The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05
"God bless you, sir! Good nightW
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"God bless you, sirl Good night"
"Good night"
That night lay awake and dreamed
dreamed of soft white hand clasped
close in mine-dreamed of village
church, OF great white clouds of muslin
and lace, of fragrant clusters of roses
and orange-blossom, and every " here q
lair glrlish face. l stretched my arms
towards the vision, and whispered "Cle-
mentinaW fell asleep with that name
upon my lips-Clementlna.
When awoke the sun was glaring in
through the window.
l opened my eyes, and suddenly a
sharp pain seemed to shoot across the
right lid. raised my hand and touched
1t: the touch panied me. I sprang from
the bed, and rushed across the room to
the mirror. My right eyelid was swol-
len and red--my eye was partially closed.
had styel
have previously stated that / am q
man painfully sensitive to the slightest
personal Disagreement. To those who
are instituted like myself, the horror of
my situation will be in family apparent.
10 present MYSELF before Clementiha in
How could any woman give the first kiss
OF love to u man whose right eye was
closed by IN enormous. stye?
Again and again gaZed in the mirror,
and each time the face reelected therein
seemed more ridiculous. Mol never
would be associated in her mind with
the pitiiul, squirting object that l ielt
l must appear. Anything rather than
that.
Cursing my cruel fate, hurriedly fin
ished my toilet.
Flight, immediate and secret. was the
only plan that presented itself to my tor
tured mind. l packed my pOrtmanteau,
and then looked cautiously out of the
window.
No one was about. Taking my port
manteau in my hand, slipped nOiseiess-
ly down the stairs, undid the front door,
aud rushed rapidly across the fields to
the railway station. A beautiful Alder
ney cow, with which Brown intended TO
take the first prize at the next cattle
show, followed me through the farm gate.
/ waved the animal back, Dnt still ii fol-
lowed me. had no time to turn back
the train was in sight. Painting and puff
fling, gained the station just as the train
in town.
My eye grew gradually worse. In
spite of warm applications, rubbings
with wedding-rings, and medical aivice,
the swelling Obstinately refused to de-
crease. wrote a long rambling letter
to Brown, endeayOring TO explain my
sudden flight. The real cause l dared
not tell him; to me it was painful-toI
him it would have appeared ridiculous.
Two days afterwards ! received his
answer. 1t ran thus!
81 have to acknowledge receipt of
yours dated the 4th inst. l am utterly at
a loss to imagine what motive can have
induced you to quit my house in so sud-
den and, L must say 80 rude a manner.
Your letter throws no light upon the SUBJ
ject. Alter the secret you had coniided
to me the night before your departure, i
can not but imagine you had u sudden
reyulsion of feeling, and ran away to
avoid meeting my daughter. Until re-
ceive proper explanation Ofyour extra
ordinary conduct Shall cease to consid-
er you my friend, and refuse to recognize
you as an acquaintance. You nave |
killed N.Y.
lifted my eyes from the page. knew |
who was coming. My sudden fight had |
Jroken Clementina's heartl she was |
dangerously ill. Courage! Let me read |
mi
You have killed my cow." Thank
leaven! "You lett the great gate open, !
and the poor thing strayed on to the ra!E |
way, and was killed. You have lost me
The first prize. and / wiH nerer Jotyice
jOuP'
Poor Brownl Poor Clementina! Poor
Cow! All OF this misery, and wretchcd- |
less, and misfortune, and death was the |
result of the painful plmple That throb- |
)ed, and shot, and acned, and drove me |
learly mad.
A fortnight of mingled pain, despair |
and rage passed by, ana the cause OF my |
began to get better. Ten |
lays, and my face had resum ID its pris- |
llne appearance. l determined at once |
20 return to Brown, explain my conduct, |
console him for the loss OF bis COW, ANA |
propose TO his daughter. My po, imam
.eau was packed ana hanson stood ut |
,he door, when u telegram was placed in |
ny hands. My father was dangerously |
II. must go to him tonce.
1t was two months before my fathers |
lealtb allowed me to leave his bedside.
rno l.viiltHs he was out Of danger re-
urned to town. All this time The face
If my Clementlna had been present in |
ny dreams, her name forever upon my
ils. Al last l was tree to behold her
'Ralli " tCil. uSb INV MIulys now ue-
% e1iy loved her.
Ine first sight Of my return l tele-
.rapheJ Brown that ] would be with him
IN the morrow. | retired early to rest,
md my thoughts flew rapidly to the
'wect country Ellen where dwelt my
Evc--my Clemvntina. She loved ME;
was sure OF that. l would explain |
everything, buy Brown another cow,
,ct his consent, and all would be we'll
Suddenly woke with start from the
lalf-dUZe inlo which l had fallen. No!
Yes! Even at this distance of time / |
,an scarcely write with composure The
history OF that awful moment. My right
Eye was smarting! l sprang from the
,ed and hurriedly struck light. /
ushed wildly across the room to the
glass. One glance was sufi-
,ient. gave a wild howl Of despair aud
staggered backwards to the bed. The
,TYK HAD COME AGAIN!
While yet beneath warm lamentations
hat evil eye of mine was being reduced,
,ame letter from Brown, which closed
orever one page Of my sad lile's history.
jlementina had accepted II young cler-
,yman who did duty in the neghborhood,
md was lost to me Tor ever.