The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-11-13

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stood together in the spacious parlor.
The four French windows led upon
the balcony. The design of the chande-
lier was exquisite; the freshness and
beauty ot the decorations could not fail
! to please mnn Of refined taste.
Ea"Ah! but 50 dear !" he calculated, aS
they entered room after room, TO find
, in each some new and convenient fea-
turc. "I suppose | could take it," he
said, "if -aW fit tO help Lawson"
"Ih what way""
"Bv working nights. But when he
made me the offer, I couldn't think o
it, for felt 1t would be purgatory to
spend my evenings anywhere but in
your dear company. | felta little fear,
besides, rs I'm not uvcrstrong this
summer, that it might pull INC down.
/ However, that may be purely selfish
reasoning. If sou think it would add
| to your happiness, | will close in with
his offer at once. But | shall never be
at homc till nine, perhaps later. Fare
well our cosy chats and pleasant read
ing"
"But, Herbert, have Pet, and nine
is not so very late; we might sit up a
little longer. Besides, could pass the
time agrccably with books and music"
She did not see the look Of sadness
that cIoudcd his face rs she said this
that deepencd almost into anguish be-
r,r, Ia. frI.n1n1 t,u.urI him 1T hi1 r
him to the heart to have her acquiesce
80 readily. Could he have done so?
No, not for all the houses and land in
the world.
The place was taken. 1t cost mDney
to move, money for carpet S,
IN n y for . . m cX ira furnl-
ture but Dutty'S pleasure was cOnta-
gious. Herbert tried to persuade him
self That he had done Il good thing, and
for few weeks they were happy
ENryyhudy admired their choice, com
plimcn.cd their taste, culoSized the
gruutl~, which Herbert bad put in fine
order. But the OverwOrk soon told on
The strength uf the young man. 1t was
Wttm weather; unforeseen chtngr7 oc'
..n,r,G' lis hu-iut-t went bchiuGhand
.I.ut.t; h. ul!,u'l the gentle stimulus
of Il ha.p% hume.eveEihgs; he grew
pu.v and cai, worn il his effort to Keep
straight with tie WUrld.
There caI,, II lime whcu Tor weeks
bis too; never pressed the liil,rh"ld "1
his handsome uCw house when p0oI
Dot,y, white nud frightened, sat in The
darkrn, d room and listed to his incohc'
rent word, always toward ANA of her
word, or taltdrrltCsS and beauty. There
cam, Il lime when she was borne shrek
, ing from tHrftil chamber, because the
: gentle lips had s;itIened to the sem
! blaze of marble, and the love aud iigh
t bad flown cut Of the ,litl, glass eyes.
There, in that beautiful par.or--al
J dArkcuCd now, the strange aroma q
: fading blossoms telling Of the tOnb
, the chilling silence and deathly pallo
r that ,crned 80 change even the famil
lar fGruiiurp striking Upon thc senses O
a the iiu-i inGit'jrcut-thcrel lay the low
t OF her youth, the husband OF hcr chOic
never tp smile uu her again, never {
| Nht.Ior the words that had made he
p heart leap with joy. How littiC she ha
'. dreamed OF thi, How all her r"asOr
It ing came cchoing hack-co!d, crue
heartlcss, it seemed. o, why did NJ
y her heart break and let her weary spir
!. fly to meet him, 10 beg him to forgiy
IL her: No, not yet she Was doome
It ever To Keep he recollection of til;
o dian, darlicucd parlor before her menti
J. vi,iOu-that haunted room. Never Il
1t terwarl ruuId She think uf 1t without
shuddvr; it was always present, alwa.
- q warning to her against the pUinps an
n vanitics OF the world. As time went ,
N the memory softened, its harsh drear
| nee. melted away, and an angel SCENE
To ill its gloom with n softcncd ligh
'r Constant CUmmunlug with the de
one sn, had lost led her thoughts al
vi affections up TO the home he had cute
cd. She lived for Years, trained the
III child To blc.t wuuauhOod, and th'
ii gave her-elfup 10 deeds Of mercy. II
heart wa, in heaveA, and the haunt'
VI room had become to her ike the rec'
n lection al q power Of beauty.