Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-29


"win Wallsg Teaumsas y ~
| asked .pyssH mahy.a aIthsf 6w.
ever arriving 81 any dsAnits oe : |Ieh
. littIe more than year ssus b 8 r.
lass death, she wrote beesane l9
her, as she was very lCnely, anAasA see
Of an old friend you'd do her GaosS zinass-
Piled with her request, and GTsa ~ 1ys
was ar inmate Of her luxuEioua hcnsA wnSso
sor. And Cora, though Tobssd ina.laanest
black, was more ike heTsstc:TE-moVe HES De
Cora Of other days-thaH.I / had seen her Be-.
fore since her maTriage.-Of her husband she
spoke freely, and aiwaSS With respect. GkihGl'
he had been kinder Ear to her than 6lss De-.
served. Of Walter, too, she talked, appear
ing much gratificd when told bef how he
was loved and appreciated by his people.
One morning when We sat together IN her
little sewing room, Rhc said. AZ h&t4 d6hd
what you, perhaps, will consider very TN
won'anly act have written to Walter Bean--
mont Look, and she placed IN my hand
letter, which she bade me read, twas avid.
strange thing, telling him Of the anguish ne
-had end0Fcds Of the tears she hadSiSsti, Ue the
love which through all she had chesishesi ~,
him, and begging Of him TO Eorgivs her, IT.
possible; and be 10 her again what he had
been years ago.-She was not worthy Of hisi..
she said, but he could make her befief: and
IN language the most touching, she besOught
hin not to cast her of, or despisS her, BE:
cause she had stepped 30 far aside from W0znaI-.
~ dclicacy as to write TO him this letter: aE
wil not inSultyou, she wrote In cofacIusSou,.
by telling you Of the MONEY for which sold
myself, but Il Is mine TOW, iawGdiiy mise. and
most gladly would / share It with you" -
You will not send this" said "Yod
cannot be in carncstf"
But she was determined, and lest her reno-
luton should give way, she rang he 'hellfand
!old the servant, who appeared st once, be- lake
it 70 the office. He O6eyed. md 10
oay sne was unusually ..gsy,. singing epslehss
.,no o, O@ sOngs and playing 9ev9 ssy siss
unopened and untouched. TfiAt evening as
the sun went down, and the EiId6Ii foes dter
the city, she asked mo to walk with her. ara
We, ere long found OnrselSeGt several strGeep
distant from that in which wS Hved. Grouns
OF people were entering church near BY, and
from . remark which we overhUHrd, We 1earH.
cd there was to be wedding. 4
Let US 60 in,"' said she, ut may be sbsisP
ono know" and entering together. ne tonk
our seats just In front Of tho aItay,Is-
scarcely were VIC seated when rustlihE Of
satin announced the approach OF the btsdn
party, and In moment they appeared moving
slowly up the aisle. Ny first attention was
directed towards the bride, . beautiful yoasne
creature, with fair, sweet face, and c1rls of
golden hair falling over her white unetHereA
neck. -
;. Isn't she lOvely'" I whispered, but Cora
did not hear me-
With her hands locked tightly together. hcs
lips firmly compressed, and cheekF AZ an
nSnen a..
bridegroom on whom. too. nov IoalTed
starting quickly, for II was our mlnlsle.. ~ 81
ter Beaumont The words weFa e. AislA
made them ono, Walter and the young IS u
ms Side, and when the cCvemAOny ~ 6sars
Cora rose, and leaning heavily upon nv an.
went out into the open air, and on tSRnsaxh
street after street, until her home waeFS
when, without word, VIC parted. 1 1cina Is
my room, while she, through kk@ NJ
night, paced up and down the io.Is nsfshls
where no eye could witness the wGsk 81
mighty sorrow which had couas uiS6s -. -
Ihc next morning she was calm, but vesy.
very pale-saying not atword of list niehl.s
adventurc.-Ncithcr did abs spsSk os e for
several days, and then she saia rather ah
ruptly, II would give all I possess II I Id
never sent that letter. The .nfortiacaei6n 81
harder TO bear than Walters loss. Nut -11a
will not tell Of It, I'm sure. Heie too g1oa-.s
too NOBLE" and tears the flrst me "a ahetf,
since that night, Tained through her Sklaaz
fingers 1t came ct last, Q letter bsaelaes
W alters supcrscription, and with tvemhslaae
hands she opened 1t, while on tiny shsss ssHs
written "GOd pity you, Cora, even = / d.
WAxaRn. g 81
"Waltcr, Walter" she whisporea' ~ -,
quivering lips touched the once lovod sarne
which she was never heard 20 hesatha y,
From that day, Cora Douglas 60 -
when the autuTnnaI days were eosn2. - -
dt slant hills wcrC bathed Ia the hase -
light, she died. But not o. ghA So IA.
for she bad asked b be taken hoa1a. II
the pleasant room, where we had ollaA - .
geeheT, she >bade her last e;oOA kya. -
buried her on the Sabbath, and wales "
was sad and low, 40 With CONS II - II ~
feet he preached from the wDeds = Ia -
Resurrection and the lifs..n H vossns -
too, wept over tho carly dad, who oRad asA
nigh been hcr rival, and whoSe beAuEifsil -
wore calm, peaceful smile, e q shs We 9
rest. .asslgsaNxys
There was will, they said, and n C Wsass
ter was generously remembered, whila o -
wife was given an ivory box canaalniaR . ahas
diamonds-necklace, bracelets pla - azss,.
ring, all were there--and Wales. ua h nnaasa
cd upon them, drew ueatet 70 hin - -
girl wife, who but for these, mieht not mssI \
chance have been to him whakshe waa-hfa
dearest earthly treasure. s~Igg
An old bachelor gives the l6lloxins = ~ J,
why ships arc callCa1 :aBecAuss plaa -
not the expense MI he gess ahesA
cause they are useless Without Il
Because they look best when wen u : !,
khnf~ v,ahxa sl.s~Asn N~