The Portland daily press., 1869-09-18
arreru evening. on her return, her first

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garments dripping and her eyes blinded by
the driving rain, she fastened toward it.
What did she see? A blazing-ightening
stricken pile, surrounded by terrified crowd
of villagers. I.s.-. DO. ~. 81 !
@ 'Motherr cried Marguerite, darting on
wards, where are you"
"a cry of agony from within the burning
cottage was the reply. A4l
'..NIotler. courage! I'll save or die with
your And before the sstoundel spectators
could detain her, she rushed through the
flames A minute, which seemed an age of
agonizlnS suspense, passed, and Marguerite
reappeared, dragging forth her pious burden,
and forming with her own body a rampant |
against the flames. Scarcely had she allowed |
the Old woman to fall into some of the arms
ready to receive her, when the heroic girl
sunk down, herself nanimate.
when she opened her eyes" continued
the curate, 'She was in an apartment III my
house, whittier i caused her to be carried.
Gertrude and had watched her three days
and three nights by her bed, awaiting the
moment of returning consciousness. her
first sensation vas that of torturing pain i'll
her face She raised her band to it, and felt
that it was so enveoped in bandages as to
leave only the mouth and eyes free. A cry |
escaped her lips 'Oh, L remember the storm, |
the flames! | am distigured for liie-is it not |
so?
"GertInde and were silent. 1t was but |
too true; the devouring element, leaving her |
body, protected by her wet clothes, untouched |
had seized on her face. The beauty of fea- |
ture and the delicacy of complexion, which
n''u p ioouieu ior nc. tue graceful S0oraqUct,
wa .otai.y destroyed.
onCi Inc panua2es were removed, which
the surgeon did not yet deem it prudent to do,
he could not tell the extent of the disfigure-
meni, but that it would be very great was GER
tam. our silence, ana the Tears Whlch we
!. o' iepplese, acqeaiiitea Tue poor chiu
WIN her misfortune one raised Ter eyes 10
nea'eh WIN touching expression OF reslgna-
iloh. IL Is thy VIII, my Cod she said, but
| iee Iot Juan u; see me mus.
Juan !! repeated Gertrude; I'VE shall soon
embrace him" 81 .a.fa tser
rs he coming"
| In ten days-see yourself, She handed
az; nt'er 70 Malgue[lte, Whlcn the Iattef read
wion , u was written ny 'lie nanu
IL f,,o, ,rI IN anu oieii
~ a,i'I u aa VIZ li.u Iecelveu severe wound
S tne eIiSe u Laatcna was now cohValescent
s co p' nau oosalieu as reward lor ms
SERVICES, d cross OF merit, ms discharge, and
pension; anu would De with them IN ten or
WIZ uays ae luItheSt'
o.;to a't III iillshed reading the letter, Mar
SInG;iuIo iel mo profound revere, from
WHICH helthef Geftrudes fond caresses nor
| my my attempts at consolation could arouse her..
I'll sii, said Sile' at last, 1T Is not Tor its own
s sahe tili'l Villle beauty, outflow can Juan
that momant thn e lne ~ ,n,1 s.sse az
s st moment tne surgeon entered, and having
.i9 Puise' .ie peS siienlly 10 re-
falt that bor ,o,'JS ,a as Soorl a. MIlsueLlle
CO.. -; me. "o"uoS "ere eAposeo' sue asked
~ en- g riitii '1a. IN,
| MOI YET, IN! enid; no. today said the
aoc'o b. one e Urea 10 RAISE her hands to feel
s,,,.oeon 70 tto u od Her alnis uown, crieu Lne
d;d 90 ~ Ir,o o,u "oiilail anu lllyseil. we
t,a,o 10 s;ott ae ~, a'niiliuS away our eyes
eot,' .,io " 'lo1e s"oheh anu httiiated
features, once SO loVely: -aftf E5
mont 7fS Il not Sam anu uiiuerstooa our move
w. will If not he ;n on Se ssu 70 me CAM
| mo Q, i0S''''0 ioi I'M " 1--we
| SHINE do,s ,ossod a.,
or, ~ uess p''SsTu On the wounds were
Inans Ir~ ''oa4oI nue 'enIh oay was that Of
fo sneak Of r. Early n I'll H. Nv omo uentu I
ono,ita roso ~. - -' .,, III the morning mar
~ no1I anu prepared 10 go out saying
GOOD otIarod 70 a accon,, n ,'i mouio 10 her
No tbanI, 80 's ~, .iis iiGi;
| .i,o.'., .nn nj, ~ on, ei,e saiu my good
nne hand sl;o %t I ionr; WIN ~, ana WIN
uriG n' tha snS.y ean'ns ON Gertrudes arm.
mnne .ae 3sher heiG small package, she
~. ~ 49, ooi ivy w'uheu toward Juans rus
~ 800 puu very SLOWLY ior Inc convalescent
VS. y 1871 Wy meah:
sbort sien, Sne M hlieie uoWn, ailg alter
Eli s Ill. ;piayel' sl!e turned TO Gertruce,
Guy LII aelnS lei, said bess your daugh-
nn,er coo hor aoai ~ Tue ias' tiihe' you VIII
| heNea see her again.
"The trntS S'o n a,,a d,o;n ry o HUI -,
| my ny, .iotii. am gong away. You will
SS s ~ y lor me 10 nun, mother; and tell
nm lilat II Is my very love Tor him that forces
niS 10 ~. ,., f.-
Put, gear one, sad Gertrude, OBTAINING
hel, YOU Wroh! our Juan; he has noble
n neai'' anu ne WIN loVe you all the better for
=; ;neso riouie scars, when ne hears that it was
~ , sayinS.ne from dreadful death yon re-
0ot Mt Vneni'
nc nas llopie hears. replied the girl;
anu KNOW tnat ne would marry me, and try
~ hiake me nappy; put how could 1 endure
i us a I've io0kS-his sorrow! No, no; l
aIn Huie, ,nocn res ia SuHering alone.'
| 81 'O IN, onen Weii-hnoWn park was heard.
w ,vlu q 'r naf1 VINE dog rushed out OF the
. WI pau. Caesaf!! cried Gertrude.
m.Hero 20 Ioi =, n no,1;aJ
mere ne IS, fepHed an agItated voice; and
nouil u one emu Oh cord, OF which the other
maS as''eeu 10 Eesafs collar, a soldier APP
/ Moro,,o,.;ta no'nE WI are you mere! Where is
| 49, 80. WY uon you come and EN-
' {. .pi EO1i % pool p.nu wanderer?
;no hon 60 o a, MaTguerlte; and fix-
his were covorod Me-. oe'ipenea sne saw that
| describe tbe amotions of III Is eailnot
TO saw that aftar on vi an tnree; sufhce 1t
braces Cnrt,,Jo On ntleaipie NUMBER OF en-
cd to nv bo,,ro aiiu nci Two cniidien return
| o,-o,;y no"'e' anu we passed delightful
| H. a., .,,... ,,
to1o ,,,o. NY S.i"'o stoppcu, ana thought his
0' .suW Wt,s ;, eIueo:
VEL i salu, suppose The blind warrior
ana MS betrothed-still, in his imagination.
ulooMilg IN aii ner youthful charms-were
Sp .oThoyu u uen r. ,.., s
| n,,n.;nJy .1 Tele, ne [epled. 1T was L who
Iii ~ 'eeni out nave somewhat more to
| ;nn IA % III III i, nen cottage, py the Will
o,Pa ''t VI ali 'no yhiaSers, was soon rebuilt,
S S.au 10y neinoseu Into IL. Their circum-
1nrtoS Mei1 eery cohlortaoie, and Juan sup
PolIeu ms lnhrmlty-caused, he told me, by
cheerfiInoSs N Z H. q iiine-wlth the utmost
sno,nad +o ;,n LIS tehaerness Tor his wife
~ Increase every Day and yet she
to constant me Ie mJppy' one became prey
STRENGTH vsibIv dec;na5' ailI her neaith and |
doctor visited and rroson aiei oiu lriehd, the
without avail P'e'.ii'eu ior her, put |
NV art is at fault, ba cold 60 ~
BODY suffers but tbe scot Of ~ :. 1,n me. aer
mind Do YOU trv to discover o , wSt rs - ner
cret is which WEIGHS on ber ',,o, wna1 tIe Sc
not answer for her llfe.' -'"' oe' Vi CHI
ALAS! how could 7 annlv tbe conso,o.,o,, -
religion to a case of which tbo s fi'a vi
sisted in KEEPING me nrofonnd,, aoneier p pr,
Once she seemed an tbor 49, nry lSuoralt9
mind but Jnan entarod H.. ~. VI oPenlliS ner
was silent. no., oo1,iJ - ano iooui ana she