Connecticut western news., 1871-12-22

s1N Yes, Aunt Dorothy, 1" Il sad. startia up. .and endeavoring toioSk extremely in teihgent, at the same time being awksrdI, senstbseR thatiE felt nncbmmonly stupid. !
 But the voice that replied to me was no
 Aunt tdorothy,sgo ynI. Rs asu ot Tgi 6gi
 was married once.p itfsaid, in 9a lioy
 murmur, Htae long time ago now-when was9ailvea And in the church, chat day
 they played as you did to-nisht.q But i,
 was on the organayou know-the organ ii
 tbe great tchurciT iRstheI valley. But I arf
 buried now-buried in Detchingleychurch.
 yard!f Myfs said 1t would be better ifo,
 Asas lH l. sdied.lo He would be rich. and
 great and grands andb people would love
 and donor ahim. < It was I only that kept
 him back-zbecasise | was Apoor and noS
 cle16r,ntiY hua .axis AaiT9I lBi tuada 1knew all now there was no Katherine
 Westwood in the churchyard- no one at all in that gTaxe!uini .haa4i 19u co 539Ts 3 Christmas morning at Detchingley. sIt had beennmy intention to meet my Uncle Charles at the station, to spreparc him for
 tRe strange aanOuncement but, on refiec-
 tions sNt occurred! toTme that lie, would
 not allow me to accompany him to the
 grave; therefore, Il resolvedahe should have
 no opportunity of refusing me- and 50
 would meet him.i i Thus I came upon him just as he was, entering, the1 churchyard gate lsaws he was,surprised, and mot alto- gether pleased; but he greeted me- affec- tienatelys and ss he walked by my side up
 the narrow paved pathway he I remarked
 that did not look4welld. We had just
 reached the marble eros! and the difficulty
 of my undertaking rose before me in al iits
 magnitude !; viewed from a distance. it had
 not appsared forrnida ahles | stohd stillare- solved to enter on theIsabjeet atro once, and said: q am not very welb sUncle Charles have something on my mind that Bought to, tell you about. \ could not speak of it at, the Hal, so have come here to do so.''' He foWned, .andI lookadb annoyed, uinte tering something about: sWould not an-
 other timefdo asrwell fi''lu sJt eved 4odW
 s0Non not, as lwell,'a' T., made answer.T E This is the only. right tune, and the only
 right place, Uncle sCharles,sb You must
 listen to me"-for he was turning snerily axayp pan I would mot inttude on your sor- row if could not tighten ita-ns ! aBoq
 "Lighten it, child!' he interrupted mo by saying. "Do you know what the sor- row is that you'i speak s6fs eiightening 2 Can <you bring the dead bank to life, or brighten the gloom of ten long years 2 Can you tell that cold, dark grave fog give me, back my young w;",--jsf1 rer,rg,rs mo
 It was my turn ta interrupt now d3f
 " Yes, yessl can, Uncle, Charles . That
 is what have to tell yeu.,,s,ssa,b -,,, t,ys . Sternly he looked at me as he firmly, grasped my arm, and drew me from the grave on to the pathway. oeod otit ,4 t,yvs, "This gloomy place has weakened your mind, EdithT5Iit 5I isf only charity to think,
 oh, Uncle, Charles ii ys yosa as,,,ld could but believe that what ], say ,is1 real and true There is no one, in that ,grave-never has; been. A terrible deceit has been practised upon you all these years, and since my. visit here have discovered it, Ask Aunt Dorothy, she will tell you what I haye.'''
 There was . dead silence when I ceased speaking, that seemed to last long time. iAnxiously I waited for. a; responses but none came. He stood with his face averted at first !; then turned suddenly on me, and said: Come, come-Quick !'' 3af4 : We had reached the Hall; we were in the draWing-room. Uncle Charles folded his arms on the mantelpiece, and leant his face upon thems then said, almost in . voice of com hand m6 md " s FetcRs % your aunt Myra, Edith tell her. I js am here.'' '13 " Rut hs only repessttsa sti his words ip stl
 And then veanasmnibsahsa eanas-nibshsaDo not to fetch Aunt Myra! went straight to my tsI1 ewn n room flor the dusk ef the early evening was closing in Tspidiy, and that was the ac- eustomed time for the stFan9e woman to meet me. nShe was theres standing by, one of the windowspas Lentered and greeted me with these wordsli-s This is Ohristmasl Eve. yI died on Qhriatmas iEYe.ninl fst9eq|
 %That is gone by" II replied.iI 1Yonarel dead no longer. Come nov, with Ine,n loi ] l slid by hand into one of hers, and led her to the 4drawing-robm; enlye sayine,l as l clesed the door epi her. to my uncle Gharles--" Remember, teddy yDui have come heck to life. ,dae4 era ssI9df fo yad = Then | rapidly returned up-stairs; but this time made way te Aunt Dcrothy's| room. ] knocked no reply. II enteredcI the rqena It was atenantless. She weuld be with Aunt fMyra, naturally thought; So turned my footsteps, that way, IL seffly tapped, bat setter still was the lowhvoiee that fsplied-thoaeh it's tones wepe fisrh and deonecntEated- --f Come in, sEdith.Y, .iI < 1Igept in.ii Iclosed thedoor beLind me, and then \ shiveFed.s I don't tiknowl why | ! fd so+ the foema was not, cold and Aunt MyralWss lyingIen the bed, with lher,chin resting on the clasped hands, and her .faee turned pt0E the fadingn light.isa ScuiptureA1 rom as block of ,5natble she might have been, for1aught of liie that was visible in the proud majestic fpem.siIs4 hsls od e4szd Come closerlto me. Edie, chihd, ,'hlI said l Aunt Dorothy, with. .. sort ut vail in her. voice; for am alone in the world-quite alone. I mean, Edic, there is. no one now to whom my love is necessary! !' dHyL
 1I understood what she meant. aE ' went ! ap to her by the bedside, and took her in I my arms, pressing the dear face,i with its I tears, close to mine. aoiad ,7aI Ii"Oh, Aunt Dorothy, what have I dene2nf .zatpo3E9 .II lsIw9I 4 Tl 7" Right, chiid,"i she said in a stetn,P cold voice. strange to her, and startling one
 And then we were quiet for some time, until Aunt Dorothy spoke again. hJ9E9ei II ie" It was as I feared, Edith!n Gradually 1 as the truth broke upon her, the shock was | too much bat she 1died as she 1ieed-to herseiE She natlci no sign, uttered no wtrd; only lay down and died; One |