The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-09-13

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thing was wrong ;ss:lc questioned 71py
mother Annie. others i; but I found no
oaes cruel and kind: enough to- tell me-
until Miss Wilkes called :here ysst@d.y
!s, il never never :axerae 70 ,hustjil Ia peppae'sI
feelings, fa p.,s 7 7Somss = remaFkA ,she cat6Rped
rssaasedzmex toassE,6srI to aoblige me .hY,
telling mc what actually occurred wong, !,
at Mrs. Kole 0yl's, and She laughed
maliciously, and inquired if I really did
not know that the story went that I was
dlrurk there-that I made a terribly
silly spectacle Of myself: Tell me, Er-
nest, is it so p "
@"You certainly behaved very strange
II, Helen-in a manner entirely CON
trary to your usual charaoter." -
F." eyes, she told me-that stood up
on a chair aud made specches-that I
ridiculed every one, herself among the:
rest::: Well, Ernest, you too, believed
me intoxicated" No words could de-
scribe the pathos Of reproach with
which she uttered the last Sentence
II tell you, truly, that I did not touch
wine, nor any beverage except cup Of
coffee, on that evening. Ay! since my
friends are so easily persuaded Of my
evil propensities, I will swear it on this
book Of God, that I touched no wine
that night" She reached out her
hand, and laid i. on the Bible which
occupied a little table by her side.-
"What was the matter with me, or v hat
did occur, I do not remember. I l1ave
tried hard to recall it, but it slips from
me before I can seize it.: I must have
been Ill. I was not we'll the day of the
party. I had a severe headache, in
common with mother, but Annie cured
it by magnetism, and I felt bright
enough when we started. She tried to
cure mothers, but she has not the same
power over her as over me, which tru-
ly is wonderful"
"Did you take any medicine p
"Not drop Of anything. NoErnest
cannot even conceive what was wrong
with me. That I must have acted
strangely I can no longer doubt, since
you all assure me Of it. The most cru
el thing of all to me is that you, too,
! e..k A.A-..A--s....AA; 4.A ar, rn,. aot;ona,.
All, me! wish l knew what influence
I was under that fatal evening. En-
nest, do you think there can be any
any insunity developing itself in me
If you think so, speak it out, I beseech
you'll!
She was paler than ever, aud the
tears were streaming down her cheeks.
His heart yearncd toward her as she
stood there before him, distressed and
implor,ng. The tears rushed into his
own eyes.
"Because, if you do, I would like to
tell mother. It would be best. Per.
haps something could be done for me.
Do you remember, Ernest, it was only
a few weeks ago that Miss Sinclair be-
came insane i? She was so young, SC
amiablc-and her own friends did no,
suspect it: She is raving in the asy.
lum nov"
Unable longer to control himself, be
took her in his arms, pressing her ten
derly, again and again, to his bosom
kissing the fair white forehead which
should circle only noble brain.
"What put such dreadful fancy in
your head, my darling? No, no, beg
Of you, do not mention anything so ap.
palling.; Your words and actions were
quite too consecutive and sensible you,
madness had too much method in it.
No, no! your bprlesque aud mimicry
were not at all those of diseased brain
far from it! They we're characterized
rather by q sharpness quite acute, but
not precisely Of your natural order.
do not believe, come to reflect upon It.
that even were your wit exalted and ex.
cited by wine, it would be Of that STYLE
I think I read the impress Of anothe,
nstnd-a mind We are both Of US well
acquainted with. Sit down, Helen, you
are pale and worn here, by me, on
! the Sofa: You will sit by me, will you
not, if [ have been cruel to you for the
last two weeks?" :
The light. Of happiness which had
been quenched IN her eyes, was relit'
She sat by him, quiet and contented,
while he, holding her hand tight MS ii
to keep her with him, relapsed into a
brown study. He had chanccd upon a
train Of suspicion which he was follow.
Eing up carefully in thought. While
they sat thus in silence, Cousin Annie
came, unawares into the room. She
started upon pcrceiviug Mr.. Thornton
their eyes met; he held her. glance
with his own for a full moment then
her black lasbes dropped, and a slow
blush, which she tried in. vain to keep
down, crept up into her thin dark face.
She laug he'd, however, saying, with a
slight sneer:
T. II did not know you: lovers were
here, or I would not have intruded. !.
,"You know, Annie, that you never
intrude upon ds ,slovers,'" said Helen,
anectlonately but the young Lady re-
fused to be seated, and went out Of the
room hummins gay air - '.:5>
II am sorry Annie has such 4 dispo.
| sition," remarked Helen, after she was
gone. y"Sbe il too sensitive. We try
FAIL. we can to make her feel ut home: /
love her as sister, and wish her to feel
Us if she really we're such, with equal
rights and privileges. But, she Insists
upon calling herself dependent, and in
making herself unhappy about it. Il
wish she were not 80 sensitive.p i J.
"You are mistaken about its being
sensitiveness, Helen--.t least Of. no.
ble kind, It's, envy. She has :. rank
ling. jealous disposition: 49,. ! .
ooh, Ernest, how can you speak 10 I
I knpw she IL not very afectiouate--at
least, sshe doe1 not love me, N I Do her;
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