The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-07-08

herself whether the love that had grown
up there from mysterious depths, like the
vailed blossoms before her, seeming like
them to belong neither to earth nor sky,
should Shut itselfup white and fragrant in
her own bosom. and be lost under accumu-
latlng shadows 50 long before the evening
OF her life
They paused in the gathering dusk be
fore the black canoe. 1t scarcely touched
ground. and swung toward them as il
guided BY invisible hands. Its snake
like undulation seemed u Kind Of dark
obesance that invited them.
Lets push off, suggested Ellen land
Iloat out to the lilies How it will seem
to DRIFT among them when Yen cannot see
them n
They gllded from the shore, appear
lng uhsuhstantial at u little distance, and
soon blending like phantoms with the chill
mist. She looked down at the dark water,
and disturbed David by asking how he
would feel if she should 90 over board and
never come up. They had reached the OPP
poSlte shore when the distant throbbing
/ that smote his ear reminded him that he
must leave her.
1T isn't 50 dark now Il can paddle
back alone, She urged The moons
rising The lilies are asleep. but shall
try to find one on the way to carry with
me "
lie glanced iondly into her uncertain
face. left one more Kiss on her lips and
sprang ashore; while She, ndistinct in
the dim light and heavy atmosphere,
gided outward and passed into nothing
ness, like 4 ghost receAnm to the land of
| Shadows
He waited under the nearest tree, in
the foolish hope that he might hear the
beachlng ol the canoe or the tlinglng down
of the paddle as she gained the other side
But no sound came back through the vail
behind winch she had disappeared. The
small noises that I'LL the night in such Il
| plAce-the breaking of II dry tWig, the
football OF Il startled rabbit, the pl;t>h of
| proving mlnk-neVrr seemed So distinct
/ before
"Ih> ~ mans jest a-tcarin into things
Tonight, remarked / ncighbor who over
! took David
Yes, SO he is
'Jest a-makin tn o. Shanlv hum. |
c'n tell two mile on when he's mad. Makes
rr bile then. Bust his wheel tore morn
ing
These observations did not have a sooth-
| ing effect on David, who saw rs he en-
/ tered that the mill was groaning un-
DER 4 tremendous head lie attempted
M conversation IIersey dd not sleep
well, and rose of his own accord about
midnight. His first act, after the usual
rubbing Of his crown and pulling out OF
his bul's-eye and tobacco. was to raise
the gate and put on I'M additional weight
Of water. The mill trcnhlcl atresh un-
der the new impulse.
Suddenly, as David was preparing to
90, The saw stopped with a gro;m, while
the dsencumbercd wheel tlew on with
rcdoubled speed Down went the gate
and Hersey glanced into the black abyss
with Il lrown still bl;tcker TO descend
among those slippery tmber~ was easy
enough Tor \ supple man in thc daytime,
but for an elderly one in thc middle Of
the night it was 4 different thing. nayid'~
responsibility had ceased, and he leaned
quietly against Il post in the deep shade
with his coat over his arm.
Jerseys know ledge That his rol}N was
silently criticised by the youn@stcr who
"could'nt rum .mill' did not increase his
presence of mind He surmiScd that the
key which held the pitman to the crank
had flown from it1 place. lie snllenly
kicked aside trap-'l"or and disappeared
IN his perturbation he slipped, and only a
projecting brace pin saved him from plung
inc hcadIoug against the shiny sjlls tar
below. tie rlung to his restmg-place,
cursln@ himself for not having gone down
property by way Of the tall-race, and hes
itatng whether to dash his brains out like
consistent man or to crawl back hai1led
before David. Dead silence rcigned, cN-
cept rs il was broken hy the kissing and
gurglin@ ot the sarlonic water.
"Go home"
These two words, the first ones spoken
that night, assembled strangely but en-
phHtirallV from the depths David moved
out Of the mill but sat down in the log
way Silence reigncd again Soon u
grizzly head ca:ne through the floor, and
then Mr. IIerscy lifted himself into view
lie had no sooner Strengthened up than
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