New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-06-08

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know he is alive, and does not forget
me-
How jolly, said Lizzie. "And is
that his ring?''
Eyes; we each had one made to
order, just alike two clasped hands,
and on the reverse side our initials
entwined.
ssHoW romanticn said Lizzie.
"Idon't believe you have any heartn'
cried, Indignantly.
"Not the tiniest, tiniest bit, she
said, with perfect good-humor; tsbut,
Bessie, if there is another, cam /
have Mr.. Gordon2"
You ridiculous baby, Z: I said, you
need not ask my permission. /
wouldn't marry him if had never
heard Of another 4"
But, after all, it was rather morti-
Tying to my vanity to see how readily
she could make my lifelong lover her
slave. She was SO pretty, and her
mourning was the merest pretense-
just enough black to set off her
dazzling complexion, and she knew
we'll the power Of beauty. Then her
childllke, innocent ways were attrac-
tiveto the elderly adorer Ihad always
held at distance. She sang for him,
waltzed with him, devoured his bon
bons by the box, hattered him, and
when he threw his fortune and himself
at her feet, she accepted him.
think papa was secretly delighted.
He was accustomed to my quiet ways,
and this dancing, singing fairy fitting
about, rather bewildered him. We
were rather old-fashioned folks, papa
and /, and my cousin had consider
able .'girl- of-the-period" about her.
1t was Just before Lent that Lizzie
told us Of her engagement, and as Mr..
Gordon urged an early wedding day,
it was decided that the week following
Easter should make him ssthe happy
man OF a gorgeous wedding.
Papa was liberal, and my Lenten
duties were sadly upset by the prepar-
ations for a grand reception after the
church wedding. It was a perfect de-
light to Lizzie to throw off her black
dress and try onthe pretty finery that
papa gave me permission to provide.
She was not exacting, accepting what
/ selected, but had orders to be gem
erous, and between us we had ready a
trousseau OF which Mrs. Gordon need
not be ashamed.
But on Easter Day, when I could
not quite detach my heart from earth
~ matters, | watched eagerly for Her
bert's present. Ihad 1nade3no secret
OF this little ray OF hope that came to
me, and father only grunted when l
displayed my trifling presents.
l was In my room alone when this
one came-a little box, such as had
twice before opened. And on the pink
cotton a dainty crystal egg. Two lay
in the jewel box; one with tiny lock-
ct, one with golden cross inside. I
opened this one! My heart. gave one
sickening throb, and the whole room
seemed to reel about me. When my
sight was once more clear, / saw on
the pretty pink cotton the ring [ had
given Herbert Wilson,! There could
be no nistake There it lay, knocking
me with it's tiny clasped hands and en-
twined initials: He was false to me!
Some fairer face had won his heart,
and he has sent my ring back to me!
1t had never been my ha bit to show
my feelings on any occasion, SO |
closed up the pretty crystal egg, lock-
ed it away in my jewel box, and went
down to dinner. Father noticed that
| was very pale, but accepted trifing
headache as an excuse, and Lizzie
made no comment. She was deep in
the study OF our visiting list, and ad-
ding few cards to those already sent
out.
The next week WAS all whirl.
Somehow / did manage to push back
my personality and give myself to my
cousin. The duties OF hospitality
We're pressing, for we had hidden all
our "dear five hundred friends to the
wedding, and to the reception after
ward. ! had escaped a bridemaid's
position by pleading that OF hostess;
but Twas very busy, and only at
night could [ let my sorrow have its
way. How much I had loved, how
perfectly I had trusted Herbert,
learned in those days, when all my
love and rustseemed thrust back up
on my own heart The last drop was
added to my cup OF misery the very
day before .Lizzie's wedding Father
came home earlier than usual, and
came to my room. M
Bessie, my dear" hesaid, 81 heard
some news today that will come to
you, sooner or later, and / thought
that ] could tell it more kindly than
any one else. =
.sBertis married, /" thought, but
could not speak the cruel words.
Herbert Wilson has come back, my
dear, and taken q partnership in the
firm for which he has been travelling
agent for two years. He had a legacy,
not very large, but sufficient, with his
own value to the firm, to give him a
| place. He knows, my dear, that
only wanted him to prove that he
could take care OF a wife, and he
should have come to me at once, aft
er what he has said, both to you and
/ to me. Bessie, it is a hard thing to
say, but am afraid he was counting
upon marrying you for my helping
hand in business. Now that he does
not need that-There, there for
broke down at las don e cry, dear;
it is better for on to know him as he
is.'
Then he. took me in his arms, my
4 dear IA ther, and gave me such caress-