The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-04
SAINT PAUL, THURSDAY, AUGUST L. 1889

TOOK seat 10 await her. n lew momcns
| sat. listening 10 the beating Of my heart
then raised my eyes, and looked round Tor
something 10 divert my attention. Her bird
was singing in the open window her pretty
| paintings hung on the wall her work lay
on a table near everything spoke Of n calm
liie, and u sweet. soft love, So dflrren, from
the wild passion now ,hrobbing within my
| bosom.
But. what do see note halfhidden
benta,h piece oi embroidery IN her work
! basket, the suwrscrlpi.on OF which is IN n
well known hand, know not why, for ]
was always punc,ious in points OF honor, |
seiz,,d the note. opened aud read IL. II was
brlei can repeat 1t runs thus;
"DsaR CuARiorrE ou may hear ol my
being in town, and wonder at not seeing me-
but have come on an admiralty crrand,
have only lew hours to stay and cannot
possibly spare time for meeting. know
your gentle heart illcxcusc your faithful.
T.. ~"
Like a food of lightning on midnight
darkness, as Sudden and as vivid, came the
rush of understanding to my startled mind
| saw my love, my idol, my betro'hed. the
ailianced ol another. and that other, my
dcares, friend, the sister Of my soul re
mcmhrt,l with anguish that upon this sub
iect We had exchanged no confidence She
had nevar brcaihed the name OF her lover,
had never uttered tina, of NINE. We had
assisted in our own deception, in his tickle
ness and perjury and now came the fearful
termination. traught with horror aud despair
to us both.
A volcano ragged within mc yet Meth
or shrieked nor tainted, hnt, replacing the
note where found il, lcn the room Ca
the stars | met Charlotte, aud passlvcly
submitted TO her embrace. The recent
parting. Of which She was lnstncti,cly aware
| accounted 10 her tor my agitation and ca
price aud when hnrrcdly said that !
| could not stay now but would come again
| to omorrow she usked no question. bu,
! pressed her cool lipa again to mine, which
/ burnt like live embcrs, and, with whispered
! blessing let me go.
/ lied home, her sol, cares clinging 10 my
/ lips. her sweet voice Ginning in my car
! while within me was an insane fnmul'.
/ reached my own ROOM snaichod "A pencil and
a scrip of paper, and wrote
Come 10 me ! must see you for u mo
/ mcnl DO not leave without coming 10 me-
/ or you never see Inc again.
This ] committed 10 nm old aud trusted
servant. and, ere thought h. had tim" ia
deliver ii, Mr. X iulock was announced.
In the same room iha, had witnessed our
tender parting Of al hour ago ! now con
iron,ed the ,rnitor. lie saw the wild fire N
my eye. and become pale and unucfved. J
stood, and in naughty and irlgid tones de
manded if he had ever loved bcfor, be knew
me. As Iawarc he was discovered, hc com
mcnced in deprccating strain;
"A, fire, diI adore n twinknR star,
bat now Worship
/ "Silencc" :" ! exclaimed chow dare ymi
mock me with such bombnst p And then
/ the food gates Of my wrath and love gave
way, and poured upon him the full tide o'
my Indignation aud despair.
! With agony depicted on hi- coun,cnance
I he sunk u, M feet but spntn"d him away
tore from my finger the ring which II had
~ short time worn, and ca4t II before
him then. with fierce determination, com
mandcd him from my presenco, never, never
/ 10 APPEAR IN II again.
He eniren'ed to be heard. bn' ! refused
Pleaded to BE- permitted one word but
would have none told him bad never
loved him, ! knew il by my present icllugs
Had loved him shgud bate him nov,
whereas only experienced Indifference and
contempt, scorncd hIs Discrimination
loa,bed his Jerfdy, and desired 10 be- rid Of hi'
presence. oh tAw be writbed and winced
under those bitter words ! saw the pgn
was infictbg. and exulied III II. Al length
pat an end 10 the scene 10y ordering hin
rom my sight and autographed upon my
memory nov il the last fond. ircnzied glano'
which be turned upon me as be- rushed from
the house.
Oh that could dose my story here
that | cguid say The scathBg misery Of that
boar was tie -vrs II was TO rderxo bh'
alas bad only ielt the rod the sword
was u piercs. me yet
did not learn il Immediately, for ID,
morning papers were car tally put oYt Of my
way bat tbi. fact. 10 connection with q
peculiar nnderness toward me 10 the man
berg Of both my mother and s,epi.ther
ral.sd vague 'D,piciops Of unknown evil.
After breakfast my mo,ber took me 10 her
room sen,id me- b%hie her and then u wa
told me told gently and cautiously. thu
wort kept fo' the ia.t ia, Il was all told M
Mr. X lniDck was dead had died by BIZ owt
hand. The preyl0u. evening be- went of
tDard the Norfolk boat JaN heiOrc she va
ready 10 start. lie wa obSefved 20 h. ia a
state Oi ieyeri.L excI.fm.u' IN few min
g,s- tbe rpor, of pistol i~,usd from th'
Cabin, where b. va alone, the Other J,a--s o
ger. Delug on deck They hasisued 10 ~,
certain the csg-e of tbe sOunI 1be l,eu
,snan, lAy on ID" ground, the right han
grssp,ng The ~eapIu the bulIe, vas N hi
t..afi.
NJ molb'r Sind preface after So,tin.
vefe guh~a'd III. aobs rsarted my brAlr