Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-03-21
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Ole headaches, Annie, bu. am feeling bet-
ter nov. | think nap will relieve il
en'Hely But don't lei me keep YOU u
minute. | am tier alone.
Poor Myra has been Suffering all
lone, while | have been enjoying myself
= urcon cious of her pm I wouls
g. IDLY remain with her, but she pre- eers
70 BE alone
The next morning, at very carly houf
u ia left The Chestnut Vale. before the
guests were aslir How she babe her
friends adieu without any change 10 her
manner. she could never vel remember:
but a last they were on their way.
AS she parted from Aunie at The sta.
ton where their paths divereed. she baae
or an affectionate aaisu, RETAINING fran
mem 9ning any Of tie circumstance
vine occurred The previous night. i
she had how much suffering might have
been saued
hen she reached home he wrote a
few lines Of dismissal to Herbert with
'at meotioniag any. reason, saving 10
herself 4 any one had told me. il
would have been different. But did i
not zee him, and hear for myself p She
then applied herself more vigor5nsI, 10
her painting, carefully keeping anv
Enow ledge Of herself from her former
friends. :
lime passed on: and one dav. as aIyra
was at WORK upNn a beautiful picture, q
'ady entered her studio, saving:
Hiss Newbert. if this pefure ;s no,
engaged l. would Ike to purchase it fol
wedding present to some youae friend,
OF mine How long before / can have
MyFa.
Very ,, well; thai is plenty soon
enou9h, returned the lady
x = !
In magnificent parlor, in one Of the
most aristocratic residences in the CITY Of
81, was wedding party, aud guess
were aiming the wedding presents,
among wblch was the beautiful picture
cntit led ''The Bower .
Standing before The picture, EXAMINING
II lntently, was our old friend Herbert.
he gased at tne painting, which was a
beautiful aud accurate representation OIL
Lady Rates bower, of Chestnut Vale. he
started, as the truth flashed upon his
mud.
~ | sec it now. M7ra saw my brother
in the bower with Kat, and took him
to be me Strange never thought Of 1t
before. But SHY should [? lie bert teII
me thatshe left before he arose in the
morning. When received her 7
made up my min thatshe vas heart
less fllrs, and | was too proud to seek an
interview If she bad seen uy brother,
1t woaid not have been strange tina she
should have mistaken lin for me he re-
Sembies me SO much being my twin bro
Their, fact of which never happend to
IN form her
Then speaking aloud, he said.
'llobert and Kate, please look at
this picture. and tell me if you ever saw
the scene before
"Why, yes" exclaimed Kate, s.it Is
my bower; and there ia EIobert, lust as
he looked the night he came home I
remember plainly the moon's sainrng A.
cross his face in that manner, lu-t as we
entered the bower. But who could hays
painted itG''
Herbert pointed TO name in the con.
ner. iodistnet, but still legible, "Myra y
That explains the whole mystery y
said Kate. Poor Myra How she must
have suffered !"
We have not much more to.add. Her
bert found Myfa by tue aid of tue lady
who purchase the picture of her, and
satisfactory explanation were made and
received.
Ia less than six months there was an
Other Wedding, aud now there are two
Mrs. Carols Mrs, Hobert and Mrs.
Herbert Carroll; aud adorbiug zach Of
their parlors is painting of Lady Kate's
Bower
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