Litchfield enquirer., 1874-11-05

 sorry for her when I saw how pale she turned. ''That unhappy man is dead long ago." says sLe, ''and if he were not, 1t IS and that IS enough to release me. But you'll be glad to hear" says she, ''that I have coaxed .ny father to write. to sister Anna, and ask her and her son to the we'd ding. You know she is a widow now, and there IS no use in keeping up the quarrel any longer
 So then ] agreed to make the cake, and keep house fer her father while she was away. They were coming back to spend the summer at home. But didn't feel happy knew she was doing wrong, and that harm would come of 1t.
 The wedding went off nicely. Mir Liv- ingstone was a fine, handsome man, a good deal older than Miss Georgine. He looked good and sensible, and it was easy to see that he fairly worshiped his wife. My heart aehed for both of them, because knew as things were they never could be happy. You see felt sure MT. Bogardus wasn't dead.
 How d1d feel sure? We'll, it was just like this. Whenever any of my folks had died away from me, I had always seen them in my dreams that same night saw my own brother who was drowned in the lake, and my aunt with her baby, and Miss Georgine's mother. Now MT. Bo- gardus was fond of me. He said once that l was more like mother than any one had ever been to him, and I knew he wouldn't die without coming to let me know.
 Miss Anna, that was. and her boy were at the wedding and stayed fortnight af- ter. She wore her deep widows weeds, and looked thin and worn, but she had a sweet, placid, happy look. worth more than all her sisters beauty. She told me that through all her trials, in sickness and loneliness, and losing her husband and her children, she had never regretted hel marriage, not one minute.
 The boy was fine, manly fellow, the image of his father. The Judge took to him greatly, and wanted Mrs. Oracle to come home to live; but she excused her. self and said she must take care of hel husbands mother, who was feeble and needed her. She told me privately that she didn't think such life would be good for her boy, and dare say she was right.
 The bride and bridegroom came home after month and settled down with us fol the summer, and the day she came home, l noticed scared look in Miss Georgine's face that l never saw there before.
 That night was sitting in my own house land glad enough was to get back to it). when some one knocked softly at the door. Zack opened it, and the min. ute he did so, he cried out, "Lord a mercy!' l jumped up. and then thought Ixy1 rrl> MT. Bogardous himself, but oh how thin and pale, and with eis beautiful hai, white as snow!
 twill you take me in, Dolly?' says he. "I am sick to death, old friend, and have come to die with you."
 In minute all the consequences rush ed on my mind, but couldn't help that. We took him and put him to bed in ou1 best room, and as soon as the light fell on his face, l saw 1t was marked for death. sat up with him all night. He didn't sleep much, ana seemed to want to talk, and knew 1t could not make much difference, so let him have his way. He told me he had written home by every mail for more than year after he stopped getting any letters i'll return. From all could make out he had gone on just in his old way, trying first one thing and then another, always thinking he was just going to make great fortune.
 But never was unfaithful to Geor- zine. not for one moment" said he. II always loved her and I never distrusted her. When my health failed, aud knew l must die, 1 felt I must see Georgine once more. I landed in New York, and there heard she was married, and saw her walking with her husband
 And then he begged me to ask Miss Georglne to come and see hlm if only for a moment, before he died
 Il will never betray her!'' said he. s'No one will think 1t strange that she should come to see ne. But oh, nanny, ,''-he used to call me mammy,-''I can't leave the world till 1 see her once more."
 The next morning at breakfast-time I went up to the house, and told the Judge and Miss Gecrgine that Mr. Bogardus was at my house; that he hadn't many hours to live, and would take it kind if they would come and see him.
 ''Poor young man, Is he so low?' says the Judge. ''He should have come to us: but he was al|ays fond of vou, Dolly. I will certainly come over, and you must take anything he needs from the house. 9 And then he turns to his daughter and says, '.You will go to-see your poor cou- sin, Georgine?"
 "Why no, think noti'' says she, pour ing out her coffee as unconcerned as could be. ''I never took any special interest in your clerk, papa, and am not fond of doleful scenes. don't think could en- dure to be in the house with dying per son."
 l saw Mir. Livingstone look at her as she said these last words, and he answer ed her very gravelY:-
 Sometime, Georgine, you will have to be Tn the room with dying person. Ilme enough when it comes!" said she lightly "Of course am sorry for the poor man, but it is quite out of the aues- tion that I should go to see him. He is nothing to mer'
 l wasn't going to be put of like that. I followed her to her room. and says I to her, "Mrs. Livingstone, what answer am l to carry to that dying man?"
 '"Tel him l will not see him!'' said she speaking hard and slow. ''He is nothing to me, nor to him"
 Wont you send him your forgive ness?" I asked her.
 ''No!' she cried passionately. s'I will never forgive him never. Teil lhm that, if you like"
 ''Mrs. Livingstone" said l, .tyou will bring down the judgment of Heaven on 6our head!' And with that left her. I wasn't afraid of her, whoever else was.
 It was hard to go back to MT. Boear- dus with such message, but he would have me tell him her very words. He groaned, and was silent for a few minutes, and then says he,-
 Dolly, tell her she sltGU see me, alive or dead! And then he tainted, and had hard work to bring him to. Later in the day Judge Cleayeland and Mir. Living stone came down. Mir. Bogardus didn't say much to them, only thanked the Judge for his goodness to him, and beg ged forgiveness if he had ever injured him. The Judge sad everything that was kind-he was good deal softened in those days: Then Mir Livingstone asked MT: Bogardus if he should read and pray with him, and MT. Bogardus said yes. So Mir. Livingstone read a chapter, and made 8 beautiful DraYer Ho TroS o 1,o-x~ ,,1: