Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-26

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Az their lives long The two lovers
reyueIntufe'i tl,at lDne summer after.
Ntytl1. hnd those whispered converse
Uf1y@. and That reuntof home along
tHU shore bv moonlight ss a little
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o&1e are very warm and bright
My1UetImua before n storm. ~ were
i1fJee hours the sweetest perhaps Of
III their brief engagement year
WhHn they parted each wore the
broken teppencs. with the first letter
~ The others name upon H. fastened
~ The slender ribbon " true blue.
They were To be married In An
et19t, and II was now July. Billy's
white role was made, and mimic
orange blossoms lay IN the drawers
Of the bureau. John Turner had
bought tho snug farmhouse Of old
Gilmore, who had lost bis wife and
wnH going 10 tho city 10 live with his
eldest son, and had furnished the
beet room In manner that awak
encd the envy of every woman In
the place.
There were but thrcc Sundays
more before the wedding IN the old
church, and tho house warming and
the changing OF those two lovers
into husband aud wife. Only three
Sundays. and they had Just broken
. tonpenee together and had spent
that long day In tho old woods and
had gone home 10 lie awake and |
watch the stars and think OF each
other all night. And yet before
thoso three Sundays were over they
had quarreled.
a little thing at first, and both
only waiting tor the other 10 apollo
gi1e. But you know the tiny blue
0nIne from a match may spread and
widen into q great tongue of fire
which II strong enough to lick city
Into ashes.
Pride and temper famed tho little
angry spark. She felt insulted Ho
thought II her place to give In.
AT last the end came, and loving
each other still they parted. Milly
Dont back Johns letters and her en-
gngoment ring and little parcel of
Eiftn bedcwed with tears as they
were folded away, and he returned
her tiny notes and the watch guarl
pho had made him. But somehow
Milly never thought Of sending back
That brokon bit OF silver about her
mock, and John kept his half also.
Hell never remember 80 small
lhing--l may keep that" thought
Ailly. I
And John sighed 4
"6he has flung hcrs away, l dare {
Iay, and a. she can't know I've kept .
'hin Ill wear II yet"
10 tho farmhouse was resold, and
|ohn Turner went away 10 sea, and
4illyeoinehow women always have
ho hardest part Milly had 10 stay
q home, and fold away the white
|rcan and the orange wreath, and
lear condolences and prying ques
Ions, and sit In the same pew In Z
hurch, and walk alone over tho .
nnao path she had 80 often trod
" her lovers side But upon tho
for1ny occan or Ia tho humdrun {
outline Of weary household duties q
nch wore against the poor, worn
e4ri. that borc 80 much and told so |
k&lA the broken tenpence with its
nv ribbon Of true blue. d
1tr 4 long while Milly used 10
|nyt at every step and fancy John (
~ coming back 10 woo her again.
~ = long while. whenever the dogs
>rsod after dark or the pigeons b
nntlrd and eooed upon their perches,
y (honght they heard John In the a
n,y1cn path. But John never came. b
IA one year passed. and two. and I,
~ moro. bringing great trouble, x
y kor nolher died, and with that L
m1hee, who was very old. broke "
MA nnd took 10 his bed. and she II