The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-03-02


quite rapidly.
Ali TO how many hearts such an
announcement would have carried ter
ror
She knew tho name OF tho ship in
which he was to sail and watched the
slow, seemingly endless, days 60 by.
She was full of peaceful joy he
was coming--shc was content, Those
that knew her said her face wore the
expression Of an angel. Be that as il
might-her heart wore the happiness
one
She heard when the steamship ar.
rived. They only lived twenty wilcs
dlstant-surcly he would come the
next day. Bat tho next day came
ard the next, aud tho noXt, and he
came not.
She saw his name among the list
Of arrivals was he sick ? Shc was
tempted to go down and see, when a
gentleman called upon her.
al have seen you friend DR. Kings.
land in the city, he said. d" lie told
me to inform you that ho had been
detained, aud would soon be up"
The announcement took one papg
from her heart only to add another
He was well she thanked God for that;
but could she have been within twenty
miles Tor week, without scndlug
him message ~
That was all the reproach she allow
ed her gentle heart to make, while
she formed a thousand excuses for his
cruel neglect.
Two weeks went past, and they
numbered three. Then note came
which commercials follows:
My dear friend, | feel as if | can
say to you, through note, that which
| wish to say, bettor than face to face.
Estelle, you have been my best friend
my good Samaritan, aud | am sure
you will rejoice at my happiness. |
was married last night to Miss Mary
Morse. You remember her a
lady Of wealth, beauty and good po-
sition In society"
! She read no more. Some one in the
adjoing room heard heavy fall. and
rushed in. They found her on the
floor, apparently dead. They picked
her up and sent for physician.
a severe shock was his conclu.
sion She is dying of heart dis
ease"
She became sensible again, but her
heart was utterly broken, Several
years Of waiting, aud then the false
] uCNILtu iINcl hdl lCIJ HcI-INIl Hel
after after squandoring her property,
to die in poverty
Even then she uttered no COM
plants. She had all his letters, lutte
kcepsOkes, and every trihc pertaining
to him brought to her She bound
them up and addressed them to him,
cater am gone send them to him,
she said.
A week later they laid her away
and fulfilled her last request.
He began to practice early, and his
success was wonderful, despite the no.
tority which his falseness had brought
upon him,
On the first night after he returned
from Europe, Mary Morse gave party
She made her brother promise to
watch Dr. Kiogsland, and bring him
up with him
See ifI do not win him from that
faded Estellc Atherton =, she exciaim-
cd, before he met her.
And she did go. His tickle heart
easily proved rocreant to every vow
of love, every tie of honor.
Two years after, she was about to
G. down fight Of stairs, when she
uttered loud shrcalS, and fell forward
to the bottom.
When she became conscious, she
said /:
"Estella Atberton stood at the foot
of the stairs p
Whether it was merely dclusion
of the guilty conscience OF not, We can
mover know. Any way the fall frac.
tured her spine, aud until this day she
is miserable repining, cross, faded
invalid frightened to be left alone for
moment, Aud he is prematurely
old, conscience stricken wretch, en-
daring all the pangs Of earthly purga
tory.
Verify, my friend is being avenged
1t is Gods jnst retribution.
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DEACON K lacked the conf