The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-11-15

"For my husbands sake" Had he
considered me when he outraged my wo-
manly pride AMI scllrcspcct at was
his own work. his own repeated over
and over again The downv bed was II
couch of thoins TO me. Hest ! would
there he any more rest for me in this
world,
On the eighth day Mrs. Lander asked
me what decision had cone to.
"Remcmhei, Minnie, it rests wholly
with Yourself VIII you 20 Or stay p
~ will say"
1t was al settled then. was to he
her companion and confidential attcnIart
with sundry privileges and II liberal sal
Hrv.
Mrs. Lander Travelled a great dead, and
of course was with hcI constantly. We
1 journcycd lcisurcly through the country,
seeing the best that was 20 he seen whcr-
/ ever we went, AMI on the following sum
mcr made the tour Of the watering places.
80 the months pissed ON. but | never
saw Or heard from John. 1t was roi TO
he supposed that | would ever hear OF or
from him. lie doubtless thought me
dcad-or worse. Very likely did not
care which.
Only once in all that weary time Il
thought Of what might have been broke
down the huiwarks Of pride 1t was
while driving through the suburbs of
great city that ! passed tiny cottage
nestled among trees and towering shrubs.
While was looking and adnirina. Il
pretty young woman ran ont with Il baby
in her arms 10 meet her husband. saw
the young father kiss his child, and pass
an arm about his wiio's waist as they all
went into the house together. 1t was Il
drcary thought that in all the years 10
come, no baby's innocent head would cv-
cr lie on my bosom as It's righiiul resting.
place.
In the course of our wanicrings we
came. Airs Lanlcr AMI !, TO -, the
city to which had once come lri.e:
the city from which six months a.tcrwar'l.
| went in the silence Of night, an insuicd
aud degraded wife, - insultcd in my love.
degraded by the vile suspicious of my
nu'nahd' ihe very streets had 81 checry
familiar aspect, like the face Of an old
friend. and II great longing took bosses
SION oI me to look once more upon the
house that had been Eden 10 me N DAYS
gone by
II was at tw'l'@ht OF lovely day in
carry autumn, that rIoSeI y vci!ed l took
my way toward the block that remcm-
hered so well Groups OF children were
pH!'l'" Oh 'hc pavement rs passed slow
" "'oh@' some oil them l knew, bat
most were strangers Iut the house, the
l,o'''e-'lnY hrari gave great bound and
'!rh ''oo1 S'''l rs caught sight OF IT, 1t
"'o io' seem change" III the least. The
same "!'i''' were at The windows The
same vines 'r"iIcd over the white wall,
the s1lne cry'anihcmnms bloomad in the
y'rr,
ne front door SlOou open, but no one
was III S'?"I lhNo'lhtar'iy rs passed,
! reached my hand hand 20 bleak OF II
nranch from the ro.enu~h that leaned over
'he renee l heard the low whine OF II
"o"' lh''ter OF lcct on ihe graveied walk
'"''"e' ana bounding over the top OF the
gaze "Inch was closed, came l'onto,
"r!"'ns "mH'I INTO n0heiTI-" shapes
III ms joy at seeing me oIce more,
com" nave Rugged the dear faithful old
i'Ilow "ut That would inevitably have
attracted attention. so only patted his
head' ana called hlm hy name in low
toh'' "I''lc he jumped about and upon
me wiIa with delight.
y gentleman came TO the door, and
seeing the strange behavior OF his iavorlie
FASTENED To call ham or and apologize for
'he supposed rndenc''' though my vcll
was 'own' ana 1t was growing dark,
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