St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-04-28
bert from eatchingtho reply, " y. IN y
'.No. % street. Is it any harm,

; !, ''wou't you let mo ooms! Mrs. Marlibg-
coutr! You little know how glad Grace
will bs to SO you once mo1s . ,.'as...
''Id do not receive any Eose," Mrs. Mrs.
Ma'lingcour. replied. ~ J(u will pardon
no, Mr.. Langley. sYoa kadw that l would
~ Grace, II any ono. ."Eatss
''But you win NH. ~ sac.p.ion il ee our
favor. In memory u ,hap.st You will SEQ
Grace ..S....r-,. ~
Mrs: Marlingsourtahaa. sesa very pale
from the hrst ;; s bal non assks, sw.y.d, and,
as if unable Longer to etane leaned .eainus,
tho railing Of the monun.sAp'lfor support.
Her face was gha,tly in i. pa,lor, .. she
fa'tered s:s'.,.5. IN
Il. ''''.."BSs no: 1t cannot b. and you Of al
others! ,:xsft>l,:#, 1.r ,..
llereest ,prang % her .ide-again made
the rsPsllant movement, but 1t was TO
late. He caught her totterins form and
seated her upon the grass. Her head lay
against his shoulder with tho whiteness Of
death upon it. 4&f1t. 49,.
go away, Sir! You make my ma sick :"
exclaimed Bonneys; but then: ,semething
awful in the still face 10 lched bis hear. to
hcer issues, and he began to cry, 49,,
"oh. she will d's;, my ma willdie Ckn't
you make her we'll, Sir! She did not have
hardly anything to eat to day, and she
said she. was solaint before We came out. -
Herbert started As if stung. Could this
be frue!,. Was u possible that lisa Grey
had known tho peDgs Of hunger that she
had no means 70 satisfy! -. { a.
=, ''Lold her head, Bonner while / find
some one to help ua!" :hsIexclsimed; and
as tho little fello& aai.,ly oeeyed, he
sprang towards The te.o, :...Meetins the
sexton on the Wy he sent him for water,
and y policeman longing along the pave
ment waken'ng into alatrity at his call. In
hvo minute. carri.ge waited for ihe group
and water, with . dash Of brandy from the
policeman flask, had partially revived tho
fsinting woman, With . few words Of e1-
plapation. Herbert it,ed her into. the car
riagc, placed the child beside her, and him
self opposite, and drove of -
There was jus. time 10 reach tie train.
.u>t calling Tor moment tor = packag go or
bitouits and ! 6or1ls 81 wine at the res,a,,r-
an. r. skcquented, llerber, had the salts
faction o. arriving and placing bis charge
on board the last car, just as it was about
to move out u the depot. at
::,:::l.;is the besi thing I can dot is the
snl+ tkins-fsr shs' Is surely too ill to be
left 70 !hersef; and m ether and Grace will
gladly nurte her,r he ke kept's.yiug to him
self and mean~hile .Ae sick woman had
NOT recovered sufficiently 10 offer more
than Tie fain,est reusonstrance.t"shos sigh
ed weatil5, and lcaned' back among the
cushions. I think she was glad o, the
rest that stole over her. ,c,
Herbert had made miich of his idle hour.
lsa leaned back With closed eyes, and
Herbert opposite 70 her, With the little boy
asleep in his arms, watched her sadly,
thinking Of the past, and marking tho
changes wrought in her during these years
Of parting" oh! how he had loved her,
and how his heart had been wronged by
her conduct! She had been his fetrothed
bride, soon 70, be his own forever, he be-
lieved. Then Marlin gcourt had come, with
his false smiles, aud his practisca airs Of
the m.n Of society, had won her away.
She was a weak girl, and the quiet, stu
dious country bred youth no longer pleased
her fckle heart and daz1led eyes She
asked him to free her, and he hid the pang
with which he consented And then she
married A1arlingcourt, and went away with
him TO Lis own country. 1t was very long
since any tidings had reached him of her
welfare: '''''' i,,.f i. i,
Il don't know that he thought of the sig-
nificance Of he. widow weeds, or that any
thing of the old dead and buried feeling
could revive. Had you asked him, think
be; would have raid that only the poor pale
ghost Of his love could now walk the earth.
And yet 1t. was with u strange feeling Of
gladness that he knew that he was bearing
lsa 9reyzthe Would not recall her hateful
married name-to his heme:aj >ifE - 'o'
The sunset hues were q, g,eaInl,ing mil from n.
the river and embroidesing the Western
hills with purple and golden lights, when
tho train stopped at last at the little station
near which, Herbert Langlcy's summer
home lay. Mrs: Alarlinecotrt reused
little 1t spots SO well remembered, but fiji
again in that trance like condition which
had enchained her faculties since the scene
in the chdrchyard. Herbert lifted her In
his arms and bidding the boy to follow,
took her to the carriage that was waiting
for: him. Sheldon the old coachman, open
edwide very wondering eyes At the sight
of his master with that woman all in black
inahis arms; butt noasooner had he caught
sight Of that pale ofaee than, wonder gave
place to astonishmsnt and pity.Ha -yaA ?
gf'11ls ID that Miss Isa sir" lie asked respect,
fully '..; ''she's sl' mighty changed, sure, and
never should known her 80 =" -, :,
.. ."'l!asf '!!agks sMhedaaon! M She. very III. Put
the boy intq tho carriage, then drive slowly
..hd carefully: Are MY mother and Mis-.
"l.s 1iop5 II u L .ls 'sr! - d '''''. rs.
eyes air, Nohndu ihAsA ~ al thn,,,