The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-04-18

Clifford" holding up her fore6nger, upon
which rested diamond ring, which glowed
aud sparkled ia the evening twilight with
wondrous brilliancy. listened like one in
trance. My heart seemed to stand still,
and my tongue refased to move. She no.
tised my silence, and added
Il presume you are surprised, and must
confess was little myself had thought
all along that he fancied you" And through
the gathering darkness her eyes cleaned
triumphantly, and malicious laugh rang
out upon the air. 1t grated harshly upon
my ear, and for moment hated the girl
who had supplanted me in Harvey Cliilord's
affection, and said, bitterly:
Your observation must be remarkably
keen to detect such slight Difference.
Whatever DR. Clifford was to me, he is
nothing now, and you have my hearty wishes
for your happiness
Il accept them with due appreciation
Of their sincerity" and carelessly humming
an opera air, She departed, leaving me to
my misery and wounded love, which, alas J
| could not conquer.
The next morning they started. / was
to retain the servants, and have charge Of
the house until their retarn in October. !
went as usual to my work, for the servants
were trusty, and was not afraid to leave
them.
August came, with its sultry heat. had
not heard from the family for some time
and was wondering at their silence, for my
uncle wrote me every week-kind, aifec
tionate letters they were, too, which gave a
greater insight into his character than had
ever had before.
Oue evening as was sitting in the par
lor, reading, the bell rang violently, and d
servant soon entered with telegram ad-
dressed to me, A sense of coming evil op-
pressed me, and my hand shook SO could
scarcely read it. Mabel Gray was lying at
Newport very i'll, and must come to her
Immediately. | went at once, and found
her much worse than | feared-indeed, the
physician had already given her up. It was
a singular coincidence, that it was the same
fever which nearly died with the year be-
fore, and the same physician attending her.
She knew me at once as l entered, and
graspng my hand said eagerly,
a knew you would come to me, Alice
The doctors say may not live, and ! can.
not die without making confession to you
you and Harvey" and following the direc.
tion of her eyes, | perceived DR.. Clifford
The others silently left the room, and then
and there learned the cruel wrong which
had suffered aud for a moment think il
was Iike the bitterness of death to forgive it
LET me remedy the evil have caused,
and joining my hand in his, she added, q
want to hear you both say you forgive me-
could not resist that pleading look, ant
forgetting my resentment, | said, soemnIy
"As trust my sins will be forgiven, ant
remembered no more, so now in like man
ner l forgive you Mabel Gray"
"May God, in His great mercy, rorgiv
me as fully and as freely as now do you
Mabel" said Harvey Clifford, earnestly
and at signal from Mabel, we left tn
room.
> The days brought but little change to th
! invalid for some time, but suddenly aud
! the surprise Of all, she rallied, and 500
q regained tolerable degree Of heath Sh
was different woman after recovery. N
e one could be more gentle or loyeable tina
! she, and when heard minister had wooe
and won her, was not surprised.
J And SO, reader, ! bring you to the cloi
d Of this narrative. DIR. Clifford finished Il
g confession Mabel began, and without al
g hesitancy accepted him, and we were
be married in October The rich harve
y month soon smiled serenely upon US, al
n standing there, in the solemn hush Of Il
le day we spoke ous marriage VOWS, and toe
,r up the old song which has been chanted al
sung through so many generations Of God
a. people.
Or My uncle was remarkably joyous on d
" occasion, and my cheeks burned as he
k, lated, and maguifed. think, my sacrifc
C. and perseverance, in disckhging the de
ID (which, by closer investigation, was fou
ID to be much smaller than we at first 81
ed posed), which had clouded my fathe
e. name. 1t was an unexpected tribute frC
i my uncle, aud as listened, think it "
ny sufficient reward for all | had undergone
the dark, troubled days, which, like
&C dream, were remembered with thankfuln,
tn that they we're no longer present.
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el, Our schoolboy remarks that when
mt teacher undertakes to show him what
for what, he only 6nds out which is switch.