Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-02

| good angel is most needed, and not in the
circles Of gaiety and fashion, that | must
seek you, | see" exclaimed I, gazing upon
her with irreprcssible admiration
The lady blushed deeply; and, as soon
as she had recovered from her momentary
confusion, observed quietly, that she was
simply performing duty to which an old
friend of her mothers was fully entitled
While obtaining the deposition of her
patient l had several opportunities of con-
versing with this excellent beauty; and
her modest elegance and graceful case
captivated my soul.
One evening | was permitted to accom-
pany her in search of conveyance; and
as had resolved to express my senti-
ments freely to her on the first available
occasion, | was, as is usual in such cases,
much embarrassed when it presented it,
| self
Your patient is dying, fear"
"Sho is conscious of the approach Of
her deliyerance; and as such she regards
| it."
at an angels Office you fll in smooth
ing her path to the grave"
"Do not natter me, sir 1t is but little
| can do, and fattery seems tome to make
| that little less than nothing"
81 assure you | express my admiration
in most stintcd terms; were | to tell you
all think and feel | might indeed sur
prise you
Then let me cntrcat your forbcar-
ancc." at is unkind, not to say harsh,
in you to forbid the uttcrances of heart
so sincere and full as mine"
at is my kindness, my consideration
! for you that induces me to check this cx-
ccssive language, because l know you Will
repent il"
impossible! | not only admire you
more than any being | ever saw, but ]
feel that you are worthy Of my worship,
and that l love you"
Say no more l entrent. If you know
who and what | am, you would confess
| the folly of which you are guilty. You
tell me you are unfortunate and unhappy !;
| | pity you-but there Is n gulf between
us, and you would only render yourself
more wretched by attempting, b'indiy and
rashly, to cross it
"Are yon married ?"
"Do not ask Here let our acquaintance
cease. You have no more occasion TO visit
my patient; and you surely would not de-
prive her of the presence of her last re-
naming friend, as you will do so if you
persist in intruding upon her Here then
let us part, and forever"
She stopped cab allowed me to help
her into it, and left me in my mystery and
! gloom. She had crossed my dark path like
II heavenly apparition; and her disappear
ancc rendered everything about me hopes
less and drcary as despair.
The trcachcrous law, after having lured
! US on to ruin decided against our claims,
and extortcd the last remnant Of our pro-
perty to pay its costs. To communicate
! this fact to my motncr would have
! been like inilicting her dcnth-blow; and
after medtating long upon the subject, /
! found myself unequal to the painful task,
and went once more to our old lawyer to
ascertain whether there was no possibility
of compromising the matter so as to post
pone the evil day, and leave my mether
awhile in possession Of her homo and
comforts.
met n lady descending the stairs, who
| had lust come out of his office, whose
physiocnomy was of that unusually re-
pulsive character which imprints itself
indelibly on the memory, and even after,
in dreams and rcveries, in sleep and in
wakefulness, rises from timc to time tC
our mental vision with horrible distinct
ness, shocking US with the fullest sense oi
the dread uginess of human malforma-
ton. l thought of tho wonderful contrast
between this creature and the delicate
beauty | loved in vain.
The old lawyer was in, and grasped my
hand with sympathetic cordiality. | stated
the object of my visit
"Well, my young friend" said he, 81
have anticipated your wishes, and have
Just been talking with the successful party
She is by no means inexorable; but tC
tell YOU the truth, there is no ground fol
compromise left You have lost all-thC
widow has won all If she accords you
any thing, it will be simply donation
nothing more or less
as there no resource left by which
can. for time, word off this final, and tt
my mother, fear, fatal blow?'
None in law
= In what, then 2
"In yourself"
"In your person. You are young ana
handsome. l don't say SO TO nattcr you
but to make my meaning clear"
"Wen?7
We'll, marry the widow.
Marry her? would rather hang my
self at once.
, - You should know best how fit you ar
to die. / am afraid your education an,