The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-06-07

She was gone. Hours elapsed be.
fore Robert left tho library M hen
he did so;-Juliet- bad departed from
the e-hoase, called away suddenlF, ,Gby
telegram from her uncle; and eve i.
rybody was in despair, and Marian ip:
dignant with her cider brother, be-
cause he manifested so, little sorrow
at their loss. "a - o
Robert -Washburne lived for his
missi'n two years longer more and
IN IRE absorbed therein; and more more
regardless of everything else. Then
the end came. .4sor
You will say, that, like any ether
romancer, am f0rsiug. az denounce:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. out zthe
law of natural retrihGtion, whereby
God often, mercifully, through pain
full discipline, setsa mind like Robert
Washbrnes face to lfaee with the
light, ..f..1......., -. =;
hfs physical ehealshs siiigaitsw9rk, .ffreg-
1alar 4ion rsjiaiaee alidhed rtofsbringd6i
Observation-Disclosures srtAaT horrible
scs;o:fQ9}rsg5eHYlieh :fQ9}s5 atilictsr 50 mary .ofthe
S5sISssFFa {f5s IF E5l35s e: q 7 z5 tBii sts $sss
y '0noadasi hSatanotapesas ID a1hisa.
'Miss: SVashbhracoyent +1ersel6- t1cdi
shans ssHe wasI, sitlag p, shisgraHal-
esbair by The lbEEagy5table. his lead
drooped,, the left arm hahgihg help
'iessly3 3doIFn rndi distortaa.' .'f Aghncs
told the whole story. He had dbsen
stricken With papaigsist SdslC ;AI
l;tteh he coaldosit bRh could
talk, write, a letter, his mind eIunipa
paired; but ,actiye labor, mental or
physical, was over With Him. RFhe
which hoarr5santiyssupposed
no mint51utoshib cou4d.sfalGad q aAnst
end. or be left TO others, ~, ,rr..s
o.. You car, easily -underStand what the
next six, plppths taught Robert Wash.
burne.- Belearnea the lessph arights
aadwher he had done-so; this iswhat
he7wrote 70 Jullee Mauryt fna lscvA far
off ITALIAN tonre.' q" -.fs sI,Ss = =
Il DO see. thst son jNare a ,gielsss,T TyEa8d
I begsonry-parlerS bThe krightnes s
went s6ubaof. my lfs whensy6t leftane;
bat you were right togo i:s1 sWishy for
my own sake, that T could say fzfof-
fbea;, buff it. IS q at huhjlia-
ton thatI should force. aiygelf tor,tell
the exact truth. j tried ITO ha ket7-to
despise yods Il dared 10 de'9ik6o q ou
tile clear Sighted broad-souled woman
who beheld the yersity so perhctly.
whose life yentpred TO term :,ffIyo
lous, while it was ls0smuph bftierthah
mine, inasmuoh as it was regulated by
tine rule that faith in God alonec,can
give. ~ "a ~ -. I'm
chair, or feebly moving. about with
crutch, ike an aged man, my lif5
seems practically to have come to an
end, l should once have Thought. SO
myself. l see more clearly now;
remember the words He. spoke to
His Apostles, which alluded to- tthd
death whereby lie should glorify God
So know That illness, suffering, DEATH
may be made tho ntcaAs of obeying
His will, 7as truly as the greatest
this world can boast
.,..I look back; now. and, ! thinlsyou
will not be angry-that You did care
for me. 1t il natural to-. .suhpSse11t
couId not be -otlferwise-that1 these
years of silence have 1ennded + Fat, feel
ing. even if my arfogdiec' and sell
.fshness did AetekiHsit soutrighSsJ But
it igpIeasa tc meto bclieee Ahatyou
once cared. l know your nobleness
too we'll to fear tAat-Eea-Asil BIO an
gry. 1 know that if it were not true
you would 1cave rle to my delusion,
because it helps, to make therdays
Prob 'ProbabIy, long SINCE some man
fit to be your Rusband, hass e6nfeH to
you with n question: .fr5ms his soul to
yours, iand-iound aldcsPonse.EaL hope
it may .bc4 So. !, thipk that in the
idea Of your ha4ppingesss ] co4nli, 4I ~, forget
my own pain; or, at least Through
the Itss 5iis Won FIRST tf6elPed masto &C.
rufre; learn to Iilake thats siphiausf7sosne
beuckt in this life of. diseipIilre. ..aa.s.
. 4 find that i. writing thus ,Laguely'
I have not been SO hone{t az prom
iscd myself TO be which Ihbegan.-
/ know my hlothchhas 'tota .Inothat
you are, repartea to bes epgagedi-
Perhaps, but fqf that flet. !. shpuld
never haze 'wsiriittcn, his, letter. Com
ing now, Believe you wilp 'be1gldd to
ana Hooking lack adhdlyson
my rnrtn tnmiy, ms enlthatsofiORsstead,
viii own [ tried to ,set, right sthsxer-
rors of my life, tried hufpRly end pa
tiontiy, not in the blind arrogance
which animated my motives I'M the
past. 1-- 14E Va E5-sSt
so 7 bid you farewell, anttsay, God
bless YOU It may bo, tiat hereafter
you Will aford ME the sweetest mo-
ment this world could ofcr-the priv
lcge of seeing you again.. Not now
i have ceased to play-the Spartan
could not sec .yeu now Aets you
lre not 10 picture me weak apd wretch
ID, SO th2t your dear wornaniy heart,
d I'm pu4sivee, 80 warm. III spfterof its
oride, may be led into rernorsefahpity
or me. No human beiugi evorssdid
ne so much good as you have done
Ny des0late lie would be tenfuId cold.
r If L FAD hot thc hlcssed-idys Of that
ast snfnmer to look back up6ts. .liH
3 Some time, then, in the ftrhrc.
sheu feel my list strength failing.
shall send ior you, and You will
ONE
The pages ended as abruptly as they
,egan, and were sent away unread.
1t was less than Il month"; when
etter was brought to Robert Wash
urne. He recognized Juliet's writing
n the envelope. When he opened it,
his was what kc read:
Once on a time, ron asked me to
garry you, and l refused. Yotr did
ot t!aen know what love whss+-so
ii ,.inht RI,t 1nCnsed Nnn with