Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-01-15

! giveness; but the moment had passed /; n
} tears, had they been of blood, no PRAYERS, ha.
they been an agony of supplication, could eve
recall it. All, well, murmured T. 1T will b
but few hours. and he viii be at home Eve,
: as spoke. deadly shudder shook nv frame
A few hours
My friends arrived and I strove to gree
them gaily and cordially but nv thoughts, my
attention were not with them nv ear was cou
stantly strained to catch the hollow sound o
horses feet upon the little bridge lust below
our cottage. At last | heard them in the dis.
tanee-a furious clatter over the BRIDGE and mr.
the little avenue but / knew it was not wba,
l longed for. nameless dread crept over me
and | seemed frozen to my chair
as Heavens Mary, what is the matter % cried
Emma; and at the same instant a sharn neaI
from the door bell rang through the bopse and
IN moment the servant said at the one,
/ door
g" gentleman would like to speak few
words with you in the hall. Mrs. Murray
rose and went out as if in dream. A
stranger stood there, looking at once embarrass-
ed and sympathetic. Before he could speak, /
SAID, IN strange, mufied voice:
q Is he dead ?"
! Then You have heard madam said the
stranger, somewhat relieved /; he said something
else, believe. but l heard it not, for was again
4 gasping out
"' Is he dead p
az No, Mrs, Murray, he still breathed when 1
/ left, but If you would see him alive, l think
you should come at once. left word at the
little tavern in the village for chaise and
driver to be sent up, and here they are
by this time Emma and her husband. hear
/ ing something of our conversation, had come
out ; and it was her kind hands which arraved
me for this terrible ride. and her husband placed
me IN the chaise, and silently, after few di-
rections from the stranger, took the reins, and
drove rapidly through the village, and about a
mile beyond. We stopped at common sort of
house, in the yard of which Sultan stood tied
+ to tree.
- Come right in said a woman who seemed
/ to De watching fer US at the door But I'm
most afraid he's gone. He was sinking fast
when l came to look out for you Ny friend
led or rather carried me into the room-that
room where lay my noble, gallant husband
where he lay dying. Q, my God did not
know till then how keen an anguish the heart
may bear and yet survive
"The sight of that dearly loved form that
morning so replete with manly grace and
strength, now so crushed and helpless. aroused
me from the stupor into which I had fallen. !
rushed forward exclaiming
* Henry, Henry knit you know your own
Mary, your wife ?
f" He smiled family, and opened his eyes, but
he could not see me. and in another minute
they closed gently, the smile faded frcm his
face, and was aIone-aIoHe with my grea. sor-
row.
" / heard long afterward for it was months
ere I could hear his name spoken, that he bad
exerted himselfto find Mr.. Monroe had transact
ed his business with him, and was riding at a
quick pace toward home, when in passing a
heavily laden country wagon, Sultan SHE'D vio-
/ lently, throwing him among the wheels, which
] before the horses could be stopped passed over
him, cruelty mangling his limbs. and iniurinr
him internally so severely that death was the
only relief to which he could have locked.
My child, do you know now why I felt SO
/ agitated when I found that Ralph and you had
/ parted in anger e.
/ Mrs. Murray rose with countenance sadly
moved from its usual serenity, and left the room
nor did she leave her chamber for many hours.
Margie raised herself from the couch with the
look of a sudden resolution in her eyes She
walked steadily into the library, where her
father still sat reading his morning rarer.
Father, can John be spared 10 go into the
city for NE this morning 81
a" Why, don't know, you hussy; what do you
want now-ribbons-gewgaws-eh p
No, papa but note
q A note-and who is it for 2"
For Ralph, papa"
For Ralph Why, it isn't al hour since he
left here, Well, well, you puss, don't look as
If you We're going TO cry, aad send John to the
worlds end if you like"
The note was sent, and was worded as fol-
lows:
Can kiss be sent in letter
" MARG1E"
The answer was as follows:
1t can. May a man have a sister, young
beautiful and unmarried
RALFHn