Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-10-24

spoken; l should have tainted with tor.
ror---but bis restlesness, intence glance
had more than once met mine, aud that
was enough. There was natural anti
psthy between US; we were born to be
enemies.
In the meantime my brave Lieutenant
had gone back to the war. He had, after
all, taken my picture with him, and my
heart also. Only th ,se who love and are
beloved in return, and are doomed for q
while TO be parted, with chances Of danger
and death between them and their loved
ones, can know OF the eagerness with
which | awaited his first letter. Soon it
came, one glorious summer afternoon,
with its more glorious news-"Our army
is moving rapidly, aud we shalt be in
| Richmond before the fourth" (Alas -
the inspiring spectacle proved to be but
mirage woven in the mists Of Arlington
Heights.) I'VE shall fight We shall
couquer!" the letter said, "and some Of
US must fall but, living or dying, dearest
remember that one heart shall
l read no more, for at the bare thought
of the possib li,y of losing my hero the
half read sheet fell from my hands. and
there, in the solitude of my room, lean
ed upon the window-siII aud wept long
and bitterly. | loved my, country, free
dom aud the ri ght; but oh did love
:hem enough for the chance Of this? NV
trave, noble lover 1t he should perish
what would freedom, kindred, the light of
Heaven itself be to me? Suddenly a
rustling outside of my slightly opened
door aroused NE, and recalled TO my let.
ter, stopped to pick it up. mas gone
Bewillered and alarmed hastily shook
the folds Of my dress. and then searched
floor, table, aud chair, quite certain that
no other human being had been ia the
room since had entered with the letter
when the door opened wider. and our
landladys head, decked in all the pride
Of her gorgeous dinner cap, was thrnst
into the apartment. Her face was paer
than usual, and her manner somewhat
fiurried, AS she !auyhinsly exclaimed:
| Miss Fanny, it you leave your love.
letters lying abou, the halls you can't ex.
pect to keep your secrets long. Not tina,
| have learned them,' she added quickly,
"ou. some less trus'y personage might
have picked it up, you know"
Mrs. Hone,' ] grasped, scarcely heed.
ing her words as l alnos. sna.ched the
precious sheet from her hand, II entreat
you to tell me bow you came in posses
sion of this le,ter1'
why, I've told you already" she re.
Piled, rather sharply, Il picked it up in
entry just outside Of your door 1t was
10 ghos, cropped it ,hpre either, $50 you
need"'t turn So white,) but only that R.
| A sudden thought seemed to check her
| intended confidence. Tor she mut,ered
something about people being SO "awlul
! nervous and breaking into IL disagree.
able laugh, hastily left the room. y mo-
ment aiterward | heard her angry voice
checking Ba,ty, the house maid, or some
real or ianced neglect Of duty; with the
sharp reprimand not to leave that door
opeu again if she valued her place
That door Coud she mean my door?
Aud was |, rs far as practicable, to be
Kept shut up in my r,om, 50 that He
, might wander unrestrainedly about the
house And what had meant my land
lady's Hurried manner, her sudden re,i-
cence, II In some way my tormentor had
not been concered III this mysterI Ious oc
currenee? For though ! by this time
knew we'll enough who had taken the let,
ter, hon it had teeu accomplished without
my knowledge was a mystery. 1t was not
IN ore than week since had first spoken
to Mrs Hone of the object of my fears,
aud already she would flush up angriy if
even alluded to the conversation aud
her solemn promise 10 relieve me of his
odious presence. She had even gone SO
far US to say that " some persons were too
hdgety for comfort and for her part she
couldn't, for the life Of her, see what there
was to make such fuss about. Goodness
knew she didn't want any such creature
as him in her house. and it thought
she did, | was mistaken, that was all r.
After this singular change of feeling
eyinced itself kept my own counsel in
the matter, though / WAS fully resolved to
avail myself Of the frst opportunity of
persuad'ng my uncle to change his board
ing place.
This was the way in which matters
stood on The day that my letter was 50
myster'ously borne away, simos. from my
very hands. After recovering it eagerly
read it through again and again-shud-
dering, in spite of myself, u. certain
passage which the rcader shall have the
ps'SuSe0 " pS1ua'ues AHc 11icElclAHt.
considerate in al things, had evidently
tried 70 express himself 50 as to annoy me
as slightly Is possible; but it thrilled me
for all that Here il the passage:
By the'way, my dear Fanny, you must
know that there caMe into our tent last
night what seemed to me lhe very identi-
cal being who SO startled you that even
ing. Has he disappeared IRON No. l23?
II so, It was himself. II not, it was his
double. Size, color, aud gait were the
same He had the Identical quick, glanc.
ing eye. sharp white teeth aud pointed
nose. Can there be two such beings ?
Was II from sympathy with you tha, felt
such M instructive aversion TO him |
made dash At the fellow, but he escaped
into the darkness as mysteriously as he
had come, Our captain and few of the
boys were in the tent at the time, aud
seemed to be much sstonishrd at my vio.
lent movements, and at my remarking las
quietly sat down among them again.
That fellow came precious neur recciy>