Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-28

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 Lots of chtldrss werc playing about. all, but I'd like to tell you to forget about her advice and not care whether man is rich or poor, or even well born, if only he's made himself gen tleman, body ard heart and soul, and is strong and clever enough to take care of you
 The minute she said that the image of Jim Brett rose up before my eyes. l think, though he is poor and perhaps of humble birth, that the girl he mar ries will he happy and well taken care of.
 You'll hear lot of talk about money at Newport" she went on, "too much. Among some of the people you'll be with. moneys of more impor- tance than anything else. Two or three rich young men are certain to ask you to marry them-very nice fellows they may be, and they will show you heaps of attention-all those that Cousin Katherine will let come near you-and as you're so young and in- experienced you may lose your head little bit. But do remember that losing your head and being flattered and amused isn't falling in love. A him for himself. and that self must be worth loving, for nothing else Is any good in the end And now I'll tell you my story-just in a few words because 1t win give you something to think about.
 I'm thirty-two now. When was nineteen, year older than you, cared for q man and he for me We cared for each other-terribly But he was poor. and, not only that, he came from people whom mine looked down upon We loved each other so much, though that I would have married him in spite of all, but my relations thought 1t would ruin my life, and they ad vised and persuaded and implored and insisted, until I was weak enough te give the man up. They took me te Europe, and because had some money an Italian prince we met in Rome wanted to marry me. They almost ar gued me into consenting, and though they didn't quite the news went homt to Kentucky that was engaged. The man I really loved-loved dearly al the time, though was trying to for get him-believed It. Why shouldn' he, since I'd given him up for the req sons I had? He was Catholic. and ht went into. monastery we have il Kentucky and became monk. No on, ever wrote to me about it. All m! friends thought the less heard of hin the better. And two years later, wheI l went back home-not engaged, ant thinking in my heart that there wa, and always would be only one man fo me in the world-it was to learn tha that man had taken the final vow' which would separate him from earth ly love forever.
 "Oh. Betty, you don't know what suffered. I'd been saying to mysel that when saw him again-as meant to--I would know by his eye at the first glance whether he stil cared as much as ever, and if he di, I would ask him to marry me. But never saw him again, except with tn eyes of my heart and I always SC him so. Not an hour passes that don't see him so."
 You poor darling" exclaimed And there was note in her voice tha made my eyelids sting How little guessed. And you seem so cheerfu and even merry"
 "One isn't in the world to be a we blanket" said Sally. Besides, on isn't actively miserable every minut for years because one has thrown ava ones chance of real happiness. On gets along eontentedly enough excer In the bad hours. when instead of bt ing q mild gray the world is in black. But I haven't told you thi to get sympathy. dear. It hash been quite easy telling. for don talk much about the deep dow things in myself. I've told you in u hope that you'll remember me and n wasted years if your chance comes be happy, even If it should be chant which you think, in worldly wa wouldn't be prudent or what your pc pie would like. People have no rigl te try and order our lives, no matt, how near they may be to US. It's V who have to live our lives, not they
 For q minute we were both silen and then Sally said quietly, as If sl were glad to speak: Here comes son one we've seen before. Do you reeo nize him? And shall you bowr
 yivace gave such leap that b leash. which I'd been holding careles ly, was jerked out of my hand.
 was my brown man who was comir --Im Brstt.
 IT faee dh feel redl vivaes VI