Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-27
THE EVENING STAR,
LOSSES AND GAIN.
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"It's only Tory, Cousin Humphrey" whis-
pered, sitting down beside nim.
Cousin Humphrey hid his face upon my lap,
sbs o on,n ,no snen aae 10 wsap
ing can suffer while ! could say nothing 70
him, could do nothing for him. bu. prsss my
preach myself angrily for the unconauerable
satisfaction felt in the cause of his terrible
grief.
"What a fool am - he exclaimed, at last
rising and shaking himself wratnfuiiy. u
don't mind you, Tory but could no. enaar9
anyone else seeing my weakness o Tory!
have had no hope these ten years, OUT thd' OF
making Lavinia my wife,:
"She is a ha11pl.,.-" began. .,.s
,o"t q, n.n must not ssy word
against her, Tory. All to-day every hope and
rian 1 have ever formed have been pass
ing through my mind again /; and Ill the letters
she has written, and every word of 10 e Sd few
ano rare, that she has ever spoken. I shall ne
yer he the same man again. See, Tory, here is
her Eortrait.s
Itwas q delicate miniature on ivory with a
smile upon he tair false face. He had been
Keeping II close in his hand but as he held il
toward ME, sGasched il from him in sudden
IT. ak CT indlenat'cn, and dashed il against the
of The mountain stream at our feet. Hs
10, ked Il naZeG, and in some degree ruthfui-
this raj her slow, impassive, phipgmatic British
grI fleTnaE, hut ne made 10 effort 10 recover iha
shattered fragmtrts. air. ady whiritng down
the tiny eddits of the rejoicing current. he
list me over the brook, which had crossed
Gna,iet in running down to him, and carried
me DE PAGES beyond il, held fast and close in
:tfns; and walked home side By side,
lie rested his hand upon my shoulder, leaning
uT,I MT, auG being led By me one blind with
Iset sorrow.
Never vas l so mortified and hamiliated in
nv lite as TO perceive how quickly a man can
Rally after the most cruel blow dealt by the
rinSt f:,ithlGss of our sex. Sadly, with mer-
r,i,ss rsprohati n Of Lavinia's perfdy; l al
iotred many months for The term of Cousin
IUr rhrsy s mourning over the biithful hopes
OF bis lifs, fearing that, as ne said. h would
never lie he same man again. Mr.. Grain
ger was moody. ard inclined to excess in
sc!itsTy cigars, the next day and the day af-
ter; but on tie fourth morning l heard him
Il. lai early under my window. whistiing
BIS ccss about him, AID summoning me lmpari-
cusiT 20 our customary stroll through the dewy
neiGs IL a week he could laugh heartily
IS ever: ard before a fortnight had passed
lie was able TO speak o! Miss Yariiey with
GraEdisonlan masnanimity and courtesy. only
smiling at Miss Griuger,s very severe stric-
lures, " hen along the chain of our numerous
relatives ran the electric communication that
I.svinia was gong to marry clergyman in
Che ltenham
:. For The first three or four months of my So
journ 1T SheT " God, the SUBJECT or my Thoughts
and co... Nrrsatlon had been the letter that Mr..
GRANGER had Written 10 my brother, and the
T.plr anticiG ated receiving from him. Bat
- the many sii"fr months passed by which
couiG bling no message from my distant no ne,
IL ten ed as if the initless sea had iiowad over
Arsfr.ili, SO foTeetful was grown of its asso-
elaiCns. SO careless OF hearing again or my
Of ri unexpected event, wEau, at Lhe end Of
Angus, colonial letter arrived addressed to
r'T Ccui-L and l could h lrdly conceal or IN
OF ny apItn ion as l-aneu over the back OF
Ii 8 hair 10 ad il with him. 1t was a very
trt": ard i"c. note, written 10y one OF my
bj h. rs clerks
a. ri am instructed by Mr.. VIM Burke to
II ~ 10 YOUR OF tcceniber TO h ult Iou i'll
ct,i:se Inn by m barking Mrs. Victoria sydney
CIR trger IN The Le&t mail ST. am-r les virg En-
ei"na- Enclosed is a DRAFT for taa passage out,
anC fcT the incidental expenses incurred by you
DUNG Mrs. Y. ). Cts residence under your
T, OF"
IrnrhTey's. sun burnt face grew more
arJl IL I'D as he perused tbs short cpl. tie,
aud III iss ffraingtT brid!ed with ha9Ghty hos
p.taiiry. housh here yeas something assur-
iSr III tbs reaov y nit ancs, Whi Ii had 20 ttint
Il ie'Qty or poverty about IL. !.isri " ) sai 1,
hut hofh Ct hem So, med 10 con ldar nv isam--
GA departure i"e liable and Miss tfrltnger
con I = G. q energetic preparations for il. in
: II = uJoc uF'GI9g me- VI n 4 mo- on n
u Efi,H CUttl' rs II we could To. procure sin.
,iis afti, Is ~ tha coiopy. She woui1 not rest
y -fsut nsbtE- Hun phrey 90 town 10 south
II itNp IelcTt haDc, wasting four o. nay pre-
cUEs o;ss :. that he Uuicht secuE- t.!e very o. Il
- :acst onfoTtable cabin for M; and afr-r
IL ferI.I, sEc studied all tie allaaHacs she
Coutd IGG. 10 . CeTtain = hon tie P.susn1cs i
f0Ges UUrla he2,n, ever" evening giving us 4
Z ir1'ft q n Or appalling tatst2ent pect-
IDS rem
Tie cen frocilaI gales had sent no pioneer
lff. l. turc-ttsuI CT The laird Sunday IN Seq
rIoeT II was a warm. sotI, brilliant day,
Viii TIE seen 70 frtgiaace Of etriy auIuIl4
" iIt. J. fEa s-raEr = mos EheT,- I qu.st.
I+aCptu. day. : u TsitCer bus!ues, sGuets t.3r
IT, tos'tTou- mrTTin'"Et Of village children ~
p'aF; o. ~ he cEiI.Ag y n" Chnrch .etis,
vfscu taEg ike u IUsIl to ne l vas very
IltsrTauIp, hearing amid The illness thr ilon6-
t5ICis splash OF W&v's, u EAav !otiey = uls
o. q. = ia mess / desCllt. Eayes, t.iril
! E&s gam ID eros. In the rYeGi = / s.r,st q
Gil atsn Cousin Humphrey y. ID yyan Ter. via
Get a4E It p.i poet. mr. ough liz fields,
srr -rtTa had h-,u all toe sIiairn T I through,
(. kin. 'Cge'tsr 4 'suhdusd :opn, Darfiv Of
cu.e. = icymcpt Hut to-day I could OF ak !;
;l.d Humphrey sitting the S:iil wtsl:a di-
SIGs { Is Il III corn fields. lii his Gig IL. I'D
smot 90 in placid Silence. 5ghiie / pi.l ed iay-
SET IN he cross bar at his feet. Fh.se golden
SHOCKS OF ctrn. standing erect VITA plImei
EtaGs, / bad watched growing from the first
tsL6tr hl.sGe; and they were ripe ana ready Tor
gathering IN now-memorials of All the pleas.
ant ram bles across the burrows since the Early
siT,E-. ! Iemem pertd Hum phrey pointing out
to ne the first swallow that yentur- d TO try his
ky wings and here WAS a whirl,ng, ctreer-
Ing crowd OF them, shTiaking with d-li.nt as
thev carried in and out among the upright
sreaves. A2stTalia was SO far away! rhis
suggestions and emotions, dearer 10 me than
the bread common light and darkness Of nv
native land; the wide melody OF song ringing
from tree to tree, which stirred nv heart IN
easily though rapturousIy; those dep. mystic
shadows of the broad leayed trees-I felt that
ii would break my heart 10 hear and see al
this no more. Yet we sat SO still in the failing
dolent grasshopper at mf feet crawied IaZily
through the bending spears of Grass, not caring
To leap out OF onr motionless shadows; and q
iinnet in poplar tree near MS sang deiirious-
iy. in an ecstasy OF song, as il faced the GRIM
son sunset. l watched and listened, thinking
iistlrssy OF the barren and silent waters had
to voyage over. until both erasshopper and
Iinnst disappeared: and, as if were already
come 10 the moment OF my departure, 1
wrung my hands with u gesture Of despair
and turned away my face from Humphreys
scrutiny.
"Whar ais my little woman nowl, he asked.
in the lowered, rnodulated tone he reserved for
me-, and only used 10 me on rare occasions.
|" What does all this trouble near st this par
ticular momeptr'
"Oh, nothing,"I sobbed; only FOOLS ness.
feel so tossed abont from country to country;
ard want 10 be at rest some where l, is 80
peaceful here / don't want to leave these
singing birds, and this long pleasant dusk I
like England best now. l found il ont this
morning in church when we read forget also
thiae own people, and thy fathers h ,nse.'
I've done it, Cousin Humphrey; and. oh,
am so AFRAID Of that long yoy age alone"
. Is there nothing else You do no. want TO