Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-05-31
TWO LIVES ~ ONE.
A sisters story of Brother.

ABOUT ten miles eUhtH VI l-phuUHi where
ne was in practice as surgeon. stephen
was thirty two, / eighteen. We bad no
relations but sister, five or six years
older than myself and well married IN
London. Stephen was a solitary and
studious man, living somewhat apart
from lis ri&ipEiboTs.- and standing almost
in fathegly position towards me- Through
the wears we had lived together no one
had thought of his marrying Thus it
was when the events have told began.-
The house next to ours was taken by a
Mr. Cameron, feeble looking man, rather
past middle age, with one daughter,
Marion by name How shall describe
her the most beautiful creature | ever
saw? She was perhaps twenty years o d;
| never knew precisely. \ tall, slight
form, fair complexion, dark chestnut eyes
and hair, and an expression more IKE that
of an angel than a human being. Though
was much struck with her appearance,
stephen did not seem to notice 1t; and we
ni@ht have remained unacquainted with
them forever, but that he was required 10
help Mr.. Cameron, over an awkward stlIe
opposite our house. Acquaintance once
made. they soon grew familiar: Tor they
had two feelings in common. love Of to-
bacco and Swedenborciauism. Many n
summer evening did they pass, smoking
the one and talking the other, Marion
sometimes joining in, for she generally
walked with them. while my chest, which
was weak at that time, kept lac at home.
One day they quilted Stephen at the rate,
and as he entered the door | said to him
How lovely Marion is 3? | am never
tired of looking at her
Look at her while you may said he :;
she has not three years to live
1t was oHly too true She had some
dreadful mplaint-aneurism / think it
was-which must carry her off in the
flower Of her days. Stephen told me that
he had consulted the mosteminent doctors
without getting any hope and the emo
ton, rare enough in him. that he display
ed, told me that he loved Marion | said
no word to him about it., | knew better ;
butt saw with what dreadful Doubts he
/ was perpleXed. Excitement might shorter.
/ Marion litc-Such an cxcitemrrt as Il
/ declaration Of love from him might be Of
material injury and even If it did net
prove 50. how could he condemn himself
to the prolonged torture Of seeing the life
/ Of Il beloved wife ebh away, day by day
/ Besides, he did not think she cared for
! him ], who had watched her ccasclcSslv,
/ knew that she loved him with her whole
/ heart lie struggled with himself ticrceIv;
/ but he won the ii@ft lie lett home tor
/ some weeks, and returned looking older
ana pAIef: nGV ne haa learned 10 mention
.le' '."','e ~ - ~
4 breath hard. She was pinin@ away IN
der the influence Of his changed manner
aud | dared not help my two darlin@s t.
/ be hapnV An uncXnp.tpt aid soon came
MT, "ihef"" 40 WAS Ia ma ut'i'" Niei
We uLS' saw nun o'e" S'"4e"IN' ! ,y I"l
c'I'I'o" AI'e' "1S 'erFI''e !" see, ilt'
i',Ie l a. sue
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Mr. ahleF"n 'n1efiu, li"" W" g"
IAro"2t' '''''' '''"e + Hafl.F Know hGf
came inc hJetSS.fE inquiries inIo ms at
,'-r7. 'i' l'"" I'1o. not aIt"EetheT poor
I4t J." Is''Se' e'FculhSIahcrS. 4aa''n-
Niafio" "l "'"'IiI J4aJ W""i1 S1,F'f'l
+ -ife iiel 'i9 'u4 IA ieS HeF state "i "e"''i
feI""e"' . ." nv "'tste was Sne L" i've "'''
"naU 20 "' 'lrPheh was the S"ie eA
ecutor, tne one ADVISER to whom she coHi,
look. lie TOOK t"" days ana nlGht7 't'
cons S."e'' anu 'heh oIered her ms naH'
! ana nome. ~ HrSt she could not he'lnF'
that his olter arose from anything hut pity
) and compassion; but when he had toil
her the story OF the last few months ana
called me 90 pear witness 1t, grea
: hight seemed to come into her eye, ami
wondering glow OF love, such rs ha'
ne er seem over her tace / lett them tt
. themselves that evening, till stephen tap
PED ut me door OF my room and told M
alI-nothln@' IN iaet but what K4eV
long before, IN theIt case there was bu
f htt.e cause tor delay. 1rousSeauN Wer
not the important matters IN my day tina
j t4eE. are IN my @randehldrens an
! Marion was married 70 stephen IN ne
5 areS9' "lIlNh month alter her l"'heF
g 'mg'''.
: ne heAO leW months were haPPy 'h
j TOT an % u ~, N'"r''n hea itn l''
: nv "1tEig"' lri|H'e"e" i"o
S"e 'et' ser race 'S N"e
n covered rom me "eIress1@n cause" y
per G''llS'ti's anxiety a,o"t heF ia'teF m
1,,e ~ o .sS. I'.e Sulerfd IN a''yf.''il' ~ ~
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