Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-05

weather. The post illion had got IT into
bis head that, by Gro ssing small river,
the banks OF which were perfectly wel
known to him, he should find shorter
route. He missed the right crossing
however, and got into a region to which
he was an entire stranger TAe storm
continued to rags at length We dis
cried light in tbs distance. We made
for 1t, and stopped before a church,
from the bright illuminated windows
of which .he light shone. The door
was open, three sleighs werein front of
1T; and | saw several pers ,ns IN the
vestlbule. One of them called to ne
This way! this way go5 out and
walked toward the yes abule
| The person who has called adva1c-
ed toward me.
1EGreat Heaven! show late You
have come! Your intended hes faint
ed, and we were on the point Of driv
ing home again"
Half bewilderpd and half amused, 4
resolved to let the adventure take its
course. And, indeed, had little time
for rejection. My friends Tagged me
into tine interior of the church. which
was Poorly lighted by two or three
lamps female was sitting upon
bench in the shadow, Wilde another
stood beside her and chafed her tenn
Piles.
cat ,ast! " cried the latter. Good
be praised that yoa have come Ny
poor mistress liked to have died"
An aged priest emerged from behind
the altHr, and ask vi "Can we be-
gin +"
Begin, reverend father!' l cried, j
unadvisadly.
"They assisted tn , half unconscious
girl to rise; she appeared to- be very
pretty. tn a fit of objectionable, and
now quite incomprehensible, levity, i
readily stepped with her to tIss altar.
Her maid and the three eentlemep
present we're SO muck busted with her
rs scarcely to throw look at ne. Be.
sides, the light in 3his part of the
church was dim, and my head was
mutfied in,the hood o+smy cloak.
Sc In saw minutes The nuptial cere-
mony was over and the priest, accord
ing to custom, desired the newly mar
ried pair to embrace.
My yo1ng wife turned he0- pale
tHiI ming htblo lace bCWdttt IlIt, iull
was about TO rest her head upon my
shoulder ynth sweet smile, when sud
denly she stared at me as if turned into
stone. tottered, and with a cry Of " 1t
is not he fell to the floor.
All the fuzies of hGM dashed me out
of church. Before any one could think
of staying me l had Jumped Tito my
sleigh, seized the reins, and was soon
beyond the reach of tIwsuit."
The lieutenant was silent. Marie al !
so gazcd in silence to the ground.
''And have you never discovered
what became of the poor girl - She
finally asked.
Uneven | know neither the name
of the village where Twas married, nor
do | recollect the station where I.stop--
ped. At the time, ray culpably frivo
lous pffnks seemed so me a matter of
so little moment, thaj as soon as there /
was no longer any pursuit to fear,
went 30. sleep in the sleigh, and did NJ Il
awake till we arrived 1t another station.
The servant whom / had with me was
killed in battle; all my efforts to find
out the position who drove us proved
unavailing, and so every clae seems
indeed lost by whi5h | might again
find the scene of that folly, for which
| have now suffered heavily
Marie turned her pale face toward
Linn and took both his hands. Che
lieutenant gazed ,taunder.struck into
her eyes dim f5rbodirg awoka in
his breast, veil suddenly dropped
from his eyes.
marie God Of heaven, how can |
have been so blind Mamie, was, it in
deed you2"
L am your vile was the only an
swer of the girl who sank fainting in.
to his arms. Prom the Russian Of
Alerunder PatShkin.