The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-06-08

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me one more letter."
Accompanying it were papers con
tanning notice of him and his grea
medical skill. American papers con
graduated themselves upon going t
have such rare acquisition to the med
ical fraternity. She read, and wep
tears Ofjoy.
He was coming at last!
Yon must not be surprised" sh,
wrote in her responsive epistle, at,
find me much changed. think m,
health has failed during the past TIVE
years quite rapidly"
All! to how many hearts such an an
nouncement would have carried terror
She knew the name of the ship il
which he was to sail, and watched the
slow, seemingly endless, days go by.
She was full of peaceful joy; he was
coming-she was content. Those that
knew her said her face wore the ex-
preston of an angel. Be that it might
her heart wore the happiness of one
She heard when the steamship arriy-
ed. They only lived twenty miles dis
tant--surcly he would come the next
day. But the next day came, and the
next, and next, and he came not.
She saw his name among the list of
arrivals; was he sick 2 She was
tempted to go down and see. when a
gentleman called upon her.
81 have seen your friend DR.. Kings
land in the city" he said. "He told
me to inform you that he had been de-
tanned, but would soon be up"
The announcement took one pang
from her heart only to add another.
He was well-she thanked God for that
but could she have been within twenty
miles of him, for week, without send
ing him a message?
That was all the reproach she allow
ed her gentle heart to make, while she
formed a thousand excuses for his cruel
neglect.
Two weeks more went past, and they
three. Then q note came
which commenced as follows:
"My dear friend, feel as if can say
to you, through a note, that which /
wish to say, better than face to face.
Estelle, you have been my best friend.
my good Samaritan, and am sure you
will rejoice at my happiness, was
married last night to Miss Mary Morse.
You remember her7 A young lady of
wealth, beauty, and good position in
society,""
She read no more. Some one in the
adjoining room heard heavy fall, and
rushed in. They found her on the floor
dead. They picked her up
and sent for physician.
GA severe shock" was his conclu-
sion. "She is dying OF the heart dis
ease"
She became sensible again, but her
heart was utterly broken. Seven
years of waiting, and then the false
hearted lover had left her-left her.
after squandering her property, to die
n poverty7
Even then she uttered no complaints.
She had all his letters, little keepsakes,
md every trifie pertaining to him
brought to her. She bound them up
md addressed them to him.
CATER I am gone send them to him,n
she said.
A week later they laid her away, and
fulfilled her last request.
He began to practice early, and his
success was wonderful, despite the no.
toriety which his falseness had brought
npon him.
Onthe first night after he returned
from Europe, Mary Morse gave a par
y. She made her brother promise to
watch DR.. Kingsland, and bring him MP
with him.
"See if do not win him from that
faded Estelle Atherton I" she exclaimed,
before he met her.
And she did SO. His tickle heart
easily proved recreant to every vow of
owe, every tie of honor.
Two years after, she was about to 90
Town fight of stairs, when suddenly
she uttered loud shrek and fell for
ward to the bottom.
When she became conscious she said.
Estelle Atherton stood at the foot
Of the stairs p
Whether it was merely a delusion of
Ter guilty conscience or not, we and
lever know. Anyway, the fall frac-
'ured her spine, and, until this day,
he is miserable, repining, cross, ia
led invalid, frightened to be left alone
or moment. And he is a premature
= Old, coIscience-stricken wretch, en-.
Turing all the pangs of esIthly pur-
,atory.
Verify my friend is being avenged !!
t is Gods just retribution.
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