The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-12

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man against that dread shadows
somehow hung closer on me to-nights
darkness, TOO, deepening into its oriot
blackness. and the chillying hss
on Ey heart agasn--when messeA
hurried after me, telling me the ladyky
dying. and was 10 20 back imTedi1te
wanted no second bidding. In 8 =
ment rs il seemed 70 ms, / was mr.
room again 1t was dark -
The lady was dying now, paraly zcdI
from hor feet upwards saw the DEATH
ring mount higher and higher; that faint.
blush ring with which death marries soma
OF his Brides. lbent every energy. every
thought h. the combat. ! ordered rene
dies strange 10 the ordinary rules of
medicine, that it was with difficulty the
chemist would prepare them. She open
81 her eyes full upon me, and the whole
room was filled with the cry of Murder.
err" They thought the lady had spoken
leverlshly III her death trance. | alone
knew from whence that cry had come.
But would not yield, and never
quaied nor feared the result knew the
powers had to battle with, and | knew,
loo, the powers welded. They saved
her, The blood circulated again through
her veins, the faintness gradually cispers-
cd, the smiuen side flung off its paralysis.
and the blue ring faded wholly from her
limbs.
The lady recovered under my care:-
And care such as mothers lavish on their
children poured ike life blood on her
knew that her pulses beat at my bidding.
knew that had given her back her life.
which else had been forfeit, and that was
her proseryer. / almost worshipped her.
1t was the worship Of my whole being
the tide into which the pent-up sentiment
ofmy long years unloying philanthropy.
poured like boundless flood. 1t was my
life that gave her--my destiny that
saw in her-my deliverer from the curse
Of sin, and had been hers from the power
Of death. | asked no more than 10 be
near her, TO see her, TO hear her voice, TO
breathe the same air with her, TO guard
and protect her. never asked myself
whether | loved as other men or no; ney
er dreamed of her loving me again. |
did not even know her name nor her con-
dition, she was simply the lady TO me-
the one and only woman of my world;
never cared to analyze more than this
Ny love was part OF my innermost being.
and | could as soon have imagined tho
earth without its sun as my life without the
LADY. Was this love such as other mon
feel? / know not. | only know there
were no hopes such as other men have, |
did not question my heart of the future;
only knew Of loye-I did not ask for hap
plness
One day went 10 see her as usual
She was well now, but still kept up my
old habit Of visiting her for her health. /
sat by her for long time this day, woh-'
derng, and so often wondered, who -
wa. she resembled, and where | had met
her before. and how: for was certain that
had seen her some time in the past
She was lying back in an easy chair, how
well remembered it all-enyeloped in :
cloud of white drapery. A sofa table was
drawn along the side Of her chair, with one
drawer partly open. Without any inten-
ton OF looking, saw that it was flled-witk
letters, in two different handwriting, and
that two miniature cases were laying
among them. An open letter. in which
lay lress Of sun bright hair, was on her
knee 1t was written in hand that made
me start and quiver. knew the writing.
though at the moment could not rsUog-
nize the writer.
Strongly agitated took the letter in
my hand The hair fell across my fingers.
The darkness gathered close and heavy.
and there bursl from me the self accusing
cry of Murderer
mo. no, murdered ]" said the lady. sor-
rowfuly. HE was killed by accident
This letter is from hm--my dear twin,
bro her Herbert--written the very day Of
his death. But what can outweigh the
bessedness OK death while we are innocent
Of SIM
AS she spoke, for some strange fancy
she drew the gauze drapery round her
head. Ii fell about her soft and white -
foam. knew now where had seen her
before, lying as now with her sweet face
turned upward to the sky; looking, -
now, SO full OF purity and love; calling me
thel To innocence As now to RECONCILIATION.
Her angel in her Likeness had once spoken
to me through the waves, AS Herbert's
spirit now spoke to mein her.
This is his portra',' she continued,
opening one of the cases.
The darkness gathered closer and clossr.
But fought it off bravely, and kneeling
humbly. for the first time | was able 70
make my confession. told her all Ny tevs
for Herbert. bat my fierce fury oftempsg;
my sin, but also how unintentional. my
atonement. And then, in the depth OF my