The Republican journal., 1876-11-30

| gard as 4 sort of Objectionable altar. OI
Which her Garlings were being sacrificed
! When She came to particulars certain stra
Iears q my own We're confirmed
| seemed that Laura's constitution was no
ut, Janet ayerred. to bear these irregula
hours, early and late; and she plaintiyely
dWeIt on the untasted oatmel in the morn
ing the insufficient luncheon, the precari
ous dinner, the excessive walking, the
| evening damps. There was coming to bt
a look about her such as her mother had
| who died at thirty. AS for Marian-but here
the complaint suddenly stopped it would
nave required Tar stronger proVocation tt
extract from the faithful soul one wort
that might seem to reflect on Laura
Another year, and her torebodngs hal
come true. 1t is needless to dwell on the
interval. Since then ! have sometime;
felt u regret almost Unsuitable, in the
thought that | should have been absent
while all that gracious beauty seemed fad
ing and dissolyin9 like cloud; and Vet
at other times it has appeared relief tc
think that Laura would ever remain to me
IN the tullness OF her beauty, not a tint
Iaded, not llneament changed With all
my efforts, | arrived only in time to s,c-
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H. t'ns ''',''.'o 'io,lio ~ h'Sn'' "''el
Ill ''''ie.%l .i - We P"oSe' ~ lAt
Llu;4a+aI su' 1t en'ttS 'e'--i'o" 9n'P'y
to follow him in.
P''1'V" Si' "''S'n II 'iit '','il anu Went up
o''''o, NY 80 ''O ~ iie',l ol tlie
i ",'J 't'l' ,'Gne0 ili' II "oolu 20 IN
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h,!hoA' At lhe -soliieHt ehtereh the
thli' ehaiiii'eF' sl'e Waked up suddenly,
iohe" ~ me, ahn ''id' i kho" you, you
ife NY ifield Hae never would cali me
atf cousin was alWaya hef Trend. Then
She sal up III pea WIN her eyes vide open,
ahu said' NJ II stating = problem which
ma" peeh put py lot Holllti"n, ~ should
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! - sahI,- NV H. +aaa 'i H., ~, uapt 'lltnu,
d5 IL 80 SduiS DaHleS the tnOUghtS OF us
elders | wondered hat precise change
seemed 10 her to have taken place This
all-fascinatinr Laura. whom She adored
and who haa yet neve: been What other
people are To their darling3.-tlil heaven
seem to put her farther oft, or bring her
more near could never know. The
healthy child had no morbid questionngs
and ~ she had come int0 The world to be
a sunbeam. she must not tail Of that mis-
siun She was kicking about the bed, by
thi. time, in her nightoown, and holding
her pinl, little toes in All sorts of djttirnjt
attitudes. when She suddenly said. l0okinU
me fun in the face: sIf nv mother wa.
So high I'D that she had her feet upon 4
star, do you think that could see her ~
This,1tronomira .,otbaos;, ~.
t.,r y nnmnnt Int ! s,iI nnhnsit.'f;orrI1r
81 ag. teelino s,lr.. that the mstrnu4 Gyrs
th,t l,,I-.,l ;l nina conlI ,4,t.,i,I, ...,,,
t4r j. ,i4ntefs vhan I,e.trire va. tr.,no-
tn,t.rI n.,,,, bis a;,In tn thl. hia1oet raaI,,
of p.,r,li.n ,,ut NV ho.,L no,iI.. hn,,,
unr,, ,,A ni}I,u n,d Sf,;I ttll ! ,ha,',rI,+
si,. ,y,s .,slnnu
4 thDn tollnwaa karn,u. ;ntn ,,r.o,s
chan,t,pr II was dns,, L,,t tha .ttnr.y,,,.
-..ut III, j., -,,.. .-.:,i ..,,.,n,
hands clenrhtd over ms eyes
There was deep b""-Wlndo" where
Laura u7eu 70 Slt ana "'''h us I"'iiV'i'ltN'
when we put of IN the boat, Her "oIIan
harp was IN the easement. hfetkih@ us
heart "Iti. music, \ delicale hthaNetvhtei
was lodged between the c'lSliiohS OF 'he
Wiii'oW seat r. the very h',' F't'i''' ''i'
used tn wave, III summer u;tNS lohS gone
The white boats Went salllh@ peie;Iii 'Ie
evening light, children shouted anu splash
ed in the water song came from II yach''
a steam-Whlslle shrllied from lhe fecedm%
steamer; but She Tor whom alone tho3e
little signs of lie had beeh dear ana pre-
cious would heneeioflh he as mElS'oie 10
our eyes Us II time anu space han never
held her; and the young moon ana the
evening stars seemed bht empty lhihgS;;
unless tliey cou'n l'liot " !" Soli'c ""' ~
where the splendoro OF her lovelmcSS could
match thelf own
Twilight faded evening darken1u, ana
still hennure lay mo'lohleSS. uhtil ms
strong form grew III my moody fancy 70
be like some carving OF Aileii"el An@ti''
more than like a living man. And When
he at last startled me ny speaking II was
with a voice so tar OH anu so strange IL
might almost have come wandering down
from the century when Mlchael Angelo
lived.
"1ou are right, he SAID. ~ nave neen
living in Il dream 1t has all vanished. 1
have kept no memorial OF her presence,
nothing to perpetuate the most beautilui
Of lives
Before | cou Il answer, the 1oor came
softly open, an! there stood N the doof-
way II small white figure holding aloit
lighted taper ot pure aIaoaelef' ~ wis
Marian in her night -tress, with the loose
blue wrapper tralllr = behind hei, let 60
in the effort to hold carefully the doll 81
san Halliday, robed also for the night.
May come inP' said the child.
kenmure was motionless at first, then
looking over his slouioef' saiu mercy
"What ?"
"Janet said" continued Marian. III her
clear and methodical way. THAT my mo
fhpr was mo in heaven, and would neip