Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-15
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me 30 without great cause. You
would not-dishonOr yourself in my
eyes,
eyes, he said huskily. Il ought to
have kept away from You. 1 was
lonesome, hOmesick, and wretchcd,
/ and your sweet society cOmfOrted
me. was fool enough TO think /
could see you every day and not
love you. And your sister told mo
about David Warren, and thOp.-'
'IIe stopped, and with trembling
haste pulled out something attach
/ ed to . ribbon and worn inside his
waistcoat. Ii was a lOckOt contain
ing a miniature upon ivory. lie put
IL into my hand, and through a
mist OF tears saw the face that
came between my love and me.
'lt was fair girl with blue eyes,
and smooth, brown hair, and red
mouth meant for kisses; "A girl trust
ful, and innocent, and loving; proud,
and gentle, and sweet; right wo-
manly woman, one 10 sit in the
blessed household corner with her
children around her knees, TO wear
his name with graceful pride, to
crown his table with her stately,
/ 3
all wifely ways.
She Is my cousin he said
Her father and mine arranged the
marriage. 1t was not disiasteful h.
me. / never rebclled against n
bonds till l saw yOu.'
Does she love you2
'Asminute's silence, and then He
said: Il think she is fond Of me
but
you will go back TO her, Rich
ard, interrupted, quite calmly.
SIS it so easy for you 10 say thatP
he said, in a tone OF keen reprOach-
But no gave me one look, and then
| broke forth passiOuately: Forgive
me. know not whether ii is most
| Joy or pain 10 see you suffer. lt is
heaven to know that you love mo-
/ Penelope, is il an angel or devil
that speaks to me2 IL says that "A
promise made blindly is better bro
ken than kept! That only 20 you
can be a true husband? That
should do Lucia a greater wrong TO
marry her than 10 leave herr My
love, tell me what is rightf'
"A hush as of the grave fell around
us. Clearly as 81 l looked from a
bove, / saw il all.
'Oh, the temptation was so strOngl
On the one hand, the safe bliss Of
love, the long shelter Of his home
On the other-what? l was only
seventeen. IL is so hard TO give up
all ones hopes at seventeen. Need
II ought II Surely, God meant him
for me. What was promise, COM
pared TO this mighty power that
| shook my soul? that made strong
man sob before mel
But that girl? She would haunt
me all my life. What was my sor-
row more than hers2 And how
would it be with Richardl If l
married him he wOnld love me; he
would make my life very sweet
/ But people submit TO the Inevitable.
And our acquaintance had been 80
/ brief. If he went back to Lucia, the
loss of me would never wear out
Our love would seem like a dream,
and, as the years went on, il would
grow fainter and fainter in his mem-
ory. And nobody would have suf-
fered greatly but me.
so / had decided. Janet, Janeu
to this day, am not sure that was
rightP
Poor Aunt Pen. She rocked back
and forth and sobbed with the We
hemsnce Of youth.
$50 / said: ''You must shut your
heart TO that voice, Richard. Nay,
/ il is your heart, and not conscience
at all. Go to Lucia. May she love
you so well that you will never miss
me. And now, bid me goOd-by,
aud kiss me once for / thought
Lucia would not grudge me so lit
tie. But he held me in his arms,
and / had to wrench myself away
and fly from his love, as if il were
lure OF the wicked one. / did not
sec him again. That afternoon, L
went home with David
| After a little while / said: "Did
you never see him again, AuntieP
"Once, my dear, good many
years afterward. Ruth's husband
had business in London, and he took
us over with him. Aud there, at
great dinner-party, / met Captain
and Mrs. Chalonier. She had grown
very stout, and was ruddy and hand
some. She did not look as if she
had ever seen any trouble. Captain
Chalonier was greatly altered. lie
looked old, and thin, aud haggard.
But he was in public life, and was
very busy man. We only exchang-
cd word or two in the crowd, and
then the sea of silence flowed be-
tween us again
Aunt Pen ended drearily, and fell
into reverie. But l must know one
thing more.
What became OF David WarrenH
She reused up with difficulty.
'David9 He married Patty Par
sons. / stood mp at their wedding.
a. L. n 4 Ea...
ty years. / thought ] was an old
woman when Patty died. A hum
dred years, Janet! The way has
hard, because of its loneliness. But
there have been few places where l
could not sing hymns. Aud now
Heaven is close at hand. L think
Richard is waiting for me there
Sometimes, as L sit here alone, all
these lonely years fall out of my
life, and he is with me again, and
we have never been divided. And
that l humbly trust is the way it
will be. But, Janet, was thinking
this afternoon, while / was listen
ing to you and Paul, that If Rich
ard Chalonier had been given to me
here L should have been willing to
put up with a great deal. The love
of God is infinitely precious, butI
doubt if he meant it ever to quite
make up for the lack of human
love-
The beautiful old face was pale
and sorrowful; the voice was low
and weak. But the immortal love
is close upon its fruition. Soon
God will give rest TO His beloved.
HANDs.-Neatness is the first con-
sideration which makes n hand at
tractive. No matter how long, bOny
or large -jointed and unshapely, if it
is clean and the finger nails properly
cared for, hand can never look dis
gusting.
A soft, warm, pliable hand has