Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-09-22


copied from a st. Louis paper, and
resd thus: s.s ."'@1.
/ "A very important lawsuit has
just been decided In our courts; one
that involves the title TO some OF the
most valuable property in our city
property worth now al almost fabu.
lous amount. The title Ia founded
on grant made to some of the Old
French settlers Of st. Louis, and was
considered Of small consequence
But the able lawyer who conducted
the case made a most unex pected and
brilliant argument, completely sstab.
fishing the claim. He has been a
resident of our city only q few
months, but by his mastery manage
ment of this case, he has placed him
self at one bound among the leaders
OF the St. Louis bar, who may be
congratulated at having the name of
John Morrison, ESQ, added to their
list. We regret to learn,' concluded
the item, that Mr.. Morrison Is
now lying very i'll at the Planters
House.
HIM. said father. he has moved
to st. Louis, 1t seems H. lE'r
That night I wrote to John. I told
him that was the one to blame for
Mary's leaving him /; that Mary low =
ed him and would never have taken
such q step of herself Forgive me,
John,' / prayed; Il have done very
wrong; or, IL you will not forgive me
at least come and see Mary
He will not come I sighed, a. I
folded the letter. but IL 10 right that
1 should tell him the fault is mine. L
then went to Mary's room under the
pretense Of holding the baby, but
really to comfort her, for I had no
doubt she was lying awake weeping.
To my surprise I found her busily
packing her trunk. e. Is y
why, Mary.'I exclaimed what
are you doing aar." -..s... ...
Packing she said In a hoarse tone
and with a manner firm almost to
sternn ness. '
Why, where are you going?'
IL am going to John,' she answer
She was transformed. All the old
girlish softness and gentleness had
fed. / saw before me only positive,
resolute woman. #@..s.
'GoingI slone?' ...-. .
Yes, alone. Don't you know he Ia
sick? Ifhe should die 1 should new
sr have another happy moment
Her voice relaxed . little, and she
went on, growing softer as she pro-
ceeded.
oh, Kate y she said. I have learned
10 much since came home. This In
not my home any longer she said,
looking around with such hopeless
expression. 1T is the same, but not
the same. Ihave changed. I did
not know II until i tried to at my.
self into the old niche and found
that had outgrown 1t. There Ii no
going back for . woman once mar
ried. She can never be careless,
happy girl again. She deceives her
self to suppose it, r-s# vao
/ sat speechless. and Mary went
on working rapidly Is she did So
The baby lay quietly sleeping In his
crib.
why said she, 4 have felt like .
visitor ever since I have been here.
Nothing seenas - 1t used to. I have
have had . house Of my own, too,
and I miss Il. little and plain q Il
was. And ! know enough OF house
keeping now 10 see when the busy
days come, and to know that then I
add to mothers cares, and that the
baby 10 trouble
oh. Mary I cried reproachfully,
for II mother and / had tried harder
about one thing than another, IL was
that Mary should not have just that
feeling. ............ r.-.n
Yes, IL 10 true,' said she. Il do
not mean that you are unkind. Ev-
every one has done everything In the
world 20 make IL pleasant for me-
But say and do what you win, the
fact remains that baby and are In
some one eise's house. The very ef-
forts you all make to have me feel at
home, only remind me that I have no
business TO be here.' ha
There was. indeed, no remedy for
such . complication. So I was si-
lent.
And Johnl' she continued, ohok.
ing down . sob, poor John How I
have acted to him! For, Kate, I
have my duty to do, no matter what
he may have done. Suppose he did
seem uukindi Wss I TO be unkind-
er still? Could I, his wife. make no
allowance for. him7 And he was
working for me all the time, too--for
me and baby-to take care OF us, and
] was cross even when he asked me
for q cup offea. n
All this time she went on with her
packing rapidly and energeticAlly.--
She would not let me help her-she
would neither stop nor rest. The
baby stiil lay. rosy aud sleeping, and
I could nnd no excuse for remaining.
Indeed, Mary did not ask me to do
20. Bhs evidently sslt that no one
could help her-her soul was alone
t--and - 70. extsrnal Loneliness IL
mattersd little. / instinctivsly un-
derstood that hsnceforth, no human
adviser would be wanteA between
her and her husband. i
The train left 1t eleven In the morn.
Ing. So, exhorting Mary to lie down
even II abe did not sleep. I Ieft her
and went 10 my room. ba ~
Yea I said In the darkness . I |
tossed and turnd, whereas I was
blind. now ] ses. supposs John had