Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-09-22

pleasant home, ana paid her delicate
attentions, and did not get out of
tsmperf Hes marriage no deeper
foundation, no higher significance
than business partnership? b III
But ! am sure John drank some-
times I demonstrated with N.Y.
self. r"." IDS asarart 1a ragas.. es as'
Admit it. I thought again. :Ad-
init the worst. Suppose that or any
other evil habit sought to enslave
him. Is that any reason why she
should give him up and permit him
TO 60 unchecked to ruin? Who
should stand by him II not she p
What love could be relied on to
warn and help, and save him IL not
hers?
And then that mysterious affirma-
ton which / had heedlessly read and
heard u thousand times. seemed 10
come back to me with u depth of
meaning hitherto unimagined
Wherefore they are no more twain
but one flesh Aud following it
came, as IL from some solemn voice.
the solemn warning -.what therefore
God! hsthn Joined lsgsthers let not
man put asurtsier !, gEnHS 3F s
'Fofgivs lhera I prayed: o God,
forgive ms! FOR have srnnedl'
Toward morning fell into an un-
easy slumber, from which l was
startled by footsteps which rapidly
approached the house. Mine was
the front chamber, Mary's the back
| sprapg up and few to the window.
Faint gray streaks of light brighten
ed the sky, and there was old O6sti-
natus coming up the crisp gravel
walk! believe I never was 80 glad
to see any one In all my life.
| threw on a wrapper, thrust my
feet into slippers, few down and
opened the door before he had time
to RUG. ~,
oh, Johnp 1 cried In an UNDER
breath, seizing his haLd--'Oh, John y
Where's Mary?' .-.. ... ....r.stu-
/ made gesture to en- force silence
and led him up stairs. knocked ut
Mary's door. She opened II immedi-
ately all dressed. / saw her turn
pale and totter. saw John step In.
side aud put his arms around her,
and then I softly closed the door,
flew TO my own room, aud flung my
self on my knees. . God, I thank
thee! o God. I thank thee y was
what I said with tears and sobs.
You may be sure we he'd smiling
break kfast>table that morning. None
of US knew what . weight had set
tied down on our hearts until we
found how light they were by hav-
ing it taken off. s q. H 81
John and father shook hands, and
conveyed by grasp and look more
than could have been conveyed In
words. r@ .s.# .- "..4.. a7r" a
Il owe you an apology, sir said
John. for not replying to your letter,
but the truth is, it did not reach me
until week ago when l was con-
fined to my room few days by sick
ness. 1t was directed to Prairieville.
you remember, and 1t lay In my old
law Office there long time before II
was sent me 70 st. Louis
We feared you were very sick
from what the papers said,' inter-
posed mother. but you look WE'LL
oh! 1t 10 way the papers have.
you know replied John. Il only
had little of what our Irish friends
call the Jdvur ndgur.'
And did you get none of my let
ters, John?' asked Mary. The dark
circles were gone from her eyes aud
delicate pink already tinged her
cheek. And so she had written him!
oh, yes, but was very busy and
court was In session, and I kept
my case would be reached,
and he added smiling. perhaps l
wanted to punish you q little. At
NIL events I felt that had better an.
swer your letters In person.
Well, you did not receive my lets
ter, said I, because have II here in
my pocket. meant to have mailed
1t this morning. I want you to read
It all the same added. handing u
put, for Il IL . confession, john
You must read it--you must!'-for
he made gesture of dissent.
Never mind, Kate said he, push
Ing 1t toward me--for had laid 1t by
his plate--' you will know better
some Of these days when you have o
husband yourself
'Oh! O6stinatus nvlus stil.u L
cried, taking the letter back.
i was bearish enough, have no
doubt. said John. II don't wonder
my little wife here grew tired OF me.
The truth was, sir, I was 30 afraid I
should not succeed In that law. suit,
that ! was n irritable as porcupine.
could neither eat nor sleep some Of
the time.'
And how did you obtain the tssti-
mony that was needed?' asked
father. -h5s
1t WAS by means of an old French
woman who came suddenly TO In
form me that . certain old back woods
Frenchman was In st. Louis and
would leave the next day. had set
her on the watch for this man, rs he
knew all the facts relative to the first
deciding Of the property, and took
her with me to point him OUT
This, then, was .the LADY, whom
he went or withl III had only
recollectsd sooner how indiscrim-
lnstsly the term IL applied In the
Vest However, Il had already
made humble confession. 20 I asked
What did you think, John, when
yon came home and found us gone I,
Well, was rather thunderstruck,
| confsss; and that German girl
made me frantic with her nodding
and smilings and reiterstion Of gone
heim'-'ses mnttsr'-.yH' But i had
not time TO deliberate for the old
Frenchman whom had unearthed
was very unwilling TO remain long
II st. Louis, and I had TO hurry
back and obtain bis signature to
'ome important papers. 80, ~ you
and Mary had gone, and the case was