The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-25

u;l'iHtcri AMI Mary would declare that they
c0,'u lnanaSc to see the twcvcm"nh through,
anu 20 Dack To CornbOro, without brco,ntn.,
absolute bc.sars. She would alludc 10 their
loiht wardrobe, and would confess that There.
wonltl not have been u pair Of hnos between
hem but for that twelve ..uincas: and in
accd she sc>'urd TO haze stretched tha,
INQUEST Incoming so a5 to cover IL lc-
Eioh oil pu cllascS. And of these thinms
sl,e ,,,,' was ierc: ashamed to speak. We think
thcre must hafv Jccn at least two gray trocks.
because the frock was always clean and meyer
absolutely shabby. Our girls ut home declared
ll,at they had seen three. OF her irucIi, as il
happened, she never spoke to us, but the new
boots and the new gloves, ''und ever so many
things that can't tell you about. which WI.
really cOnlant have gone without" ui came
out OF tte twelve g'In'as; That she had
taken, not only with delight, bul with tri-
uinph but pccuniary assis,ancc from our
selves she had always refused. 1T would bc
%itt,' she would say.
'iInSc IL aS yOu like"
"But people don't give other people mo-
nay."
world ''''
''Ycs; to bcggars We hone VIC needn't
come to that" II was thus that she always
answered uS-but always with something of
laughter In her eye, as though their poverty
her was for that which did not CONCERN
her personal comfort, which referred to IL
matter felt by Ter 10 be vitality important,
She declared, without minutes hesitation
"Of course you can have money" we said.
u suppose you will go at once 2"
"0h yes ut once. That Is in day or two.
| after he shall have received my letter. Why
and she, seeing what We were doing. aske.l
how much It was to be. '.No half flat will
do she said. ''Maafina will NJ. 20. We have
talked II over ana decided ii. Yes; ! know
all about that. am going to gee my lover,
my dying lover; and have 10 beg for the
money to take me TO him. or course am 4
young girl but in sucn condition ain to
| stand upon the ceremony of bein" taken care
OF? h0usrmaid wouldn't want TO bc tahcn
care of at eighteen" We did exactly MS she l,ac
| us. and then attempted TO comfort her while
| ihe young man went To get money for tho check.
What consolation was possible? 1t was sim
| ply necessary to admit with finnk..css thai
SORROW had come from which there could be
no present release. Yes SHE sad "rimc
then of course it. is all cured" ''Onc hears OF
| this kind OF thing oftcn," She Said afterwards,
still leaning forward In her chair, still with
something Of the old expression in her eyes,
| grief; but II Is The girl who dies. When Il is
| The girl. there isn't, after NIL, so much harm
done. man goes about the world and can
shake ;,k It @ on and then, there are plenty Of
more Important, 10 our thinking, was her life
| than thai Of him whom she was going to see
now for the lust time; but there did spring up
within WIN our mind feeling, greatly Opposed To
dcnvorcd 10 impress upon hcrscf-that She
was destined to make for herself successful
career.
She went, and remained by her lovers bed
side for three weeks She wrote constantly
To her mother, and once or twice to ourselves
She never again allowed hcrsclrto entertain u
glcam of hope, and she spoke of her
her last interview with us she had
hardly alluded TO her novel, and I'm
her letters she never mentioned it. hut she
did say one word which made ,is guess whdf
WIS coming. You will find me ssrrhi?
changed In one thing" she said; $50 much
changed that need never have troubled you"
The day for her return 10 l.opdrn was twice
postponed, nut at hast she was brought IT, leave
him. Stern necessity was too strong tor her.
Let her pinch herself AS she might, she must
.ivc down in Dorsctshrc-and could not live
OH his means, which were rs narrow ~ her
own. She lcft him; and OH the day after her
| arrival In London she walked across from Eus
ton Square 10 our oilicc
"Yes," she said, at Is all over. shall never
sec him again on this side of Heavens sates."
do not know that we ever saw tear in her
eyes produced by her own sorrow. She was
possessed ct some wonderful strength which
seemed to suffice for the bearing Of any bur-
den. Then she paused, and we could only sit
silent, with our eyes fNSsl upon the rug. ~
have made him promise" she said nj last
or course we asked her whit was the promise.
knew I@ make no more no 8iT5t aiemht shpS at noys
writing"
''Such n promise should not have been ask
cd or giyen," we said, vehcmcnly
"1t should have been asked, because he
thought It right" she answered, "and, OF
course, it was given. Must he moi know bet
ter than do? Is he not one of Gods ortlain-
bound to obey him rs ?" There was nothing
10 be said for II ut such moment as that
There Is no enthusiasm equal TO that produced
ny death.bed parting al grievc greatly"
tni cl,n hn,,. n
vain labor with poor CIR! who can never pro-
ct by it,"
III don't believe the labor will have been
vain" we answered, having altogether changed
pursuit which she had adopted.
VI have destroyed 1t ALL" she said.
'tWhat; burned the novcl!"
"Evcry scrap oft. told him that would
do so, and that he should know that had
done i. Every page WAS burned after got
home last night, and then wrote to him be-
fore went to bed"
"DO you mean that YOU think it wicked that
people should write novels Z" we asked
.'lic thinks Ii to be misapplcatlon OF Gods
gifts, and that has been enough for me. lie
shall Judge for me, but will not judge for
want TO write novel now"
They remained in London till the end of the
year for which The married curata had taken
boro'. We SAW them frequently while they
were still in town, and despatched them by
the train TO the North just when the winter
was beginning. Al that time the young clergy
man was still living down In DorsctshIrc, but
he was lying in his grave when Christmas
came. Mary never saw him again, nor did she
attend his funeral. She wrote TO ns fcauent-
" then, and did for years afterwards. II should
have liked TO have stood al his grave" she
said; "but it was luxury of sorrow that
wished 10 enjoy, and they who cannot earn
luyurics should not have them. They were go
Ing 10 manage 1t for me here, but knew wins
right to refuse H." Right, indeed AS far
as we knew her, she never moved II single
point from what was right.
All these things happened many years
ago. Mary Grcslcy, on her return to
Cornboro', apprenticed herself, as it were,
to the married curate there, and called
herself ] think, a female Scripture read