Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1871-10-04
me with all the nondntss7 Of her depend.


II he, Will and pretty in her white wrapper the
proachful earl, too reading newspaper as he sip
mock ped his coffee Suddenly glanced up
~ "'' at him, and met his eve.
aud conf Here is au arrival which may iuter-
have laid est you Madeline. i think you knew
lild have Young Pc C0urcy,i did you not? He
STOW self cams oyer p the last 7e9meF, il seems
me stiil ,i',IhaYe seen him,H returned, glane
words in ing AZ Eleanog Her face was glowing,
iat ioveij aqqd The took the first opportunity 10
Une'luca- sHPRYils5 TqIp -tiIe room, 4 followed
At worlds and fYgnd Pqg ep llls balePny, plueking
aised my the pststs llr9m Qns Of the Fhodqd9H
me 'i'e p+r9ilslo 727@l9 var .asH s1saz ,i,-7
Inc = i9ANdid y9u Eup lRWaS5 EleanoT:3
NO faB, PIPg{qllY, The good earl, in
l0ceppy looking over his news paper,
--eail7 aloud Che arrival in England Of
ms Arthur ds Gnprey, and then looking
gqUnd for my best friend, find that
q, she was Vanished ~ Eleanor laugh
~ aud Falterel the 1pwer petals 10 a
~hOweT aL my itgt. IL the name Of
he young man eap., work such . spell,
that will, bis, prose9re dp-riqr l. -Rm- go
ng to write ibHegdy and ask him
9feTeE. s.s3-..sl .l,.- .ll- ..i5 -.. .r b.,
! wrote To- Arthur snd he came7-
came with a .eelHTiiy lbat proved,
not his love Iiorn IileanOr, L faneied.
O1With our first meetiRgJI could see his
surprise, his admiration; but was QnlE
politely cordial, and lenl him 10 eniBr-
tain. Other. guests, He hOvered around
Eleanor, but his eyes followed me.
Never had shOne more brilliantly than
on that evening" lAEiae lent me new
energy, and fog QpGR the praises of my
husband did not fall fiat upon me, for
knew that another, whom / cared to
charm, bad been there His first APP
proaches received, cOldly Gradually
' ! reented, and seemed to soften towards
vi him. Then he would presume upon
my kindness, and take tta fans N an
Old ffieHdl-snd | would repiilse him.
had learntt the secret Of controlling that
hcari2s dhickiyn saw tIiat le had
b1OtighG honae mo loye for Eleanor, And
yeti eanpOt dht'ht-and it is this that
r brings thatpale spectre before me--tIlat
NbadI relAaiHed cold to him, had | not
sought to win him BACK by every art l.
c9uld wield,, lie, would have turne,l to
I]ass, eFrid she might have been happy
aughl seorg sEGh happiness. Better
~ a IWisery thousapd times, Than happi-
Iness founded on a lie. ~
! did not relent-I pursued my re-
.yenge-though Eleanor grew pale, aud
lould coIwaR lines aJegat to creep around her
e mean.lfp2 Arthur was opeii IN his admira-
5tibn Of me- and yet without exciting the
tObservatioH Gf thQsp ABOUT u.s. All were
We .sl*.. ss.s = .ss sos " esosess r e 1nsn
fIiana other, no one noticed il, and
anger OF my nOtie- fhdsband, trusting me, was
nercllni' eNntentin jimmy, happiness. ..f,gf
4 rTav
s tlE IsIHy!sst had attracted all the gentle.
a'', were men Of our company, for the sporting
Eeu tl&il season was near itsacIose, and this was
Ysstt ,fo- perhaps one Of their last days. The
II We H ladies' iOed aYsy the lime which hung
e PsloEs 80 heavily upon their hands, and shut
.,a., myself up in my bnudOir to thiuk That
sei,e1i+ s y old passion was gaining strange mas
NY oOOAs , terry oyer ,Ble. had thought ! could
4 sttll l play with it, but now / was learning my
Il e'Se mistake, / almost feared that my re-
was Vne Yenge would be fsfg5tttu in this new
was The mans If itite s8a6l HSai qi9aTnidlsl
circles As sat and thought the sun went
: &c e =. down and threw red glory over the
~ W. earth gold and crimson clos drifed
:. 99ui1 up from the vest; The trees waved IN
,,,D,. tie SOFT evening air4 Tie birds sang by
~,til " MY sindoW a gazed dreamly out
hrf
- 80, conscious OF hurried gath ierins. IN the
-, a. great avenue, and presently halfdosen
~ N''' oFthe servants rilu dGwu tawartls the
~ss gate 'fItey were met by a confused
W Toogi group on fJot and horseback, 1t is the
orouglt hunting party, I Ithought. But what Is
" "sa' e9N this? HOv have they, returned? There
slurH'r is Wuch ninning back and forth, much
tsl.s2ti9 y, slls talking many pale. faces, some
ie9'fsV nd thOsewho advance. They
- i 80 6Rd-they advance slowly.
ned my Gie.sVdeayeu, what is this? \ horrible
Earl ,of fear shook ms from head to foot, wild
VIE scream parted my lips, an ipaaiculateI
ntess, = sound, WHICH in my heart was that one
country dear nalne77Arthur. nm down stairs,
it 5uld out into the avenue, past the servants,
IS +! The who tried to hold me, breaking from |
powers the arms of my friends who clustered |
me the weeping about the steps, past the pity /
h more Ing faces, into that crowd Of slow moving /
lrly gar" men,, All, what was that thing which
the old they bOTe in their midst I shrieked /
rs born :? wildly-l lifted the white cloth that |
d them covered him and locked upon nv. hUs-
, Arthur balId,s dead face, Then / felt myself
ack, the drawn away, and ATtllHrs voice was i'm 4
m how my. car. L do not know what ! said
h robes, then. think j laiutpd-lTOm excess of
nu loved Joy u may he--ttOd fOTElVe me! | know
state in that every one pItled me. and said how
Here | passonalcly attached to her husband
l called WAS Lady Normandy. | listened in
Eleanor silence while they told me thai an acci.
she did dental shot frenl his own life had given
n whose him To swift death, They Thought 1t was
as easy grief that sealed aiy lips. There was
'er her soBle real grief in heart when few days
e was. later he was laid ia the dark tomb OIL
To feel the Normanbys, for he had loved me
for her, truly-nO one else had ever cared for
lad not me- ashe haiI. Well, IL WAS best 50; h
aud nd might have wounded him i might have
warm been more cruel than death |,
planted IIpt only Eleanor ,on,,. e, ma, in. nv
lung to retirement al nrst. Afterwards / rr,.air.