The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-10-12

l tried to say, but Elsie placed her hand upon

my arm as spoke.
PAUL. she said, Il have not spoken Of !
yet, but you owe your life, 50 Ear rs man !
concerned, to DR.. Claymore. We could hay
done nothing. lie did everything. III
never left you for moment, Paul, until 20,
were out OF danger. We can never forget
any Of us, his kindness and devotion but fo
that we must have lost you -,
1T would have been loss to deplore,'
said. with something Of the old bitterness
Would you have grieved much, ElsieT
Paul Panl = she said reproachfully, will
her little hand upon my arm again; ~
PAUL.
'And why should your continued "a
blind mole useless to you and TO himself,
sightless thing, TO be led and tended an'
cared for, where he would give his life q
guard and cherish instead Why shoule
you grieye for 1t, Elsiel You would not long.
Paul. Paul, you break my heart! II Is
who am the cause, the innocent cause OF YOU
blindness. 1t Is I who have made you o
wretched. Why did you snatch me from tn
flames, Paul? Ny death would not hav'
been 50 terrible rs this
She spoke with suppressed agony In hel
voice which had never before heara iiGa ;,l
any human oeins. anu ,h.S,u,.d .Sn.n shon,
sre'ched out my arms anu "ouhu 'n''' a''u
her waist. ,,.,aot
forsve me;my ,nore ',n 'nan ',..e .oa, ~, ~
have YOU thus near me. Let me keep you
thus awhile Elsie ,as though were in reality
your brother; and believe from my soul
shali Iorever ,,c' Sie,a yoa A"t ~ Tn' Io NOV
ascs asr ,, yo !, e an d1n E,s;o md If nj frs,
;,.n ni,o ,Sah,s See ~ s ranId a coms when remem.
p''se, 'nou1 70 "oI I'LL III. In .o " ra rnst Io.e
pereu 'nas 10 ~ no.,u s' 81" ~ "' now m md ,
you' my ue,'r hls,e. 'ioy ao O''i L;nJ.... NV ~
nave no though. 'nat .,.. - no. "' s,n M. =. y.
leelins THAT S no' u ''''"0' ''' "'D "
you. -, .,,. -;,.;,,
As spoke lhearu once 'no,o 1 .na' l,ns,ns .,,,
step upon tue pain, anu sue s'ar,cu tou; n0i
'Ihe new step, Elsie uo anu inccs w.
said. -,
She turned and paused. iaui, she eaiu,
do you think that any new s'eP couiu 20 ~
dear to me as the old ones have loved 30
long! U, Paul! ~,
1T is right, It Is natural, hislei do ho' .'
blush to own It, slid, ior hau resolved u 70
look my hard iate iuii 10 .ho iace, ahI ~
unsel6sh at least Tor the future; couid say
no more for she was gone, and nc had come
In her stead-hc the owner OF that step which
I had first heard coming up the garden path
o year before.
You are looking better he said.
Il thank you, DR.. Claymore; find owe
il to your kind attention that am thus Tar
recovered, ! answered. Ifear l have proved
u very troublesome and ungrateful patient.
Accept my thanks and apologies; they are
all the amends that remain Tor me TO make.
He laughed frankly. 10 tell the truth'
Mr.. Blair, he said, 'only your lever ana Do
lirium saved you from hall dozen chaiien-
ges and as many duels. fou appeared 10
have considerable animosity towards me ior
some unexplained reason. .,
l ielt myself color as ne spoke' out couiu
make no answer. he sh went &c on MI. b aid
Il did not come 70 SPEAK ., ,n,Ti e oi,a
are you s'ro"s eno'S" W ''"' m
tony Ill,
r oei'eVe am, ioPi'0I. Ph i:,,;,, ovor ~.
Inc uoe'ot aro'e, anu .uS 0na';sS ,o,v @ s,r,Iv
preessu hls nnSofs .,n:, ~. V, mns, hayo hs.n
raruon ,r mo' no 's'u' '01 '''' "''
biina long uhe. ,,a
Zen weary ye"., ,ho.,.h, cf ,oro;r;nc
anu hasc you new. s"oas sn.od 90 10 so
your sisnts INV . you ,ano " .,;II Lssn;,r close
nc skeu, !" s'"''0 ''"''
pesr1e s,rs me; ot;., o.,, of,or bo,cd for I,
lnousn.G' ~. t,S;n, o.t.' dau;od I 70 ma farever
never ~ 'sa o'esS.' ';. ''"''N " INV ''
l shaii never sec as,'n. .,uo., .o-,,;r of
u mink you may aul u;SI', a, ,Wh;i.
u, in'erruP'1u ;.sS ."o JOST, ra,r .,s. coref,llv
you were III, ;nT ef.n'r1u you. - 'o,, ,h.,
MY dear ooy' 'n,nk nay III, PiT navo, ~ %m;nd
you shail see aga'n' auu" "' N
the rest VIII ioiicw VI ,'se,. .,
Wha' .ha' la.s'u1l .o,,v ,h, ~rnm,ss Of ths
! did not uaie " .n'aA 'To pt" y, onoo " Wo
hrst was TOO glorious " iea'1o y. oa Ua'J !, ~.
talked II over calmly, hoWeNer, suu ,"a. " ~a'
arranged tnat Was 20 keep .'e Nv, S" ,"hon ,.a.
and to accompany MIN 70 tne c,'y,Nn.h wa' u;'
strong enough, that nc mign! nave ~ III ms
power TO perform an operation ~ ""'on .hS ~
religiously believed. 70, my part ''u'u
not believe; could only n9pc anI pray c
LETT home IN fortnight WIN p,: Iiay'
more during that time ! had oeen thlnklhS
and reasoning mucn Win Inyscn' a"u ,nn. nau
grown very calm. II ever had any noPs
that Elsie could have eeeh my own, = ~. wth ,b",
nave oeen naraef M 'a uu' ,a." |, hsr aIS now % nj
ieas'' i An." sIAs '"T III" ,h", ,shon 7
was worthy oil her. believe believe .na. ~, wnem ;nn, !
heard that step on tne m. morning nun IS S' r % 'Ia VT
ney, listened 70 " US ..o s.rP Pt",.h. ~ M 81 mv
trothed husband, wi'hous any '.Uus' .Is;. .. my ~
helpless sell, and thanked zoo ,nas II ", MaIso nS
firm and light-so Mt strength 70 walk us pe'
side her through the toilsome march oi me ..,,
A month had passed ! was IN town sun,
but was going home on tho morrow. When
I went | should SEQ the old house, my moth
er's face; should look a. last IN Elsie nus
sells eyes, ana tnank ner ,or nei s,.us '.sn "
the blind man, who almost seemed IKE some
one else, so different dld i''e appear W me'
now that sigh, was : res'osu. o,., ,h.nl ro, n,
And, Tor ali tnis' mus '':"A yu'