Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-02-01

placed my lips closely 70 her ear, ana seaos
in a low voice, Madame, policeman u
near. who will, fear, misconstrue your
grief-arise, and come with mel"
Slowly and silently she raised her beau-
tifnl head, and turned her large, fearful
eyes upon me, then, kissing the door-sill
again and again, she rose slowly to her
feet. Passing my arm around her waist, I
drew her to the other side of the street,
and then into the square through a gate
which had been left open.
When we had reached group of trees
that concealed US from the observation of
street pedestrians, seated myself on the
border of the path, and asked her to re-
cline on the clean grass, and to rest her
head in my lap, which she did, with appa-
rent confidence.
Now, weep, talk; do anything to ease
thy heart" said, taking off her hat, and
making a few mesmeric passes over her
hot brow and throbbing temples. Yes,
weep aloud, or speak aloud, fair child Of
sorrow, and will listen with the attention
of a physician, and the holy interest OF .
confessor."
Here she opened her large black eyes
upon me with the sweetest and purest ex-
preston of helpless grief that ever eman-
ascd from high and sorrow-siriken soul,
and then, closing them, wept as if her
heart would break. Meanwhile, contin-
ued the mesmerie passes, and, in about
half an hour, succeeded in producing .
passive state. iH 1sltAa'
Is that gentleman who passed into the
house before you. your husband ?" asked
at last, wishing, by some means, TO induce
her to talk, and thus relieve her heart,
which fear would break.
No." was her laconic reply.
What relation does he, then, bear to
you?" aay
:" He is my betrothed."
I" Is he an Englishman asked.
{" He is an American"
Are you of that country?"
+" had my birth in that land, and there
was betrothed to him."
Why are you both here !" l continued.
:" am in Europe for my health--and
he--I don't know-he is everywhere"
"Wha, has come between you?"
Some evil spirit A year ago / came
from France TO have an interview with
him here. He then departed for America.
promising TO return for me early in the fol-
lowing spring. Meantime, he wrote me
the most atfectionate letters. In the last
one received--the most impassioned Of
| them all-he informed me that, on account
of some important business, he would not
be able to come to Europe this year. A
| few days after the receipt of this letter,
learned accidentally, that he was already
in London, and of his arrival here had en-
! joined silence in all our mutual acquain-
tances. This mysterious conduct stung me
into the depths Of my soul. Ny brain
was on fire, and, in my frenzy, l returned
to him his portrait, accompanied by note
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my messenger departed with them, when
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sion of me. My idol was gone. My home
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