The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-05-20

ardor, and at last gathered hope enough
from her glances TO speak to her. He
Il offered her his heatt and hand and
she whom glance or word once
thrilled 80 accepted them as she might
y n boquet Of flowers.
It troubled him little that the
bushes and sweetness of the old time
did not return but perhaps the society
Il manner he admired so much forbade
that. At last she was his; and when
she was his wife she would no longer
refuse those which he found 1t 80 diff
cult TO beg from her now.
Tho man who so coolly sat aside the
tenderness of that fresh young heart
that loved him 20 pined for it now rs n
weary traveller pines for the cool spring
and sbadowed resting place. Yet had
she not given linn that eyes that meant
she loved him?
He put by his doubts and looked for
, ward, longingly, for the wedding day.
And Maud, what was in her heart?
Why did she laugh to herself as she sat
alone? Why did she recall over and
over again the cruel parting at the cot
tage door Remembering that then She
was poor, and that now she was SO rich :?
Were these memories to carry to the
altar?
The day was set. Every one knew it.
Maud herself told fifty confidential
friends. Reporters would have an ac-
count Of ii for their papers. 1t was not
| like Maud to desire such publicity, but
she had made sure of this for some
private reason, and the happy pair were
to meet at the church. 1t was -
church. which at an early hour of the |
appointed day was crammed from one |
end to the other with people in full |
dress. 1t took two clergymen to man.
age so fine an affair. They were there.
What hustle, what n crash And now |
they are coming! No. only the bride.
groom and his party-not the bride |
yet. She must be here in II few
moments. The ladies grow more rest
less, Ten minutes passed-twenty-
thirty.
"The boirdresser, said one. "That's
the delay"
"No, the gloves. They are always
tight" whispered another
An hour. There must have been an
accident She must be dead or at
least dying, otherwise she would come.
People are on their feet now. They
look at the door. Some one is coming.
1t is only footman, but he wears Miss
Herman's livery.
He advances to the bridegroom and
hands him little note. He tears it
open. This is what he reads, ns the
eyes of the great throng turn upon
him:
Poor fool do you forget that there
iq no demon like Il woman scJrned?
When you Tilted me long ago you turned
my love to hate. When yOu courted
me again because was an heircss you
made me burn for revenge. ! know
YOU love me now, and | know you are
a proud man. am sure you viii sui
fer very much, for / shall not meet you
at the church, or ever again, hope. |
leave to-day for the continent
Maud mad written this sitting in her
room, in the brides dress she had al. |
lowed her maid to dress her iii that +
there might be no suspicion of her plot, {
'nt 1i;o h; a"u .o o",,I aLnr'h M With this nntn
y, ~, r'i,i r'i,ito o"roIonn AND now rnvongo =
was satisfied she had punished him h
she was triumphant; she had avenged O
he wrong done to the other self VINO il
owed him so. o
They stood at the window looking f.
'o%n u,io eaIuUU' m%,, ,,Io, sl5 SnnlS n Jnspy
,.e huiilGs s;.t """i' m,,Gn '" "nau Eo" ba"i =
ltalhp w'vn !" hJ'''.Li ;"io ~ wv n,i1dio og Wn !
'tepitoo 1''V ii,vD g. o;,,n w, o,J +rna i
N,ieo1' "nu Dv9"n w. IA az {orn ~, sona, thaI
.i nla''t' L1 huom 'a,,o, "r,,, oord ",i Iafore ~
'''o ""' ''''N' ''o'''
s,Ioye to tear tl!re from my hoarN
IN Inc ,,II emor. ,ga. IaS oSnr III om H"r, NV life
And Am here again.
On! nave ] E"m69n nro III countries ,naat strange
p,, n|" Vow" ya sG in 'fIro thv no,tnr Glance
~ 10 bi brina me- To thy feet
We cannot 90 against loves WIN 1
NnGI @ io MS i,,. ,",V that .i IiI ,o. uror
And by mine own at lat. :
q
Maud listened the Tears stoo' III hei T
,V, 5ves ouuutni 80. t'd donn nedI this oono %oJ
What years had not done thls song Liau s
IN @ rev. mon mom99.S' pa',, Ro% ode q
vas giri again. She ioveu 5nui l,!.I , he'- IL
aw once more. All thls neiu,sn V iohB n
ng iGr revenge was gong, ,;te' ieS' Sho Sho Il,
oVtd MN, sle Wouin DC MS WIZ 1 1no a.
'ouiu oVer'aNe Vno lio,SoiiB't io'. ~ II
,arflage st0ou at tnc uooi' ! olio :. ia'''ou 81 81
'o"I t!ie StaIr9 un0 ,.s nn'i'oI ''ivJ i,l
-o tho cro coocTmSn , "Uyertoke Thomas: q
no m has a nota That must have back" V
10 Tho f[o concLmon nJ,r oheyoJ He drove her y
no hride E o wos never driven vet Bnt the +
;o rootmon,s feet had crossed the tbresh. a
niJ Of tbe church ere thev had neared +
y oi' VI 'A' !,