Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10

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She sprang up. What am | indeed, she
cried, that you dare speak TO me thus
Leave me, that do not forbid you ever TO
speak to me again !"
followed him into the library. lie was
suffering with an emotion he could scarce
control. "Will she never forget him, Grace?"
he asked me at length.
Z" | fear not, Frank" / replied. dared
not give him a hope "I only trust she
may never go back TO him. II he should
ask her, believe she would 20 tomorrow.
Give up all hope Of winning her; she loves ]
Walter still"
lie wrung my hand aud turned away with
out word, but his passion-torn face was
eloquent.
lie wrote us both little rood-by note
shortly after. lie was going south. he said,
quite Unexpectedly; would be gone some
time should think Of us often, and hoped
he might be forgiven, but not forgotten.
Three years passed, during which time
Millicent still refused 10 be separated by
divorce from her husband, and hoped and
prayed for his reformation. Toward the
close Of the third year Walters mother came
one day TO see Milicent. They had long
and earnest conversation. Walter had sent
her, she said, to plead for him. lie was do
ing well, had been living a steady life for
some time, and he begged now that his wife
would test his love and strength once more.
Her faith and love now would hold him up
her refusal to try him, hurl him to the
depths. He had done wrong. lie would
try TO make all reparation and do right 1t
was last appeal His life was in her an
swer-woud she come to him
She knocked at my door late that night,
and came in shivering and white as ghost.
The black shawl she had thrown round her
shoulders seemed 10 darken her eyes and
hair and make her pale face still paler. Her
eyes fairly blazed with the determined light
that shone in their depths. | felt what was
coming. had waited up expecting her
Grace" she began, "you remember our
last talk the evening before | was married ?
You said, II is for life Millcent.' | an.
swercd You, Until death do us part To |
morrow 60 to my husband" | was silent. |
"Why do you not speak" she cried, looking
at me with her great brown eyes am !
not doing my dutyY"
Since you ask me, will speak" re-
piled, and, though | said them, the words
did not come from my heart. Her loving
loyalty made them sound to my own ears
false and treacherous. Alillicent," said /, |
"you speak of duty, Have not your parents |
a claim to that now Has not your hus- |
band forfeited his right TO all you may have |
owed him once Does not that honor
YOU are commanded to have for father and |
mother lie now in remaining with them TO |
the end of their days, obeying their wish |
and their will Oh, Millcent, think what |
you will do You left them once against
their desire--would you do it again ?"
Her voice rang out like trumpet in re-
| ply "'And for this cause shall a man |
leave father and mother and cleave only
unto his wife.' oh. Grace. II means woman |
too, and husband No. no. moi" and She |
clinched her little hand as She spoke. "Ten. |
fold is NV duty now unto him whom | swore
at the altar to love and honor and obey. lie |
has said .Comep | love him. Grace: TO- |
morrow no 10 nv husband"
| knew she would do this some dav. I
was therefore. not SURPRISED such love
and faith as hers are bonndless.
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ours was saa house lhe morning she
ieil u.s. She asked none co"d she 60 Dut
announced her determination to go to her
nuspanu III nrih tones iier mOther pade |
ner good-oy IN silence and tears Her Ia
,her, coid ana stern out withai possessing
lender loving heart ior ms only child, as he
ieit ner room turned oack again, ana, look
ing down upon ner pale lace sad
lou take tnis step against my wish
put remember Miliicent your iatbers house
s'i"ii pe always open unto you-you wW
go you may return again Ana then ne
went away WIN no other Sood-py than these
haii-Ditter words
'hought she would ran at ms ieet, she
grew so coloriess but her proud, loving |
heaft kept her strong aud hrn III her deci-
SION Hhe went IL was lolg Journey |
some Instance rom her hoine' ana almost IN
strange Iahd' nhe wrote us cheerlul,
happy letters out WIN no WORD Oh waiter,
save 10 me- lou' Grace darling, she
"rot1, nave never pu, MN qulte outside
your heart' ! VIII speak to yon OF my dear
huspani' lie changed-so du'et and
grave almost stern IN ms manner l am
nan AFRAID oi ms dlghlty' IL Is teehng oil
rrs.PeG that nave never leit before lor
water Inc SITUATION ne holk Is respon-
sioie ana soou one we are very happy' |
1od Is good my prayers are all answered, |
Come ana see now happy we are we VIII
ooth be glad 10 see you
went shortly after and surprised her by |
my coming wanted 70 see her sweet iace
iight up wheh she shouid see me again. An,
she was haPly m reau II III every feature
ana expression ihey were az boarding
mousse ana had one room whlch served ior
sittng-roon' parior' ana sleeping apartment,
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nome she had hit behihd her But here
there were no sad eyes, no languld step, no
weary zones. EVerythihg was beautiful ana
glorihed oy tne intense happiness that seemed
10 o., einana'e IRON 'he person OF my cousin
Miihcent' l awaited anSiousiy the hour ior
water return would zoo, hhd MN
changed ohe hearu ms step at last and
ran 10 meet hlm' bringing him' Oh so proudly,
up 10 me Yes ne was changed altered IN
MS looks gra'er ana sedate IN ms manner
no longer the gay careless waiter Marsden,
but quiet, reserved carewom man. l be-
heve now he was undergoing one oil the
severest struggles that man better nature
rs called upon 10 hght-the struggle against
the demon drink IL was pure, nigh love
against base low seu,iove, ana the highest
was triumphant yet out the struggle told.
returned To my nome ana told thein what
had seen ana ielt satished that Millicent
was iulhlling her highest duty. :" The heart
OF her husband did safely trust IN her, and
she was doing HIM good, not evil" Surely
II was OF such as her that solomon wrote
" Her price is lar above rubies."
did not see her again until New Years,
when went 10 carry 10 her our nttle love
gifts. She would not come home without
her husband, and her father did not. ask
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