The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-30

III try and Keep taltn; ayS ana snail
keep 1t. too, as long as there's life In
my body"
HCan't you keep faith without tOrtur-
ing me, who you love"
Helen's bosom began to heave at this,
but she fought bravely. Glove me
less, and respect me more" said she,
painting; "you affront me, you frighten
me. Hooked on you as a brother, n
dear brother. But now am afraid OF
you am afraid
He was so injudicious as to interrupt
her, instead of giving her time to con-
tradict herself. "You have nothing to
fear" said he; "keep this side of the is
land, and Pill live on the other, rather
than hear the name OF Arthur Ward
law"
Helen's courage failed her at that
spirited proposal, and she made no re-
ply at all, but turned her back haughti-
ly, and went away from him, only
when she had got little way her
proud head dropped, and she went cry
ing.
4 coolnes sprang up between them,
and neither OF them knew how to end
it. Hazel saw no way to serve her now,
except by flying weighted ducks; and
lie gave his mind so to this that one day
he told her he had twenty-seven ducks
in the air, all charged, and two thirds of
them weighted. He thought that must
annoyance, she received the intelligence
coldly, and asked him whether 1t was
not cruel to the birds.
Hazel colored with modification at
his great act OF self-denial being so
received.
He said, 81 don't think my worst
enemy can say am WantonlY cruel to
Gods creatures"
Helen threw in, deftly, "And 1 am
not YOUR worst enemy"
"But what other way Is there to libe-
rate you from this island, where you
have nobody to speak to but me? Well
seltishness is the best course. Think
only of others, and you are sure not to
please Them"
"If you want to please people, you
must begin by understanding them,"
said the lady not illnaturedly.
"But If they don't understand them
selves?"
"Then pity them; you can, for you
are a man."
that you really seem to think fly these
ducks for my pleasure. Why If / had
my wish, you and 1 should never leave
this island, nor any other person set a
foot on it. am frank you see."
"Rather too frank"
"What does it matter, since do my
duty all the sine, and fly the ducks f?
praise for it; and that word meyer
comes"
at is praiseworthy act )" said Helen,
but SO icilY that it is wonder he ever
flew another duck after that:
"No matter said he and his hand in.
voluntarily. sought his heart; you
read me sharp but wholesome lesson,
that We should do our duty for our
duty's sake. And rs am quite sure it
is my duty to liberate you and restore
YOU to those YOU'LL fly three ducks to-
morrow morning instead of two"
at ia not done by my advice" said
Helen. "You will certainly make your
self H."
80, that is all nonsense" said Hazel.
"You are rude to me-" said Helen,
"and am not aware that deserve It,"
Crude, am I? Then I'll say no more"
said Hazel, half humbly, half doggedly::
His parchment was exhausted, ana
he was driven 10 another expedleht: he
obtained alcohol by distillation from
rum, and having found dragons blood
in its pure state, little ruby drops, made
a deep red Varnish that detied water;
he cot slips OF bark, white inside, cut
his inscription deep on the inner side,
and filled the incised letters with this
red varnish. He had forty eight ducks
in the mir, and was rising before day
break to catch another couple, when he
WAS seized with pain in the right hip
and knee, and found he could hardly
walk, so he gave in that morning, and
kept about the premises. But he got
worse, aud he had hardly any use in his
right side, from the waist downwurds,
and was i'll great pain.
AS the day wore on, the pain and loss
OF power increased, and resisted all his
remedies; there WAS no fever to speak
of; but nature was grimlY revenHins
herself for many CENTER warning
neglected. When he realized ms con.
dillon, he was terribly cut up, and sat
on the sand with his head in his hands
for nearly two hours. But, after that
period of dependency, he got up, took
his boat-hook, and using it as stat,
hubbled 10 his arsenal, and set 10 work.
Amongst his materials was young
tree he had pulled ups tho roots ran at
right angles tothe stem. lie just sawed
oil the ends of the roots, and then pro-
cacded to shorten the stem.
But meantime, Helen, who had al
WAYS q secret eye ON him and his move
ments, had seen there WAS something
wrong, and came timidly and asked
what was the matter.
Nothing" said he, dOggedly.
"Then why did you sit so long on the
sand? never saw you like that"
81 was ruminnting."
"What upnn2 Not that have any
right to ask" u
ION the arrogance huu IOIly VI hcuI
they attempt more than they can do.
and despise the petty prudence and
common sense oil women. and smart
| for 1t; as am smarting now for being
wiser than you"
80! !" said Helen; "why, what is the
matter? and what is that you made
It looks like-O dear !"
at is a crutch," said Hazel, with
| forced calmness; "and am a cripple"
| Hplen clasped her hands, and stood
trembling.
Hazel lost his self.Control for mo-
ment, and cried out in u voice of agony,
"a useless cripple. l wish l was dead
and out OF the way"
Then, ashamed OF having given way
before her, he seized his crutch, placed
the crook under his arm, and turned
sullenlY away from her.
Four steps he took with his crutCh.
She caught him with two movements
of her supple and vigorous frame.
She lust laid her left hand gently or
his shoulder, and with her right she
stole the crutch softly away, and let II
fall upon the sand. She took his right
hand, and put 1t to her lips like sub
ieot paving homage to her sovereign
and then she put her strong arm under
n Mis- shoulder, still holding his right
hand in hers, and looked in his face
HNo wooden crutches when 1 am by
said she, in q low voice, full of devotion
He stood surprised, and his eyes
began to fill.
, "Come," said she, in n voice of music
And thus aided. he went with her tC
her cavern, AS they went, she asked
him tenderly where the pain was.