Middletown transcript., 1872-01-27

health with an increased devotion to the
pursuit II his idea. His carpcstpcss was
such that il had Impressed me to certain
extent with the reality Of his suppositions,
while ut the same time it forced me TO the
conclusion thnt the Imagination could be
dispcllcd only through ono means l was
confident that if the ownership Of the arii-
Gle could be definitely established. and the
conviction brough. home to his mind, be
might be saved. And to this cnd Ia.
bored but as yet to n" purpose. On this
afternoon ! urged him to put away his
book and come out with me, u suggestion
which to my surprise. he proceeded to
follow. We walked through tho street
slowly and silently till VIC npproachea. the
little store Of Mr.. Tulfourd when 1 re-.
mcmbcrcd needed thermometer, and
took my FREUD in with me Edith was
s'andiup by tie counter, A slight color
sprcad over her features as she bowed to
nei-lcr and myself IIcr father was out.
she stated, bu, she would be happy to at.
tend to our wants. | expressed my de-
sircs. and while inspecting the articles Gu
tired upon a general conversation into
which, with some effort. Lcslcr was drawn.
As his hand rested on the case, the ring
came under Miss Tnlfourds observation.
:" May | look at your ring. Mr. Lcis-
ler?' she asked. :" believe it is con-
sidrred curiosity"
. Excuse my taking i, or" he answered
with some hesitation. as he extended his
hand
The simple intcrcs, on the face Of the
one ccntra,ted peculiarly with the morbid
excitement exhibited by the other The
scene wa9 study for an artist stood
apart and waited result, She looked
for momcn, and then asked:
" What is the inscription. Mr.. Lcislcr!"
:" Inscription" =" he exclaimed
Why. yes" said she. " There Is
certainly an inscription there"
II wish there NIGH, be-" he returned,
with gloomy incrcdulousncss
=" But there is, she repeated with cv-
dent excitement. q Cant yng see i, -
indicating the scratches on the face Of the
stone. d" The marks nrc SO regular that
there can BE- M doubt of it, Come to
the window, Mr Lcsicr. and look through
this microscope to her eye. aud hcnt over
his hand After moment she looked up.
and saying, i, is not sufficiently poycr-
ful, adjusted another Instrument,
The strain was too much for his over.
laskrl mind
Road ii" he exclaimed, Il fq- Gods
sake. read it, Edith, if you can y
The flash dccpcncd on her face AS she
looked She simply sad
- can read il, Mr Lti.lcrh
" Read it he answered. ~ the work.
ing of hi, face indicated hi, suppressed
excitement
|, is quotation" she said " from
the Song Of Solomon. and written in ori-
,innl Hebrew IL reads: will seek
him whom my soul loveth. MIR Leisler."
she added, -" | can tell you the story Of ,ha,
ring II is as remarkable. as it Is true :"
:" 10 or, le gnid. as he graspcd the
counter aud awaited her recital. Woud.
cring, perhaps, at his aHxely. but exhib-
iting in her eager manner her interest in
his behalf she began
My grandmo,hcr's dear friend was
Salemc Penwick. Jrwrss by birth. u
lovely character aud a talented mind She
taught mc out of Hebrew Bible the language
Of ber fathers, and told me of their con.
ditions when kuew her she WAS very
Did. though still rei,ining all the charms
that had made h.r whole life brilliant.
She was married, | think. in the year
1900. Her husband died twrniy years
after. aud tbcucclur,b she lived with my
grandmother A, the tmc Of their mar
riagc Mr.. Rcnwick caused two rings to be
made. cnch an exact pattern os llcnan.
the singer. as described in the ralmnd
broad plate OF gold jpiled To an cvai disk
Of chrysorhrace, ON which was minuicly
inscribed. in Hebrew characters. u sen
tcncc from the Canticlcs Onc of these
he wore himself, the other he gave to his
wife His was buried with him, the
other his wife lost from her finger in the
Atlantic, at Cape May She oiien told
me the circumstances. and mourned the
loss. while she described thu object so par
iicularly that could not but remember
and identify il There is not shadow Of
doubt bu, what this is the .ame-that the
missing ring aud yours are Identical"
- How did she die 2" asked I.cislcr.
abruptly
% Calmly and peacefully Mt BONE. was
the response
" And her husband p
Under similar circumstances.
1t did not follow from any exposure
Of the elements y
None whatever"
- Aud what vas the inscription 7"
Her eyes fell beneath his earnest gaze.
and the mantling blush again ovcrspread
her check. as she replied:
Il will seek him whom my soul lovc,h. 4"
| looked at Leisler The worn and
haggard look had gone. aud in its place
was the tranquil. pleasant expression ,ha,
! knew Of old. His eyes boamcd upcn
the other with light before which she
shrank. and his lips carcssingly touched
her hair as he bent over her bowed head
With the story. the shadow Of the face
had passed away. and q new life free