Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-09-09
the ,ciN springiDg to my feet spoke in low

the ,ciu. springing to my feet spoke in low
hoarse tone.
-, ALBERT Grey, will you give up Maud Clemens ?
Will you give her up, ssy2 want her. You
have everything,-l nothing. Give her up to
me, sayW
"Why, Richard, are you mad = Give up Maud,
when she has just told me that she loves me !!
whom she has Just promised to be my wife !"
"She shall never keep her promise "
shouted, "Never never
| And then spraug upon him, and with pow
erful thrust hurled him down, down, over that
terrible precipice. l stood alone on the clih,-
alone A moment after that fearful act look
ed out upon the sea like one stupeaed then,
suddenly realizing the deed had committed.
flung myself recklessly down over the rough side
of tho cliffs, until reached the little hArbor
below. where my poor brother had moored Ills
sail boat.
Hastily, maiy, like ono pursued by. death, /
leaped into it, and spreading the sail, fled away
from the land. Not once did look back upon
Bartle Gifts, did not dare All how dearly
l loved my brother now,-how bitterly | repent
cd now, when love and repentance were too late
Out upon tho tossing waters away from that
fatal spot, sped the little bark all day all night
it flew onwards,-what did it matter where it
bore me, eo only that it was far, far away from
and knew no more until awoke to concious-
ness, after u long fever, and found myself
aboard vessel bound for New Zealand.
For period OF five years l wandered restless
ly over the wild countries OF the globe, and then
l returned to England, resolved to seek Maul
Clemons, aud confess my crime. She woulI
spurn me from her presence, knew, but that
would be less terrible to bear than the silence
which oppressed my burdened heart.
SO it CHANGED that one beautiful morning, l
found myself sanding on Bartle ClitYs my
heart cold and slivering, my breath coming and
going in quick, short gasps. There on the spot
from which had hurled my brother, knelt
down and prayed for forgiveness. Rising to my
feet started back !; for there almostat my side,
stood Maud Clemens, gazing upon me with the
sweet, gentle smile remembered 30 we'll In
rapid incoherent words l confessed all my temp
tation, my Sin, my repentance.
:" Oh !" concluded " could the sacrifice Of
my own life bring HIM back, God knows it would
be my greatest happiness to lay it down ut your
feet. But it Is too late oh Heavens too lste
am powetless now to do aught but mourn my
Sill"
Not 80, brother ~ spoke a voice l had
thought never to hear again. "Your Sin is light
or than you have believed, and in love for the
future, you can atone for the wrongs Of the
past"
He opened wide his arms, and with wild cry
threw myself upon his noble breast. When 1
grew ealmer, he told me how, when hurled him
from the cliff, he had fallen upon narrow ledge
of rock, but few yards below. Being but little
injured, he had contrived to Chamber up to the
summit, and looking ont over the sea, had seen
the little boat which bore me away, fleeing from
the coast.
had mourned for me as for the dead, believing
me to have persisted at sea.
They are both gone now, Maud and Albert,
and l am alone, patiently waiting the summons
to join them, for my sin is forgiven because OF
my great repentance.