The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-14
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still in Greenland, lie caught the bur-
den of the sal, sad words:
"Witli blackrst most the flower pots
! Were thicklv crnsted one and all;
The r,lste,l nnilsiirn from the knots
+ That held the peach to the garden wall.
"Tlte broken sheds lonked sad ard strange,
Unified was the clinking latch;
, Needed and worn the ancient thatch
Upon tile lonely moated grange. y
she only said. MY I've is dreary.'
He cometh not = she said.
She saIl. i am aweary, aweary.
would that were dead "
/ There was 4 path0s in the tones, of
which, perhaps, the reader was uncon-
scious, and Robert Crawford's heart
!. learcd at the sannd. ~ 49, a2'3
"Man.le.n he wliiSf crrd, hoarsely.
h The young girl flnslrd crimson to
the temples, hcl fingers forgot their
cunning, and the volume of Tennyspn
4 EEL fiom her hand. In another mo-
ment she arose abruptly and left the
room. From that mcmentJ she disap.
pearcd from Robert Crawford lire and
presents. He had ,ii$pcllcd the visinn
that was s.owly releaini,sg him an old
lesson by n single unconscious word.
When his sister came lie questioned
her. ,s
'!Is it dream 2" he asked. "rell mo
ALL" Ia ei5*
1t was no dream she told linn
Maudc Glynn had watched by his side
very patiently and very tenderly for
long weary days, and mayhap saved
his life. But she had just told blanche
that How her brother WAS out of dam
ger there was no mere need of a nurse.
She was going away up the Hudson,
and had kissed her friend good- bye.
Robert groancd inwa,tlly.
Lying On lis sick bed, with that
: pale face ever hefnre him and the
Soun,l q! that plain,ive vnice ringing
in his ears, Robert Crawford hinged far
her presence with all sick mans
l lnnging.s 1 Blanche, in sympathetic
y mood, whispered to him to get we'll
and win back his old love.
With this incentive before him, il
+ was not long before he Was able to
$ come down To the drawing -r,pm. One
c morning as lie SAT- ii'iing over the
g morning papers the family mail was
Y delivered, aud lie saw ii ale,ter for his
}, sister Blanche. The we'll known chir-
d ography Of the dainty nlissive recalled
Z to his mind the many in:es he bad re-
ei Which he had never destroyed, and set
l. his heart to tlirobiiiiig as he had once
~ Thought it w0tld never throb again.
+ He slanrea .ket.ifly at the ros'mark,
: and that very dap he announced that
q ne WAS going iutotlle country to re-
d cul,erate. Blanche Crawford smiled
J. knowingly to herself at this dctermi-
e nation, bat applauded his resolution
). highly. The country air was just the
: titi.ss, Cor tie invalid. She said $3.50
{, Singul;uly cn.usll. Roberts destina-
t, ton WAS tile very place where he had
l. ttt!l DttSCUttt w
!, lon. years agn -ihe country residence
! of tlrir mutual friends, Ralph VINCENT
ana his charming wife.
n TIE convaiesrent was welcomed
!. ve,y cordially, bnt an uneasy light
shone in his eyes; he did not see the
!" object of his search. At length Mrs.
$, Vincent CAME to iiini.
N There is IN old friend of yours
4 down here" she said. 1sd on DECD
Where is slpg" asked Robert. 5
- Mrs. Vincent laughed mctrily.
II lyon wuil,l mHke II I,n6r diplomatiSt
ie Mr. Crawford" she said. with a smile.
IS You have not Yet acquired the science
!. of courcaling your thoughts. am
- afraid too, that if is not our poor hos
ID pit..lity tl,ht has proved attraction
1t ,.no,,gi to bring you down here. But
h. Ito end your suspense. t'ieretIs a seelu-
. jded arbor Mt the ehd If the shrnbbery
; sacred to a certain young lady named
IN Mande Glynir."
as Robert isoueat cut the spot with
% eaner impafence He found Maude
), reading and his footstep upon the vel
= vet swa,d did not disturb her. Some
th magnetic influence in the gaze of the
s. iii;tn who knew now how dear she was
IL 10 JGnl citiSeu IieT 10 LOON MP. ao thc'i
h,. eyes met all the love that he had so
: long tried to pluck from this heart,
Z" rose up resistlessly. Robert Crawford
g was no timid woor, and he sprang for
IN, ward and caught her in his arms.
Il. "At last, my love. my Maude," nc
! cried, oyerjoyed. "You will not run
u" away from me this time, will you ~
81 He had come upon her SO suddenly
ok that she scarcely .eompre'ended TIN
Ike fun meaning of his passionate words
/, but looking into his traniigured face
az she could not cloose hut trust him
lot and she lay passive and happy, circle.
y Il by his strong arms; her head upon hi
shoulder, her soft hair resting agains
her cheek as he pressed the red, re
en- lips, again aud again.
ark .Maude," he asked. "we loved eac
,ok other truly, did We hot p
l,is 1--WE called it love- she answered
sadly.
ore .sYes we called it love-" he repeated
ode s.and yet We trampled it under TO
nm. remorselessIy.s 1 once Thought "
Ia ftlse, Maude, bHt now / know that "
' are, loving and true. Will you forgi'
With NE and end my suffering"
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