St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-04-28
4 ST. CLOUD. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, APRIL 28 1861

Bonney:: I think there is nothing you
can do FOR your mother now.'' -.
"She IS his mother, and that's just wha,
I wanted to find out," said Sheldon to
himself, As curious al pitiful, as he turned
into the long road. that wound over the hill
towards Mrs. Langley's.
There vas q little shadow Of scorn on
the fsces Of both ladies when Herbert On :,
nouhced tho maine of the guest he had
brought them. Women do not lightly for.
give one who has wronged beloved fri ,nd
and they we'll knew that the brightest
years Of Herbert's life had, been blighted
BY 1sa's loss. But when they saw her pale
and helpless, not able even to recognize
those whom she had known from ftsts.1u,h
their hearts grew soft with love and pity.
1t is q wo@an's instinct TO relieve suffering
and presently 1sa was laid iu the hand
aohest guest-chan Der, the nearest physi-
clan summoned, and all the. available fe-
male force of tn: establishment enlisted in
her service. ,'' ...j".
Bonney. too, came in for his share of
kindnesses and such plentiful meal was
set before him that he was now in more dan
ger from surfeit than he had before been
from starvation, had not lIcrber.'s pres
ence and advice restained him within rea-
sonable bounds. .>< .".
Hours elapsed before Isa avoks1 from
that strange coma, which had bound eli her
faculties, the 70 action from protracting
grief and anxiety. Mrs. Langley and Grace
we're not quite 50 pitiful when she began to
recover, and the doctor assured them that
NIL danger was passed. They were not
yet quite ready to forgive 1t needed the
story of he wrongs she had endured, OF
the lingering punishment Of hersorrswing
years, of the martyrdo:n Of all her feelings
and 1ler hope that had followed the foolisl,
step she had taken. Marlingcourt was not
a pseuio coant, a barber r valet: dec m
bre IN disguise. He was a scoundrel of as
higl, e rank az he had ever arrogated to
himself. But that did no, make the woman
hedetei'ed any happier, nor prevent bss
from sinking into the deeps of poverty,
when her money had all been swallowed up
in the maels,rom of his. debts., And be-
cause lie wss scat.e By Birth, he knew bet
ter how to torture in I, certain refined man
ner. His wife mi glit have had some com
pensation in nherY.scorn of low and vulgar
scoundrel, but this one knew go well Ia
dy's instincts 'ha. he left her no loophole
for any such questionable comfort.
Now when Mrs. Langley and Grace had
heard all this, they were Us .rrcadyito for:
g'vesas Herbert, hcnring. nothing, had been
at the sight of her pale and wearied air.
lisa had no friends Of her own family, and
she was glad to remain with these till her
strength was . li.,le recovered, she, staid
and thought. They resisted long, but no
sooner was she well, than she sought the
means Of independent livelihood. To leave
Bonney with them, and visit them monthly,
was oil the concession they could obtain.
They little guessed what a punishment it
was for this woman to rrceiv from tho
man she had wronged and who, in spite of
the impulse and folly which had led her to
wreck her hopes and his, she had never
ceased 70 love, !.
Does any one expect the fruit Of Herber.
Lsngley's idle hour was the renewal Of h, his
old love, bridal favors, and a wedding If
so; 1 fear disappointment is in store for
sucho believe he would never have mar
ried had he not met lisa, but that meeting
destroyed the ideal he had cherished
.Henceforth he loved her as friend, cher
ished her as dear and suffering sister,
and took her beautiful boy 10 his Heart and
home as his adopted son. But love was
merged in COMPASSION and admiration for
her pcrson-iuto reverence for her grief:
lie married anothcr-a woman true IN
soul and 8reat in heart. > Ills homo and
hers was Always d warm she.et from the
cold world to lisa, and they had no more
valued friend whe,, she, mastering the
vague hopes which she had never acknowl-
edged to herself, came to them aud occupied
the place they offered. Shs is ., grateful,
mildly happy woman now, who blesses the
idle hour which led Herber, Langley to he,,r,
s.ids, toresoue 'her.from the; abyss Of misery
into which shs 4 had fallen. I3s2 rssab a<,,rr.
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:: MnzS IT Is DARx:--rhe following beau:
'iifpl sentiment tin . is taken from .'.Meis:er
karls Sketch Book," entitled .'Thc Night
Of Heaven" 1t. il, full Of touching ten.
derness1. "@i tI2' s II 6tie ,Gr -:
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