The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-09-29

tf4i3nss sasn seemed [!{'11 tS 1F1s. oaHe bad taken
ppbn hin The bondage ff of sels and love
.s'he had ddne til then With. hl.',4t otbtei
heatts' abd happinesssieus, 2p and ,sorrov. rru,
tbann his eowo: nos came stp 1e? tsoe: to to-
faGe Y|s with tt isabella Walking With her
busband.al' Sic sha uttered al exclamation. u t,
ada0 WWodid have spoken, be, D., shook bis,
bead ana bowed, apd@ vailed d av,y,~. lvc ,..
One 'daay',, a',',j not 1ong Ago, Il. met net Lady
Bly, chance iii looking ), veyy ssy| pale ale! and
S$ad:> She was driving; but sh;e, stopped &
her carriage, and asked me melt # I would
como with her: awe 'biave' Rave haadY had
news" she said. 's0ar dear old Il friend, is
Henry. lArmar IS dead q" Ny husband
vent toehim. 1sVss a down VA at Rie;h,:?
nond thatit happened -Ho left Il mes. =
sage that hsswaishcd chat: I should 90
and burn his paperss,,'' said The. kind
EdJHyn~ithi1ie eye. full of tears .sand
! am On msway now 70 Ills hambesrs
Wilty you come With d ints tsg'5 she f's said.
''lt is so sad going there alone;;' : and
yet L aidanot aaRel 84akg MY, y,IggHifdiss.'''' gifdis.'
Twas glad d St able 1toahelp her. J.
gotdnto the csrFrfIaqgyte,9 carriage pa and We rolled
away together, thinking, Of the; last time
We had been there and of our merry
luncheon-party We we're expected
thefilaindress opened the door and
droppehancourtesy::" "Il1has;e '5lighted:
tue, ,iirr,7as cyodo dtoldss me, :ntjrE N.Y. Indy:
Their is no one come YET" she said !; and i a.
LadyyB--aexplained that she had ap-
pointedieho 'heir.at.law to meet her. i
The place seemed scarcely changed;
except thsttit was empty and itr ownef;
was gone forever. There was his chair
by thsifreside, his table, and the ink
aad the pens lying ready for USE Ana
THERE was the desk and there 'was9 the
cabinet where his letters were, tied DIP
ana dllocketed aud all TO- order: it was
very sad, and yet very peaceful: the
lqngs qgn.g d ddIzndgery, was oyer, J. the. weary
waiting was ended and the. sadness
and .l9qnelines9 finished. Ourstears fell
as NE vent about the place with hearts
faAk Of affectionate remembrance: How
kind n he had been, what a; trusty and
faithful friend, +: There was thss glass
that would reflect his face 60 more {:
The AAvnE4opened5 books and letters that he
sFgnla payer see lying in a heap on his
t4b!!s9e 9e7 The :heir-at,Iawaeame while We
Fsgs waiting. His name was Armar
ttQo;;,he was a,cousin, a. cheerful acouh.
try squire, troubled by no great feel
lqgo s4egretL- -for atqpsrsan heY' had
fiasesesly aslssl ykaeyn. He beggedsus toddd
sNllato lNIIAoTe Te Wpsla; Rithit}1e 7lp'peraa and
ra st4k!ae tlked ;akbqqpts the seem glancing some-
Fhhatt hat Ieentemptneusly e,atsI ita shabby
furniture " allure and quaint aelies,oof ancient
china rox bronze, ware. eIhe squire was
eyiiddentlyInqo idde .amgeu of:rococo. cs ,vyjI.
Tbs The squire lq'iilr. looked ,abept and then
wIadlked wIadl jnto the bedroom, /, ivhiuh was all
straight and in order, never sgsin to be
Inhabited nhl by the person who had lived
there BE- eso 50 longn od. .,, y.yl..1a uy::,~a2'
-I;HsWg!hy, What y!hh j. this II said the squ,re,
ipo Fo his nhllo'spydl lopd voice. "a pictare:frame2
a lady sv'iitAn9 svitAhe9pt a head! What strange
f2ncy'Eo .uemon9<f.zos c::na9bnj @i;T
II was as ,hes said the picture still
|hunsg in its3 place the face had: faded
and faded entirely sway, and only those
who b! knew lkInlew the secret could have told
Ivho the b p4pnee picture represented. The ses
cret xas j in M the pck packet Of letters, tied
with it1t; laaYyer'st pink tape, that I had in
my haod, and flung f. ngaihn into the +. fire in
lwhiioh liahe,xEss, ", were burning ba the papers.
sThe eq squire i !, watched At Us in silence and
DID ID not iinateFFtersu Ftu Heewas still there,
YheYn Yy}eYndw wq s1 beard stll the wheels of q car,
ri?sss ad|FIiiye Up, anpa the laundress flung
upon the A9,Ss doos ,es "sPFseFhans Fs m it's my hus-
band" said La}d';Y, -777,;,l looking up
'reml'uilqpusly. l'i But I'! it ;was,a lady who
came up the stairs. with rustic Of gar-
ments, into the room. For an instant
che ne,I5s stood !! quite still, bevildered and u
'qFP5rissYfq, very pale Tith aA cleaning M n dark
eysY, ana 5yl Ter s Hhi's gavn ta!ieg abeat
ne1. .yapo4u 30 s.sIs,7 4dj scyT' vIaal
Ne Need e I say that it vees Isabselk2 She
ras eagryiPg gre.t le'e bnnsh ylt Of yellow
roses iinah il her '1 hand (for SUNNI sumns4eg';tims ;
bad again come round, ssd the! 1owe,s
we're blooming, 8 oeeyeeryvhere.) + Isabella
hurried i; i1 up to g, stumbling n in her grief,
over her long trailing dress, ..,s,sIt;v .,
"What sd iIs,oll neYv'F! VI ;OC.uvhat I'd
news r che said,s with long shivarios
sigh. 10, inlt de,r Lazy B B., =, ! /, could
pot stay away | gan game t. t'ssee geo Ri him
once more: ;['g Den't-please don't re-
fuse ! I must SEQ , him again I. promis-
ed him TO come he asked me not to be
sorry" ~" And SIZE smiled in a strange,
E, pI iala E@8T1 1fEH :. >.20'oE 9St'fs+Iesy
I2dgg ere aaildloit not .pe,k. pe,ksa L tr Va.
the' p lo'SaRsaIa SSaRaI Y who 5'p5s answered. Poor II
lows he said' You are b too .all,i;s!; lste !;
chef 5tKnag IS iIa ove2 e ali hsappeniesd ha1 q sd e
dsa' Apa AfaaftdhRasi theans he '59pe 5o9ppeened ths
dp towards WHICH Isat2lls.' ihssd sdd' fa,::,
yea: Hc 81 Wopeaed II aannd
4attsed Il; aud q ii aol1is shidt dl sBttsrxalds'e Ii
dlli6ationn irohl ihfm:, saHoK
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