Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-25
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ia SAN francisco, on is. north side 81
Folsom street, overlooking Mission Bay,
stands a palatial reside' ice.
The interior of this house Is e.1-n more
beautiful than IL e. .erior, every apart
meut beng IN IL w ay gem Of nagniii-
cence and relneme 1t.
The library esp .cially realizes the most
perfect IDEAL q an. elegant and cultured
home
And vet, IL { he moment We look ia
upon him one August afternoon, as he
occupied Ii library the proprietor Of all
this wealth appear, of al men the most
miserable
IIe va Mr.. Nor ton Prcble, for many
Neare : ieai.n. bar lEer Of San Francisco.
Il Nc j lain that the broad bay
window We sOui ia end OF the room had
beer oren.' win iugress to the sun
shn. Uu he iraq1 ance OF rare flowers
ii WIN t.ilt ,bc walls were lined with
richly rSs book -cases aud paintings =
III yam tht soft couches and luxurious
chaH. iatd u..u "a thered around him.
he wa, wr-tche /.
Tie Is, 81 i sois N the iypih- Of the
grr4t pat -Nluso~, the wreck ol once
ppJerta ultn. IL IS figure was thin and
asu hit his G,c. wt tic as marble his eyes
haling an cypress on Of woful apprehen
son 81 harroea e1 anxiety Il dreadful
expectancy.
1t vas Is idsg At - glance that Ao
uefe ply neal alment had lnade INN
hat he wa.
Is Nha.. wi-a.rn4 secret, by what
destroying aHittien. had IT, been thus az
onlzrd th u haunted thus hunted +? he
30 noble a ID good he so wealthy and
distinguish ell
~ he ! loved restless! upon his luXu-
rlou- Gus lou- the pretty clock on the
mantel-pi ~ struck t,ye, every stroke
seeming To- fail ike hammer upon the
heart of be nervous invalid. lie aroused
himself, struggling feehly 10 sitting
posture
sob ulil tai, fatal LAY never, never
pass r. h. anrmured "nog bring rs re-
| lef?'
Mott ring, with nervous start, that he
was al ore, he touched hell upon table
before him, and called
III ellen. Helen where are YOU y
/ Be f5rr ile echoes of his voice had died
out, a. stem was heard and his wife en-
tered his presence.
81 ieit YOU only ior a moment, Nor.
ton, y, she said. advancing to the bankers
side. You were doing, / think.
wish ed TO send for the doctor.
She vas a beautiful woman, OF some
six and thirty years, graceful, with broad
white brl ,ws. and loving eyes, in which
the brig and sweetness of a sun
shiny nat ure were still perceptible, under
a grief a7ad anxiety. no less poignant than
that eyint ed by her husband.
i "The d octorr' he echoed half-reproach-
fully
Eyes, dear she said, in calm and
cheerful dice, as she drew chair to thu
side Of the sofa, and sat down, strokine
the corrugated forehead of the invalid
with a magnetic touch. s'He will be herr
imm, diately. Your last nervous crisii
alar ned mo. You may become seriously
i illr'
/ Mr.. Preble bestowed An afectionatl
look upon his wife, but said despoudeaG1y
j "The doctor! BE cannot minister t.
a mind diseased Oh, If thess loal
hours would only pass!. IF I only know
what the day has yet in store for rs n
"L.ook up, Morton p e1joined Mrs
Preble, with reverently trust6hl l3anel
upward through-the opea WiDds1 g II
blue sky, and - II 6nline hnyuua e
Iaxure 6onds fhnsoin. Oh ~ -
ftem ~ i9justioe en4 vieoa1lnooflkS ~
to ths aDo1neq ri - ~ 1880
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