Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-15

trait, Bufnham found h0r last testament;
ho opened Il with a face like the dead.
She said TO him
Do not search for me. We can never
be anything to each ether again. You
have killed me you taught me TO lean
on and adore the best Of men and then
you unmarked and showed me what you
were. The world Is black have no
faith In anything"
Mr.. Burnham, In reading this ecrap
forgot the repose OF good breeding. he
fell npon hls knees as II Hercules had
planted Il blow between his eyes he rung
for the police and whirled up the great
hotel like madmen. But those much
butioned gentlemen, with clubs and Or
namenial caps, have soothing effect on
the most narrowed mind. Bunham
dropped down In his parlor. with his
head between his hands, and explained
himself IN fragments To ono of them. who
stood reading him like book.
Did she have money - asked the
immovabe.
She has large bank account, her
own property, which ! never touch.
Perhaps she haa cashed that"
On investigation II was found that she
had.
And with eight hours start" pur-
sued tho immoveble, she'll be well
away from the city by this time. De.
serlption Of lady, and lady's woman,
I Sir p
80 they took notes, examined, put
their hand to the wires. and hew about
I surely aui silently. While Bnrnham
measured his rooms or The streets, or set
In police stations, looking like an old
man.
Once when juvenile, seized a stone,
With an impulse of disgust, and hit q
and hit a rat which erept from under The
barn. II screamed and tOiterea, lifting
suffering eyes. The poor thing bad been
! poisoned great ulcers were on Its back
I II was crawling from death, and hurt
/ itl sat down on the grass, crying and
wringing my hands, the vcricst wretch
alive: had struck suffering, defence
less creature! # could only have gath
cred the rat on my lap and soothed it'
diving moments But he dragged out o.
sieht and left nc everlasting remorfe
Since cruelty is a two-edged sword that
falls back painfully # you use II ever
against vermin, how II must cut If W,
have lifted II against our best beloved
The rhyme Of Burnham, his wander.
ing, his remOrse, his tack-clolh and fast
ings, are they not written in the book o
bis experience
lIie police force traced Isabel ont Of thu
city, but they were long discovering her
They sent him continued messages o
their progress; he LETT his affairs TO foil w
every clue. And dismal hours be spent il
her dressing room pOrmg over glove o
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dom md widowhnOd. The "Pickwicl
| Cub' wfs no stay 10 his care. He hate
tue s!-ht OF their Bacchanalian faces.
1t re-, med that years instead OF month
had passed, when the chief man of but
tons and clubs waited on him one day
with the joyful assurance that in a ccriai
Northern village, IN 4 certain house, b
would find his wife Was 70 ioyfnl assur
at er all 2 Al the end OF his long, sick
cuiug Journey, he stood at tine gate Of he
hOuse, about dusk, more depressed tina
he had ever felt before. She had CON
manaud him not TO search for her; h
was minded to turn and 20 back, satisfy
ing himself with the knowledge that u
vas well with her. Such floods {
know ret how 10 approach her.
AfNts INV a "a . W AANA ~ iAAAtA WI ~
came from the house IL stirred him lik
a sea. Then Isabel came TO the window
looking out and up. Her beautiful fac
was suittned and sweeleutd, for she ba
been in Tie hard land Of maternity, undt
d discipline which brings uuJ the annt..s ID
Of woman; ia her arms she held his lllll
child.
. her eyes falling on her husband, th
T most consistent woman reached tOwar
him, bursting into q low glad cry o
. "Oh, knew you'd Comel"
After supper, ,Whea the room was cosey
gud ihc good msid's steps had ccaecC
mud th, blessed child had been admire
{, 10th Parents w.Tu IN state Of u
e b,ciily, Isabel hing 10 button of Il,
D huohuud'r coat and iitlleringly cunlesse
K Ltr -'ns her days OF darkness her j.
= Lurancc of patient lOye,till the baby cam
20 90 teach her. Then Butnhlm took u
% The parody and shrived himself and mae
- lrouifce Ia @ way which would hay
& afforded the " rickwicA Club " infuil
h amusrncnt. Aud, in his ,un, the r.
{ maikabic iulant raised he voice. S
. that they were very cU-ey.
B. Aud IL was not fatal after all, like son
- other Club Affairs.