The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-07-19
Number 90.

words could say: Have you no faith
in me; as You so fear to trust yourself
'nmy company, that the stupid Title
country'girl must always play the du.
ennaI
Whether she saw all the looks aud
Sla'eea, l know not-she certaiuly di,.
not appear to do 80; but sometirusa
thought she did nor fear him half o.
much as she feared herself
One night--onc soft, bright, moon.
light night-very like the ono ca which
tho torn flowers had been scnt whirling
down the stream--I found myself alone
in the house. Mr.. Southdown had net
come home. Fred and Julietto were
not 70 DO seen; and, feeling lonely in
the great unlighted room, went out
into the garden. Seating myself on
rustic bench was falling into reveris
when the sound of voices near me
made me start, and looking hastily
round, saw them both--Frcd and Ju.
Understanding where she had stood
that night, casting from her her hus
bands worthless gitt--worthess be-
cause of the giver. The face of Fred
Dashon was flushed, passionate, excl,
ted, his blue eyes blazing with dan.
gcrous light. She stood before him,
drawn up to her full height, her great
black eyes fixed upon him with such
look, that if looks had power to kill
might have struck him dead,
and you dared to tell me this, and |
have liaed to hear it, she said in a voice
low and calm in its very intensity Of
emotion. i, m honorable wife have
been foully insulted by my husbands
guest Saints in Heaven! how low l
must have fallen when YOU dare to tell
me this.
Il told you loved you, and do; as I
never loved any living woman before.
told you you loved me, and you do.---
You know it. Deny it if you will; get
as indignant as you may. You loved
me before | left for Europe you would
have followed me over the world had
asked it. Then you sold yourself, le-
gally, to this man whose name you
bear, while your heart was still mine.
And mine it is yet; mine it ever will
be! DO and say what you like, YOU
the wife another, love me still"
The light of the dark, wild eyes might
have blasted him; so intensely, seorch.
ingly fierce was their CLEAN.
Leave me" she cried, with a passion
ate stamp Of hor foot, Leave me. and
never let me see you again Go--go-
croner
did not wait for more but fed
wildly into the house. Sitting by the
window, covered my taco with my
hands, wondering and horror struck at
- what | heard
g Half IN hour after, Julctte came in
. and stood beside me. looked up; and,
except that her tace was rs co!orless rs
that of the dead, no sign remained Of
the scene that just passed. Ny face
= told her had heard all She drew 4
; long breath; and, leaning her white
rounded arm on the window, dropped
her forehead upon it.
Has he gone? | asked, almost fear.
ing to speak
Yes, she said, without looking up.
| %, Juliette! Juliette! Was what he
. said true9
That l loved him once; that love
} him still? Yes
+ %, Julcttcr
n "A humiliating confession, is it notY'
? she said, with strange, bitter smile
j. Don't be shocked, little cousin: he was
tbe dream of nv eirlbood--the one love
9 Of nv life: but we have parted forever,
now Listen, loved him when n
|, GIRL at school. lie went away
u,
MI oouthdo"h proPoseo' o'u ho'
care 1or MN, o"' he was "n eAee'i'h'
match father ana mother "lsneu IL,
ana II consented. ltno"sn' sho".'
7 never see him (Fred) more, ana 'h'lt III