Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-12-17

'1ssSs fys's1tesiiti astst q sss3 aassf
/. .sit3egqe ssis f@E,s,
= = = !. -
!, with "a friend to whom / wished to sa
good-bye. The moon had risen b
fore 4 returned; and, as ] lard m
! Ehand iupenthe latch of the gate,.I're
luember looking uplat the moonsa an
thinking what trsnquilly beautifl
aspGetit wore, and hew perfectly hap
Epy lIBas. Faith, l have looked ~
lat the moon many times rsince,i bu
shesneyer wears that lovely ~f'see' 70
Ime now.' eai siszs issa y ssiEss
( - He paused and sighed Faitf
/ kissed him tenderly, aud dswaited fal
THE conclusion of the story sH
WELL it must all be told,' he re-
-sHmeI. n enteredsthe house quickly,
thinking to surprise Gertrude with !
kiss, as she was Watching for med ]
found sher--oh, Faish--I found hen
with her lips pressed to thoselof an
/ other and bera arm around bis neokv
| Faith uttered an iDdiguant cry.=
BROTHER she said, there must be
some mistake here. Gertrude isl good
andapure. j knowit.'9ariss s i-sszi'
a'Thsuk youafor saying so, he an-
swered, with a melancholy smile. FL
knowsis too, now would to Heaven
/ htd known it then!'sas e aeSslsse1
But what did yon do, Walter2 "a
What would any man do, Faith?
/ sprang upon him like a tiger; she
threw herself bstWeeusus. b Heswas
about to speak; bat she criedeeus
Not a word, not word, if you love
me!' Think OF it, Faith! h!Aif he loved
her! Was it not enough to madden
me! ] vas mad, / believe. i cursed
her-bitterly. I called her wanton and
uiiilfsilhful. She had listened in 81,
lence till tben.e Then she turned
very pale, and looked at me. l can
hear her saying. now, in a deep, low
voice, after that, / never. can. be
more Is you. She turned away and
took bis arm. They lefs the room;
aud II let them 60. Yes, Faith, !
was foo heart-broken to avenge my
self. / was too deeply deceived to
Iilt my Band, even when my wife left
tie room with one ! had fully. believed !
to be her paramour. From that night |
We : have never met. and only two
cold, brief letters, have passed :be-i
tween us .ssS
sOh, Walter! This is what has
her SOL = -
/. rs she then, changed? he asked, /
eagerly. -. - Il
she las grown cold, and hard and l
proud; and She is sad-oh, so little
Ike The Gertrude Of my school day s.!
aid Faith s-l 1. 's'' 4
She las been drinking q. bitter
up. and my band held it, to / her.
ips,. said Walt,r Now hear, theH
est, Faith, Half an bopr ago ] be-4i
Rived her guilty; but the fatal por- /
raii shows me the same, face l. saw5i
n that aesprsed uight, IL was terjl
rether ...,s "a rs.lsj sfosa sSss a
and she never told you sol a2 7,
You little know Gertrude, seer
eplied Walter, i wounded her in. j
he tepderest spot. sSher lis the soulsi
{ truth and honor; but ifsany one 4
b9ph doubt her, woe, be 10 him--tj j
md I--eh. what a fearful. doubt was
linel.s I,wropged. her deeply and a
be was Car too proud tos forgive me. Il
VII she ever do.it, Faith?2sssS 5dt II
sSbelyiIl--she mustl' cried FaiIh, ki
srnesilvS'It hss been D terrible Il
listake, but let ustrust that all will b
Q. we'll. Isee itall, now lr'Netz till i
,-day did she know that You were3a j
lyihalEtFother, nor till to-day ! did ~
4e dream that Walter Roscoe and !
ou we're the same. oh, how much !.
ie must have suffered ~ : i
ArleW knock was heard at the i.
alfopen door Of the ,paflor, and AEtta
ed Egerton Immediately entered. /,
/ Il have been for the physician, {
aith.' he said, burriedIy, ard bottle
lveseehh her. ! Ihavethe best sews for I
o. They say it is only ths long 4
ie hurried Journeys, and great :
ental excitement thatshave prostra- : !
d her. They have left her quite !
,mfortable, and she has asked for !,
%. Will you 60 and see her While +
sit with Walter?' :,
Faith grasped her husband s basd, 4
ID looked up TO him with beaming :,
Tes.. fF
You we're ever d messenger .efI.
ad iidings to me, Alfred she said; n
id nov. to reward you, You shall be IS