Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-05-13
From the Waverly Magazine.l
ADA AND !;
HUGH LOVE.
RY AMANDA MINNIE DOUGLASS.
TcoHCLUDED.l


Have yon no pity for me, or have you un-
hsllowed love rooted out all your kind and
noble feelings! Do not talk to me thus, or
| will go fort into the street, find another
hume, and never look upon your face again"
Much Of the " ildness was gone, bu; he
went on, pie1dingly:
God only knows how dear you are to me,
May, and yet | you'll suffer anything soun-
er than you should be unhappy. Only tell
me this and will be contents: say that if |
had asked your love in one of the pleasant
hours spent at my Cousins you would nov
be my wife; say you loved me then -"
l shut my eyes-hiS rye. O.. what a
useless sacrifice | made when lrelinquished
Hugh WIIton's love. 1t almost. mgddeneu
me to think of it now. But | saw the dang
er to both, and answered, | trust, wisely
o, those fearful moments! Wondered how
| could be SO calm, aud reason with him,
when my heart was so full. Already | had
determined to find another home, for / felt
how much better il would be for all.
There was a SLOW, heavy rumbling through
the street; it stopped at the house, and the
door bell was rung violently. We looked
up and saw the gray dawn glimmering
through the windows. Both said "Ada!"
In a few moments Ada Wilton was brought
into the room she had so lately left the glow
of health and beauty, her royal robes torn
and spotted with blood, her hair in disorder,
her white, ghastly face, with its open ewes,
fearful to look upon. In returning home
from the ball the coachman, who was slight
y Intoxicated, had missed his way, and his
horses Becoming unmanageable, raced furi-
ously through the streets, breaking the car
rage and killing both the coachman and
Ada's friend, Mrs. Harlowe; and Ada! She
was not quite dead. The doctor came and
dressed her wounds, though her external in
juries were few; but he only said
"She may last a day or two, perhaps"
shudder TO think OF those terrible days
when Ada lay between lie and death. Hugh
seemed to lorgeI even Percy's existence, as
ne sat by the bed and slChed her breath
come and go slowly. Then there was ii
change-hartly for the better, for fever
ragged through every pulse that had been so
calm.
used to wonder if Ada ever thought she
was losing Hugh's love. Now she begged
and ImplUred him So pi'eously to love her
not to send her away; she would give up all
lur h;m--her friends. Ter position, her gay
society, go anyNhere he said, # he would
only love her; and he hanging over her in
All aguny:ol 9rirt, poured furih his own re-
NOISE ND cUntritIon. | mad no lear, then,
how il Would be if God restored her to him.
And He, in His Infinite mercy, did. Spring
whis Perd Of coming joys ere Ada could rise
from her bed; but her recovery, il not rapid
was, a; least, sure. An understanding took
place erwee her and Hugh, though she
blamed herself severely as being the cause
of ali the r GOODNESS. 1t was u severe ordeal,
out it called forth all the ruth, nobleness
snd energy of ADDS nature, and made her a
true oman. " it'll the heart oi a wife and
tnv,her. Oue day Hugh Come IN my roc tn
and, sizing down, spoke OF that fatal even
ing. H. was very siInp' e and manly about
ii, and ready 1t make any acknowl edgmen,;
if | though, it better We would 60 10 Ada
and tel her.
l rev"lved the subject in my mind a few
m--ments, then saId--
'It had better be forgotten between US
two. for. it would add to Ada's sell. repruach
in not caring more Tor your love-"
He bowed his head, and, after a momen,
rejoined-
Zone thing more. May, promise me you
will call my house your home until a hush
and's love wins yUu from it."
I said | would. l felt how dear it was,
then, in that it held a brother and sister.
We we're happy after that. think we
all understood better what fife really vas.
Ada, in her fervent gratitude, tried earnest.
y to fill her station, and she succeeded -
We never told her how nearly Percy came
to dea h; and though we all shuddered when
we thought of that fearful night, still its
heavy trials purified our hearts; and. after
while, we kept the day in our minds as one
keeps a place where they have passed great
dangers. Hugh was fitted for her, and she
for him, and it satisfied me. Even Jennie,
nice as he. views of married life were, own
ed to me she thought Ada a model wife and
mother.
A long while after this, Hugh received a
letter from his brother. Mhe Turkish wife
had gone to her dreamless sleep years be-
fore, he had roamed about u til he was
weary, and now he was coming home
Hugh went to New York to meet him. The
evening We expected them home we sat by
the window and watched till the sun died
away and the purple twilight tell down, ! Ike
a curtain. over all. Then Ada grew restless
with her ~iiely anxieties. VIZ sat t.. liking,
lorgetful Of the lights, until there was a
STIR IN he hall: then she sprang up, saying,
JOY fully, They have GOMEZ"
had the baby in nv arTs, but ! went
out also. Observation-Disclosures manly
not a ~h4, the sufferer Tor having a HAND
some brother beside him. When he said
My wife, Percy" the arms were folded
ar"und the baby and me.
Percy! what a IN stake That's our lit
tie sister, May, that | don't allow any one
IL trcub e." exclaim. d Hugh
"Well!" and Percy surveyed the group,
sail | can say is, she has u kiss that belongs
to you, Mrs. Wilton, for Hugh las been so
extravaganza in your pr Uses, and described
you 50 often that | came prepared to snr-
render at once"
Thinking ] was a tiny little woman with
golden ringiet>;" and Ada laughed.
Percy looked serious about it, then said,
sl"w y, perhaps | can get the kiss back
So they laughed uver 1t, and had u merry
time, thai made us EEL toward Percy as an