The Van Buren press., 1875-08-24

held photographs of the dead; every to-
ken Of the terrible loss she has suffered,
was pressed hourly upon Evelyn's notice.
She was broken in health by sorrow and
loneliness, and every surrounding aggra.
vated the trouble. Martha would croak
any body into the grave alone, and Mar
tha has the aid of the whole village II
you tadc up the chorus, she will die. But
I II you will not she added, with plead
ing eagerness you will help me bring
sunshine, music, flowers and happiness
into her life. Do not think am heart
less | love my uncle and aunt, my cous
ins who are gone, and | screwed sin
cerely, when they died. But | want TO
save Evelyn
God bless you, and help me to carry
out your loving schemes, said Louis. III
we do save Evelyn. you will have done
| it, under Providence, for, but for your
warming. could not have hidden my
fear and sorrow
But Bessie, rising to say goodnight,
only repeated
1T all rests with you now
The next day, to Evelyn's own intense
amazemcnt, she found herself ont driving
with Louis. very white and very weak,
but with a faint hope, long a stranger,
gathering about her heart. 1t was appa-
rent to Louis himself that the despair he
had flrst seen in the large blue eyes. was
gone, and, encouraged by this, he entered
heartily into all Bcssie's plans.
Evelyn was coaxcd into conscnting to
the preparation Of wedding garments
and though she said she would not live
to wear them, she yielded 10 Louis whis
per.
BE my wife, soon, darling. that l need
never leave YOU
rhc village was Mortified when the
banns were read. and more than one call
ed to see il that girl. actually dying o
consumption was really going to be mar
|ried'
But Bessie cunningly centrivcd thai
Evelyn should be driving with Louis, 0,
resting. whenever company appeared
constituting herself a very dragon tc
guard her.
In September, there was a quiet we'd
ding, and L,,,i, took his hriIc ~, II long
weddins tou: before they settled down IN
their pleasant home he had prepared fol
her, many miles from her native village
Slowly health came back with happiness
and hope, till Louis laughingly protest
ed that Evelyn Dalton was younger and
prcttier than Evelyn Rossitur had evel
been Not until they were a staid, mar.
ried couple five long years, did they sec
Bessie again. Then. by urgent invita-.
ton, she made them visit. A pretty,
matron, with the bloom Of health upon
roaaasd eaea gsssss asa As 5as and ssf tsq
were presented to her.
In the course Of the first evenings
conversation. Evelyn said:
Louis has told me, Bessie, Of your
loving conspiracy when he first got home.
1t is hard to believe Imagination could
carry me SO near the edge Of the grave.
1t was not all Imagination said Bes-
sic, grayely. Mr. Emmerson, who
bought your old house. had two linger-
ing cases of illness resulting fatally in
his family. and sold 1t again. The new
purchaser had the whole house enlarged
and in removing the floors, the building
was found to rest upon n green swamp.
The miasma must have penetrated every
room over this stagnant poison
1t was common sense against imagi
nation, in a great degree, though said
Louis; for Evelyn has told me OF her
own firm conviction that there was ia.
tality in her family, and she could not
hope to escape. Her first real hope came
when summoned our best physician,
and he assured her her lungs were thor
oughly sound, and her cough nervous
affection.
Il gave up croaking, then. Bes sie,' said
Evelyn, glad to believe might live for
Louis, and long years of happiness
Was | not "a true prophet 2 asked
Bessie, brightly. told you when Lou.
is came home he would iAakc YOU young
again 1t wa. love and hope against i'm.
agned fatality, and love was conqucror.
A MisrAKE.-Mrs Straw heard a