Year: 1879

in a Bout year From the above named time
noticed an ..unusal Cleaning Procession 60
ing on in the old mansion it looked like
new one both inside and out Mrs Laura and
Mr. Rogers gave unusal Happy Faces | could
not help thinking Of my dear emma this
morning l had written several letters TO her
of how Fortune had Favored me and had not
received emmy answer | thought of this as
was looking over the Books that afternoon
just as was turning the leaves of the ledger
Mr. Rogers Exclaimed Herbert Come here l
shut the ledger softly and obeyed as | was in
the habit of doing Sit down here herbert and
listen you have been in my empty three years
and you mead Rest AS well as do and you
know it to you Remember Herbert when you
First Came here l limited to you about my
daughter she will be here this afternoon and
did you not something unusal was going on of
late we thought and mourned her AS dead
she Ran away With my aunt or she stole her
and We heard she was dead and we heard
From her a short time ago that she was come
ing home She has heard Of you because
have written her several times about you She
wants you and eye should meet her at the
depot at three this afternoon and she wants
you and should go abroad l wrote her she
might Come and get acquainted with you and
then we would 90 abroad and she accepted
so you must go and Escort her home and
will go and get things Ready at home to Re-
ceive her there go herbert the Carnage is wait
ing you | went out and Jumped into the Car
rage of it Rooled in Few minutes it drew
up in Front of the Depot l quickly alighted
and the First Person saw on the Garage
entrance and asked me if that Coach was Mr.
Rogers said yes mann Right this Way She
was as beautiful as a may Flower and sweet
as Rose you are the young man Farther
spoke of are you not yes mann at your SER
vice said as she tucked her gloved under my
arm aud she Pulled her Close and neat Fine
travelling Costume tight about her and help
ed her into the Coach and took my seat be-
side her at last Broke the Silance and said
your name is miss Helen Rogers isent it not
yes sir if i am mistaken your name is Mr.
Herbert LAwarance at your service miss Rog-
ers used to know young lady that Resem-
bles you very much but her name was Emma
instead of Helen How Far is Farthers From
here mr Iawarance about two Blocks an
swered as that changed the subject did not
want to Commence it again jus. then the
coach drew up i got out helped her out and
she like dart in the air went straight in the
house could hear the happy speeches and
hear them Rejoice Jumped in the coach and
told him to drive me to the Bank when
alighted noticed a note lay in the coach Bot
tom addressed to quickly snatched it up and
hastely Read


Mr. Lawarance Please come in the sitting
Room and We will sing some Ballads and try
TO make the evening agreeable yours in Faith
Helen) you cannot immRgaine my Feelings in
that monument on so short an acquaintance
She had envited me in her Company to sing
that evening that evening accepted her kind
and ever welcome Friendship and thought
she was OCCUPYING the Place in my heart since
l had lost dear Emma did not know but she
was dead Helen Resembled Emma in Motions
and looks as she was as sweet as an ever
Blooming Rose Why should not ask her to
be mine yes must not let this last Rose of
summer Escape


one bright day as was asserting some Pap
pers and other Documents about three
months after the arrival of Miss Rogers
saw she had changed me and told her of
Emma and had asked Helen to share life
with me which she had accepted thought
would ask Mr. Rogers For the hand of his
daughter So my Brain was on Fire and turn
ed quickly around and said Mr. Rogers you
have Favored me with every thing have