The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-25
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Perhaps she thought I would deny
her charge. Perhaps she expected me
to plead for pardon. God knows what
possessed me-. I answered only :: ~
= ffMay not talk to a pretty woman
because l hope to marry you some
day p - : 70 s
p lyon were flirtingAalmost making
love 10 her" she replied ic,e4a
'She is the sort of woman with
whom men fail in love" l said t'irre-
sistibIe in her manner, I've heard she
makes conquests every where l don't
douDtit." q edl Egos 3 = ,.isi.e3
Grace. looked at me with q stern
face-white in the starlight as mar
| bic statue. -.s Hs,g - fr...,.5 ..s5
/ fOther. wemeR are always Jealous
of such women,Y I added .l.4 -
ssI am not jealous of her" said she.
81 would not be like her for, a king
dom. She is terrible woman. But
since yen admire her 50. you are free
TO tell her after you have seen me to
my door" sis9 .sa g4g..-s4 ss<
aGrace ~ said. = 49,
s;Miss Hunter, if you please Mr..
Rntherford, said she, I'VE have
both made 2 little mistake easily rec
1 felt IS I stood looking At her, that
the effect of the wine i had drank
upon me was stronger than i had
thought, but / gave no heed to the
warming Of my giddy head aud rapid
Just as you please, j sal said, Il
should think that o jealous woman
would curse any mans life, III go
now. / wont trouble you longer.
Good d-bYes"
We were moi at the door. of her
home-We were about half q block
from it but turned on my heel then
and there, and left her. I staggered q
little as walked, and was hot and
angry. l made my way home, and
without undressing fell upon my bed
and dropped asleep. ee....I 5..eai,,..4,I
In two hours awakened sober,
sat up and looked about me. The
scenes of the evening recurred to me
wildly, / saw how blameWorthy
had been, and a terrible grief oppress-
ed me. put my head down upon
my hands and burst into bitter tears.
/ had lost her, and with her all that
made life precious, Then hope dawn
ed upon my soul. would write to
her; tell her how, unused to liquor as
l was, the wine had affected me. /
would tell her that to my sober self
there was no charm in the woman
who seemed to enchant me the even
ing before. would draw the com
parison felt so keecnly between her
pure self and that bold-eyed f1irt.
would pray for forgiveness and she
would forgive me. z.s,s55s.,,zt,s
Springing to my feet / rushed to
my desk. j drew from it pen and pa
per. l wrote q letter oYerAowing
with remorse and tenderness, ! read
it and re-read it. Then, leaving it
npon the spot where it was written,
| stood at the window waiting for the
tardy dawn, very jealous of. the slow
hours that kept my missiYe from my
darling. - 45a 4ess.
had put out myucandle when l
left my desk, and the room should
have abeenlIdaFk,hbut asI turned nay
head, after along and axious reyerie,
/ saw it was full ofsa pale radiance
like that of moonlight 1t startled
me. Whence did the light come?
Had a miracle occhFned - had the
moon risen again ?.sI .lo1dass4e & g0l
E1s Suddenly. amid the silvsry light ap-
peared still whittier radiance. 1t
slowly took form. A female figure,
in white garments so bright that they
adazzled the eyes, stood bending over
my letter., =. ttaG5 #I5iqs 321Hl lsnisgs
remained motionless-7to speak or
stir was not in my pow Wer---ando gazed
on the strange nohjects with terrified
Eintensitya The figure seemed to turn
1.-The pages o E my letter. with its trans
parent hand. Il heard a gentle sigh
then the head turn ed toward sme, and
l c saw q face j. kneW--the IfaceHthat
seemed the loveliest of all9on earth to
me, endowed with n my ysteriOus, di-
vine beauty foroWhieh no man could
find words--fhe glOrihed face of sWest
Grace Hunter. 8!d disaoqa9T 1880 bu8
i5iAt1the asight / burst the bonds
whichdheld me--bonds as tangible as
though Isc0uld have seen .them-and
rushed forward. i stroye to clasp my
love, or her shadow, in my arIns.a "A
shock such as one. mightcexpe perience
from an electrical machine flashed
through me, and I fell powerless to
the, floor. ..,..,......t -.
When 4 recovered the day bad
daWned, and under the blue morning
sky the city had awakened; but my
day never daWned again. My heart
never aWoke to life,s sweetness. -
d To end the story in . very few
words Grace Hunter never reached /
her home that night, and never was
heard of again. The family Imagined
that abe, remained with her friends, 4
and were not, anxious about her. II
had left her within sight of her own
door, and why she did not reach it /
shall never know. But I do know
that in some woeful manner she died 4
that night, and thatIher. passage spirit
paused Units flight to bid me 2 long
farewell. ssf ,ff.I5f ss,5e5f.19
have outlived my youth, and the
suspicion that fell upon me and en-
bittered many years of my existence
but shall never outlive my love for
Grace Hunter, or my remorse for that
nights woef1l work shall never
outlive the knowledge that in the
madness caused BY Wine and an evil
Woman'sa enchantment, I was the
cause of my darling's death. ~.