The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-12-08

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{ y Il Twice Lovedg T10
"Forevri Forever ! The home III
was to have been the home of all my life, Il
husband that vowed to love al nv III
his family that has become mine-to lea,
al forever 1 To leave reputation, fridsd
air. Sospoke Estelie vergshnes, ASH
walked slowly through the small but ne,
apartment, to which It had been the Joy ,
her husband to bring her some two year
previously, when she had come q youn
and happy wife from her mothers home
his
| Tnen she had loved him. then she hs,
faith, then she had hoped and dared to lool
frvard to life. What long ~eafy dayAlan,
months had passed BY since then /! How
one by one. had her Illusions fadsd !. hoss,
had long weariness made her almost desir,
death rther than the dull monotony winch
like > s'eavy pan, had hung over her youn,
She walked on slowly All sad tkF5dgd
th. small n at rs,ms, till At last shs seood in
what WA her husbsud's stuiy, and paused
In frort of = fall length picture Of hers, II
that was hung above his desk. He
How win he gtze ON this when no rstarns
and finds me MT Years az, he would
have cursed me. fr he loved m, then; but
now he win discard the picture as hs h,.
di.cardei m. will MT weep; Why
should " Ian n,thing. Il hays Jag .heenl
nothing to him. % to t,ve and happi
ness. ri!l'iing him Of burtheN D = his-life.
As she uttered these words Estelle drew
from her finger her wed linz RIM. and laid
II on the writing pasr which lay open on
her husban i's desk then taking 4 pen she
wrote beneath; Farewell !; forget me -. %
For me moment she bsnt over the desk,
then kneeling before it. sra pressed her Iip,
on it, and tear fell on its polished surface.
Now It is oyer + she exclaim d; nov,
hsye rennunced AL forever 'eiie ei' ssea y
Then with firm step che passed from
the apartment, and. & ,ing to her vosvnsrsnn
threw over hsr dark gray dress large black
cl,ak. -urrcd from th...mirr,.. which never
was to reflect her im,g, agsiuasnp lsgiz ..gs
MADAM Is g,ing on,' said the pnlite dap
per servant. emerging fron Kitchen that
lnokcd like some elsgan, aa,teur cooking
rlay'h..ngg ssai Ise ssos AZ TSsS ss0E
.Fr~,' said Estel,s. Monsieur win ~
hack !,.night; tell hin there j. a note { ON
me on his liable that will tell him Were 10
find me-
"A pleasant evening To- madame,' said the
woman. politely advancing to open the a ,or
and shut |, aiter mistress. s. q, - -, { !
Good bve. Jsapnet,etr said Maa. Nes,
genes. and thus twas that Estsfe 'passed
from her home FOL. The, last time m1ii,.H,. &. j.
Jna few rninutes she wss In tbs syoTi .of
the Rue Boulevards. and thcn passed on
with rapid step to the Rue 81. Honore. TAT
the corner Of the Plsce;de Ia Madeleine, just
beyond the place where the m1rche aa4z
fleu~s is held, there was carriage waiting
and pacing the pavement in front of h
gentleman who every pow and then would
rush to the c,raer ne,re,t the bouleyards
and look With strainins gaze at the ever
moving crowd that cam, t,v,rl him. At
length he describes the dark, unobrusiye
figure making her way with quick q step
through the gay and busy multi,ude. Then
he ut'ers cry Of delight a,i daSbes hot
towards her, but back to the carriage. He
opens the door. himself let's d'wnth steps
and, bidding the cmchm.n be ready IN
start, he waits. looking eagerly towards the
corner of the toulevar,is. u sag,-. ,,a.,
The pavement by the church is entirely
deserted; the lady in the gray cloak has
turned the corner; she. CO nes along, the
shadow of the tall marble columns Ealing on
her as she passes, and at last sEereaches
the spot where he stands. Her breath
comes quick and last, her eyes are wildly
! bright, and her cheek glows. She cannot
speak; rhe holds towards him two little
trembling hands and tries TO smile. HI
seizes them both in his, grasp, then, placing
his arms around her waist, he lihS her into
the carriage. Another moment snd-he leaps
in himself, closes the door, and In . aioud
tone bids the man drive on. :, The coach
man gives the horses a touch with the whip
and with 4 start and snort they start of .,
q rapid pace. lli s9i1fdJ s"c
Then for the first sime the gentleman
turns toward ,Estelle,s snd putting his arrnl
around her, presses her to his heart iioaa
Mine now forevermore.' 1si,id soHs
! Yours alone. Victor, for I have left al
else; the world is naught to me now from
this moment an no one; have renounced
even my name, and ifyoa Sbrsake nae,
have bpt to de- :. ,..,.,a a., ,s,-a-,,
'EstelIe. my life is dedicated to you from
this moment. know an you hove sacri
! 6ced for net = II 2 wi EoTf0lICe
'Ahi no.hing ifyou love me for wha
10 all in the world besides love Z ! I, hav,
made no sacrific.. You know, s0ctave,.7
have not deceived your I ah.vs .lcyed m,
husband devo.edly. passionatelys iI.wa'
content to share with him his mediocity o
fortune, and to wait the result Of those tal
ents which 1t is said be, ppssessea- Blu
alas I he cared not for me I was nothing Z
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