The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-09
COUSIN JANE
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hdence under pretence OF giving adj
vice; nothing more troublesome, to a
conscientious person, than TO give the
proffered counsel when the confidence
has been made. So. at least. [ now
felt. and I dreaded being alone with
Jane again, but5I found to my great
comfort, though not without seme
modification, chat Jane had spoken
to getTelief not 70 be advised At
least, she never asked NE to suggest
whatline ot conduct she should pur-
sue towards her hus band, and I De-
lieve she even forgot that anything Of
the kind had been mentioned between
u.s. pitied her from my heart, but l
saw no. remedy for herr SORROWS |
pitied Mr. Forbes, toos y on see it is
one thing to marry a woman with the
intention of giving and receiving af-
fectionate regard, and 1t is another
thing to marry girl who takes the
liberty of falling In love with you, and
who feels aggrieyed if you do not. or
cannot, follow her example. What
should I'have done, for Instance, if
marrying Jane for the sake of being.
comfortable with her, | had suddenly
discovered that my saucy little cousin
was enamored. Of poor me2 Il. has
occurred to me since then, that Jane
would not so have committed herself
with me, but, at the time. | did not
think of that. / reioiced that | had
not proposed to her, and | pitied her
husband for if Jane misfortune was
to have read the letter, his trouble
was to read her heart too truly. Poor
little, simple Jane it was like her to
think that she could keep such a Sc
cret from husband, who had not
love to blind him! ...-.. b.
I watched him without seeming to
do so, and / felt sure that Mr.. Forbes
grief was to see his wife's love and not
be able to return 1t; his grief
was to have married, as he thought,
a sensible mercenary girl, and to
find out that he was welded to
fond and tender-hearted woman.
/ do not mean to say that he resented
that love, or that it bored him; but
he could not return it. s.isa -ea.1.
| was beginning to walk about,
with the help of a stick, when | saw
Mr.. Forbes 60 off in his chase one
morning with Arthur.
Please tell Jane that l am taking
the child" he said TO me.
On hearing this, Arthur, who had
sat quietly till then, uttered scream
of dismay, and called on his NAM
ma" | saw Mr.. Forbes bite his lin.
but he drove away all the faster, and
both father and child were out Of
sight In a few moments. Jane had
heard the cry, and now came down
rather scared. On hearing the ex-
PLANTATION | gave her, she turned very
20, why does he take him to Har-
tingW she cried, piteously; my
maid has just told me the small pox
is there. Oh, if one could only over
take him r. 1.at -
That was out of the question, so
did my best to comfort Jane, but the
tears stood in her eyes as she still
kept signing: atr..a -. ). a.ae
20, why did be take him2"
Why, indeed2 The child. came
home bright and well and his father
seemed quite triumphant at having
kept him half a day away from his
step mother. iH4' ---
| And he was not at all unhappy,
Jane, he said, with marked empha-
Sis. ~ t.a
| All day the child continued we'll
and merry, but next morning he fell
| sick, and by the time his father came
home at night he was i'll; he had the
small pOx. 1t was / who told Mr..
Forbes. He turned dreadfully pale ;
! he had learned In the course Of the
day that the epidemic was at Harting
Itwas there and he had taken his
child to it; he had taken him to III
ness, perhaps to death, just to brave
and tease his poor young wife I
knew all this passed in his mind, for
| the first words he uttered were:
God forgive me
| His next remark was the question: :
Has Jane ever had it2''
Never" | replied gravely.
Then she must not stay with him,
| he said :" she must not"
He went up; [ followed him to the
nursery. Jane was there bending
over the little cot, with Arthur's hand
in hers. Mr.. Forbes went up to her;
he was much agitated He could
scarcely speak.
Jane, he said. without looking
at the child, you must not stay. /
know you have never had this COM
plalnt-you must not stay.
" Would you say that if I were his
mOther?' she asked
e" You have no right to risk your
/ life" he urged have had il, so
has your cousin. ave risk nothing;
you risk much.
f" What27 asked Jane, and my pale
sad faced little cousin became fer