The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-06-06
DUBUQUE, IOWA, JUNE 6, 1919.
When Emma mentioned her name, the gen
tleman opposite fixed his large grey eyes upon

| When Emma mentioned her name, the gen
tleman opposite fixed his large grey eyes upon
her.
'Areyeu from Philadal phia?' he said
This time Emma answered without the least
hesitation, Il am 49, >.... al. ~ /
i once knew Dudley from Philadelphia
he was cassmate Of mine at Yale, and as no
bic fellow as ever lived
| There are many families of that name, I
expect replied Emma, in faltering tone OF
voice, but her heart whispered to her that the
one the stranger meant must be he whose name
she bore. She pressed her hand against her
heart to quiet its painful beatings, while the
stranger remarked $685..
sHisGrst name was rather an uncommon on G,
l think you would remember if you had heard
tit was Ceci-Cecil Dudley-did you ever
hear Of sucn an one?'
Emma g face was as palla as death, but she
answered firmly
He is a relative Of mine, sill; please say no
more about him.
The gentleman looked musingly at her
thinking that Cecil Dudley must have grown
: strangely cold-hearted and worldly, to allow
so young and fair elativc to seek her own
living. He leaned back, whilst Emma doubled
her veil over her face, land tried in vain 10 sup.
press her sobbing.
1t was late in the afternoon, when the driver
stopped at S. Falls, to mend portion of his
harness, which had given way. Gladly the
young Helen and her brother bounded from the
stage, followed by Mrs. Easton and the stran.
ger, while Emma pleaded her fatigue ex
cuse for not joining them. But as she looked
from the window Of the stage and saw the
beautiful view, she resolved upon following
The air was mild and delicious, but as abe step
ped from rock to rock, over assures so deep
and dark that you could see no bottom she al
most wished that she could slip between them
and forget her misery IN death. Her compan.
ions were already out of sight. She look ed a.
round upon the masses of waving green that
clad the sloping hills upon every side-then
her eyes rested upon the pure sheet Of water
mirroring every floating cloud, and the far ex-
panse Of azure. until suddenly with wild leaps
plunging downward, throwing far up the
wreathing foam and rainbow spray it gathered
in its fearful descent, it lost itself in winding
chasms and vaulted passages. Emma leaned
over the very topmost crag, and gazed far
down into the abyss. She looked upon the
mirrored semblance of the tumult within her
own bosom. The restless waters whrling and
eddying in one continued vortex so far below
lashing and foamlng against the rocky barriers
upon every side, was indeed true counterpart
of the strugglings of her spirit.
She had too long suffered herself to act from
impulses to obtain the victory at once-toc
long been the victim of her own pride to en-
dure with humility.
To and fro, like the withered leaf upon the
surface of the water below, was her hear,
borne by its struggles-now enguIphed by the
memory Of the love she had lost-now rising
strong with resolutions to win il bach, and a.
gain plunged deeper than ever into the dark
abyss by its utter weakness and inability &c
escape from its loneliness and misery
The cool air famed her fcvcred brow, but !,
bore no healing on its wings to minister to q
sick and struggling heart, which still beat with
painful throbbing-still bringing the lost anc
spent hours Of the past before her, and an
on like the changing panorama Of dream
summoning werd forms from the misty future
which beckoned her on to still increasing mis-
cry.
Emma had laid volume which she brough,
from home with her upon the very summit OF
the rock-she moved 1t slightly, very slightly
but down the sloping surface of the rock i,
slid, and was soon lost to her sight forever.
ALI had il been me, she sighed and thrill
Of regret shot through her heart as she though
how speedily would her sorrows have been ter
minated.
If l but dared,' again she murmurod, and
sho drew herself still closer to the edge from
where the slope commenced.
She looked wildly about hcr--up to tho blue
sky, mocking her in its brightness and down
to the wreathing arms of the waters below
scious of her own terrible resolve, shs moaned
to herself, 'ah. Father, forgive! and looscning
her hold, she felt without terror or dismay that
she was slowly. but surely sliding to the gulph
below: The last sounds that fell upon hel
ears were those of mingled screaming, rising
far above the roaring of the torrcnt-a feeling
of sudden pain-a dizzy faintness, and all was
over.
But the pain hS6 not been occasloned by the
W. nv ocf
arm of her preserver, and now he bore hel
dropping form over the rocks, followed BY the
little group who, with pallid faces had watched
the stranger as he cautiously stood near, No
grasped her in her moment Of peril.
Ihey entered little brown cottage by the
road side, and after applying the usual restora
full faces beside her
MY poor-poor child!' said Mrs. Easton,--
The warm blood mantled Emma's pure face
as the affectionate tones fell upon her ear, a nd
pressing the extended hand. sho wept passion
ately.
Glenwood was but few miles from the falls
and they continued their journey, reaching
the groveembowered village at twilight. 4
strange caimn ess stole over Emmas heart az
the stage wound through the elm skirted road
and deposited them ut the gate Of the beauti
full grounds which surrounded their boarding
house.
| CHAPTER Nv.
|. "--- and thou, oh! thou,
Dost thou forget me:
Thou contest not!--thro' the silent night cen
| now,
that need prayer much, awake and pra y
Still first for thee. Oh nearest, dearest friend
How shall bear this anguish to the end?'
! g.. l-t r*c. ,. Mrs. Henans.
The first month of Emma Dudley's engage
ment as teacher passed YEARLY und heavily
to hsr. How calmly she looked back now and
reviewed the feverish haste with which she
had rejected the then humiliating present for
the unknown future.
All! deeply did she regret the wretched pride
which had kept her from confessing her faults
to the husband who had been so 1enient and