New-York tribune., 1872-03-15

a social position of almost regal speDdor teInptcu
the naughty maiden from loyalty to her early fath'
and persuaded her into marriage in which hcr
presence was accepted instead of her heart.
Henceforth it was her problem to make
the sense of social obligation supply the
place of love- She was the object of fond adora'loh
from her husband, who never ceased to woo her as
bride, though with only dim hope of winning re-
turn of his affection. Her acquaintance is kept up
with CASTOR who at length becomes an inmate oil the
family. and is cherished by the husband with inc
chiyalrous devotion of an ardent friend. WIN u
sinQularly Cueless nature. tho latter had no suspi
con Of treachery or conceament. until the secret is
accidentally brought TO light, when. thrown INTO
state of despair he makes attempt at sulcide I'M
der circumstances which lead to the scene described
in the opening of the volume. The sequel Is antcl
n,tcd in n massage of remarkable power, in which
Mrs Spoffords peculiar gifts of invention and illus
tration are placed in the most favorable light
The bright breeze. creeping over the bosom OF me
blossoms in the garden, came bustllng lntO tne roo
again lifting the drapery of the easement ana bringing
Beaudesfords word OF the beautiful world outsdcot
the world he had renOunced but two hours snce the
cedarn alevs full of shadow, where he had wandered
when first his heart sweled with love for Catherine OF
fancy then GATHERINGS hips OF the birds whose most
delicate melody was less meSd9us tna ner Voe6 % ho t
strong he had of the vivid real earth and G0ds han
visible there. The breeze blew lightly In, 1t cured
among the sken curtains lifted the lock on Bcaudes-
fords marble forehead. mocing life as it could; 1t
nnred W cav message into his silent ear it made all the
room ire sh and sweet with its burden But Beaudcs-
fords heard and CASTOR needed nothing, the one Ill MS
white lev slnmbcr the other his black hot revcrie
And while the breeze blew and rioed there and shook
down the petals from the silver tripod of red r0ses
football had sounded on the carpet-not that step light
as the breeze itself on the summer turfbut the heavy
foot that has stumbled upon grave; ana ocIthS LILY
stood again on the other side of that still sleeper WIN
all the curtains Iooped away between them from the
carved pearl of their supports; =, o. .,,,,
ClZ n
such papitating color, such beauty ana such me- for
many minutes after he was aware OF GATHERINGS pres
epce he still kent his eyes the painting with vicious
intensity till the lovely face might nave heen nNcu as
with fire upon their reiina. when at length be
lowered his gaze towards Catherine herself, the
earth seemed TO move from where he stood
seemed to culver ever slightly beneath his
feet that failed him for whether it were some power
from his body. faculty from his mind some person
from his world something had vanished: what was, he
had 10 means of cOuiecturng his heart was not beating
but tremblng his memory APPEARED all at once TO IN
cumber his mind like dead stuff beneath the paralyzng
potency this picable sensation For that vision
! of woman standing before MIN was an uhlahihaf
thing: IL no LONGER catherine; or, II II was lnueeu
the person of that portrait il SHE repeated III what
ghoStly medium, b,neaih the ray OF Mhat nnearInx NY
| spectruml Where had He'd the radanceS' the warm
fesh-tnts. the glory about her thar always reminded
YOU of light as if star had opened 10 let ber Iorth
| This woman was whittier than the form ocneath her
hand-Ony the violet eyes looked cut AS II all heaven
were shining into them >,
! in hand again, space only long enough 10
siyer in one Of those hngeIing cardnG ara siVcTs
with which gosSlps say mat some loot tTeads on
sod is day to bury you from the sight Of the
the recoiwh all his thoughts surging on in their ccr.
taInyin this womans face. as if day after day had
earth were but cloud and vaporthe doubt. the dread
that she could have done this deed that Catherine
could never nave IOVeu h'li' Cd'heilhe ne crIeu'
He had never called her so before But it was her
| name and there are times when people forget their
ceremonies. simple word; hut its intonation bore
| such hope, such determination. such claim, such
proud quick pleasurcd cOnidt nee that its sound was
She had not heard him at the first The full meaning
| OF
the third time Then she looked up, calm only those
who rise great great events, and meet life or
death n-handed an equal, asking odds IL think
wife of Beaudesfords'
His widow" said CASTOR
Death cannot widow me OF Beaudesfords," said
Catherine gently still II shall always Toe his WIFE.
"No more no more - suddenly cried she other, his
dark face dark az under1 loud his eye heavy with
mine :"
silent man Or was the soong ent lav&-streain OF thit
volcanic now that the barrier was destroyed.
pouring forth fused %ith us nsrce & eetrn hre' ~ was
highly wrought herself Ia wonder at the same thing in
as IL her husband had been hurt through heran anger
that passed Ikea mere fash upon the great stress Of tho
| ynuch with which she had been
| overwhelmed. And az for CASTOR, lie had not meant
that any temptation should Oetray him to such lengths
he had not to her. TO speak With her, much
! ne had a ticerish quality that loved TO daily with
ts prey and SO far as he had any plan Of action
| at all, it was TIE scheme OF commanding reyer,
constant 10 lis friendship through all the labyrnths Of
passion: and it may be that he had beside certain
mantle of decorous and noble behavior to assume and
deceive even himself Yet now, when all these contend
ing of and grief aud horror and desire and
fear, Overmastered hun, be was not the deInigod Ire
had % % @ hS poef 70 rom e r MAJ 11 @ @
and bent him like straw to It's wicked VIII.
"Not his but mine :" cried CASTOR once again for
now that the first word had been spoken the fret glance
given he could not break 100 boldly too utterly the
suffered You are 10 longer bound.-the world. the
whole world is before us,-mne while life lasts" he
said exutngly and the great scar along his lace eaped
And then I" asked Catherine. choking down the
size should be heard. even her exalted mood could
perceive. and although it were in thai presence.
And then one dust an everlasting sleep III ono an
others arms :" nc exclaimed, with smile as uium-
ThSnk COD She said more to herself than him.
1T never cOuld have been never cOuld have cared
for hm" and her involuntary shudder Of disgust shook
even the chill hand she held.
stop" said Castor, bending forward, and using such
effort ar control in order 20 he calm, tha seemed TO
h turning him into iron DO yon mean to say
you never loved me g.
Never answered Catherine. firmly. And her face
flushed crimson and then grew white once more she
bushed beneath the sling of snch words spoken TO
BeaudesiOrds' wife. "Never! viii speak the truth,
though it is here ana speak it, she said
soemny, because is here and now az IL this heart,
on which lay my hand. were Code altar" Por Cath
crime the suffering Of the night before aben uncon-
sciousy had done with reserve In reaching her night
place III recognizing the love whose silent CROWN
had uprOOied the noXlOus parasite ana weed IN
remembering. ana GiaGI, fcmemotrlhg' ludl sue
was the wIe of BedIdesl0idS N seeing no" tha''
though the bonds OF flesh dissolved che marriage OF t9
spirit could never eXprc-shc STOOD upon plane a. faT
above this and ms words as heaven is above the
earth She had snned in soul, bu she hid struggled
she had overcome; and he had only tempted. II ever
anv deirum disturbed my fancy, she sad. 81 saw it
long before this horror lalpene1-sw 1t FOR deirum
detcsted u, escaped IL. escaped 1t. have never
lOyed-I know IL nOw-I have never loved any one but
him. huShand,-sO lofty 20 generous, so brave 81
good So pure Oh BeaudesfOrds, what is death between
III % she cried forgetting GasOn's existence then
"You waited for me so long. surely we can wait little
longer Married for the moment only here OH II were
sacI1cge with all eternity tO be happy III Z! Nearer,
nearer than ever were before. our love halowed
IN heaven as on carth,n0 death, not fate
fn H. ~ a | Shnll hear and know