The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-14

How suddenly the pale face OF Jessie had Grim
sonc,l
What lcok anne to her large iustrous eyes
I Wtnclc was startled al the -traurcncss of her
cNirs ,iou She stared AT her silently hut
,rul mikc nothing b, that. She cuuA not ace
The ht, r',iutr Wh".c ravshing color. for a
mNiurut daff'cd lr,,ic'S mental sight. She could
uW 10, inc how IN moment there seemed to he
vision If future wear. upenNl out hciorc tho
''r. That wrw lent en- h'r face, anil that from
i''' vision ct ih'~c lappN tranquil y,arS she
Wa. alvcut Ihuui,h la, vas NOT.
ll'r h'u.Hlcs vorl, hal wotkcl in a mar
,ol'n m' cvillrriuE MANNER ~ the mind Of
her .uuIhriuu.
l. llau,hcs a.loni-hm,nt. anl ~ tact nlnos
teri r. 80 The sirtu4v appearance uf Jessie -hc
hal quite i"r'wicn what IL wis that he had
Ii' = hri' mastering her tni-iik ..ii,it .ou.
.i'.,-ic r"plr.i. Deliberately. "a aiNgo /, NAV
tab. tic diiiror.
Size a.krl. Go where:
"olt to- ,uur husband
Take IN, hilirn away f.m mc. would
tout anil ,ttry a. 90 ti.rr io die 60 cNclaiu,od
llm,h y, i.ra''',. "nr,'r Wi. no, ~,
.houl Tear TO tab. .u,ha position q. ,ou
VII "'uW 81 YOU maintain this determination.
You Will D.. ont 1t ilc way ct your Int, aud can
70. Is Cor 90 :, truuhl "
TT r'-h H. There viii not bc li,cl, to hc
trouble mal To- l. lux nay children 10y taking
| " Jui 90 hctr no more about it"
lc.-ic soon after lrit the room
Thai evening Mr.. Ferguson. the friend uf Eric
came to- mike ,hc aequainiiurr at tire lady
who's" c9ur!uv he fully expected to have on his
return To- California.
IL wa struck dumb at the announcement of
Blanche" ia 10 very nniablc tom. that he had
not the most remote flea Of going TO her bus
band
liv the grave and constrained manner of tho
other members Of the household tho stranger
saw that hrr resolve was not aprrO, r.l: aud the
distrc'' OF Jessie lwhoiu he bud exceedingly all.
mirc'D was plainly pictured in her face
IL rcall, 'llall not know how to sec again
the face Of my iricndif lam not able 10 present
to him his wife |, TIL. determination final
madam Z"
ut il" was the cold reply.
"l'rrh1rs,' .ni the gentleman after AN on
prcssiye .il"nrc perhaps YOU ma, have wrong
iica OF thc place to which Your husband desires
TO introduce You. Allow me 10 assurr you that
lac has very neat aud comfortable house. situ-
atrd in a most hcllilful aud lovely spot. COM
manding u vile pro,rcc Of sea aud land
hardly know place ~ picturesque and roman
ne. About him are settled al Intelligent and
friendly community warmly attached to each
other. and who will welcome YOU with every
possible attention. There is church. school
AMI doctor in the ncighhorhooi, and vou could
hardly wish To b" more pleasant, situated than
YOU would be- there.
my husband has written all this replied
blanche
Finding that he was not likely to cain much
10y remaining, the disconccrted stranger soon de-
parted not, however, before he had promised to
see Jessie At the studio before he sailed
MIR. Carl lie was highly indignan, at the con-
duct of Blanche, and 1t Is hardly to lie ,leniol
that bctwccn him aud Jessie AMI Mr.. Ferguson
the iisloya wife was rather severely discussed
.I...4 al "a ~.
S-ssie had ready package OF letters and the
freshly painted portraits Of the children to send
to her dear brother 10y his friend These would
she knew, seem at first, hardly letter than a
mockerN; hut one ielt sure that after n while
they would cheer and comfort him
" Eric has u rccuperstiye mind. said she to
Mr.. Ferguson, " and when h. finds tina, a thing
Is inevitable he soon learns to bear il chcctully
81 utwardly so, perhaps but | have seldom
seen n man on whose mind trouble makes
more abiding impression" was the reply 81
have frequently been surprised at tn effect
which even now the attempt to relate the sad
experience oil bis boyhooi produces upon him."
Months went bye ant no tidings came from
Mr.. Ferguson or from Erie.
Every one thought it very strange Even
Blanche became uneasy.
"Do You suppose Eric will he angry and not
write, or send any more money = she asked Of
Jessie.
II 10 not know, was the reply.
THAT il what vou deserve said Mr. Cr,-.r
"lo are not 1T to have u husband any more
than Rosa j., nor halt as much"
But he would write to Jessie would he
not ?"
Perhaps he's dead would ne, wonder If
your behavior killed him. lie never could
stand much, said Mr. Creep, mali,iorsly.
"Oh, dear YOU don't think 50! cried
Blanche, momcntirv alarmed - But there.
Van ,,,it.