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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Times, 1891-12-04, Page 2eteeseallesentereleaareelealatalsWellielletteatelleeteeaseeeteiseweeeetateelaseteateessetweeeetteswee ae. t titt'Attitittiii 1111 FUL\ y,PEW', el Blatt 4, teal. . ..ereseeed aesee: . ee.e-ee -ea • ----; etssaw, "Have I beets faithful to you, John?. True to the golden band Thai, litty yearo ago, yon placed Upon tee, girtieti !laud? Faithful m wealth or poverty, Fattlaful in joy or woe, True whore all °there have been, false? You know, tr Love, you lenowl "Have 1 been loviug you, John? 0! did you over dila, No matter went the stress or streba, That I could be unkiad? 'Twas mine the trimming word to speak, ti of light wok nothiug free., her delivate auU peifect henniY, while i area from her Omng silicon robe, i.ose colored ribbons tted snowy laces,a score of shifting, taittaliziue Ile could not melte up his mind to aecipt his dieinissal. Dearest 13eetsie, he sonata tue put it back on your ;finger ; believe neal will prove worthy of your trust, Will you contieue your profeseion, Philip I cannot make a living by it, 1am wasting uv life. Let me go with Stephen Pled% Bessie ; I wet make evough money\ to marry you in two ' Toe Broiling nice to show, y ars. Tbes deed of tenderness to clo, Oh, della! you kaow! you know! Certainly ; go with Stephen Place, "Have 1 been helpful to you, John? Itook round upon the land; Have you oat la id in all your toil ate, busy, ready hand? Helpful and oetient through the years 0, has it uot been so? I see the answer in yoar eyes; You know, my love, you know! "But,Ot if you would say se, dear, I think it would be sweet— Now 1 am growing old aud tired— The kind words to repeat." He drew her hoe I eloaa.to his. owe, Her heed as white Ile SUOW— Aid whispered; "Oh, my dearest wife, I know --.I know—I know. I kneed you are ray love and guide, Fruencleever wiso and tree. That all the best I have ancl'am, I owe, beloved, to you," Oh, then iter eyes caught Her cheeks a rosy glow; She answered; "I have trusted this, But now, my love, I kaow." —Amelia E. Barr, IfigNI.00080.4.8.•Ammumos • 11,1i1E'..YiNG A GEN MEDIAN. LW AMELIA 1 DARR. ,••••••••••••••-••••.• • Ttieuty five ;,,ears ago, Mr. Lyman Bake r wee lie cashier of a great no- t ional trust company, with a salary of fan r thous:tett dollen; a year, which eant aha/a:some ia those days, and Mr. Batter lived handeomeey in a pleasant hoese in a good locality. He sad poly oee eeild, a daughter, tint on her be lavieleel weateoever her bean &eine, wes very beautiful, and she dressed beautifully ; she •liftel ex- pensive tastee, and she gratified them. It was all a very doubtful aindness, but society does not yet frown on these fathers who edneace their (laugh ters for tneniy, and ye e make no pro, vision for them egains t an ow, age of penury and neglect. ' But peeury and neglect were aim, lively unknown conditions to Bessie Baker at tive,nty years of age. It seemed indeed a thing incredible -to her that even her Wishes should be disregarded.; and especially incredible that the first rebel shaseld be her cousin Philip Burden. Her,itstonishitient and indignation made her, look very hand- some, and Philip did art fait to See it, although it dal not lefluenee him in the present dispute. Volt see, Bessie dear, he said, ape proitehleg the pouting beauty, 1 have never male a dollar by my profession, and never will. I bate pill boxes and lancets, I eau% look like a doctor, people, derft t'rust me, a good offer,and I like the work. Yes, sir, 1 tsuppotes you do, All men like noise aud dirt ; but if you turn muchinist, of course that ends our ein gagement, I propose to merry a gentle. man Shall I be leas of'a gentlemanl Wilt I not still tre the same Philip Burden e • Are inechaeics, with dirty hands and ditty clothes, gentlettrett e en.. gaged to marry DoctotPliatiar net a machiulet fl1 eugitteelea—I stip; poet. you will 'tun an engine, `• • if you desire to do ao. ' Of course you don't expeot me to marry a ineoliadde, rake your ring, sir. There 'ore a few passiouate, plead. hag words, a proud, hitter anawer,then Beseie haughtily le'ft the room, and however true lie had been to his hie etteets as a workiugaran—however well lie had satisfied his tatelleure—bie Meta was very tannery and weary, He saw Bessie frequently at church, tft net he at intervals on the etreet, and every emit meeting, berm as it was of comfort, filled Man with a vegue, anrestful tonging. Ttieeefore when Russia beton to entertain thoughts of war and railways. and . Philip saw a flee opening soddenly arise in S. Petersburg for a fleet class retaehinist and engineeiehe determined to accept it, and thoroughly cot hitn self Apart trona a'peinory s) painful and unprofitable. Yet AO contradictions is Love, that to the life that was wearing them out, for when it ceased all vedette mane of their support ceesecl with it, °Tlie blow fell at Wit, and they wore left to their own resources, Nothing hut 'keeping a beeriling-bonse euggest, itsotf to them. Even this would have to bo of a rhird or fourth -rate ebarecter, for the mute letudatrue ape poiutmente of the Batter household had acquired a shabbiness incredible to all win> do not anew what fretinent etiitege of house and servants, told a grad nal goiagaeloweeeill means, Elie undertakeing did not sueceed. The 'reenters were not of a very par. tienlar order, but they did not like the cooking, and they were offended at be could not hear to leave without one attentioes. A Bessie's rejectiou of akl more opportunity of seeing, speak- oertain )ass of youi g men regard g, a ing to his dos! Bessie. Therefore, everything but rude truth as a plate under the pretence of bidding his aunt Mg on of airs, and the Baker louse and uncle fereWall, be called at the very soon grew unpopular. Then the house. He did net ask for Beettie,bat most of the furniture was sold, two the pretty opal ring ley upon the floor wittingly, or rtrieyittingly, she entered rooms tattoo vent the once delicately - at Phirip's feet. 11e picked it sadly the parlor, and de spite of her cool oared -for Bessie Baker songht for up, put it in his pocks slowly lett the holm', whets he had spent tbe happiest hours of Lis life. Yet be Was sure of: the step he had taken. 11e lcuew that he had done rieht, and he hoped that a few months separation would alter Bessie °pintoes. He put a ribbon through the rejected ring, and hanging it, retina bis keek, went bravely to work in his friend's maim factory. -It was a new lifeatncehe liked it. A day meant something to him now. He • did not go to bed every:night and leave Ab 1 ahl these ifs I They are wide and they seeni, wheu placed at once before' the world as be found ;it ; by ever kw deep as the ocean. the eye, are very common in Neal eaten an extent he bad changed it a Philip sailed for St. Petersburg the , 'York life, and people by no means die salute and formal aaanners,Philip saw some position be a store. She sought that she had not ben quite indifferent long before shelound it ; then it was to their separation. he changed color only he a shoe store, to fit ladies boots, violently when told of Philip's intim- and sew on butt -cps. Twelve hours' done, and scarcely lifted her .eyes; or work a day for eight dollars a week ; moved her lap to his formal adieu, and yet she was glad to get it; nay, But Philip was eot wrong in believing in some respects bile*witti happier than that the droopini;licis hid heavy teare, ; she had keen 'since her father's ae, and the cold little aimed, passive as it =lent, Ilewelr,er little it was, she lay in me aaraeasee ineme one, ser ; earned it ; andlavith the few dollars 1 Bessie' had been ber mother Madesby sewrng,they man- ' had been more aged to live. tad met alone!! tainly trembled. less proud 1 If Plait confident !---if they Such changes aAtliese, frightfql as little. Weary, Reim and oily,he grew in self respect, and soon began to paeliet his ten dollars a week, with a sense. of pride that be had never lett in the gentlemanly professiou for which he was in no manner fitted. 'Yet 'Bessie's leak of sympathy, and lier scornful farewell, rankled deeply in his heart. lie longed earnestly for some tenderer and more hopeful part- ing, and in about three months he ventured one evening to enter the atwitter street with a view to calling upon bis ola love. tie Lad scarcely done so, when he saw her leave the bouse aud come towards him. She was elaborately dressed, and had couple of elaborately dressed girls with her. . They were laughing merrily as t,hey came down the steps, and seemed thoroughly interested in their own conversation.It would take a brave man 'to deliberately approach, three such girliefor nothing on earth is ao nierci- Iess when they are beautiful,prosperous and untamed by sorrow and experience, Howe\ er, Philip told 'biniself that the strati; was public; propercyr., and that even Bessie's acorn could not kill him, and a alked prottdly on acerneet them. 13essie saw bim iirstl and said a word to her comuaniona which totally not fail to reproaca, her with the ex- primary schools ; and Mrs Baker gave changed the hearing of theewhole group. oellent offers she had. scorned and re, up sewing and spent her days very Smiles vanislied ; low 'laughter and jeeted. She nied a desperate awe pleasantly in attending to their simple pleasent chat instantly caaseti. They struggle to keep her place in society, housekeeping, They grew not only ea.! pmee with a cola severe, propriety, and /ailed; for what can girl do contented, but also 'very happy, in the i well maculated to thorouglay disoott- without fresh toilets? She tried to win two small rooms wach it was their cert any roan. He inoved his hat to back some of her old admirers by a pleasure to make brk,ht and pretty. ly in order. Every one has secret Christieus time, so Bessie made 00 inquiries whoa ber mother sale. she I WAS Roing at for loilf an hour, She only smiled, and Wale ber be carotin! of the hlippory sidewalk, and tbeo drawing the most comfortable obair into the outlier, eat down for a good think. She went back many years, • and sighed a little for her lost-. beauty. She neva not have done so ; she was really a. far lovelier and nobler woman then, than she had been six years ago, whole she gave Philip his opal ring bask again. Then she looked at the httle bare finger, nod totiebed it sadly then she put b :th ber bands before her face and a tear fell where the ring had been. She was roused by a knock at the door. No neighboremwever tiresome, must be refused tonight e Perhaps they wanted nor to do something for the children in the /muse ; so sbe said, . as eheerfully as possible:, Oorne the door opened qaiokly, and a tall bearded fellow in a fur cloak strode right to .where she stood, and taking both her hands, said,between laughing. and oryitig 011, Bessie! Bessie! My little Bessie! Yes, it was Philip 'oma aganocorne especially to find his little Bessie, of whose trouble he bad heard only a few weeks preview: ; and before he said good night that Christmas Eve, he had replaced the opal ring en Bessie's finger, and Be3sie and B.Seie'S mother had promised to change their two • , cozy rooms in New York for splendid mansion on the banks of the 4: e next day, and Bessie spent its long, sad ander them. What takes but a ow Neva, hours sobbing in bitter regret over the moments to read, takes often mouths Only Bessie, darling 1 said Philip, a handsomoosaanly foellow she was never and years to accompliela and the little provokingly, you are niarrving likely to meet again ; and tee stm Bakers had come down,not air at once, • a mecthanic, mindrand not a gel:dee-mu rase and set and elaeks and months but step by step,from their prosperous and Bessie replied with her hand on went by, and the two hearts drifted condition to that of poverty and for- Philip's breast,: further and further away from each getfulness. Not always either are Forgive me, darling ! In these rex other. such ohauges barren of wisdom. years I have learned that no good man But after that pertiog a eloud seem. - Bessie's character ripened and mellow, or woman, however iedigerit, uncl no ed to gather over essie's life (Meet' ed in adversity as it never would have honest calling, however humble, is afterwards lookieg backward she said, done in wealth. She saw all her faults, common or unclean For in poverty her good genius It her When Philp and bitterly resented of them ; she , Bessie had eearned to call things by sailed. Certatnly things very soon almost succeeded in accepting cheer.. tbeir right names, and perceived that took an evil turn. Mr, Baker, going fully her toilsome and empty life She ' it is generally by our own hands God dowit tele steps to bis usual business, found in a larger measuro her mother lost his foutiug, fell heavily, and lay in her poverty,and the two learnt each for many weeks iu a. very helpless other's hearts as they never did in a condition.. Slowly ;1e endeavored to wider Ufa resume itis dutiee, but they had slipped ; They settled down in their new beyond him. He was retired on a .conclitiou, and began io !make the best ixtuch smaller sal4ry, and a stranger of it. Their two moans still retained sat at his. desk. a savor of the old comfort, two or Bessie felt the change very bitterly; three large handsome chairs, a good, o a much smaller they bad to remove house, hi a leas sty though faded carpet, and a few pie- ish neighborhood, tures and ornaments with the relics of and her acquaints ces soon began to the old time delicate table service, forget her address. Bessie's beaux The two women had saved enough to were not more faithful, and only two invest tlieie small quarters with an or three or the least desirable Clung to air of comfort and respectability. her fallen estate. Her homeitself was A yettrepassed rapidly -away, and far less happy; Mr, Baker was gum, then an old friend procured Bessie a lous and fretful, and her mother did Position as a teacher in one of the Beale. She barely returilad the cour- tesy c and her companions looked at lam with that curious, criteoel air that women know so well hiew te mako mort !yin g. was only an ordinary nm, toed he woe intensely mortified s but the niedleiner thigh'eaveeetid him geed; elie. ateeit4itratiPaeteetnitteci to strange amiability, but, love cannot be whistled hack at pleasure. A sense of failure settled down upon the once lovely girl; she began really to lose both her healthand,good looks, rind if Philip had ever wished for a sharp revenee he had it now. For ever since their hest parting she bad known that it Was Philip Burden she Not nolikely, Bessie. J fl1O51 to'ftirigtha woman who oonid so wane loved—Pliiiip,no matter what he wore, know all about my Iinsiness. 1 would Silky wound his feelings. Still he did or what he did ; and now it was too as fief tun on engine us makn one. not forget her, He 'was always buovy late. She had wreaked her life by Sir, you have very low tastes:1 to hear any report about. BeS'sie Baker, foolish pride, she had lost all for the an) quit', Bur.. we should never agree ; and no other woman took her place in silty fear of what the world would say, and with a quiet scorn, Bessie drew his affections. and now the world—that isetee dozen her opal engagement ring wilier fin- At the end of two years he wont into people in it whose snubs or sneers she- 'things to tell about what the girls had ger, and offered it to her Inver, partnership with his consin, and the feared—knew nothing of Ler, had fore 'mid, and what the teciehers had said Fur a moment Philip looked with a firm (I Place & Burden began gradual- gotten hervery existence. and twoor thee Jitt1e schemes for yearnivir; to/Amu:is and admiration. at ly to commend a rellatilp and boom.. Such thoughts as these were net their holiday tvVeli bo' a great deal 0e Oue wintet's day Voir Christmas, Besste came home unusually minuet. She had a weeka holiday. The super- intendent bad given liar a pretty pre- sent. She had been able to buy her mother a certain cloak which the had set her heart. The aiding room was all aglow Witii b\Ight fire. There had been snowy &trades and bright green wreaths put Up, and before the hearth the table was set for their early tea. Bessie cbatted away to the rattle of the Shins. ; praised the tea, and praised the'abtoifed chicken, and praised the eake. She had a Mind rea reaches tis good thiegs. HOLLOWAV'S OINTALONT AND PILLS eftect wonderful cures of bad legs and wounds. If these medicines be used ac- cording to the direetions which are wrap- ped round each pot and box, there is 00wound, bad Ieg, or ulcerous sore. bow - ever obstinate, but will yield to their curative properties. Numbers of poi- sons who had been patients in the large hospitals, and under the cars of eminent surgeons, without deriving the least benefit, have been cured' by! Holloway's Ointment and Pins, when other remedies had signally failed. Fort glandular • swellirags, tumours, scurvy, and diseases m of the Skin there is no othermedicine that can be used with so good an effect. Though potent for good, it is powerless for harm; and though he euro it effects is rapid, is also col tete and per- raanent. Vieitter--"Ah, what a splendid piano you' Nal Are you fond of mueic?" Weary usehoulder—"rused to be be- fore that pima° came into ho hose," , • hi5o# vertu Suite —I have great reason o weak web of your 13. Bitters. 1 have taken Six bottles for myself and family and lind that for loss of appetite and weakness it has no equal. It cures sick ben4che,p.nrifies the blood and will not LA when used. I heartily recommend it td alt wantingti pure MOIL:tile, kitTeat 1110NUTTATrilrOl N. 5. Irate Subriber 1 demand to see the editor. 'Wbero is be ? Printer—He's in the loft. The citizens tn tarred and feathered 'bielastraight. at what 1 Want r belonged to to pay for it.— L S.—Yes, and theta! j to see him about, The t me, and I want the edito Atlanta Constitution. \The Hest Vet Dumt Fkus,—Nly motheewas attacked with inflammation of the'lungs which left her very weak and iievk* free from cold, till. at last she got a vefy severe cold and Hh cough, e resolved 4' try Hegyardei ' Pectoral Balsam, and, el so tieing, fouud it did her more good thou euy other mettle eine she over tried. MIN. KIINNEDY, bO Smith Ave., eamiltote Ont. She—"Dal you succeed in mastering the beautiful girl,- and hesitated, lie able standing in their specialties, pleasant company, but they were Of discussingaa se larertch while in France?" had loved her from citild•iood with a Philp worked steadily away,feeling ail nearly all Bessie had for the next two The conversation lastoce ail through Ile —"Nearly. 1 did not succeed in trite 'and profound uffeetion, and he an artists pride in the eroation of the years, for Mr Baker had been gradual- tea Wiley end nal; through' tthe bane making the Frenchmen comprehend me, scarceiy ever remembered seeing her spleinli.1 pieces of machinery that ly becoming more and more of an ni.J r tieenpied 14 wasbieg nor could 1 make out what they were 1QVIC so lovely. paast d through bus bruins and, his valid, troublesome and unreasonable platea and i putting driving at, but 1 got no I could undei- • ood antler thvgasitlier,but th nds, yet 'conscious all the time that, yeti the poor woolen clang tenaciously tai room tl rough. ponce. stand myself wben I talked."—Funny g winch Mee Bak up their cups a the pretteebri I 1++ • mem mix Pee Wo Drycit chain of 1(1 arldre; night Men I found the ell ua itt reth, . iug al for tie Refer the sp physi the Are st neees not fin Spea be a farm need thou peo 011 Men won It but of 1 the fr alsc mu (ice ia ma •eo th the to •re s t sn al 4' a h 1.1 as w 1 t