The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-12-10

NO. 81
eruel1 That be loved her, oh, 30 de,r.
y! was proved by tho throbbins o,
the heart, which appeared ready to
burst it' prison under the pressure Of
her cheek. Moments pas.ed while
they stod thus. At length she gen,l,
d'seag.ged hsrself, saying:
"There now, Edward, | .m 50 h.p.
Py' aud 10 can part friends -; for shall
always koow you loved me. A little
while ago l was afraid you did not"
"But Why should VIC par, ?"
"Because God has chosen for me
aud J. have taken Ills :oxs upon me.
l will never leave mother; and you
must forget me. bound my soul in ,
vow last night, and renewed nv cove
nant while you told me Of those wick ed
laws. Should lsay to my mother, i.
is gift that whereby those mishte.t
he pro6ted by me?' and if l should
give you my right to cherish her. in
old age, as she cherished me in iofan-
cy, it would be gift. Tau so glad
you told me all about those laws. for
now tie path Of duty is plain"
"but you forget that you are the
same a. my wife, and that for this
cause shall 4 man leave father and
mother and cleave to his wife, and the
twain shall be one aesh.' You are
mine. I will not let you gow
They we're now seated, and with
cl'sped hands and fast falling tear. she
listened to his passionate plcadiDgs and
protestat'o"s. Tender, yielding, Iov-
ing, self:forgetful a. was her nature.
these pleadings tortured her be, ond the
limit Of mere humas endurance; but
hsr soul was fast anchored In a sense
OF duty, and like her names.ke, the
martyr Of the sea, who sang willie the
toe advanced to overvhelm her, and
steadily refused to abjure the faith for
which she was bound to the stake, our
Margaret endured to the end.
':God helping me-" w.s her answer.
II will obey Hin and honor my moth
er' will not bind myself to love,
honor and obey one who might think
it right to speak of the memory of the
one without honor, or to withhold from
the other the obedience aud affection
OF child. I will not give my labor or
service to another when she needs
them."
At length, who. able no longer to
endure bis passionate reproaches, she
knelt at his feet, and with streaming
eyes and e'asped hands, said:
"Pardon nae, Edward, for all the
misery have cost you. Bless mo and
forgive me and 60 away"
He arose, dashed away the tears, and
walked hastily to the window. At
last she felt that it was over, aud sink
."e -s-;n.s:. O,,s'I, hs1 .,luugn.s tu1u-
to her abiding rest, and she repeated
audibly those lines familiar from inian.
~:
't0h. then who rulsst In the heavens hixh.
Above yon stars and within yon sky,
where tho dazzling fields never needed light
~ me sun oy day and the moon by night
1hough shining millions around thee stand.
10f tne sake OF one that's at thy right hand
80 think OF them who have cost him dear,
o1ui enalned IN death and in darkness here
Our night is dreary, and dim our day,
And If thou turnest thy face away
We are sinful, feeble and helpless Dust
Have none to look to and none to trust
"None to trust! None to trustw she
repeated, and like au overwearied child,
sank s1ooning on the floor. Summon
ing Mrs. Merlyn, Edward lifted Marga-
ret aud carried her to her room.
When he saw the fair, wasted, death
like face, = feeling Of self:reproach
passed through his mind, bat was
quickly replaced by ono Of resentment
against her father, IS the prime cause
Of oil tho trouble, her mother, who
stood IN the way Of his happiness, and
herself, who so obstiuatelJ opposed his
wishes. With deep sense Of injury
he left tho room, and after waiting uu-
t,l she had recovered consciousness, the
house, feeling greotly aggriered. Next
day he returned, bringing his mother,
his sister and b,other~in-law, the Rev.
Mr.. Smith, so often quoted TO, make a
visit Of coincidence to bis intended
wife and mother-il-law; but the 1ami-
y physician had been called. He had
predicted brain fever a. the penalty
Of any excitement, and Mr.. Strofynder |
was not permitted to see her. When
be knew that she had been out to meet
ing be wrste, but she returned his let
ter unopened. His mother and Mr.. |
Smith advised him that further effort
on his part would svincs great lack
Of spirit; and that, If LETT to their own
Nrs. Msrlyn and her daush-
Ies would soon 'come to their senses"
CHAPTER w.
THE NEW HOME.
Will, Margaret lav in her darkencd
chamber; talking With God, aud taking !
council Of none other, = settlement
showed that Of the large estate which |
Mrs. Myrlsn inherited from her parents
md Of that which her husband had
added BY years Of judicious manage
ment, nothing remained. The widow