Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-26

closing her book, while slight flush
overspread her face.s
Elizabeth slowly approached and
gave the letter without removing her
eyes from her mistress.
Miss Jane took it, broke the seal,
slowly unfolded the letter and read it.
AS she did so, strangely bright ex-
preston came over her face, and she
looked almost lovely by the red light OF
the fire.
Elizabeth stood by, greatly wonder
ing, till her mistress, suddenly remem-
bering, said
"You may go, Elizabeth; and, if you
wish, go out for an hour, no longer, or
you may sit by the window, if you
choose"
eyes, ma'am--thank'ee, miss I" and
she retired as she had entered, carefully
closing the door, lest Miss Jane might
escape.
In Miss Crimme's lap lay the letter,
while her eyes studied the red Goals of
the fire, and smile played over her
generally sad and stern face
This was the letter:
''Can you forgive and forget the past
I have suffered much, but my feelings
for you are unchanged. Write me but
one word. / am i'll, and lonely, and
dying"
Then followed an address.
Miss Crimme was thinking-remem-
bering. She was but human, after all.
There are, in the world, few true
natures-weak, they are called-which
neglect, Inconsistency or insult even, car
scarcely change Or shake In their allegi-
ance to the object beloved. Besides,
actions viewed through the vista of long
years look wonderfully different.
Miss Jane arose after few minutes.
and, going to small writing table
wrote the answer. And the one wore
requested was: '"'
"Come." aaatFsa
One or two days after the letter came
Miss Jane informed the astonishet
Elizabeth that a gentleman was coming
to stay with them, and that the bes
spare room, which had been her moth
: er's, must be prepared.
The room was accordingly prepared
and toward dusk the expected visitor ar
rived. He came in a carriage. He wa
: evidently an invalid, or had been quit
: ill.
Elizabeth let nothing escape her a
she opened the door and called Mis-
Jane, The gentleman walked slowl.
and with the aid of the coachman. ii
was quite tall, and, but for the variou
wrappings around him, might hav
: been erect and we'll shaped. His fac
was peculiarly handsome. All the fea
lures were regular and finely chiseled
but there was something, to any on
familiar with physiognomy, painful.
repugnant in the face. Utter and In
tense selfshness was plainly writer
there. Narrow and CONT acted thought
seemed to be the necessary companion
Of such face.
Miss Jane met him at the door.
5 Edward !' she exclaimed, in avoic
tremulous with emotion, as she graspe
I his hand, and q word of affection an
t pity seemed expressed in her face. Sh
Q looked young again, and pretty, wit
g that beauty which high thoughts an
generous impulses give to a counte
nance.
e SAT last, Observation-Disclosures p b
d said, and his face caught something {
the brightness of Miss James.
q q bright light burned on the heart
e of the parlor There Miss Jane lie
: him. while the coachman deposited
g small, worn and we'll travelled box IN til
It hall. The visitor was seated in lare
l. chair by the fire, and Miss Jane stood b
q him. The door was closed.
e eve meet again, Edward, after S
many years of separation" said Mis-
i Jane; "and yet it seems but yesterda
!: since we last met. The long years ha,
i rolled by-oh! how long and weary the
!, seemed in passing-and now that the
e are all past, it seems SO shorts
short !" she repeated, in dreamy So
e of way, and laying her hand on b
s shoulder.
: "My true, faithful Jeanette % r
turned tt { gentleman, looking up at b
' :. with his large, beautiful eyes, and tal
u y ing her hand in his.
There was few moments pause, d.
y ring which neither seemed TO know e.
y actly what to say. At last Miss Jal
u broke the sileace.
y .sAnd when did you leave Paris 90
80 Something of the sweet expressie
here seemed to die out of her face, ar
81 she looked away from him, and took
70 seat near him.
1s s "Ah Jeanette, am at best but
- miserable fellow, but you must he
=, 1s me, for there was never but one in n
- wretched life who really made me fe
40 what 1 might and ought to be-
;, The soulless look in his eye belied II
=, words he spoke; he continued:
: 9sAfter we parted in Paris, and u
q returned TO your mother, what W
- there for me to do? 1 believed that
q had tried your patience too far: l b
e, - lieved myself forsaken by you,
y "Poor Edward p exclaimed Mi
= =. Jane, looking up at him tenderly.
~ He continued: "Before [ met yo
y nv life had been thoughtless, carele
. one. Obtaining position in the arr
~ through the influence of my mother
" y relatives-who, as you remember. we
s, +; French-I led careless life, I'LL nj
- you, just after you had left school.
y your uncle's house. You we're lovel
Jeanette -
49, Miss Jane sighed, and anlled sadl,
I've