The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-08-20


and returned without a word to tn" city.
For three days l aed from thought As
from demon. OF Mary, aud Mary
fsithless. dared no, think The fourth
day blamed myself as a fool for caring
sbou, one SO false and coqucttish. The
Eth day faneied l hud been to hasty;
if had spoken it mi ght have been ex-
pluined--pcrhaps it was mistake; there
might be no love between them, after MI.
The sixth day brought with 1t letter
from Mary herself. Such letter new.
er read before nor siucc; / fairly wcpt
over it. had been an sss, m ignoram-
US, scoundrel to suspect her for one
moment; !. was clearly an optical delu
sicn. So took my place IN the train
that very night aud went down to Wei.
linxton.
Mary met ne =. the gate an aisies aud
tears, and looking more beautiful than
ever. at was strange behavior" she
sa d, "to came and look in upon her and
then 20 away without one word. She
had not slept siucc for thinking aud
wondering, end she was, o, so glad to
see me sgain."
OF course I was very sorry and peni.
tent, aud Mary behaved beautifully, aud
forxave me like an angel, as she was
"She never thought" she said. "any-
thing Of Walter; he vas jus. like
brother; they had known each other
FROM childhood. As for his sitting be.
side her, he never should do - agsiu If
I objected 70 it."
1wss very anxious to be married now,
and res'aved to allow rs little time ~
possible to elspse before I took my jewel
out Of Mr. Wsl,er's reach. All went on
smoothly, and Mary promised INC cne
Sunday evening to talk the matter over
with her mother. and fix the dsy for our
wedding the next time came.
was to go down on the Sunday, but
from some cause I now forget, hsd the
Saturday at my disposal. and resolved to
spend it with Mary. All that dsy fc!t
an unusual oppression Of something upon
my nj ID I could not shake Of As I
ueared the cottage, my presentnent Of
coming dread increased. The door was
opened; as l crossed the vcstitule, l
trembed so violently ,ha, I could hardly
open the parlor door, but I didopen it,
and there on the sofa again sat my Mary.
! no, this time, however, with one Of Wal.
ter's arms around her, bu, both. and hers
hung round his neck with such m EN-.
brace as had never been bestowed upon
me. l was resolved it should be no op-
tical delusion this time, so | walked qui-
city up, and laid my hand upon his arm.
A. my touch they started, colored vio-
leu,ly. and separated. a
Mr.. Harbary, said I, 'you arc vel.
come"
"Thank YOU" sud he.
~ shall no. interfere; you have moth
ing further to say"
Then turning 10 Mary, l said. Miss
Collins, where is yonr nlotherv As she
did not move or attempt to call her, |
rang the bcu, and desired the servau,
girl to request her mistress to couc.-
Mrs. Coliius entered.
Madam" ssid I, "you and your
daughter have pluyed double game with
me 1t goes no further Irenouncs oil
pretensions to her il. favor of this gen.
tleman. l will send you all the letters
written bv your daughter to me, and
reuues that those she hss Of mine may
be returned. Ladies'. wish you, aud
you, Mr. Harbury, very good evening
| turned and left Rose Cottage forever.
For years after that evening, terrible
load lay at my heart--a load Of love des
pissed, hopes blighted, and energies vast
ed--that seemed sometimes greater thar
/ could bear Wherever | went, thought.
of Mary followed, she seemed ever pres
ent, So beautiful, so treacherous-hel
very faithlessuess helped to render he1
more dear, ! pitied her iuuch-so young
SO false; with her wondrous beauty,
thousand dangers threatened her.
1t was five years after | had lost III.
Mary Eve prosperous years for ne, ths
one night, u wo.usn who was brought IN
to the hospital, OF which | had then te
come the principal physician. Here WA
very bad case Of consumption, prostra
tiou and weakness, arising from destitu
ton aud starvation. The poor creatur
was SO emaciated and swollen, that Nh
no,nent SAW her perceived there Wa
no hope OF recovery, aud directed all tn
attention. Of the nurse to the tiny, shlyer
ing infant in her arms The poor motn
er Ivy all night as though quite uneon
sclou- vf what was passing aruupd. l.
the morning, when | csme 10 her bed i
the course of my rounds, there struc
me ~ being in her face something f.lui
lar. l mu I have seen i, long, long age
waen aud where / could not rsooiisct.
As took her hand she opened he
eyes end looked long aud 6xediy upo
me; then she exclaimed with aw,ul vu
, phasis, "Charles Boulding, 80 swa,
, away! Are you going to haunt ns =
) You torture me. On, go away y
r But could not 60 away.
l Mary, is it, can it possibly be Mar
Collins :"
= No" she shrieked, II am Mr. Ha
, bnry's wife. How durc YOU eoue to u
/ bedside !? Auay--away
: Sne would not b. southed, bu. talke
wildly aud loudly until they brought h'
! child. Then, when she looked into
4 little helpless face, aud watched its feeb
efforts to co,pe to her, she sattened, au
4 with sll the mother in her eyes, held v
i her arms and pressed i, to her heart
9 Perhaps the huttering, irregular pulls
= = tions Of that hear. warned her how sol
. its beatings would cease forever, for a
y turned to me, and, with look so full
. humility, Of grief, Of love, said, :" A
Charles, forgive me. wroDged y
!. cruelty but have been cruelty punis
e cd. | married him, aud my life b
= bcen-oh what life but it is over
If am dying now-he knowe not, cares .
= -deserted-we might both die, for hi