The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-14
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Lo Alice.

Lost Alice.
[concluded
I We we're married not long after, and for
six months we dweit in Fools Paradise. -
When think, that but for me, it hight have
lasted 10 ourydying day, can only sigh. and
take up the burden of my life with an aching
heart.
They had called Alice 6ckle-oh + how
wrongly No human being could be truer to
another than she was to me.
Il only wanted to find my master. Francis,
she wonld say. when IIanghed at her about
lit. l was looking for him through all those
long years, and i began TO think he would
never come Bat from the fr.t moment when
II heard you ak, and met your eyes, I felt
that he was near me. And am glad to wear
my masters chains, she added, kissing my
hand.9 sEA 80 go %U
And am sure she was in earnest. Ipleas.
ed her best when treated her most like a
child. She was ali angela passionate, high.
spirited creature. She rebelled a thousand
times day, although she delighted 10 my
control. But it was pretty 10 see her, when
she turned to leave the room. with fire in her
eyes and deep flush on her cheek-it was
pretty to see her with her hand upon the lock
even. drop her proud head suhmissiEely, an
wait when sard-t Stopi Shut the door.
and listen to me. Yet it was dangerous. /.
who had never been loved before. what could
II do but become tyrant. with a creature so
noble as this bent down before me Z?
She loved me. Every chord of her most
touch ard gave forth sweetest music; yet I
was not satisfe ] tried the minor key
Through her deep affection for me. wound
t ed her cruelty. ! can see it now. Some wise
idea fonnd IFS way into my head and whisper
ed that was making child of my wife by
my indulgent ways, and that her character
would never develope its strength in SO much
sunshine. ] acted upon that thought, forget.
ting how she had already been tried in the
fiery furnace of sffliction; and, qni'e uncon.
scieus that while she was getting hack all the
] innocent gaiety of her childish years. the
deep lessons Of her womanhood we're still ly-
i ing beneath the sparkling surface Of her play
full ways. -.ss,=z al 4-llsszss
/ >. If for a time, she had charmed me ont of my
graver self. resolved to be charmed no more
devoted myself again 10 my business, heart
and soul and sat poring for hours over law
papers without speaking to her Yet she did
net. complain 30 long es she was certain
that loved her. .she was content and took up
her pen again and went on with the work our
marriage had interrupted. Her writing desk
was in my study, by a window, Just opposite
mine; aud sometimes would cease to hear
1.-THE rapid movement of her pen and looking
r up T " onld find her eses 6xed on my face
5 while a happy smile was playing round her
/. lips One day that glance found me in q most
unreasonable mood. Tie sense of her love
half pained me. and I said cur,ly:
r /. 1t. is bad TASTE Alice, to look at any one
b in that way. .s.. a.~ s.te.f' 'I=ss45..
I She dropped her pen. only too glad of an
d Iexcnse to talk to me, and came and leaned
over my chair. 45zsrss
, - And why when lore some one ?
f This was bad beginning of the lesson I
, wanted TO teach her, and turned over my pa
# pers in silence. g
IS DO annoy you, Francis p
IF 5isNot much.
h Her light hand was playing with my hair
ID and her breath was warm on my cheek. 1
Of felt my wisdom vanishing and tried to make
n up for its loss by an increased coldness oi
u s.One kiss, she said. just one, and TIL &c
b. away z--z
t.. What nonsense. Alice. What time have
at to think of kisses now p 5d45
t. She stood up and looked me in the face.
IT, Do tease you, Francis
he very much :.
or She gave little sigh-so faint that coult
of scarcely hear it-and left the room. ado
ny scared her gaiety away for that morning.
er This was the first cloud in our sky.
gs It seems strange. now when look bact
ul upon it after the lapse of years. how perse
ps veringly lahored TO destroy the foundation
he of peace and happiness on which might hav,
built my life. The remaining six months o
that year were months of misery to me, ant
doubt not to Alice. for she grew thin an,
are pale, and lost her gaiety had succeeds
es only TOO well iu my plan, and she had learne
40 doubt my affection for Der. felt this b
= the look in her eyes now and then and by tn
y way in which she seemed TO cling to her do
- as if his fidelity and love were now her onl
hope. But i was too proud to own myselfi
nd the wrong, and the breach widened day b
day.
iful In the midst of this estrangement the d.
sickened. There was a week of inisgising Q
as Alices part, when she sat beside him with h,
books or writing all the the time-there vi
EAU a day when both books and manuscript we
put away. and she was bending over him, wi
D her tears falling fast, as she tried TO hush
rnoaus and looked inio his fast glazing ey