The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-30

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might speak, far. far outside Of the world il
which l was.
had fixed my will, as much as II wa
possible to Ak so loose and --eak and shak,
q thing, bundle of broken links-I was de
termiled to obey him.
But all the time I saw only her, only hel
sweet face in the broken light, as neve
should see it again-the hood had failer
back from 1t, the wet rings Of the dark hail
were blowing out from it tint like the fluid
Of the tea-rose was lying on its cheek no
that noticed all such items hen, / remem.
Der them to-day they are impressed like
the work OF die-the ripe and lovely lips
OF the tender trembling mouth were parted
as il calling to me by some old fond name
the eyes. suffpsed through all their dept
with the Hight We cast before US, the sw6SI
gray eyes like those Of the deserted German
girl, shone up at me like two great tears.
Ahl how many times before bad they gszsa
into mine with long and lovely looks
I-snd now for the last time-had returned
their gaze with all the protestatIons OF pas.
sion-and standing here 70 pray them inf6
nothingness-oh, all the meetings and part
ings Of days that could dawn no more--the
dear embraces Of those arms never to be felt
again, the warm, fall kisses Of the meetings
and myself blotted all out! Tosave, vex-
ing sting OF the gadfy, was crashing down
on the best-beloyed thing of the world WITH
sll the mighty revolutions Of my pOnderoas,
red-hot iron, with DROP ping Goals and blast
ing breath of steam, with all the murderous
4 purpose Of this jumping, plunging isnd tn at
| alone controlled, with shroudIng deafen-
ing fury that to the waiting victim drowned
the universe 10 its roar. 4
All these horrors came one by one before
my mind, and dropped into my resolve like
grains into the weighing scale. | suffered
agony. Ny knees were shaking under me.
doubt if could have lifted my hand II
did not try 4; it hung nerveless by my side;
tue life was dying out of me. | only stared
through my window, along the track, at the
woman's face with the fright hardened into
1t, the blank terror there, death laundering
down in the fierce wild throes Of sundering
socket and minglng de sh, that in one instant
would have their hellish grip on every live
nerve and squirting vein. 1ne1 my ears
were ringing with shrieks-I fancied that
even through the hot roar aud reverberation
OF our fight heard the rest. When would
the last car be over, the last wheel turned?
Was that swift hiss the severing Of . tress
upon the rail
II was passed. We rolled into Brookford
station George Rowe's hand had sliPpen
before me and slowed the Black Bess to her
usual point. We stopped. Then the blood
bounded back to my heart, to nv throat, to
my face, the strength Of an army to my sin
gle hand.
seized DR.. Blanchard by the shoulder rs
&c L.. L. L.. Il -
back with M |" hoaIsely yelled. eff we
find nothing, am well once more-bnt
If it is as l am sure it is, then you are dead
And, regardless of my train, swinging my
lantern to this side and to that, rushed
back with him to the spot where the high
way crossed the track, and where 1 swsSe
some torn, crushed thing must lie. Never,
never bad been so sure-and there-yes,
yes-sob and ssrangle, you fool lob, God
oh, God lit was Margaret
Four whltewashed walls, and q clank of
chains, and a fair devil going and coming
about ne, and night and day speeding b. 10
whirling flame.
And still the phantom face, fixed on the
wall, on the trencher, on the floor il climb
to my grated window, q seal and blotch on
all the wide blue heavens And then it
grows into reality, and hides itself in flesh,
it lays q cool hand on my burning brow, ID
puts water to my parching lip, it sings me
songs which, somewhere, | fancy, that once
long ago | have heard and 1t smiles till it
almost seems that | had seen and felt the
same smile with thrills of deep, delightful
joy in life ere this. And then it sighs, q
tear gathers grow euraged at all the lovely
counterfeit; | spring upon it and would
bear it down bodily, when the fixed gray
eyes arrest my arm-eyes like two tears
and after that hear Whenever move. the
clnking Of the chain.
One day thundergust has swept across
th5 sly. have watched its purple masses
fold and lap and let their fire down TO earth,
and, rs if | were myself metallic, have felt
the electric current cOursing down the count
fess rods that protected my prison house. A
curious sensation has come over me, as il the
blood had turned about and was running t
right way in my veins. am conscious
its fresh, free tinging, as if | were Just
made.
Hook at the lovely fend setting there be
side me, 20 unmoved by the wild commotlon
of the elements | mind the spray of tea
roses in her hair, falling over one ear, and
lending their tint TO all the delicate SKIN be-
low. "Let me see you, fair devil, if you are
shadow or substance ~ I exclaim. You
pursuing phantom, If you are not oil On evil
spirit, let ne see if there is any blood II
-FOUR veins |"
The tint upon her skin grows paler, but she
smiles on me, and lifts the sleeve from thu
bare ivory Of her rounded arm She take
from some hidden place . tiny toy-knife, and
gives 1t to me.
Then she looks up at me again with be-
beautiful, fearless eye. I do not hesitate fol
gil they say. l scan the fair, faint, veinry-
choose-and the red, red blood Is trickling
down, and all the tint upon her cheeks 1
gone, and she falls forward upon my breast
Margaret |" cry.
he speaks my name," she murmers, a
some one enters. "Oh all is well y,
And all ia well, indeed. From that hour
am myself. The only trouble arising from
the concussion that so long ago experiences
10 entirely done away with-the ghost Gha
so long stalked through the chambers Of mi
brain Is laid TO rest, and never have I seen
trace Of it; but Margaret, Margaret herself
a the beautiful body of her flesh and blood
IS seldom cut OF my sight.
When | came from my white washed pri
son room, DIR. Blanchard himself took me il
hand, had me 1t his own house till stronl
enough again to 6ght my way, and then 90
tablished me 10 different occupation from
that in which be originally found me.
ventured out from that, in time, into deeper
water. have prOspered, as you KNOWN
proved myself, as you imagine my house
my retinue, my equipsge, are worthy Of 10
wife--fcr the mother Of many children
more beautiful in her maturity than m be
maidenhood, and il any material comfort
pride or pleasure, can atone to her for oil tn
trouble Of her youth, the earth shall be ran
sacked but ID shall be hers.
AScIEST LABoR.-Lsbor in ancient time
seems to have been poorly rewarded. Whe
Spain was under OArthagenian rule, the 81
. YER mines Of Cazona, on the Gudalima
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