The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-02-18

been friends. only met his every advance
with black scowl, when he always
turned off and avoided me.
One evening it had come to the lot Of
my boat TO run into the harbor with the
fish of several other boats for the takes
had been very light, and somehow | felt
more light and happy that night than
had done for weeks. got ashore, left
my mates tending the mackercl, and ran
up TO our cottage 10 find my wife ou, ---
This did not trouble me at first but af
ter few minutes filgeting about, fell
a flush come in my face, and hurrying
out. | made an excuse Mt Mrs Pencil, l,n's,
and got TO know that Harry was out, too.
The hot blood rose from my cheeks tc
my forehead. and seemed to blind me,
while a strange singing sensation came to
my ears; but the next minute | was
tearing along the cove in the dark of the
evening, so rs to get away where might
be alone with my thoughts, for that vile
suspicion that was struggling with me
before had now conquered and beaten me
down, SO tha; | was its slave, and for the
tune a regular mailman. had run for
about half a mile, when l stopped pant
ing, and began to walk slowly along be.
meath the trees close beside the fern hurg
rocky bank, while it was now too dark to
see far before me. Iiut the next instant
] was standing with my breath held and
enc hand resting on my side, for as
crouched close 20 the bank heard PEN
cllyns voice, talking earnestly as he pass
ed "A few yards from me, with his arm
lightly claspng womans waist. while
they had passed they stopped, and their
lips met in IA long clingiug kiss--a kiss
which sent the mad blood bubbling
through my veins, as without stopping to
think, I leaped from where / was bid,
and. as the woman shricked aud fed. ]
had renelyn by the tnr Dat, and We join
ed in fierce struggle.
IF an argcl had told me : was dccciv-
ed, | should not have believed him then
in my blind fury; but it was not until,
having dashed bis head against the
ground ugain and again, | felt my ene-
ny's hold relax, that ! lcnped up, kicked
him savagely anil then ran hack. just
as bad expected, Mary was at home,
looking hot and flushed, but she jumped
up with a smile, and hurried TO me, say.
ing-"I was down at Mrs Trevere's,
dear but heard your boat had como,
anil 49,
She stopped short, half frightened at
my wild looks and disordered clothes, an |
half by the savage curse gnashed out at
her as seized her arms; while as the
trath flashed upon her, she was the next
moment at my fact, appealing to me, ute
tcrin5 vow after vow, clasping her hands
and seeming half crazed with horror
while |, poor md fool, elarei on her,
and thought her anguish WAS caused by
guilt. ALI my that curlI have been
such forl- So blind, so mad--that |
could turn from those true, appealing
eyes, and rush from tue place, meaning
never TO return, and feeling savagely glad
rs saw her fall senscess upon the A Dor.
Would weeping blood fo' my folly have
recalled all that, would giving up my
lille lave crushed it out, | would have
done it hundred times; but it was
done it was one of the hard things cf
fate. AMI | rushed from the room and the
village. needless that The girl who had
been Harry Penellyn's companion had
spread the alarm tha, he had been attack
ed. and that hc had been brought in
nearly dead. ! knew nothing, saw moth.
ing, except my own mad misery, and at
times was wild that had not slain the
~ite who had lain in my bosom, tll some
thing rose up whispering me of the past
founu my way TO Bristol, and then
to London, and after a while learned
from one from my own part that Harry
Pcnellyn had recovered and was married.
end that my wife was i'll. | fought with
myself one week-two weeks-a month
and then / went, getting taken round
the coast in fishing boat. landed
and went up the old slip on to the cliff in
The dusk OF ov ninS just as had walked
mp year before, and reused myself up
10 my task, saying / would 90 and forgive
her, and then see her no more Forgive
her! What had to forgive Had she
forgiven me before her eyes closed in that
long steep, and her pure spirit fed, |
asked myself that again and again, when
her mother led me to the room l dared
not enter alone, and, with the few words
she had uttered, made the black veil of
mad jeaiously drop from before my eyes
But it was too late-tco late-and
could not see those eyes look their for
,veness, tor they were sealed close, and
| was alone.
Her mother left me there for awhile.
md then fetched me away, and followed
her like n child, listening to her lorg tale
If her child's sorrow. and the upbr lidngs
'he hoapcd NJ pcn my head What could
do but Croan and bear it-bear it as a |
nnrt of my pnni-h here for nv follv'
It was a ml,take-rhe act Of rooi-bui
suffered Tor 1t; while with me ever. |
'eeming too, at times. even to smile upon
me, n broker mana man of !
'ough toll and hard lfc-ihere are those |
wn Faithful, loving eyes, emf the memory
If their last look seems to grow brighter |
" get pearer 10 the end of my bit of !
ifc. There, sir, that my siory-a sad |
'nough one, too. you will sav-and | am |
obliged to try and laugh It off, or should |