Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-17

! hand. The story OF his marriage had
fIspread rapidly, through the village
II Every gossip wns busy with tho rar,
4 piece OF news II wenf upon, tl,e
, street I was Watched m earerIy NJ
!, thought were n condompcd criminal
or q wild, ferocious animal. that was
! bent upon some fatal mischief. Some
, said that [ was most heart broken; 9th.
!, ers that Iwas nearly insane, and Others
!, lstill that I had settled awnyinto a sor,
Of stupor from which | should never be
reused; that In oil human probability |
should not live but a short time. God
knows, I prayed that the last might be
so, that every day I hsked earnestly
never 10 see tho light Of another; the
bridal robes laid yay 40 carefully
might hc my shroud, ut tho time I
thought should become ablcsscd, hap
\ py wife. H n f1. eff' teG -lt
Tho day on which Walter was 10
como dawnod at last, | knew, OK.
lpectcd that II would be n wrotchod ono
| TO mo, aud shuddored when the light
broke clear and roslly In nj my win.
dows O, how everything mocked me
on that morning Tho mist rose MP
4 like q fragrant brcuth from tho low.
lands at tho hrst wirm kiss Of the sun,
\ and lay lIkca white mantle NJ Tho foot
of tho sweet green hills Tho fields
stretched away, gllstcning In tho sun-
Hight, m though their mantlcs were
studded with costly jcwols; and the
] birds bymned out their praisos, rich
nod ccar upon tho morning air. In oil
this glory how wrelohodly, how wick.
cdly cursed tho very tl,to that bado me
look apon lt-llye 10 eco II.
! put on my bonnet and shawl aud
| wandsrcd out into tho woods, where no
human voice could roach my cal. and
then whom tho allencc grow moro terri.
1 bio than tho busy, buetlIng sounds OF
hnman lifc, went back 10 tho village
again; wcarily towards home went
past tho depot, A iraln OF cara had
bust that moment como In. Ihad prom.
lsed 10 meet Walter thore, nc that very
hour. | turned back, | know not why,
! porhmps thought 20 cheat myself Tor
| h moment into tho bolIof that shonld
meet him rs | had promised; that the
past week was q myth, n dream, As |
did so. o woll.known voice sounded up.
on my car, I turned quIclsIy around,
tho blood recedlng rapidly from my
brow checks and lips. Mereiful Uoav,
ems Walter Mayo wns standing di.
roc .y beioro me, with n benulliul,
showlly dressed woman leaning on his
arm ..ai .f...ft ...1 -.
%, if J could but bo away from tblr
spot 7 thought rs terrible ialniness
cnmo over mo. WAS pride frightened
from her post again? Should glyaup
therc, sink before all those cold. critici.
zing eyes No, no ! aud witha strong
effort moved on, directly past them
As 1 did SO, Walters gave feli upon me
'Ah, there Is Annie he said, 'this way
Helen, and going towards mo he held
out his hand, ,.1 49, ga, ...f.,t..,
drew back a rapid, angry light
shot from my eyes. Ny lips qulvcrcd,
my whole franc tremblcd with emo,
ton. ! would not bear his insults, and
: cvery word that he might speak to me
after the great wrong he had lone, was
. indeed, an insult, Hooked distlaintal
} ly at his protfered hand and turned
laway. 4ia a3r ..yffrl 6 t.4ta
'Why, Annie, what Is the matter, you
are looking ~ white u death ho ex
! claimed, laying his hand upon my arm
Why do you turn away so--what doci
! this moan Hsitiffei aliS d. it4nsr5., sa
!, L o, how the, tenderness Of bis voice
went down to my heart, and plead witt
the stern sentinel pride! How il rous
I cd my quiet dead--rnv dead.that hAs
placcd in their graves--the cold, les
graves Of forgdiulncssi s,-a.ss..V.s =
And why do you dare speak to me
siry j said, in u voice hoarse with pas
/. sion. 4 have no words TO waste upol
you = ais s'H ,s1e9' = 4sfAt1e t.sysi
, .Annies Annie, 4 cannot believe m,
scnscs--what IL the meaning OF this?
Your heart is bascr than l tho't, i
you do not know the nicaping. Lot m
90, hayo nothing to say 10 yoa 4 ! can
: not wish you, aud your beautiful brid
Joy, even, for in my heart have onl,
curses, curses, curses FOR you'll that j
! fall.'H - t'2f,5 30 ttrf ~ sr'sssr
h Bride, bride, Annie, arc you mad p
:. | have DO bride !-s.sp.v ~. Il ..s.s =
k.l l Ian thed his words to- scorn as u
G uttered them. ,'Do not add anothe
s falsehood to the pyramid that you hav
j. already raised, 1 said. And yet, wha
D could be the use of such u denial,
n thought, as the words died away upo
;, nay hps. ycsf.s@ u ttisf
Il You shall not go, until you expls.i
a yourself he said, graspipg my. hand
> lirmly, as turned away AGAIN. .Spca
nelcu,. tell her that i have no brid,
d aud neyer hoped to have, but her T.
IS but, 1 began, hesiialingly, my vote
Il growing strange and hollow, bat wha
|, aid that mean-yolr mariiage-in til
= paper a.,.,.i,s ~, 49,. ~
n My marriage-is il possiblc-di
10 that cursed joke reach You Z Aud hav
: you been eredltIng it All this wuiley
l. lis it not truey o, Walter, Matter
Sure. Annie, rs j hope Tor hcaycl
1. Is not so Some malicious person,
N known who, sent the marriage, I
k the paper, aud tho first know of
y was by the report which began to Gil
N culate among Helens and my friend
10 ., ii | had vnly Known OF this an
y still | ought 70 have known how
,d would hays been my poor dear Annie
~ You arc iaint-see, Helen, how whit
in she is growingr And taking me
n. his arms as though | had been an inli.l
ii he bore INC rapidly TO carriage, holt
10 ing mo tcnderiy 10 his ble,lst, viii
le passionate regrets and words OF endea
j. nent fell from his lips.
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