The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-02-05

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msts strangsr whom / knew nothing
o., 81 sag - ..'.'e,,
lskspt % much away from her -
sosd dsrioe the sdal, and in The even.
ise vhsn ldesns doupstsirs, I man.
Eseed 10 saast ont b. myself for walk. |
thoaght the ffesh cir would do ne
rood. ss'd, ~, I'll the people were .s
dinner, 1 sss not ylke'y to meet any
one. When { IsIt myself outside. and
It. sss 6as. I STOOD stall tor ooueut,
snd dils ply seskoess thrss or foss dit.
fersot impulses s.ms upon me-. Io tn
6rst pl'es had . temptstiod to run
s.sy. It. seems absurd to write it, but
my feeling of nervous irritation "a. 20
great that I actually entsst.ioed for j..
uoment the idesr Of aosndooing my
o"o hou's beeau-e this s.r.nge woman
had taken posses>ion Of It. Add then
Thought Of ru"h,oe to Lsdy Dess,l.
~heu had oot long before seat svs,
tom my door, and eotre.tiog her t.
come and rsys Gne. When I bad made
bat few, steps from my svn gsts ..
neEsous terror made 20 tura sesio ]
aod, turning round ssjdeoly, / slmos,
rso sgsinst sone one oooing N The op-'
posite zd'.eesioo. nsde hslf.eos.s.
seious clutch 1t biu. vheo / s.w Who
it Ma, and then tried to hauy ps.t in
the fluctuations OF ny desp.'r. Bot be
stopped; ttrook, I tarpose, By the
s'sangencas. of my io,,ks. !:
:1i;:Csn l do ao,'biog for youl" hs
ssked. ~ !.
+ ~sOh,: yss-everyth,pe," 1 easrd
farth. not knowiue what l s.id. ,
a.5"1! that. i s,noge-th.t ID very
etsaoge! but fit should be- 70 7-W.il
you lsso opon my arm. Mn. Mssg,.vef Z
you are vo,J much sgif.ted
YES" I said, II an very nuoh .g.
ir.ssd; but 1 sill oos lean upon you,
for perhaps you will think I .n your
soeuy-thougb I don't ms.u to be
inybaayis:easuy, heaven tooss."
sab: - hs said. This little ery came
from him 1uawares, and he feil hack .
Fstep, and :hls tsos, which wss like isos,
t~k = yel)o~er ps;e tint, do sot
mean thst I observed this 10. my sei,a.
t'on At tho nomsot, bst fel, Il. HI,
ooaotenanee changed. He slsesdy di.
vined what It w,s.
"I;am very sure Of thst-that sou
mean ooly to be kind to oil the world, -
be said: O.. had = eight foreign &C.
ceot, a roll Of the which u MT 10 ao
kngIish voios, aud he spoke very de.
libs r.te'y, like oas to whom E"gl,-b
Vas an: acquired sogsses. ,hink
this struck NE novfnf: the 6rst time.
1Theus~s psusedand looked At each
2oet.r -be:oh bis guard; |, rrembl,oR
io' every liub, trying to remember What
tt h.d a.id: in my ,rnal iasry isservi+v>
with. him, sad ferlitg ss il my very
,~'nd had gone! ] INSIDE . ds>p.iring
sttempt't'' collect myself, to s.s,s her
case 10 the best possible ~sy, bu. /
might sswelI have tried sny impossible
feat of sthl :.ics. Q uld DOT do it.
| 'T"ere is = lady," T fsltered, ..iu ny
house"
A kind OF smile crossed bis face at
the fret words. He gave . ->A "a II Il,
s.y, Il know IT." bu. sgaio . oh,nQr
came over him when l flushed nv ecu.
tence.
I'm your house !"
"Yes, 10 nv h.u e." l went on,
6"diox myself y. l.s. wound up e.
speech. ri found her on Friday last
1t yaus door seated in The dust, al.
mos, dying"
Here he SO p.d, making IN incredu.
lYos moven. nt-a .hrux II the shool-
ders, .o elevation IF The :, ebiows.
ut is true" I said ''sbe b.s heart
disease !: she o.u.d scare. y ~.Ik the
little dist.ner to my house. Had you
seen her a. I did, painting, x.spioe for
! breath-''
II should have ,hought it 6ction,"
he said bitterly, ".nd l know Der
best -: !:
! "1t was no. 6ctioo Oh, y"u ~,
have had your !~r"nes.: ssy noth,o:
to tho contrary" / cried ; "for sny.
thing ican tell, you may hs,e beeo
deep'y wronxed; bu, ahe i. 70 he.us,
lful, aud 81 young, .snd loves pleasure
+ and luxury so-"
| I think be heard olly the half Of
What I SAID, aad that struck him like
IN unexpected arrow. He turned trou.
me end walk. d . few steps away, aud
then eame sbset again. $50 beautiful
and 70 youue,", he cried. "Who
should kno1 that ~ we'll ~ Iy-~hu
should tnov, shat - we'll as IL"
'You know it, snd st'll you let her
sit At your door oil through the looely
night. l would not let tramp silver
at mine If Ieould help it. You le, her
perish within .e.eh Of you. You ooo
demu her At her .ge, With her lovely
fsoe, unheard--"
! he put out h,s hand to stop me.
He was as much se,tated ~ I vas.
"Her lcvely lsce," he said to b,n>elt,-
"oh,, her lovely face r. That w.. the
point It which I touched him I. vote