The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-09-12

late to escape my fate. The thought
your lovely face, of yoLr sweet voice, vi
hencetarth constitute the Joy and the an
gulsh Of my existence. But have dat
to perform towards you: | must reveal t
you secret, which has placed IN iusur
mountabc barrier between us
hat barrier murmurei Marie. sex
listed always could never have becom
yours
know, replied Wurman, in q sup
| pressed voice, that you have loved before
/ but dcath-thrce long wears of mourning
dearest Marie, do not deprive me Of IN,
last comfort, of the blissfui thought tha
| you might become mine, if
Cease, conjurc you. You renl m,
heart"
Yes, you will grant me the comfort OF
knowing that you would have become
mine; but, most wretclled of men that ]
ami am already married =
Marie gazed up at him with a look Of
astonishment
Yes, married for four years continued
the lieutenant, and do not know either
who my wifo is, where she is, or whether
shall ever meet her
Explain yourself more clearly said the
girl.
" | love you, Marie, and will confide in
you. You shall know all, and you will not
Judge too severely an act of youthful lcvitv.
1t was in the year 1872. l happened to
be on the way to Wilma, with the intention
of joining my regiment. Late in the even
ling | reached a station, and hal already
ordered that horses should instantly be put
to again, when fierce snow storm sudden
arose. My landlord and the postllion
urgently advised Inc to postpone my dcpar-
turc; bat was determined to 60 in spite
of the "ugh weather. The postillion had
got Ii into his head that by crossing small
river, the banks of which were perfectly
ell-known to him, he should find a short
er route. lie missed the right clossinr.
however, and got into region to which
he uos an o,.;-, ..- m,
~ ro,,e. =, l.n,,,, ~, .,,,,n;.l.
light in the distance. We made for il, and
stopped before a church, from the BRIGHTLY
Illuminated windows of which the light
Sho"e' the door was oper three sleishs
were in front Of it, and saw several per
sons IN the ycStibule. One Of thom called
u me: MS way. tins way. | got Out
hhd walked toward the yeStibuic.
ne person who had called advanced
,oWard me-
Great ilcaE III, nc said how late you
come Your ttendcl has tainted, ami we
were on the yer, point of driving home
asain'
Halt bewIidered AMI halfamasel, |
resolved 10 let the adventure take its
course. And, indeed, l had little time Tor
reflection. Ny trien!s tug.cd me into the
interior OF the church, which was poorly
iig' ed by two or three lamps. \ female
was sitting on bench iii the shadow,
WINE another stood beside her and ohated
'er temples
Al ias' crlei the latter Goa 6Gr
mistress liked to have died
An arel priest EMERGED from hch;nJ
The altar, and asked. sCan we b,,ip ,
"Be-in, reverend father = | cried, unad.
yisedy.
"Thev assisted the hal funeonseious GIRL
to rise; she appeared to be very pretty.
In a fl, of unpardonable. and now ouitc in
lcyity, READILY st,nrcJ
with her to the altar Her mail and th,
thre, gentlemen prosont were 40 mnch
busted with her rs scarcely to throw = I,oL
a me. Besides the lcht in this part of the
church was dim, and NV head was muflel
in the hood of nv cloak
ain a few minutes The puntial ccrcmonv
was over, and the nriest accorl;nc r. cus-
tom. desired the newly wedded mir to om.
brace.
- NV ypunp wife turned bar nala oh IN,
inr face toward me. and was obout r. res,
her head unon nv shoulder with = sweet
smile-when suddenly she stared al mo A.
if turned into stone. tottercd. and with =
crv of 1T is no. he = fell to the floor.
"Al] the furies of hell l,she1 mo ont of
church Before anyone coulJ thi,t of
stavins me I had iumneI into my sIc;,h
seized the rcins. and was bevopd the reacl
of pursuit"
The Lieutenant was silent. Marie, also,
oazed in silence 70 tbc rrounJ
And have Won never discovered what
became of the Door "Trip" she finally asked
"Ncver. know neither the name Of
the v;llaqe whore 7 wos morr;.d nor 40 7
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