Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-26


lost forever. / attempted to recon-
mence the long course of reading and
study had determined upon when ]
left college, but ] found myself drv"ld
OF nlm or energy.
For several years lcl d,>snIatc life,
never hearing of Anita, but holding her
constantly and tcndcrly in my heart i'll
spite of her faithlcssncss. One day
there appeared ut my villa II rough
looking foreigner, who said he was Il
sailor, and had been handsomely paid
to bring me tidings Of the death of my
wife, who had been washed overheard
from the deck Of vessel in the Med
iterranean. He conlI tell me- nothing
more about her. except that she was
travelling alone at tho time of the acct
dent, and had left among her papers a
note enclosing IL large bank-note to pay
for intelligence being sent me in the
event of her sudden death ut any time.
l informed two or three faithful
friends of the sad fate Of my wife, and
they, who had been unwcaricd in their
endeavors to rally me, insisted that
ought to marry again. At first utterly
refused to listen to the suggestion, but
so skillful and untiring were they that
they finally prevailed upon me to re-
enter society. Then, with an apology,
[ offered to Eunice Morgan the remains
Of my former self, and she accepted me
as sweetly us if had been in all the
checrfulncss Of nntrorblcl youth.
How she ,lnmade and rc'nade me l
cannot tell, for I was scarcely conscious
Of what was taking place. but SO fully
did she sympathize with all my old
hopes and aspirations that soon lonnt
myself at my studies with an energy
and ability 1 had never before possess
ell. The consistency Of her sense and
sympathy was even exceeded 10y that of
her affection, which seemed never to
slumber for an instant. Finally, when,
on my return from an enforced absence
for a few days, Eunice from her couch
sweetly handed to me Il wee warm mini;,-
ture of herself, my cup Of joy seemed
full to overlooking.
AS Eunice recovered, she spent most
of her time i'll the grove and garden
which surrounded the house. These, to
crafty Anita's tropical tastes, had
prepared without regard to expense,
AMI, now that all of the shrubbery had
gained several years OF growth, one
could roam about for days, and still
find new and beautiful combinations
and effects. There, whenever weariet1
| of my books for awhile, I sought my
darlings, and always found in their So
ciety exactly the recreation needed.
One evening as [ wandered through
the garden in hopes of suddenly sur.
Uprising Eunice and her little namcsake
suddenly emerged from IL group OF
shrubbcry and beheld IL scene thai
startled me. Eunice, who was to mt
the ideal Of I'LL that was pure and faith
full and noble, sat in rustic chair, ant
at her feet, clasping her hand and muir
mnring paassionatcly, was Il sligh
handsome foreigner, whose features
was strange to me. Eunice, my trust
ed wife, seemed deeply affectcd-st
much SO that the cries of her LITTLE
daughter, who had fallen to the grount
a few steps away, were UNDECIDED. NJ,
footsteps startled them, and the man
CHANGING hastily ut me across his shoul
der, sprang to his feet and bo,lnde,
hastily away, while Eunicc, still fearful
ed me, and gave me n searching, tender
plying look which completely bewildcr
ed me. For moment or two T WI,
L speechless, and then asked
j., "Who was that man, Ennicc?"
:. "a poor beggar, licrbcrt,'' sll
replied.
l "He was very finely dressed for
q person i'll that profession l replied
The suspicion which for the time file,
y my mind probably betrayed itself in m.
tone, for Ennice arose, proud, handsome
l and angry, and exclaimed:
"Hcrbert! do you doubt my word?
Never, i'll her most tender moment
had seen Ennice so perfect Il pictur
I Of purity and nobility. My suspicion,
were disarmed in an instant, and
throwing my arms about her neck,
begged her pardon, and expressed M
!. command, until with her own dear lip
e she stopped my utterance entirely.
: From that day there commenced
| series Of changes in Eunice's manner
u which by turns embarrassed, perplcxcd
grieved and provoked me. At first
$ attributed her strange manner to m
r grievous blunder in momentarily Ills
1 trusting her faith, SO I was nnccasin
: in my apologies and in my entleavo,
8 to make atonement by showing eve
1 more affection than that which SCENE
n already to occupy my entire though
I and time. But when she admitted til;
r my mistake had been fully justitiab]
n one, l became convinced that there wa
" a different cause for her change {
e lemeanor. Though more than eve
It devoted to my interests, hopes an
o. tastes, she seemed to shrink from I'll
a close companionship which had pr
q viously existed between us.
I Little by little she withdrew hersc
y from me until we were little more tia
|, polite acquainances. Pretending til,
one little daughter might disturb IN
1t rest by her wakefulness, Eunice arran,
Il ed for herself apartments near tho:
a which Anita had occupied. These latt
le had been locked Immediately aft
K Annita's departure, and had never bee
~ entered by any one. Then, though a
G. parently in the best of health, Euni
ip complained of indisposition, duri1
v which attacks she had her meals sent
III her room, and our housekeeper remar
G. ed, casually, that my wife had ;
t" unusual appetite when sick.
L. Time after time J. cmplorel her
I tell me the ca1lse of her sadness III
! strangeness, but every time I allud
of to the subject she would look so unit
ut terably sad and weep so bitterly til
1T out of regard for her I finally desist
Sc entirely. She said that + had new
SC made her unhappy my love f
i'll her had been greatcr than she had CIV
lrt believed conld be shown by man
IN woman, and she had rather be r
slave than the wife of any other man
as the world. But when, moved by t
* passion of her words and looks, 1 he
o. gcd her for her loves sake, to tell I
lly the cause of her sorrow, and put it
IS, my power to remove it if possible, S
IS, would burst into tcarS-cven nv
IS, rescs seemed to be uncomfortable to h
rs. AS for me, my own life became
'ty terly miserable. The idea of IL Dire:
TX, full secret sorrow in the life of t
II, woman loved SO dearly was ins,,ppo
ita able, yet there WAS no escape from
ISIS Any privation from her society wo,
have cheerfully endured il could h;
thereby restored to her the happin
ril- she seemed to have lost entirely,
IN, the thought that my suffering '
;lc fr,,itlcss OF any good to her only ado
the t" my misery. lost my spirits,
ng. appetite, my interest in my studies, !;
hat finally my ability to sleep Night at
her night spent on the vcranlah, or glm
md lily st"lling under the old r]cstn
he alNDllt the hOlISn wnnI1nripr hnni