Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-12-03

hard to believe that you were every thing
good and worthy. You don't know how
l have idolized you. looking on you as
the saviour Of life. That is what | have
said so often when they reasoned with
me father, he saved the life Of your
child. How can help loving himg o,
yes, they all knew it; everybody knew
how loved you. l never took pains TO
conceal it; but now-now-I must.
l walked that floor in anguish Of body /
and spirit. Then went to her and said.
Annette, you love that canting George /
Herrick better than you do me. Don't
dissembIe-I know it all-know what be
thinks of you, the bypocrite' ?
l had lashed myselfinto fury that
was not to be calmed by her gentle repe-
tition of my name-her pleading looks.
Yes, it must be so. Ifyou loved me,
you would overlook what happened when
l was not myself. Little things like that
would not cause you to dismiss me-
Little thingsr she repeated with
reproachful look. Richard, if you knew
what you said last night, had you insult
ed me, you would never look me in the
face again
Farewell, then, forever almost
howled; and seized my hat to go knew
not where
Richard, just one word more If
death had been the penalty l could not
have resisted that plaintive appeal.
She held forth her arms, pulled me
down again beside her, and sobbed upon
my neck as if her heart would burst
Again and again she essayed to speak
and again fresh tears and choking sob;
followed. l was almost dying with sham,
and the hot tears pressed to my burning
eyeballs, but | bit my lips and kept then
= back. My whole frame was shaken, but
not alone with her anguish. There wa,
a scene held up before my soul--a black
disgraceful scene.
Only to say-dear Dick she gaspeC
e forth at lact, that if live, shall never
never marry anybody else-and ia
any time, know that you have thorough
: ly reformed-Ohl then if YOU will taxi
n me, and love me still viii be yours
yours through all time-through all eter
2. nifty.
I kissed her many times, and desper
ate, maddened, hating myself and ours
ing mankind, l left her for what? Iii
manner startled me; his voice was hoars
and fierce.
# To come to be a beggar and a paupe
at the age of twenty-nine through low
of rum
H. Another moment and was alone. !
a fearful page in the book of mans BIZ
y tory had been unfolded to me. shuC
dered as | left the arbor. He who ha
'' talked with me was nowhere 10 be seel
Three years after that was travelin
ID in a stage coach, when an accident baI
st pened of a somewhat serious nature
The coachman was dragged from his SCI
and trampled upon by the horses, Ii
his body was IN a shocking condition.
d, He was carried to the nearest house.
IT was somewhat injured, and not thinkir
h it advisable to 90 on, applied for shelf,
at pretty cottage pointed out TO me-
The door was opened by the same your
i man who had told me his dismal story
ri the N poor-house. Al first sight v
recognized each other-he led me in sa
ing, .joyfuliy,
have conquered
ay Iforgot my pain in the joy Of hearil
en- such news, and willingly heard wh
seemed like continuation that had n
ri had three years interval since had Il
: tened before.
l'- You remember the day we talked /
er, gether,' be said Well. have little
D a say. but it seems wonderful too wond'
tell ful for me TO believe. After you h
7, gone, went to work; but as | siru
the earth, strange, unearhly ieeli
est came over me. / seemed for the Fl
t II time to open my eyes and look abont n
- Good God said /, as ! thought
,ou my situation Lieutenant IsIiug,on
= Lieutenant Islington pauper in I
old N-work-house, hoeing potatos
ms il won do r
all Sir, threw my hoe as far as cot
re- hurl it with this right arm. turned strait
q about, walked out Of that place, redee
ed my name, my character and my
=" nette and now ] own this house a
oor land, and am a happy man, thank Go
,oor Great tears were rolling down
cheeks. ! viii not say anything ab
cho my own. The reader can judge whe
er / was unmoyed Then be told
as the story Of his finding Annette an
you phan and poor, earning a livelihood
her needle. OF bis waiting and work
For nearly three years, and now they ~
jus, married.
''es' At that moment 4 blooming Great
20 entered.
au. My Annette, said the proud husb,
ling presenting her. She has come in 4
49, a sick neighbor's.'
Your wiie il lovely creature
sal' wontsef you thank God, said /, o.
. l Just a. retired 10 rest
we're lie smiled. ! could not blame
.,.e that the smile was an exaltant one.