Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-02-07

In the hands, and open to the inspection
ef-my only brother hitherto-now,- OF
my brothers. wife, or betrothed wife. :
Being of nervous, cautious tenpera-
ment, never like TO leave any thlng
that must be done, undone for single
day. That very night determined TO
look through Aiwyn's accidental letters
for the past year, and destroy all which
bore the slightest reference TO MISS
Blair. tt*s2
This entailed considerable sacrifice
Yet his ietters-and he wrote many-1
were beautiful IN themselves, anu nad
eeen nseo 10 keep every. scrap OF 1!s
wriung--naturai,y precious 70 me; 30
1 resolved on not burning the Wnole,
out merely cutting out passages mere ano
there--especially the passages. Having
done so, and, as believed, seen 1t safely
in ashes under INV crate, felt easier IN
my mind. 5. r=sF
The remainder OF the iad's Gear let
ters, many OF which ne had written me
| quite in his boyhood, l tied up, not
without some natural emotion, which
| rather hurried my fingers ana onnoed
the time when my brother ana ms wlfe
would have the examining OF the papers
OF mc-the ,dcar sister departed
| sent Aiwyn dahy tidin&s Oh Mss
Blair; put IN one thing l'acted contrary
TO ms desires. knowing MIN, perhaps,
oetter IMAM ne knew shtlnselt, thouRhs
IT safest TO say nothing at the farm ABOUT
him. -;
| MarJory slowly recovered. BY the
| week emu sue was aOle 10 stC up aiu ue
carried down stairs. NO one talked 70
her concerning her sudden Illness, Oh
even mentioned my brothers name
But she saw me about her continually,
tending her ana watchlng over her, a.
If with sort OF right. She seemed u
feel it and be giati. ste ,5
Yet there was IN her great change
a quiet recognizing of her inware
wound, and setting herself to meek en-
durance of the same. The struggle was
altogether silent. 1t 1t lasted long, 1
would, fOresaw, speedily destroy th'
frail tabernacle OF such loving spirit
which loved the more intensely from it
total unselfishness and its want OF tina
useful quality called Pride.
She was Que OF those fortunate peln2
who find it mot SO difficult to die
On Sabbath afternoon, when ali tn
house was quiet, she came down int
the parlor. and began reading her Bible
then leaned back musing, with her hant
on bunch of snow-drops, the first on
of my garden borders. She locked a
frail and fair as they.
All of sudden, without. giving an.
notice of his approach. and so quietl,
that the grand parents were not evel
reused from their doze on either side o
the fire. my brother walked into tn
room. ll.--s-ss.-...... ..st -...,s. :
He was a great deal more agitate
. than Marjory. After the first minut
, she sat calm in her chair. and answers
his questions about her health in th
most ordinary. way, as in his many
} MANY visits beforetime. 1t is astonish
, ing what even the weakest of women ca
do when need compels.
Mrs. Blair woke. looked pleased an,
asked him to stay for tea. Alwyl
} staid. He was tribe less CAV than hi
, wont. but there was about his manner
tender.repose infinitely more attractive
He Maid very little formal attention t
Mar;orv: only saw him earnestl
looking at her sometimes, at which sh
. would start and grow the color of
rose. e
After tea Mrs. Blair asked me to com
and see the echickens-chickensi in Janu
, ary!-but humored the open rusc. an