Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-03-05

found that bad never loved until
geuw your second daugb.ssl
And Lucy! she heard eli with strange
calmness, then walking steadily forward,
c,uiron,ed hor betrnyers. Terrible, a. pale
Nemesis herself she stood bsfore them /;
and her looks pierced like keen cold blade
into their false hearts. Az though to assure
herself OF the dread reality Of the vission
she laid her hand on Ellen's shoulder, and
let il glide down her arn-but she touched
not Edwin. Al those cold fingers met hers,
the unhappy wife FIRST gased full into her
her sisters face; and % she marked the
ghostly color Of her cheek, the di!a,ed nos-
tril, the quivering lip, and the intessely
n,ournful eyes, she covered her own face
with her hands, and burst into tears, while
the young Husband, awsd by the terrific
silence Of her he had wronged gasped for
breath, and staggered back against the wall.
Then Lucy clasped her hand on her fore>
head and first gave voice 70 bes anguish
and despair in one fearful cry, which could
not but ring forever through he souls Of dat
guilty pair, and fell 10 dsath like swooa at
their feet.
Aftsr The insehsibls girl had been removed
to chamber . stormy scsss sasued 10 ths
room beseath. The parents and guests
were alike enraged against w., but the tears
and prayers Of his yoang wife, the petted
besuty and spoiled child, at last soltened
somewhat the anger Of the parents, ard an
opportunity for an explanation was accor>
ded to the offenders.
A sorry explanation il proved. The gem
tlemen affirmed that thA6rst sight of Ellen's
lovely face had weakened the empire Of
her palmer sister oves his affections. Fire.
quent intssviews boa soopleted The coaqusst
Of his loyalty; but b bed beea hsld i.
cheek By honor, sed ssver told his love, ss-
Ill, wbsn On his way - eepouss another, in
- ssguasdsd me9sat, y revealed H. aad
~ svowal had called forth N answering
acknowlsagment fiom Ellen.
They hsd thosghs i bsst, in order to save
pain TO Lucy, and prevent opposition from
her, and to secure her own happiness, TO
be married before their arrival ct c..
Lucy remained insensible for some time
When she revived and apparently resainsd
her consciousness, she siill maintained her
strange sileace.-This ccatiased foe many
weeks; vixen il partially passed away, her
friends saw with ise2peessible grief that her
reason had aed-shs wss hopelessly issauei
Bot her nadness was Of harmless nature.
She was gentle and peaeeable ~ ever, but
| frequently signsd and seemed burdeped With
some great sosfow Viii h she could not her.
self comprehend. She had one peculiari,y
which oil wbo knew her muse recollect /;
which was wild fear and careful avoidance
Of men. Shs seemed possessed II he spiris
Of unrest. She could MOI. sbe would NOT Be
confined, but was continually escaping
from her friends, they know not whither.
While bef parents lived, they, BY their
| watchful care and unwearied efforts. in
some measure controlled this sad propensi.
y; but when they died their striksn child
became . wanderer, homeless, friendlsss
and foeelorn.
Through laughing springs and rosy sum.
mers, tramp, tramp. trsup-no rest for her
of the crushed heart and erased brais,
remember her as she vas in nv early
childhood, toward The lest Of her weary pills
grimsge. AZ ny fsther and elder bro,hess
were frequently abseat, and - my mother
never closed her heart or door on Cnzy
Lucy" she ohsn spent 90 boar or two b
our hres'ds; Her sppeassnee was very
singular. Her gown vas always patched
was worn, until il was open work and fringe.
l = ~ ACAS0Au1Cs VI IuIbeI1OlG W0IQSQO8
she carried in bundls on her arm, and
sometimes she lad number Of parcels Of
old rags, dried herbs, &c.
In the season Of flowers, her tastered bon.
net was profasely decorated with those which
she gathered in the woods OF By the way.
side. Her love for these, and hes sweet
voice we're al that wsre left her Of the bloom
and music OF her existence. Yet, no; her
lssek and chidlike picty still fingered. Her
God bad not forsaken her; down in The
din chaos Of hsr spirit the smilss Of His
love yet CLEANED faintly-in the waste gar
den Of her heart she still heard His voice ss
eventids, and was not afraid. Her bible
went with her sverywhers-s torn and soiled
volume, bat as holy still; and il may be, a.
dearly chenshsd, ny dear reader, - ths eor.
geous copy now living on your aabIs bound
in purple and gold" and with gliding un.
tarnishsd upoa 10 delicate leaves.
Thirty years from the time Of the com.
mencsment Of this mou, nful historv. on :
bleak autumnal evening rough country
wagon drove into the town of c.. Il
stopped at the. almshouse; an attenuated
form was lined mp and cAssied II, and The
wagon rumbled away. This was Lucy Dut.
ton, brought 70 her native tovn 70 die.
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