Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1857-08-29
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"Nou dare yon dare
heard her voice choking with passion, a
quick step along the yennda, aud all was sul
II startled me, and I spoke aloud, lie was
in The Tonm before nv voice had ceased "a
sound, aud at my side His hand sOolhed my
aching head II never was 50 cool on my fore,
head before, anl fell asleep Vith a smile on
NV face,
A few days after that Glare Gays husband
died, Tie was very old, aud disease had worn
him out, They buried him at Saratoga, my
husband taking charge Of all the arrangements,
BY his will Glare was left very rich. She
went home with us, and we We're again in our
old places, win the grove between US,
had never told my husband the incident Of
until now, He made light Of il, and said she
had perhaps had more lovers than knew Of,
and so II passed, grew stronger as winter
came on ! could walk nnl ride with comfort
January found me new person; and one even
ing said to old Jupe that would go over TO
the other house IL he aud Bill would walk
with me. They followed; and in the middle
Of the wood heard those voices again. Did
they haunt the old forest
"Never, never, Clare -
.to WSIc N M aNcH"cI you NlNll
Il tell you it is impossible, You do not un.
dcrstand how firm this resolution is. | will die
first :"
And let them pass on, but this time sat
down shivcring and weak. 4 terrible fear
came over me-tsuiblc because | could not
understand il. Jupe saw me sinking. and
shouted, "NIiss Lizxy's gwine TO faint" and
the next instant my husband rushed up tho
path by ,chieh had come, aud heard him say,
allow could you be so iulprudent dear wife"
and then tainted in his arms.
was sick long time, and in the spring
Glare AVID he took me of to Saratoga again.
Clare had been untiring all the winter through
and had lived i'll the house, shutting up her
own 10 give me her every moment. When
began to think of something beside my own
pain and sorrow, and to look at my babe with
something of a mothers tenderness, obscrr.
ed strange GOODNESS between my husband and
Clare. He seemed TO wish her out Of the
house, and vet he was always kind to her, aud
spoke very gently, and ca ed her Clare, as OF
old When we were at Saratoga the same
thing continued. cannot exactly define 1t,
but it was evident TO me: ard at the same time
began TO observe that his once rugged ro-
bust frame was yielding. 1t frightened me-
He was so thin and pale, and had noticed it.
Il was so selfish in my own disease, and he
so good, so noble, so devoted! i believe moth
ing did so much to cure me as that. grew
better hourly when began TO feel that he
needed my help. In July was well and
strong; aud though perhaps may not be the
one to write it, had grown TO be n beautiful
woman. Heath, spirits, hosc, cherred and
Qladdcned my face. was a new person and
now my husband idolized me. II was rio.
rious summer Such were the fabled hours 1i
ioy when Gods sons loved mems daurlters
brief reallzatons on earth o! supernai pleas
ures.
The end hus,ens. lie is dead. NJ hua.
band died August the 9th, IS. l write 1t
with firm hand, The day is a 'error to me
when it comes back every year. h
He died suddenly Clare was msrre4 10
the Baron c. on the Goth and sailed for \
Europe the next day. My husband sontl G,'P, N
idly from the beginning OF the month; 7nd at Il
were Around me when he died-cose around \
me; Law on his breast; could not hcld hn IN n
mine, but he clasPed his around my ut Is, oud, I
said in low whisper, "My wife, Like, De-
lieve-belieye this, whatcvcy you ma hear |,
when am gone-bcIieve that loved you only \
faithfully-ony-only Remember that to
be TEMPTED is not to sin. Dear wife, yoa sre
most beautrul-most beautiful" And wins
pcrinr words of loro that would mol write
h.,u or I'LL eyes to rcad--no, not for worlds,
those precious words--hc ceased to breath rs
he ceased to speak.
They did try tomakc INC doubt him hrre
is a letter Crarc sent TO INC afterwards sec If
there could be baser pcrIidy than this she
whom loved sistcr-oll my life long
she sent me this letter; false. for he told nc
ie would be false with his last whisper. i
"You shall know it If it kills you--l loved
him, and he loved nc. will not have on /
living on in the same world with Inc and be.
licvlng that he was yours when he was nine,
Yes, mine. My own! When he first kaew
you in the old house won him from you.
tempted him with love, gave him warm en-
braces, delicious. aye, delirious kisses. You
were weak, puny, sickly, and what did he care
for the clasp Of such arms as yours? In mine
he found life, love, passion. But he married
you, you say He did bu, because of his
foolish creed Of duty. He was faithful to YOU
after that, YOU think. Ay, he was, because he
led you off TO be away from my tenn p'ations.
Had he staid at home we would have been
damned together. But say he loved me, and
when he would not hy with mel killed him by {
flying with another"
And much more Of the same kind.
Blu. have faith in him. 1t is blessed
thing this same faith. / see now how she
sought to make him like herself, ard how he
half yielded human.like, and how nc bravely
overcame the temptation. He was tempted
and did not fall, and love MIN with more
devoted love now that know all the story!
As for Clare, | know nothing of her. My
child is taught to pray for her as one of the
tempted who fell, but may be saved yet through
mercy.