtesied he bowed. MAX |
ing his curls dance over his shoulders,
and said he: MAY come imp
"And welcome, sir" said l. and | |
set a chair for he was grandfather's
landlord; but for all that felt uncom-
Portable, for / was not used to fine COM
pany.
He talked away paying me more
compliments than | was used to.
Since I'm telling the story I'll tell
the truth. had done wrong about
knew that l wore Evan Locke's ring in
my bosom, or that we'd taken vow to
each other. Evan was poor, strug-
Cling young surgeon. / thought l
would wait awhile until could sweeten
the news with the fact that ned begun
to make his fortune.
That night we had something else to
think of. Misfortunes had come upon
grandfather; but l didn't foresee that
when the half-year's rent should come
due not penny to pay it with could be
found.
At this time Evan Locke and / had
been as fond as ever of each other, and
he came as often as before to talk with
grandpa on the wintry nights; and still
every little while our young landlord.
Squire Turner. would drop in and sit
in his lazy way and watch me knit or
spin.
l could not help his coming, nor help
seeing him when he came, and did
not deserve that Evan should be angry
with me. But he was. Eli, so high
and mighty. and spoke as though one
like the squire could mean no good by
coming to so poor place as the school
masters He made me angry and
spoke up.
| Well, Evan was wroth with me and
l with him-not heart deep, though,
thought-and l did not see him for
more than week. ! was troubled
much though. But one night grand
father came in, and shutting the door
stood between grandmamma and me-
looking at me, and SO strangely that
we both grew frightened. At last he
spoke:
1--we been to the squire's, said he.
For the first time l had to tell him
that could not pay the rent when due -
l opened my lips. Grandmamma's
hand covered them Grandpa drew
me to him. "Thou'rt young, lass. .
said he, "and they are right who call
thee pretty Child-could'st like the
squire well enough to wed him?n
"Ehp" cried grandma. Sure, you're
not wanderingP"
esquire Turner asked me for thii
lass of ours tonight. Of all women il
the world there is but one he loves a
he should his wife, and that is on
Agatha"
And when he had waited for al
answer | burst out with No" and
sob together. Then grandpa talked t,
me- He told me how poor they ha'
grown and how kind the squire was
and | had but to marry him to max
nv grandparents free from debt an
poverty their lives through If refuse
and vexed the squire heaven only knew
what might happen.
Ali it was hard to bear-bitter hard
but now there was no help for it.
took the ring from my bosom and lai
it on my PALM and told them it wa
; Evan Locke's and that had plighte
nv troth to him. And grandmamm
called me deceitful wench, and gran(
> father looked as though his heal
would break. Oh, l would have dor
anything for anything but giN
up my true love.
That night / kissed his ring al
i prayed heaven that he might love n
: always. In the morning it was gon
, ribbon and ALL from my neck. l look'
81 for it high and low, but found no sis
sr of it. And began to fear the loss
Is; that dear ring was a sign that | won
re never marry Evan Locke.
nig The days passed on, and he new
nd came near me. And grandma won
30 scarcely look at me Il know why now
sp and grandpa sighed and moaned al
70; talked of the workhouse. And
thought / should die of grief amo
Ia them.
One day grandma said to me:
seems that your sweetheart is not ov'
o. fond of you nor over-anxious to
- you"
IL "Why not?" said |.
we'd Where has he been this MOI
nd. back?n asked grandma.
|
-s on smile. though l thought my he
S%. would burst.
pro- pro you're going with him, maybe.
bod .WhereP" said |.
. She went to the kitchen door
beckoned in woman who sat there
Dame Coombs, who had come o
yite with eggs.
long 81 heard you rightly she So
With With you told me Evan Locke and
suf. mother were making ready for a
'' y. age"
!. They're going to Canada My S
N carpenter-and a good one thong
,rbal saw it-made the doctor a box for
s siSi things.
pr land for the sake of so false
- You'll see your grandfather ruined
break his heart, and leave me
have nursed you from babe a
ow"
looked at her as she sobbed' al
found strength to say;
Give me to whom you Will VI
since my own love does not want n
And then crept up stairs and
down on my bedside, weak as tho
Tbad fainted. | would have than