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shattered his intellect! But you heard
from Gilborne again m

shattered his intellect! But you hearC
l. from Gilborne againm
i"Listen. He disappeared For more
than year he was absent, and nobody
knew what had become of him. A
d length there came reports to c. of &
t Thin haggard youth, who wandered
I about the country, begging his bread
: from door to door, giving in return fol
: charity the touching songs which he
$ sung in soft, melancholy voice, and
f the musical tones of an accordion he
| carried with him, and which he played
:: with peculiar and feeling skill Every
body treated him kindly, for although
he was evidently of an insane mind,
there was mildress, a melancholy
enthusiasm about him which won all
hearts. Search was made for him
His friends were not mistaken in their
suspeiohs. He was the wandering
Gilborne y;
"Oh, auhtw exclaimed Isabel, tears
filling her eyes.
81" They carried him back to c..
For several weeks he seemed contented
to remain at home, but at length his
-disposition TO wander returned, and he
disappeared again.
some chilly, rainy day, was sitting
alone in my room, amusing myself with
| my first child-then about six months
old-when there was ring at the door
Our domestic had gone out and there
being nobody in the house but me, |
left little Ella playing on the floor, and
went to open the door.
II started back with an exclamation |
of alarm. Gilbofne, drenched with the |
cold aud rain, was standing on the steps.
My first impulse was of fear, and |
would have shu, the door in his face
had he not looked up to me and said in
a melancholy voice
:. Ii rains May come im?'
Il was touched. | held the door
open while he entered There was
fire in the sittlng-ronm. and | made
him sit down before it TO dry his clothes.
For ted minutes not word was spoken
by either of US: his wild eyes followed
me about the room wherever | WENT
/ trembled with an iudefinable dread,
and oh ! how ardently ionged to hear
the footsteps of Edward in the hall.
tried to speak to the wretched man,
but for some reason | could not, and
his eyes still followed me in silence.
81 AT length. to my dismay, heard
Ella crying in the next room. Giiborne
started. ef {
-. Is that your child 2 he asked. j
. | trembIed as replied that it was. I
Turning deadly pale, he started from o
lis seat, approaching the room whence
he cry proceeded. Much as feared
iim, caught his arm. The thought =
hat in moment of frenzy he might
10 violence to nay child made me des- S
,erate. ST
:, on must not 90 there e | said. [
an hardly tell what followed. | re- 81
member that his eyes glared upon me /,
With monentary blaze of maniac in
asslon. that ne pushed me from him, h,
hattiIzzy sickness came over me and dr
ell apon the floor.
: " hen recovered my senses. saw
I'M bending over my darling Ella, as
le lay on the rug, gazing up with baby I
'onder in his face. With cry of ter 9
'r | sprang forward. He raised his M
cad. There was no frenzy in his on
yes but tears gushed from them, and at
'lllng down his sallow cheeks, fell like J..
lln upon the face of my child 4,
= He kissed her. and rising from his Ii
aces, begged my pardon in soft and 80
elanchol y voice and words so delicate -
I'd touching that burst into tears y
efore could speak he was gone" tbr
J" How singular" exclaimed Isabel. tin
E From that day Gilborne's insanity Wi
sappeared He is now minister in Tor
-U
''lsthat the man? the pious. benevo- no,
NJ. mild preacher. whom everybody cha
yes so welI1 % .. let
$ The same He turned to Heaven this
3 affections which were thrown away 7
OH my unworthy self | believe he :
happy. but even now, when | hear of
'ughtless airtations. am panied by d
reflections they call up" II
!. But they seldom have such mel. SeN
choly termination dear aunt,n tim oo
y suggested Isabel. h;e t;el
True. Disappointments in love gen. ct i
lily leave sorrow in the heart without ladi,
!tterinu the brain. But there are ha- the
IS of such fine and sensitive natures,
/ the health of both the mind and
~ depends upon the soundness of IL
Ii affection.n - $
sabel bowed her head to hide blush nitlu Ma
Ia tear, and from that day she was Nee
'er known to indulge in thoughtleSs ton:
tations. of G
mn uuu..r nm prlct
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