Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-29

mother: "You will find my daughter
there If you would like to soc her."
The young officer hastily walked out
into the garden.
!. Petrown. crossed herself murmuring;
".(3od be praised To-day I trust his
visit will have some result.
Wurmin found his beloved, clad in
white, sitting under tree by the side
Of the pond, y book upon her lap, like
heroine of romance. The usual salu-
tations over, Wurmin who was strange
" a8itated, told her how he had long
yearned to pour out his heart before
her, and begge.l that she would listen
10 him few moments. She closed her
book, aud nodtled in token of assent.
II love you, said Wurmin, II love
you passionately."
Marie cast down her eyes.
81 have been imprudent enough to
see you, 10 hear yOu-daily. II is now
too lateto escape my fate. The thought
Of your lovely face, of your sweet voice,
viii henoeforth constitute the 10y and
the anguish of my existence. but /
have = duty to preform towards you::
must reveal To- you 3 seoret, which
has placed an irsurmountable barrier
between MS. > :~ =,
That barrier" murmured Marie,
"existed .lxays-1 could never have
II know, replied Wnrmin, in sup.
pressed voice, :" that you have loved be.
fore; bnt death-three long yems of
mourning dearest Marie, do not de-
prive me Of my laat comfort, of the
blissful thought that you might be
come mine, il" = - -"
"Oease. I oonjure you! You rend
my hearth" :. 80 .-..+.
Eyes, you viii graut me the comic It
Of knowing that you would have be-
come mine; but, most wretched of
men that I AMI am already married !"
Marie gazed up at him with look of
astonishment. 80 a.. !
EYES, married for four years," con-
tinued the lieutenant, "aud do not
know either who my wife 10, where she
is, or whet or I shall ever meet her. {"
Explain yourself more clearly, :"
said the girl.
II love you Marie, and will oonflde
in you. You shall know all, and you
will not judge too severely an act of
youthful levity. It was in the year
1912. / happened to be on the way to
wilma, with the intention of joining my
regiment. Late in the evening /
reached a station, and had already OF.
dered that horses should Instantly be
put to again, when q fierce snow storm
suddenly arose. Ny landlord and the
position urgently advised me TO post
pone my departure; but L was deter
mined to 60 in spite of the rough
weather. The position had got it in
to his head, that by crossing small
river, the banks of which were perfectly
we'll known to him, he should find q
shorter route. He missed the right
crossing, however, and got into re-
gion to which he was entire stranger.
The storm continued to rage at length
We deserted light in the distance. We
made for it, and stopped before q
church. from the brightly illuminated
windows of which the light shone. The
door was open, three sleighs were in
front Of it, and I saw several persons
in the vestibule One of them called to
me: This way this way got out
and walked toward the vestibule.
'"The person who had called advanced
toward me.
"tGreat Heaven!' he said, show
late you comet Your intended has
tainted, and We were on the very point
of driving home again.
HALF bewildered and half-amused,
resolved to lot the adventure take it's
course. And, indeed, I had little time
for reflection. My friends rugged me
into the interior II the church, which
was poorly lighted by two or three
lamps. A female was sitting upon .
bench in tho shadow, while another
stood beside her and chafed her tenn
pies.
"At lastl' cried the latter. God
be praised that you have comet My
poor mistress liked to have died.
An aged priest emerged from be.
hind the altar, aud asked: Gan We
begini' IT.. i
"Begin, reverend father! I cried,
unadvisedly.
They assisted the half unconscious
girl to rise; she appeared to be very
pretty. In fit of objectionable, and
now quite inoomprehensible levity,
readily stepped with her to the altar.
Her maid and the three gentlemen
present wore 20 much busted with hel
~ scarcely TO throw look at me. Be
sides the light in this: part of The
church was dim, and my head wal
muded in the hood of my cloak.
"1n few minutes the nuptial cere
mony was over, and the priest, accord
ing to custom, desired the newly mar
ried pair to embrace.
my young wife turned her pale,
charming face toward me, and wal
about to rest her head upon my shout
der with sweet smile -when sudden
" she stared a* me a. if turned int
stone, tottered, and with the CRY of i,
is not hei' fell to the floor. ~
- All the furies Of hell dashed me ou
Of church. Before anyone could thinl
Of staying me I had jumped into m,
sleigh, seized the reins, and was beyond
the reach of pursuit"
The Lieutenant was silent. Marie
also, gazed in silence to the ground.
"And have you never discovered
what became of the poor girl I" sh>
finally asked. .@,
"Never. 1 know neither the name O.
the village where was married., nor IL
I recollect the station where / stopped
At the time, my culpably frivolou,
prank seemed to me q matter of so lit
tie moment, that as soon as there va.
no longer any pursuit to fear, I went K
sleep in the sleigh, and did not awake
!. till We arrived at another station. TIL,
.. servant whom had with me was killed
in battle; all my efforts to find out tn,
position who drove us proved unavail
,, ing; and SO every clue seems indeed
!, lost by which 1 might again find th.
scene of that folly. for which I hav'
now to suffer SO heavily"
Marie turned her pale face towart
him, and took both his hands. Til,
lieutenant gazed thupder.struck int,
> her eyes; dim foreboding awoke i,
his breast, veil suddenly droppe,
l from his eyes.
"Marie! God of Heaven, how col
, l have been SO bind2 Marie, was
l indeed yons"
II am your wife ~ was the only an
? swer Of the girl, who sank fainting int
, his arms.
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