New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-03

DO you NOT Walk together great deal
walk in the woOds?"
"Oh, zee" returned Mistress Fades, afte
pause and long interrogative look, Nv
II see he is ill, and he needs some one bt
side him"
But should walk with him all the sam
if he were WE'LL"
THAT would not be very interesting
would it," said the other with smile.
good strong blush came up over the youn
wife's face and neck, and her eyes spanked
She waited until she could answer in fey
words, and then she eaid, simply enough:
at has always been 60, thus far, Mlstres
Gardette."
"And You walk in the woods" added tn
other. youth and nature, and seDility an
nature, are always good company"
Yes, we 60 every day. It warm there
| and there is plenty of shade. We love tn
| woods"
"And you love each other9"
yves" replied Mistress Fades, with Of
Constituent.
A moment was occupied by the hoetes
| in apparently considering this answer
She then asked in louder and littl
lighter tone. And you fear that you viii
be separ ated -
No whispered Fades, with q last effor
AOE q tOlCO. Lis Cy 90 WCIO ClUe0u 6uu LII
head was inclined little upon his breast
His wife lesped to her feet, and cried 70
water, at the same time placing her arm
about his body. His over-exertion ha.
made him faint. Mistress Gardette, still
seated, called, Marcia! Marcia But Mis-
tress Fades seized some flowers from vase
and, plunging her hand in as far as tn,
wrist drew it out cool and dripping, ant
dashed the face of the sick man with
grateful shower. Marcia came. Her mistress
shook her head. EYES," interposed the
wife promptly, "a little cool water, please
and napkin"
at this instant, and it grew much darker
Mistress Gardette calmly turned and gazed
toward the rafting windows. The prospec,
was clouded as if by q fog, for the fierce
wind had shattered the rain drops and pro.
duced horrible tempestuOus spray that
rolled in pillows against the house, which
the storm shook to its foundations. Vivid
flashes of lightning followed one another in
rapid succession, and the accompany ing
thunder seemed to roll lower and lower
toward the very roof.
Fades had awakened, and from an i'm
pulse to protect had placed his feeble
his weakness, yet trembling with terror
preserved her old attitude. The host.
ess regarded the two pale faces with
q cold and protractod gaze, conceding
neither q shudder at the force of the
storm nor sign Of sympathy at 80 much
suffering. The half divine interchange
of support that she beheld seemed to touch
nothing within her breast That she was
debarred from this or q similar companion
ship, that che sat alO0f, that there was no
one of her kind to interpose between her
and evil, drew no sign to her placid face
She preserved her immObilility to the end.
In the course Of q few moments the fury Of
the tempest expended itself.
Mistress Gardette," said the wife in q
low voice, turning her face toward her host
ess, II fear that it would be wrong for us to
venture out again tonight, for"
The other raised her hand. "Stay here
with me. You shall have all the comforts
that can give you"
Tears sprang to the eyes of the wife. This
prompt welcome filed her with gratitude.
She arose hastily from her chair and ran,
like girl, and throwing her arms about the
y. The other made no response. When she
was released from the embrace che exhib-
ted no trace Of emotion.
At an early hour on the next morning
Mrs. Gardette was awakened, being light
deeper, by slight noise. She arose and
her guest passing through the
hallway with handful of phials. "Ah,
7ou are up betimes, to-day"
Yves. That ls. have not been in bed.
have just come from the cottage with
hese medicines. l needed them, for my
usband is not well-no, not at all we'll"
quick, full look accompanied this repeti-
ION.
"And go you have not sleptl'
Z Il.
went on into the chamber.
At noon the temperature was high and
ne air was quiet. All the windows were
,rown open, begging a little draught, but
citing none. The sky was very blue, the
lnlight was very yellow, and the pine for
ITS were very cool. The whole region was
'anquil. There we're no sounds. Every
hing invited to repOse. To close the eyes
as involuntary. Everything said, 'Sleep.
eep!"
Mistress Gardette, from her curious
arlor, looked across the hallway and saw
lat the door of tho chamber was open
ne laid aside her play (not her work. and |
emit to speak 10 her guest.
Fades was lying upon the bed. He was |
9ry pale, and his EYES, wide open, stared |
oward with blank gaze. His hands lay |
BON the Counterpart, with their fingers ex-
nded and separated. Seated close beside |
N was his wife, plying Q fan above his
&c, showing few signs OF physical ex-
Iusti0n but none whatever of lack Of |
irit.
She caught sight of Mistress Gardette.
le gave her quick smile, smile that dis
pated the natural gloom of the sick cham.
II in fash.
Mistress Gardette returned to her parlor
ithout sign. In the afternoon she put
ack straw hat upon her head, thin
awl upon her shoulders, and taking q |
,all parasol with long fringe at it's
&c, walked over to the Pine Run planta-
N to ask what they thought over there
out putting cotton seed into the earth at
at date.
On her way back through the pinewoods,
dlscerned figure moving briskly tow
d the village. 1t was Mistress Fades
q was in great haste. As she came up,
stress Gardette saw that her eyes were
nken and that there were hollows in her
eeks. Yet she moved with elasticity, and
en- with certain gaiety.
Are you going for physiciapv
oh, no; am the physician. know ex.
tly what will help him and what will hurt
n. Indeed, l look upon physicians as
sperate remedies. know when the time
8 arrived for change in diet" She caught
, stray hand OF the other with laugh,
d cried, THE time is come when he
'uld have some Florida oranges; l tell
the manner in which he tastes the ice !
ter"
But has he not aeked?"
'Asked9 oh, he wouldn't have asked for
wOridw
Well, and where will you find the or
,es2 They are rare in town." !
Mistress Farley will give me some"
Mistress Farley! She lives three miles !
~ L
Yes-Or two miles"
And it is so hOtw
Hot9' Mistress Fades put up her white !;
ID, with it's fair palm to the north.
ELL, at least one may walk fast, that Z
make breeze, you know" q
distress Gardette fixed her eyes upon ?
!, and the fire that lay latent within =
m began to burn. The lids parted q
le wider, and her nostrils quivered fol- q \
"a vH0kss ~