, 1870-07-24

Stranger " sle wns in Eorthport, everybody
trusted The frank Bweetnesa in her face, and
so1 SAt no other cat,se for nduiring her and
wishing her happiness. The whole village
and " doAt upon = bridal beauty Which lsy
fa1 more in expression than il form Of fca-
ttirc- 4 few words Of dcscnption-in-
adc9uAts notea 10 represent Tho precious
gold Of real1y-murt he given to one
who could Change tho stare Of curiosity to 4
Small, slencc1, fragile: neither bloude nor
brunette; clear slin, with q hectic nuAl !;
Eight chestnut hatE, glossy and curling; eyes
u violet blue, large, humid nnd llsttons,
which At tho 6ret glance seemed black because
oi sle darkness, length aud closehess ot tue
ness aud Sweetness which no writer or ar
tist might hope to depict . lnauner which III
solitude might te 1auguid, hut which tho
slightest touch OF tntercst kindled intu anima-
tiun; In tine, ahito teeth that tpaIlled
With gayety, and glances thst tiashed happlneas
She was married without bridal costume.
and there Was no wedding journey. Leigh
ton waa poor, aud muht attend to his bnsi-
ness aud his wifo wanted nothing fron Linn
Which he could not sparc-noih1us tut his
love. Impossible to paint her pathetic graft
not observation-disclosures which sle
bore him; The softness Of her
eyes Is et,c g1zed for minutes together into
his; the sudden, tzenulous ontreAcliuEH Of
her hands towAru him, u she Just touches him
with her finger and draws back, then leans for
ward aud leh IN his arms, ntteIing lstlo CT
or happiness. Here Was i lpalt that must
loEs have hunge1cd tor sHection-a heart up-
spealablg thankful aud joyous a. obtaining it,
have been smiling MI day." sho roine-
times said to him 81 'I'eople lavo asked mo
that was funny. # i just because I M Gu
tircly happy, and because tho feeling is htll
: surprise: Shall l ever get over il Z Am
Her glAdness Of heart seemed to make her
angelic. She teioiced III every joy around
tied the poor OF her husbands patients,
watched with them when thero was need,
made titt1e collections for tLer relief, cllattel
away their forebodings, half cured item with
her emile. There WAS something catch.
itsG. comforting, uplifting III tho spectacle Of
that overltimtning content
Tho we'll were as susceptible to its influence
as the etek- Once, lalf dozen men and swico
Ii nauy boys we're reen engaged iu recovering
ler veil ont Of pond into Mlich tho wind had
blown it; and when it waa handed to her by a
Ely youth on tho end Of . twcnty-foot pole,
aufel repaid for their 1abors by tho cI,illlike
tu1Et Of laughter with whirh rLe received it.
Nov and then. however. shadows fell across
this sunshine. La those dark nomeuts she
frequently reverted - the ullhappy couple Of
Huolu Ele H1a tpIa 4e16ut1n wien Ae ufeL
spoke 10 her Of marriage. She vas possesee cd
to descibe tho mAn--hls dull. dlmy, unnympa-
thct,c black eyes, his mcthodical Life md lIard
nationality, his want at sentiment aud tender
nees.
why do you talk Of shat person so much 7'
Leighton isaplosed. You seem TO We chAsg-
ing me with his cruelty. am not like him
The tears filled her eyes AZ she started To-
Ns1d him, saying, - No, gou are not Ike him.
Even il you should become Like lin, couldn't
reproach you. should merely die.
:. But 5ou know him 10 welli " he asked in
9uiEngly. You seem to iear him. Has he
any power orer youf"
For moment she WAS 10 somLta t.lat llo
half feared lest her MUD Was unstsuug IN this
one tubject,
No, she 1t last e.id. 81 Hia power i. gone
-nea1lY gone, Oh, il I could only forget! !"
After another pause, duIing Which hllo seona-
Cd to he uerring herself to a confession, she
threw herself into her husbands arms and
whispered. - Be IL nay-1lnciu.'
Ha vas puzzled by tue contrast between tue
violence OF her emotion aud the uuimportauee
of this ayuwal but az he II least Saw that tho
confidence and Gent1eness, he put no more il.
auiries-
Forget il A1l.~ = ho musmured, caressing her
and with deep sIgh, the sigh OF tired child
hood, she answered, " Ycs."
The long summer days, laden with hapIi
/
| eet hhveus. After time, AZ August dsew
near its perfuaed death, Alice began to speak
OF Journey which .lle should soon he Obliged
| to ulake to New iotk. She uust 70, nls saad
to LeiGhtot-st was matter Of property, Of
business !; sic would tell him ali aLout it sonle
| day. But tho would return eoon that it, slia
| would return as soon as possible; she would
| let him know low soon by letter.
When be proposed to accompany her ElIc
| would not hear of it. To merely 20 on with
hes, she represented. would Ls useless ex-
ptlise, and TO stay a. long AZ che might need
| to stay would injure Liz practice In these
days her gayety seemed forced, sud moro thar
once he fonnd her weeping yet 20 innocent
Has he, 10 simple in Lis views OF life. 30 can
did IN soul, that he suspected no hidden evil
he attt1tuted her agiisuou entirely to grief .
the prospect OF separation.
I1in own annoyance III view OF the fourne,
centred iu the fact that Lis wife would be 1b
seut fHum lin, and that he could uot iaces
saut1E SURROUND her with hia care. whethe
si.e would be happy, whether she would b
Treated with conaiderattou, Nhethor ahe woul'
be tafc from accidents and alarms, wLethe
her delicate health would not suffer, were til
questions which troubled him, He had lii
MASCULINE instinct Of protection; ho sEss 4
vi1ilo Al le was gentle aid aduc1ionAte.
The parting ~ss more painful 10 him tha
} / be Lad c1In cteI, ls.cau4e to her it VILE sue
au un1isguiee1 aud terrific agony.
:. Iou viii not forget nef' aho pleadet
yaya }oya me-; you ara lie only nerxnn w11
, IN cvcr mo,3t, tho u,rli ,,la,.,,tf r. ma ~
, | ynu 1,.ye made il N ,lass.ntt IN 1ifrcrer
, inn ,,ist il wsst j, nav nsrth N MA a stsr
Mi come h,rt m snon "a ,b;s Inn
I ness u; iet M so,ne dsr I'll com
i'sci never +, ~ su.v 11h vii not that r
. | JsE,tnfui - o~ ' ~@~~
) 1irr eatreme ,1is,rcss her terror 1es, NJ
ni1.ht not re,,,ru. her forclntjiur, last !
. ! should puu,e jay cssse 10 love har. imuressf
/ lum for n,oment-onIy for momen,-wil
1 doubts ~ to : uystory. Az he Ieft the ri
{ var station. full Of CFatituds for the ia
| | glance OF her loving cyes. be asked Liuse
oucc OF twicc. Wnxt il il I"
) What Nssit