The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-09-21

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denly that he upset his chair, and
hurried up stairs himself to look for
them. His wife went into the library,
music room, aud then into the garden,
ana called them each by name. Soon
all the household knew that they We're
gone, and everything was in grief and
confusion. Mrs. EnniSly fell into hard
commissions aud was carried pale and
ridgid to her room. Captain Ennisly
mounted his horse and rode like one
mad to the railway station.
All! there was grief and misery in
that house. The master after while
rode into the yard bringing the old
family physician with him. The doe
tor gave his patient some powerful
medicine that quoted her at last, and
when she had fallen asleep, the master
called me into the room and told me
to stay with his wife, and take care of
her until his return; that he would
take the one O'Clock train and follow
Master Carleton who had taken Birdie
to the neighboring city.
"Tell herr he said, pointing to his
wife, "that [ will bring Birdie back
tomorrow"
That was All awful night for me.
The mistress slept heavily and | sat
alone by the bed counting the ticking
of the large hall clock rs it sounded
through the great, silent house. The
next day the physician came again, and
stayed long time. Mrs. Ennisly lay
awake but took no notice of any one,
not asking even for her husband. We
heard the whistle OF the train as it came
to the station, and we looked every
moment for the master to come. The
gallon of horse in the yard made us
rush to the front door, but twas only
the boy with the horse he had taken to
the ears for the Captain. He brought
Il note for the mistress, but we could
not get her to notice it, and the Doctor
opened and read it. Carleton and Biz
die had been married in the next vii
lage the night before, about eleven
O'Clock, and had taken the midnight
train for the East, He, the Captain,
would follow them until he found them.
Well, you may imagine it was dreary
week that followed,
The mistress never had any more
commissions, and the doctor came every
day to see her, but We could not get Il
word from her. She would drink her
tea and taste her toast, but no persua-
sion could induce her to rise from her
bed or speak to any one.
AT last the master came home, bring
ing Birdie with him. She was white
as marble, and her face had the look OF
deep misery and wretchedness terrible
to see in one so young, She went up
stairs to her room, refusing to see her
aunt when the Captain would nave
taken her to her.
| carried her dinner up stairs, aud
when | set the tray down, she srrang
up and, throwing her arms about my
neck, she wept and sobbed as though
her heart was breaking. | could only
hold her in my arms and let her cry,
for [ was ready to weep, myself. AL
last L asked after Master Carleton.
"Gonc," she replied, "gone abroad
never to come back"
tried to soothe her, telling her that
her husband would soon come nome
to her, when she shuddered in my
arms, saying, "My husband! Oh! my
God, no! thought him my husband,
but he was my -" She broke away
from me, and throwing herself on the
bed her whole frame shook i'll agony.
She motioncd with her hand for me
to leave her, and closed the door and
went softly down stairs, and then into
Mrs. Ennisly's room. She was sleep
ing quietly, and Captain Ennisly sat
by her bedside, resting his head on his
hand, which had always been rich
golden color, ard was now sIivery
white. Turned grey in one week OF
agony.
"Did she know you?" | asked as he
raised his head, and looked at me.
"Yes," he said sally, "she knew me.
How is the poor child up stairs ~
"Grievcd TO the heart Unanswered.
He said nothing more, aud went to
my room to wait until he should call
me. | stopped at Brides door, but
finding it locked and every thing quiet
within | passed on.
That evening | was sweeping the
back gallery and | heard the master
talking in low tones to the mistress. He
talked on for some time, then ] heard
him say, 81 could not separate them
until told them ALL Then the mis-
trcss cried out, "And only after being
married u week they know that they
are the rest was lost in wild shrieF
that rang sharply through the house
] ran into the room TO find Mrs En-
Misty struggling In her husbands arms
In terrible commissions. All was con-
fusion and misery once more, and thu