Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1881 — A Southern Romance. [ARTICLE]

A Southern Romance.

j? ivo ye ar» ago a maiden r iir, who*e home was at a little town near Macon, Ga., anxiously awaited an important letter from her absent lover. Days passed wearily. Th. sighing haunted the Post 'fie- , w ut the Postmaster s face al * ays wore that look of exasperating quietude common to those from wnom expected things ?w r K Coa ? e - . The malden thougnt that her heart would break, for she realized at last that her lover was faithber'l Jl 16 r Ce s e Bhiftt V 11 is Septemher, 1881 In Macon dwells the same lady, but she is now a happy wife with two children. She h M £ ultl “* °f ber days of wo. She therefore, is surprised when from the town of her youth comes a letter bearing as a subscription to her maiden name that derived from her hSSbSd An accompanying note from the Postmaster explains that In tearing awav missive was found. The envelope Is postmarked “1876.” The ladvspunks the baby to keep it quiet while she eagerly devours the contents. Heavens ! It is from John, who proposes in glowing words, and begs for a kind reply- The lady's husband also enjoys the letter, and, out of cariosity, oom. muntcatee with relatives of the former lover. It is learned that he is a happy Chicago pork-packer, with a wife and three sous.