The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-05-18

watch; and wait the ettiia 3 tnreeI
years OF lIhis absence. He went to Ger
many. Hessemai ned there two yeaIs:
longer The last year Of his propesad
absence. he wrote to 'Estelle thus: e
as"My love; I do: not know how TO say
expired. have tried to improve them
am nearing the goal, which, save for the
goodness Of your true and noble heart,
never could have hoped to attain, but
yet am not satisfied. wish to see you
80 much. my poor, love birding, that
betimes am ready to drop everything,
give up every future hope for this world
or the next, to fly to you. But I restrain
myself. I wish to be entirely worthy of
you, and oil you have done for me, when
do return. Oh, if only could remain
here two years longer-two years, an
eternity of time to be separated from
you, and yet how much I mi9M accom-
plish thereinW
She perused and re-perused that part
OF his letter. Two years morel Two
years of lone waiting-seven years of
weary watchjngl She let not even sigh
escape from her lips. Her trust in him
was implicit. There is passage in holy
writ which says, "There is no fear in
love, but perfect love casteth out fear;
because fear hath torment. He that
feareth is not made perfect in love-"
She was made perfect in earthly love-
she knew no fear. It would be hard for
him to be away two years longer. but if
he desired it, she would rot complain.
She did not think how her youth was
lsaying her-she did not care. The only
question was ho,D could she obtain the
money. She had already lent him, so
great had been his extravaganza, every
penny of her principal. She took up
her pen, and thus wrote:
"Rupert, God alone knows how much
I long for you each day; but if it is your
wish to remain away two years more, do
not let that deter you. You know my
father did not leave me as well provided
for rs was anticipated, and now all is
gone but the homestead. If you think
the two years necessary, 1 will mortgage
it."
He did think two more years requisite,
but he wrote SO touchingly about her
sacrifice that it seemed almost as if he
was comforting favor on her by taking it,
than her on him by giving. 1t was
mortgaged. Every dollar she realized
was sent to him. Her one servnnt-she
had dispensed with them one by one
was discharged. Then she stood alone!
What was she to do? She could not ap-
peal to her sister; she remembered the
She went out and procured situation as
governess in wealthy family-one of
her old friends. Public indignation be-
came intense. Judge Atherton's daugh-
ter governessi People blamed her for
her folly, but she smiled serenely. Her
reward was yet to come, she believed.
Rupert's return and Rupert's fame would
compensate her for ALL The two years
passed away, and even she could not deny
to herself that she had failed greatly
during that time. Then letter camo to
her; it said:
my patient dove, I am coming at
last. Be ready for me in Mny. Write
me one more letter."
Accompanying it were papers contain
ing notices of him and his great medical
skill. American papers congratulated
themselves upon going to have such n
rare acquisition to the medical fraternity
She read, and wept tears of Joy. He
was coming ut last!
"You must not be surprised" she
wrote in hor responsive epistle, "to find
me much changed. I think my health
has failed during the past two years quite
rapidly"
All! to how many hearts such an an
nouncement would have carried terror!
She knew the name of the ship in which
he was to sail. md 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 expression of an angel.
Be that rs it might--her heart wore the
happiness of one! She heard when the
steamship arrived. They only lived
twenty miles distant surely 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 lie sick? She was
tempted to go down and see, when
gentleman called upon her.
II have seen your friend, DIR. 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 sending him