, 1873-12-21

thinning licr own icwols. 10 that momont sho |
Ind not known him; and pride i1ma'1on. Ma.a;na a,,a
msS Vic sSi soSsSaa, ,' iy uat csanot lovo yon."
I1o liptoncd ay 4 tloo,noti man llaons to n Ho'..
tonco Io knows Is jrrovocnblo, ,-caln'. t'rn' md
linn lfo, tllon bo,iit ovar llor hnnd moinont In
tlon, or oyor, Annlo ronzod tint hlr. |
s IL anna ,es'ra for Gnru 'Ss for ,;u aa se 1o5
loved him With iii tho paesiouato loye Of l,er ~,
ture,-wuuId lavo bestowed upo', him ler wealth
md nocfa rank, or hnvo gono out from tliotn
gely as hor mother nn & d9nc p, to snsre ,s ,dna ia
tftoso who nro kind to ua III tho dark hours OF
ot1r iivos, ms ot,e who lad stood between him.
self md \ blow ho VIA poworloss TO asert,mas
tion Tint waB tcmparod by wialo1n. ILL novor
know how full IT pain those dayB wero for llor
OF tint tho thought that cane i'rat at dnwn, asId
last at nght, wah VII 10 run 70 n,ln ,ro,.
| Europe, and Ilalo tho tour OF tho Cont1ne'lt at
| thelr lotBuro.
Thoy looloil 1T tho worts Of tho masors in tho
nrt-gallo'iea Of the Old World; nto grnpes on
festivities Of l4cr gay but wicked capital; drank
imperial Tokay OF Hungary'b richest vintage ia
| lilo land OF it's own Wine-prcss; stood itl tlo
paaccg Of Moscow md tho silent atroota of Pom
| poll 1loatod down tho canals OF the AlistteBH
| Of tic San to tho dreamy music Of tAoir boat.
mans aong; bat, fetod, llouorcd, .worslipcd
alinost for her magnificent bonnty and enormous
wealth with mobiles for her anyos si,l rtnees at
power for ono smile of favor, aud Thought
1t cbonp1y bought, sho was NJ cold, aB
calm, as proud and unbonding as = statue; and
atill, amid IN ntlulation TINT would have turned
rofrain Of her hoart: II will bo ttuo."
Yot, five years later, wo tnd ler married to =
gontoman bo!onging to Q prominent family IN
| lilo South. WHOM lie agked her to DO hiB wife,
slie told him tho history Of hor life, utd ondod
with tho prophetic words: II hnvo no llpart to
give you; Hla11 nevor love ngain." lie was
ono Of tile mont poliahcd, chiyalrous men Of hia
n1s lmpass5ued lover, WHO l,ad mover askod but to
roreiyo* who had noyor knott to mortal woman
in vain. who counted 4ia amours BY tho scoro,--
thus potted darling Of society. this "Elass Of
boloro lis timc, blaso Gre throat Of silver
shown In His crlap black cnrs,-thA man, WHO
WAS 1,sot to DO attored and courtod, listoned to
lbs refusal only to ropoat the proposal again and
aga,u, begging only for such esteem III sae gave
linn now iicra1uloua but that ho should mike
Il stronger love in hor heart than tho QUO he bo-
Loved 10 bo only girlish fancy. but, ovon in
the lust hour. before their narringc, aho had
never love again !" and ho haa 1tisscd
away tho tears with tondor aasur-
anccs that Ao won:d ho, content.
Tho prediction vas bns too true. aud the gloom
thst lay on her hoart chilled aud cloudod his life,
though no word Of roproacE was oyer spoken.
WiIou tho storm tl,at hal long threatened our
beloved Union, burst in fury over tho land, ho
joined tho Confederate army. and foil in battle
Whore tho fray was iercest and hottoht., whore
: blood lad bnptizod the soil like wator, he had
led OIL his 1,lcn to fuce tho leadon hail; md,
when u was ended, they found hin, dead on the
ield, llia head resting, Oh his Arn, his broken
sword by l,ia Bido, and moro peaceful look on
hiH fhco tlInn it lad worn OF late.
Who,, noxt mot AnsiS, 80 were prisoners ut
Southern village. Ono day, o Unon officer,
who was passlnH window where We stood,
gluuced catelessly up; hnt, as bis eye eaughtt
liorn, q look Of recognition and aatoushnicnt
passod over his iaco thon 1t grow white as denth.
1Aunio was scarcely 1ebs moved, for the inan who
Ind lifted his cap and PASSED. On was Charles
listened to bis story, neyor having, hoard from
him suco they partel at Wheeling. He had
a1nasHcd fortune, and married., upon short &C.
. waB d wrotcllclly miserable miktalso, without
one pa3iiating circumstance; and ho was repent
: Ing at leisure. His wifo was stylish, agt-
, fui, superficial, ,arrow-mndoa woman. Ae
, Ind dreamed Of tho angels, and walked to find
, | iiitnself fotterol to q mockory OF Womanhood,
who malo his hone hell and separation,
/ partial III one nonho, entire in auotl~i, took
: i,aco botweon Thorn. By his forbearance she
, four @ years thoy Ind neither mot Or spoken.
r He.etofore thero had been no strong motive fol
: taking legal steps toward & separation; perhaps
/ ho ind never rcally loYod; but the knowledge ot
r tho vito of another; hor dcaolation; her rat
= ant bcnuty, that as fur outahono the beauty O
tic girl he Ind known ycara ago as tho benuty O
!: morn exuoeds that Of dawn,-stlrrod his hear
I aB 1t noyer had stirred before.
The gratitude o had cherished NIL those years
: Bwelod into u love that was almost worship. !
3 was tho ioyo OF tho 10y mpgnihoh hundred
i fold, aud ho begged with passionate ontroatio
n lis wife when ho' ind put away from him ono VIII
Il ! was but wifo III sname,-a hated burden
y I Until this time AMMO lad lovod him doyoutly
o ana, oven with hor hoad pitowod OH the loya
3. ahaent lover, until it brolo that heart and sou
u it to nh carly gruvo. But, now that hs-lnar
II riod, bound, though but by nj empty form, t.
ID anuthcr--lsrod tu speak such sontiinents, nn
n sl,o answered with contomptuous refusal, au'
n scut him from her with acorn. III that hour til
ID love Of q lifetime 10y apparently deua, shroude
ID for scpulturo,-waiting for IL bnllal from wlic
n neyer in all or lfo, IN hour OF such utter loue
-. liueHs,-sucl wqary, lopeoss despair and 81,
II wept aloud with sobs mud nouns, as II Ler hem
is had at lust broken: anu afrail did not pit
10 l1or thcn. Soon aftor this she was freod Ut.
IN made as comfortable NJ possible but hcr prol
r. orty wns coniscatel. mil Sue boeame depcnt
or unit upon buunty.
Of sx n,snths ,! liter she was A. on a.. Mes .sl
g. crowded with passengers, gathered III Gronr
~ OH the dock or in tho cabl.l; and, from tho brev
:" tics OF the day, conversation turmoil upon Il
In eyor-rroaent subject OF the sud dltfcrellce b
d. twoen tho North and south. Ladies' aud gonti
or men took part in 1t, aud AnI!ie, whose dot
M mourning, beauty. and mir Of retinonelt had a
m tracted attention, was kindly drawn into tho III
o. c,lssion. BAo told hor experience OF sufrorn
Ia bereavement, mud loss of homo aud wealth, VII
II. M unaffected simplicity; aud l4or sorrow, ii
~, mixod with bittorncBs d spirit Of retaliatio
mt touched oyery heart but ono, mud teais atood
od many eyes. -..-.>
~ Annie hutl III, eady noticed OH account of hor y
ri ouliarly ly-ropeIlant porsona appearance, who II,
,Sa vouo,no1ls manner ahsaod Southern ref
io.' goes at tho cloEo Of tho uuyarnistlcd tn
ho tud at tho request Of tho passenger
~ 1 Hto 40 evidently hntod Annie for the intero
,o othors fo1t u her, aud looliod 1t 80 plainly, tn
in lcr sofa, aud gazed ut her with eyes dllatea vi
~. terror, III aolnc unaccountable way Hllo folt
nj to bo connected with I'LL tho pain OF her lifo.
III | tho boat s|,6 Ind mot bY accident Col aud N