Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-30

A WIDOWS LOVE.

1t was "Steamer day" at Sitka, and
amid all the joyous stir and excitement
that the monthly boat brought was one
forlorn, unhappy man. Tom Douglas
watched his friends MS they eagerly
opened their letters and listened with
assumed interest to the bits of news they
we're anxious to share, for at Sitka the
population throngs to the wharf when
the steamers whistle is heard and waits
the coming of the ship and the distribu-
ton of the mails. The people crowd
into the tiny postoflice on the dock and
watched impatiently for the longed for
home letters.
But Toms home letter was not a
comfort to him. "Well, she is really
coming" he thought, ga month from
TO- day, if the steamer is on time. | will
be married man; worse luck How
can ever tell Natalia, dear little girl
| wouldn't willingly hurt her tender
feelings for 800, 900, 900, as hard up
as | am And Tom wbistled ruefully.
Tom Douglas was naval officer and
before being stationed at Sitka he had
been on duty winter in Washington,
where he plunged into society with that
gay abandon that only sailor knows,
for after three years at sea young fell
low is quite ready for the rush aud
whirl of the gay capital. All houses
were open to the handsome lieutenant,
out 'hero was oho "aorc nc was oSPo'
c'aliy "c''o"'' ns ''"s,oS' was p'o'-
y WIDOW OF some 20 Ut .. years W aso
iier huSoahu' VINO haa ulea soon a,'o,
their marriage; SeoihoI ho' 70 nave nau
very S'rohg ho'a on ner anec',ons' ''r
ai'er mourning nun ae'oroue'y ~.
year shc p'os.oheu 'pto INC e"yoS' VI
the gay ana her mousse oeca'ne u oo",er
.or inc young omGerS VINO n"o pco' '"'
friendS OF ner husband >
IL was 'here 1na' ON spehe nl''. u
n's ''no ,o ,; u.oppeu ,h ~ ,s'a' s e"'
morning ana discussed lno newest =, gos'
slP or 'no lS.eS' "asaA'n r anu ' " :"
ior cup VI 'ca i" ''o a,eiuoo" "uu 'o-
mainca t'i' ner 'oay Pa'''' "'' '"P'Y
save ,or h'n'Sc'' uiu "or III
arr W" go,ug 70 '''o "''''"o'y W.
h'gn .1y:,, ne wou h a ,n To >, Ma
Wn you W 'noio, NM iDn "ao,
Dcer'ne nuu suon sooa ,oiio"'"p ""y
Vi using 1er ''iehus 'rs' "ah'o'
%, / presume oo 80, r
"ch' Ineh' +, A"' so'ns' '"' '''''o
widow wouid reply,
anu Dna1 wa" '"o why 'no "'"'o'
passed. Tom running III a' Ill hours
privileged 10 smoke or reau' 70 'a'k OF
iisteh' tne most 'nuulgeu Vi az "ct cn'''
orS' h"n us oiuo,S ou''' .o' "'a ~"
mediate remova' 10 hiaska' nc pun 'he
document IN ms pocket anu "cpV u'
usual 10 the cneery houe Vi "rS' D'o'-
ing, lie .oiu her 'no ne"' anu "u'
reaily SurprlSeu anu "a,'oreu " hor 70
ceptlon o' W. one 'ooA po.n ",' y. nA hur
III heIS' "pu '"' 'o"'A S"'"o''" :" "''
bright eyes :,
oh, lom' She Sai'' l "A'' " "A''
you 60 Observation-Disclosures.
NOW IL never oooutfeu " i4'ou.o . ~
Dougias peiorc' pu' u. 'niS .no''o"' t"p
:, :, ~ -.
inc WIDOW ne GREW ner 70 e,", anu ,a
KISSED away her Years, anu oe,o'o no
knew 1t no was engaged 10 hlloe Doef'og
lie LETT soon after arranging !" nave
Alice JOIN MN laler ~ ' n; sumn1 i w; pu'
owing to inc loss OF u u'7'nn' reih''Sc'
the heir OIL whose INQUEST es,aVe Sno ~a'
hcr coming had Deon s'ea''y '''ISeu'
IL was no" more tnan year 0'hce ION
ana Sbe hau Par'cd :" aSning'on ="
inc meantime rom nau wnlled away DIS
leisure nours 10 tne S9mewna. n"fro"
circle oi o'1Sa s'I'a.y' 1u' .n '"a n na,
70" bonnd 10 nau iounG la', hus"lan
mower thas nc enc" oioomea 'pr "'n''
lhough Ioui nau uo' waue ios' "
Eata',aIne was 700 nono'Aol' 'or mat
tney had Deen together SIn1'a ' !, a ,%
eaeh kncw inSuncti'e'y ""a' was u" inc
other neart' ,,Nr - -,
DciieVe II 20 anu 'e'i t'n'I'," a'i'
ION continued 10 muse, len' now,