Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-04-03

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hated herself because this silly notiol
had come to her unbidden, and twiste,
up her hair tight and plain, and wen
to meet the Clergyman in her old blacl
mohair, which had become considerabl!
spotted down the front in the course o
her nursing. t-..5-.,s. y
The rite was made as short as;possibl'
and then Mrs. Millbnrn, sent every on
away, and for two days the bride stoos
over the bridegroom, and fought agains
death till she was ready to faint.
The doctor gave up the patient en-
tirely, and ceased to do anything; and
as sometimes happens in like cases, h,
took turn for the better; and slowly
the balance trembled, the scale inclined
and life had won. f.-.i 90 ciA. o., ;
"I'll tell you what it is" said the
doctor, "your wife has saved your life.'
Evert turned his head on the pillow
and looked for Emily; but she had
slipped away into the next room, where
she sat down, feeling, for the first time,
with strange shock, that she was act
ually married. What should she do!
What could she say? How could she
tell Evert, after all, that she had only
come to him as she would have gone to
Pat Murphy, if he had sent for her,
and consented to that marriage rite as
she. had lent her silver candlesticks to
hold Father Flanagan's blessed candles
when Judy Murphy died? .-l..5,
The doctor went down stairs; and
presently Mrs. Millburn and Hatty came
to her, and overwhelmed her with en-
braces and gratitude, and point appli-
que set, and fragmentary talk about her
'things," and proposals to send for her
mother, all mingled together. Emily
resolutely put away thought for the
time, but she could not help feeling, In
an odd surprised way, that she was not
unhappy, and despised herself for hav-
ing sort of ashamed, furtivc interest
in those sthings," which Mrs. Millburn
and Hattv were longing to provide. 7Dl
A week after that day, Evert was al
lowed to sit up in his easy chair; white
and wan enough, but with look of re-
turning health and life. Emily was sit
ting almost with her back to him, look
ing out into the tossing leafless branch
es of the great elm.
Emily" said Mr.. Millburn, at last.
EYES," she answered quietly, but
she did not turn her head. t -5ts-
Emily. did not mean to get we'll"
No answer from Mrs. Mrlburn.
81 know how much you must feel what
has happened. Believe me, will take
no advantage of your goodness; will
set you free as soon as can. My only
wish is to spare you trouble; will
take all blame on myself. know you
are longing to be away; and why
should decay what must come at last?
dare soy Dick and Mrs. Macy, the
nurse, can do all need now.'
"Oh, if you prefer Mrs. Macy's at
1 am sure it is nothing to
me-" said Emily, in remarkably cross
sJ !
"You are angry with me, but there
need be no difficulty, dear. You came
away from home so hurriedly that it
would be perfectly natural for you 10
return to your mother now" '-'a
But here, to Evert's dismay, Emily
hid her face. and began to cry in quite
passionate and distressful fashion.
Evert rose with difficulty, and went to
her,-it was not more than three steps.
"Do you want to kill yourself?" she
said through her sobs, and she took hold
Of him and made him sit down, and
then turned away, and laid her head on
the window seat.
"What can l do?" he said, distressed.
"It's too bad. Oh, it's too bad!" she
said in the m ost unreasonable way.
81 know it, Emily. You're SIS free as
though no word had ever passed be-
tween us. Do you want to 60 to day?
will make it easy with you with moth
er and Hatty," he said with pang.
She went on crying, and then IN min
ute she said, in most incoherent FASH
ion. lrtr s1f Esl.5
"I-I didn't think was so very disa-
yreeable." The words dropped out one
by one between her sobs. "But, OF
course, if you don't want me"
emily! What do you mean? viii
you stay ?Will you really try to care for
me ?" he asked, with sudden light in
mis- eyes. .e..I l..sI l..-...-
81 don't know. Ibid think-as mat
.ers are, we might try to make the best
Of it." she said in the faintest whisper,
while the color ran to her fin gers end.
"You will" r..iasi ra;1arI
81 will if you will," said Mrs., Mill
burn, with sweet shy smile. aJf 1
And she kept her word.-The Aldine,