The Lincoln County herald., 1870-10-06

always shall, nor do blame myself. for
that, only for not being noblcr in my love.
For years after you refused me at the
very altar, l was nearly craxcd. l deter
mined that If you did not marry u'e, you
should marry no one. l continued to
meet the colonel when he came back.
"':ly lady sends her love to you, !
ssid gsily.
"What! your lady you married her,
then? l heard it contradictod, and was
just going'-tben he choked and stopped.
"After minute he spoke again:
az suppose ought to wish you joy,
he said, but, as for your wife, l pity
her.
"'No one need pity my wife, an.
swered, boldly, thus adding sin to sin.
"For a moment, he looked so fearful
that was temped to tell him all, but
yielded to the darker temptation and was
lost.
"Five yeses passed the revolution
broke out in the colonies I went over
there, hoping to share in the excitement.
There ] met the colonel again he pas
married
"'Ho asked after my lady's health
God forgive me, lied to him again.
"'l do not ask for mercy, although I
cannot live twenty. -four hours-but, oh,
dear cousin, as you hope to be forgiven,
forgive me, and heaven will smile upon
you. Your poor, guilty cousin,
"The tears we're running down my
cheeks when my lady finished. My
heart seemed breaking the more that she
looked SO sweet and peaceful At that
minute, miss, she seemed filter for heaven
than earth.
"W hat shall you do {? l asked.
"Forgive him! - she said. with a
smile that was most heavenly.
80, my dear lady, you are like one Of
the blessed saints, | said.
"'Hush Molly. don't talk that way.
Heaven knows l am but sinful mortal,
she made reply.
"'But l knew better. Couldn't I see
that the bitter disappointment was chang.
ing her beautiful hair I'd been 40 proud
Of?
$50 the time wore on and my lady was
thirty.six. The lovely bloom had gone
from her check, and the glow from her
hair; but, someway, sho looked clearer
aud handsomer than ever. One day
brought some goods to her FROM the WI
lage; they we're wrapped in little
queer looking, printed paper, which. she
looked at as she united it. All at once
she gave a great cry and fell back.
Frightened out Of my wits brought he'
round, and then she caught at the paper
which proved to be an American one
} This is whut read.
"'We regret to learn that Colonel
Derwentwatcr, Of the first Congress, has
lost his wife. He has the sympathy OF
the community for which he has labored
50 earnestly. Mrs. Derwentwnter was il
her twenty seventh year.
"'By the date, my dear, the coloncl's
wife has been dead twelve months.
II wondered what my lady would dc
now.
"Wou!d you be willing to leave old
Sligo ?" she asked.
"'To the worlds end with yc,' was my
reply, and she fell over on my neck
and, sure, no mother could get sweetel
kisses.
"'Well, twas no freak Of hers, fol
over We came to this grand cOuntry-no
10 sweet as ould Ireland-but grand anc
!; great. Don't think it vas lack Of pride
in my lady that made her tako such ,
step; she knew that the colonel and her
! self had been wickedly deceived, and sh'
wanted to SEQ him and lot him know that
at least, she was not dishonorable.
"'Well, we'll, I'll never forget the day
they met, for meet they did. The goct
lord was kind aud morciful. And If IN,
lady vas altered--so was he.
"There was dreadful silence after h
, called her lady Sligo, and she explained
, it all, and then he cried, JUS, like hesv,
sob; Thank Goil
"Then hurried out Of the room, an
"You needu't say another word"
exclaimed, wip,ng away the tears tha
:, = would keep falling. "Thcy were married
> and they built this great old house !
. feeble imitation Of Sligo castle, and the
were as happy as lovers all the time. an
> she and be both went to heaven from thI
A very house"
= "From this very room," said Moll
), McShane. solepnly.
!" And what have written above is tru
a every word Of it. -Ex.
How He LOST HER.-The Oberli
News tails of q close 6sted fellow name
y y john, who went in zone horse shary
= with his sffanccd bride on picnic excu1
sion to the lake. There, while tho otht
!. young people we're lu1urlating in II
le MIA Ainnar nrnuidaH .Inhn and Phnal