The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-02-07
Sciences, @sueaiua gtieauars, Nlrkets, taassn.as IT,



down, and the apartment seemed givel
over to solitude.
Thence he went up the stairway ant
sought his room-his room and hers
But here was darkness, ,unrelicvcd by an,
light at all. He thought that, perhaps
before the night had como on, she llat
lain down to sleep, andhad not yet ava
kened. In this belief he called her nam,
once or twice:
Helen! Helenr'
No answer Then, for the first time,.
vague feeling of unrest possessed him
He lit the gas, and looked around hin
hurriedly The familiar form was no
where to be seen. But he saw, with +.
dreadful amazement, that the doors O
the wardrobe wherein his wife's dresses
were kept were open, and that the ward
robe itself was empty. From this testi
Fmony to terrible conclusion, his sazi
wandered about the room. He did no
dare to let his mind rest upon the conclu
sion that was slowly forcing itself upor
his attention; but everything that me-
his eye made this conclusion more per
emptory and manifest. Helen had gone
-on this her marriage day, had fed from
his roof and from his protection.
From bis dlshonored chamber Gilber
Graves went down into the parlor. H,
sat there for little while pondering.-
Around him were those memorials of hel
former presence-her portrait, the piano
her favorite chair-which nearly wrought
madness in his brain. From that revert,
he aroused himself to ring the bell fol
the attendance of the servant,
"Hannah," he said, when the latter
made her appearance, "did Mrs. Graves
before her departure 20 day, say whether
she desired that you and the other SER
wants should remain in her service until
her return?'
He spoke with wonderful calmness-
so much so as to disconcert Hannah
who had her suspicious aroused BY Mrs
Graves singular departure. W
one Saiu hosuiuS W "'', oii' QUE
seemed to be IN hurry to get away.
"Did-did her cousin call for her, Han.
nah, or did she go alone 9
"Was 1t her cousin, sir? A gentle
man came for her, and, when she had
got her trunk ready, they went away to-
gether"
Every well, Hannah. AS Mrs. Graves
win pr9oao,y pe away al .ns s''Mmer'
snllA ra wna oreaA .p nouseAeeplLsL
lone GOWN 70 my ONCE " Morrow ano
zen .u Tue 0tners 10 come uown, anu ~.
WIN an oe se.'iei WIN. Doh loIse,
'nae, nanhan. l am very sorry .aa'
your mistress snoulu nave lorgottcn .
nave gwen you her o'recIlons upon sn'
su,gec'. lya NAV - now:
LEU 70 sohtuue, le ayMn gave h,n
sell up 70 tnougne. ne nao oone VIA
ne aeemea aas;saD'e 70 ~, aeho,o hos% sSsp p
um o,on run .'le minus =, sne nou'ouoiu
tnen ne set 70 WORK 70 1lna any message
una. sue m'gnt nase iel' lor nllh. ~
lookeo everywhere' ou1 - NO purpose.a
Leaving tne pafloI'ne once more sougn !.
nis own foolh' .ue me-. lonenness VI sMn'pl ~ y,
seemee more appalnhe .nan ever ~ t.' y:
lace OF Inc CERTAIN hiowleagg tuas llls M
wlle nau proven iai'lless. iueIe, q =
iast' ms manu- ieii upon ~ ,es.c. az
,,,,t 49, h,rr;odI,, ~ ona norvonslv wr;tten
Th;, M ,saa ~ r,or til r.;nc massana.
n's vas Nc, p"'
"perhaps | am adding anotler Wrons
to the great wrong that am ABOUT &C
commit, when l leave these words iol
you to read. DID you thlnk-on' dle
you ever ,ta'nk when you marrled me
taas l couiu ever eescr. you as ! a.,