The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-11-09


in the sad m.usoleum of the pat, never
10 rise again.
1t was mournfal night. Tho per.
fained light waned low fickared IN
to darkness; the bright fire died out IN
to ashy cbilIiness and gloom, and $;ilI she
sat there, her fair Young head dropping
on her hands, its bright curls rippEng n
round her snowy arm, all unconscious Of
The progress oftime. And when tie cold
gray light of dawn begsn to pcnettsto ne
silken curtain of the easement, sls~ felt
that the crisis of her life was past.
@Mr. Efingham is below, naiu,s SAID
the servant the next BOON. as Lily sat
pale, and exhausted in her apartrnent;--
shall say to him that you are no.
well!'
"Tsll him." said Lilly-"nsy l viii
write message
She hastily inscribed on card ,ic :(l
lowing:
The broken promise of Inst "a Ight Las
placed an impossible gulf between U.s.
Hereafter our paths through liss lie in
Tar different directions, for I cannot trust
one WHO is false to himself. Farewell.
Jorever, .....
1-. LILLY.
st. James read the fatal sentence with
SHINING heart; yet, in spite of an secu-
sing conscience, hs stroye to think himself
aggrieved.
'Woman's caprice, he nuttcrea fierce.
ly. IL was fool ever to trust NV han
pinass with her. However, this freak will
not last long, and for the present, ifmy
presence is disagreeable-she shall not
he troubled with It. :."-
de left the house, and the lover. ue,
er met again. -.
\ ears passed by. LiIly's health which,
had begun to fail from excit.ment o,,l
distress Of mind, was finally restored on
the change of air and scene eonssquens
! upon her removal to another city. Grad
ualIy the deep scars of her sorrow haalo.i
up; gradually the memory of Effinyfa
became like a distant dream. She ned
aea one IN every respect worthy Of her
gentle virtues, and in thsehapry soeupa-
TONS ofwife ami mother forgot the truub
led incident of her early girlhood.
Meanwhile Efiinghan had wSIas,.s.di a.,
hne fortune BY a course Of reckless exfraq-
agance and dissipation, and c..sthlaIl,
sinking from his position in sotietv2 bad
become mere wreck Of h;s former SELF.
de also had left his native CITY, aud i;r
years liis pane was neve.' mentioned liz
those who had been once his former -.
sociates t'aa. - 5a>
1t was late one bitter February night,
that Lilly Brooke, now Mrs. Woolhani,
welcomed her husband to his cheerful
ilres!de, where home comfort haJ assumed
its brightest guise. No marvel TINT nr.
"oodham experienced a feeling Of relic.
and pleasure as he threw off his snowy
4 outer garments and looking upon his beau.
nfulw'fe and lovely little ones gathered
around the glowing hearth stone.
"But why are you So Iatep inquired
Lilly. ""fo on usually keep better hours
than this" ,.tss
Il know it." he said, moving tho ons
arm chair yet nearer to The bl.ze;..' bu.
tonight, just as 1 was starting for hona
l was summoned To the hospital to attend
apoor wretch just brought thitiier. s..
to the hospital went, although. after all
L was unable to be of any u.s TO the
poor fellow, who was dying when l ar
rived" -4r ss
~ hat was the mattsr!" inquired
Lilly. 4a
at was bad case of dclirium trcmcrs :
think that long exposure to this bitter
weather was the moro immediate csus..
acting upon ali undermined consultation.
1t was one Of the ssddest examples Of in
| temperance ever saw-the unfortuusts
insn raved wildly and uncsnnectstly, vel
IN language which led me to suspect him
to have been ordinarily far above tbs
common class Of drunkards. But he was
delirious up to the very moment of death.
He must have been a splendid looking
fellow once, for | nerer sew finer head.
or nobler features, even though iiltemper
anee had left its stamp every whsr."
''Could yen ascertain who hs wasi"
awe found his name on few me.,.
orandas on his person, after death-wh.t
was it, now?Fa Strange / should fores,.
for | remember 1T the time being .A-
pressed Nth the idea that it was rather
an unusual and romantic name. O. [
have it now. 1t was EGinghan-St. James
Effinghain" 5a,eeT
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