Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-11-05

moAths heard no more of him nor d.
endeayor 10. Regr t had not yet come
and the sunshine was far more brilliant
| was stopping for tew days with soma
friends in NJ. aud one evening th'
Hon. George Walton was invited to tea
As swept into the large dtning-room
leaning on the arm Of the handsome Col
C., he erec.. f-.nra-atf, tia5tse Wa!
on met my eyes - Sas standing n "a
an old-fashioned bay window, chatting
and laughing merrily with Ellen Dudley
the beautiful helress Of Dudley Hall -
He was handsome as ever, though
thought | could detect slight shadow
which some forgotten sorrow had left upol
his manly face He failed to notice my
entrance for a 'ew moment, an when Oui
eyes m the blood rushed to my checks,
ana inyoluutarily uttered All exclamation
of surprise Remembering myself the
next instant | turned to arrange the fold,
of my dress. and when | again looked to-
ward him his dark eyes were resting upon
me, and his face wore that calm, steady
/ look wh ch had never known to change
but once.
! He greeted me coldly, aud at first wa
shy aud Indifferent, but as the weeks Wore
Oh FOR | did not care to 20 away-ani
we were thrown more III each other So
eictv, | began to notice the change in his
manner, / easily perceived that t!l3 old
fame was not entirely extingulshed, and
the icy barriers he had about him gradu-
ally thawcd themselves away. / did not
resist the charming influence which old
acquaintance awakes in the human heart,
and sooa the long -pent-up affection. which
was not dead, bat rcgainlng new strength
from its s'umber, leaped forth in fiery
flames. He told me all the story OF his
wrongs and bitter sutferings at ny hands,
and i.npIored M, begged me to blot out
the memory of the past, By becoming his
vile was stern. The scenes o. gaye-
ty through which | had passed, the cold
and scnscIess enjoyments Of fashionable
Iitc, had wel!-n,gh rendered Inc heart
less
was, in fact, a confirmed. co!uctte ;
and when George Walton, bat few
hours before, pleaded With an cIoqnence
which love alone can inspire his words
had ne effect upon my stony heart and /
--r-.oj lt..l without = uo,. rt's Thought
- faithfully s.hooIcd was Ia he arts 0,
deception, that to b. candid with 2ny one,
much less the lover who edo for my
si....ts, WIS humillat n wAich | could
not brook Aud thus. almost wi;hou,
knowing why, ! had tho.l ,h;.c>s'y wrought
my own ruin
Tue door -brll rang, and servant en-
tered and placed a scalel envelope on the
old marble stand before me. | snatchcd
Il up, gazel vsttully at the clear. bold
hanlnrttlng, kissed the well-hnowu mon
ogram, ana breaking the sco, read
You would call me back, to Play with
me like < butterfly, unless som fatterng
fool, with goyer coiors, arrests Your at
tcntou, ~sni then wou.l again be cast
aside Farewell, Il. W.
The paper fell from ny hands. \
great shiycr ran through my frame, and
the sobs caokcd ny ujtcrance. | at rs
one stunned. M eyes riyeted upon thc
paper which had, AZ it were, opened the
forlncuts Of i hell 10 me Ny br TN felt
hot ana burning. my blool grew chill.
and almost .shri kei III very agony.
could have torn ny hair like maniac,
but something seemed to restrain mc.
L viii go 10 him myself, | Will ex-
plain all, and | know he viii forgive me,
| cried hollowly to myself, and rising
from my unnatural posturo | staggered
olt. | fell prostrate upon the threshold
of tile drawing room, and the noise being
heard within. | was soon surrounded by
my excited friends and removed 10 ny
room
FOR weeks / lay unconscious. not know
-mg, not caring, only feeling that mex
preSsolo calm winch soem> to rest upon
Us at such tim-. m4kng rs utterly IN
mindful Of all around us No one Wa
allowed to sc me but my most ultimate
associates, and they asked me 40 qncS-
uons As the days grew conicr, aud the
autumn Ike stiffness Of the weather per
2.dcI tae room, began to recover. /
know nothing of the outer world, and oi
hours | would ST by my window gazing
sileatly out upon the beautiful hills and
meadows. At such times tie etAerla,
grandeur OF the heavens. the scattered
clouds drifting to and fro, aud the calm
ASPECT Of the surrounding landscape seem
ed TO INSPIRE me with slSoT. aud prayed
% hive
Weeks wore on. and >t.ll vas unable
to ,,uit my chamber. Oh . how tcrveuo-
IL / jonged Tor s.yength--hoG ardcntlY
vesrned ter ,hs fresh. buay4ut tsis ii ny
c,rhcoi
The wonder IN the house grew SIS =
what had oause1 tbs Sudden inilsposi-
;Iou aai great change 10 my life hlI
No coafdau;<--no one knew my secret,
ana was discreet enough 10 reveal moth
inc that would lead 70 disclosure tock
no interest il anything. my tavori5e an
tao4s were neglected ana / seldom spoze
ot the future
Weeks few bv months E7ew into years,
ana people SAID vas 1e-onllns beauti-
IL. csaln The fasA came b4eA 10 NJ
cheeks. ny steps SGAsa then g.ciisa
elasticity. and apparently ! had forgot
ten my great sorrow /: b1s b.en nan )
wears sincc. aud Low / an grosa< Gu
Lille bas lew charms lei. ! Lave c.;lz
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