, 1873-11-09

sWor: No passion In the world could make mo
innenhib]e to tho humiliation Of hor oareor, and
past, but to rocognizo 1t in tho future. NY Wits
must bo my social equal and tho natural 1850.
clato OF hiRh-brel Womon I must be abfo to take
any man by tho throat who looks at or apoaks
/ character intelloct. mannora, and appearances
aro. public property for all purposes of criticism
aud comrn6ht. sho .s un2oxoa. My wife must
DC donen5ont> OH mo, .olnglng TO- me. Thia
h'nn". nnd yctl havo thought that sho was
s''''''c ,e eul deep, strong, oonountratntl feol-
". :'1t tho man who ownod hor l1,art might do
N'.'. nor ~ ho liod. This, admit. has tempted
It would 10 d luxury to bo worry m,,ul, loved.
This Woman would loyo man in ai,o,11sr fashion
from that which proyaila in aoocty.
,,oro m@!o l,uI tllo itlea away from mo, and
feeling that have unintontionally wrongod her.
nave not boon near ler theso xpyeu DAYS.
@ anoM quo expects 1no--sho haa every right to OK
pGott "t me--eus nc ~ Will not 60 till lave decided
wise. Write to me, George, and adyisei N mo Ian :: and
remember tl,at she a not like tic women inc q
whom I've We h@,e lug beth known SO many sho las no
Of tho Amazons or Zenobla, Qnoenr Of PalmvraI sen
thoso two strong-minded wonlon OF old dnva
am Joking. but I assure you / mn not
tollfy: to.f'; ,..la nm afraid, George, that she
bo. love has made woman Of Lor, and fo.r FL IL
unmanning me. Yours always,
HEAnY LAwnrxor.
P. ST. open my letter to ray that It is too
win DO over. i have just got note from rom be,
asking to see no. I shall speak frankly. but
fool 1ko hound. Az over, b. L,
JOURNAL.
DEC. ILL mn resolved I'd write It i'll down Al
II happened. wrote him .no:o this afternoon,
and this evening he caruo-handsome pale, and
quiet Ho walked up to mo, took my hand in
hia' pressed 1t and let 1t 10. He did not wait
Tor no to speak, fortunately, for 1could moi
!,a nave spoKen could not have commanded my
voice. He sald-oh so quietly aud BteadilyI-
II should have come to SOC you tonight, !
thfnk sas r. sou had not asked me h.d SO much
~ shought you would mover eome," I answer.
Ho rose and'wslked hurr1edly up and dorn
tho room, Chen paused In front Of mo and said
bis words Beeined burned into my brain-"You
ale woman who deserves franknesg, and I will
e., e utterly and absolutely frank With you.
nave e donc: I had no right, no Justification,
for It, and beg you to forgive me--humb1y /
Veg ITO IT. on ny knees;" and DO knslt before mo.
thought knew not what but tissue Of wild
ebsulditses e tnshed through my brain to account
re r. his words-arything rather than think be-
did not love mo.
"Witl, many women this confession would ba
md nnnio Ind a. af.aoI, nsE 4n rs, LOU afo genuine
word and act because Won do not Vonrssft ~ sn.n
OF act without meaning. How can /, then, parA
Saf fq 1as aa aasdng ag ouF forgiveness for
Part from ma1H 'A1 : a,,,,,n,,1 .o,,,n.
out nv banda to him In hal rsat .,a nouln6
Mr. T.awrcnna ~ ~ 80 S LILY sson 3ea now. On,
mere, Inere - J., no need to part Do you think your
added bond. Gan not work too ? And va viii M
learn to think alike whoro we now differ. WhV
should we part2 We love eaoh other wiz WV
should 10 not marry What can part Us but
think you lovo mo at least am arre + + cnn,d
teach you to love me-" la atood whiio eno1,.
his arms hanging BY his sidon. What mpra
said hardly know: think-I am sure indeed
felt must apoak # nnca ~" ~ ons nosGh hrn,an n,
being. great foresight oama to ma / ssama3
to see my life stretching before me, long loneIy.
desolste no othor lovo like this could come,
that droary path without setting FREQ nv sI aon] NJ
Yes. spoke out to him. Words Of power thoy
alone. Of ii women, have told man naps Of nv
had died WHOM ho first spoko. Had he ioyaed
mo- ho had spoken otborwise. Thai r wso
woman enough to sos; but If IL bo nnwomnnI1
to feol in every pulae.throh tho need ot
suppressed panuion, tendorness, love, il
d1d not speak it all, did not tell him
onco how loved him, how could havo lived Lis
sot,v'ant s,,' hla slave, happy and content-how hia
smile soot4ed the sun and his oarosscs heaven to
mellow was hungry With hunger Of my very
no sega ha Gn 1m In tue q
unsoxed. 1aeemed exalted out OF myself, and
1u! Of power.
He hoard mo, and 1t moved him. He spoke
again whom I had Rnishod. lie had not Iiftod
his eyes to mine, and did not thon. do said, II
could not marry you it would be- the worat noa.
sible thing for both OF us. Your lite would bo
most wretohed. You must
zee that there are othor things in life be-.
aides loTo, and other things which influ-.
uH except our personal affinity. Our education.
our ideas, beliefs, our past liyes, our aims fot
Tho future. mako gulf botwoon US, Nc couid
never bridge It," Ho paused.
! laughed alond: hc looked ut me thon in sur-
prise. ~ laugh" gaid I, "bocauge soe bow
absurd 1t was to fancy that you loved mo.
bridge between us II you loved me as Ilova
gou, our lo7a would turn water into land n,n1t
mountains into plains: We would cross dry-abod
% one another"