Year: 1870

aunt" he muttered, as he saw June passing
looking even more lovely than on the night
of their first meeting. II wish the house
would take fire, or the horses run away and
upset them, and she nearly break her neck,
or something happen so that could gain
the entree OF the house"


He wouldn't have confessed even to him
self that he had fallen in love with the girl at
first sight. No, nothing of the kind. He
only pitied her on account of her close con-
fnement, when, like other girls of her age
and beauty, she ought to have been enjoying
| life rs bird does sunshine and liberty to
fit among flowers. But try as he would to
think of some plan of visiting her, he could
determine upon nothing, and was about to
give up in despair when accident came to his
relief.


| In returning home one evening from a ride,
he saw crowd gathered in front of the door,
and upon inquiry was told that IN old man
had fallen from a stroke. One glance re-
yealed to him who the man was, and he
instantly ordered him to be carried into the
house, and dispatched his sister for Prudence
Griswald and her niece. They came Ply
sicians were called, but all in vain. Nathan
Griswald never reused from his sleep-was
never moved until he was taken to his las:
earthly resting g-place.


Dark days followed. The blow was q
terrible one to his sister. He had been to her
as husband, children, brother, everything.
All her love was centred in him, and She was
completely Frustrated She could not endure
the thought of returning to the lonely house
at was home no longer she said, 'now
that Nathan was gone"


Fred Buswell piticd her sutferings, and did
all that a son could have done to relieve
them. He attended to all her business,
would NOT listen to her leaving the house un-
til everything had been arranged to hel
satisfaction, and then he and Eva accompa-
MED her and June to a little cottage he had
hired and seen furnished for her upon the
banks of the river where she had been born
''You will not leave me?" said the old
lady, whose entire character appeared tC
have changed since the death OF her brother
II have not long to stay on earth, and poor
June, what will become of her when | am
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She glanced up quickly saw the eyes o
those she had mentioned meet, understood
their meaning, and was satisfied. All
through the summer months she fingered
tender by her atfectionate niece, and when
the leaves began to fade and fall she died.
During the last few weeks of her life Eva
Buswcll took up her abode at the cottage
and checred June in the dark trying hours.
And when at last Aunt Prudence found She
was dying, she looked from the grave face ol
Fred Buswell to the weeping June, and en-
deavored to speak, but the palsied tongue
refused to artculate word Then she took
Junes hand and placed it in that other lover
who pressed it to his lips, and, STOPPING
breathed into her dull ear his thanks,


II will tenderly cherish and care for hcl
while | live" he said, wiping his eyes
Thus they We're betrothed in the solemn
presence of death, and when the days OF
mourning were passed for ]une-when tho
air was freshest and sweetest, and the flowers
the brightest--in that month for which sh'
was named June, she became his wife. They
| live in the old Griswald mansion, remodelec
and retitted to suit the times and their taste
and the happy young wife does not regrr
that she made the embarrassing mistake thai
gained her SO good husband.