The Van Buren press., 1876-11-28
VAN BUREN, ARK, NOVEMBER %. 1876.

~ oW SbuDetuIuk uas woiu yVu w
shadow she went on. ignoring my In
tlignation.: :. aud we all know that MIR.
Starr Is not what he ought to be-"
That was more than any wife should
hear iamrly. rose At once.
"Such words must neitler bc address
ell tn his wife, or spoken under his root.
| sail angrilv
"Nv lrp,ne 10 open to You neverthe
less. she urged, with her keen eyes, which
1 hated. because l feared them, upon my
face.
NV home 10 her. where my heart is.
ret,,rte,l, | desire no uther and with
that nur interview closed.
Allah heard same way that nv ann
hn.l .,sl,ed; xnd hs wnMlL MT ,,
sati~tied until l had told him he'
exact wtsr,ir. .-,ss4-- 4-4-ss..a
" She II right" he snil bitterly, Y0,
w,nlid l'~ far better Off under her roo
than untler min. F"
knew lie ,iii 1t only to try me, fol
he had not the ghost of fear that
should choose nv home away from him
- did not think Il, to tell her So.
reiiiai.
. But sou believed il: You believed
it then =
HIS breath seemed to stop with the IN
J tetisity OF his desire to read what wa,
really ia my heart. and he would havs
worintd the truth from ine whatevcr u
had been.
mo. l did not believe II. Allan
responded quietly. meeting and answer
ing the questioning doubt which for III.
moment l,nd lcape,i into his eyes
Wherever you are taking me u. y0uI
own soul tells you am powsrless. nm,
must froEi choice follow.
You are Il good. true angel he sail
with u strnnge tenderness upon his lips
but though | was certain i,e loved III,
viii, II stton man strength. hc did no,
alas love me we'll enough 10 Lave The
gamtlrf's ,icn which was fast drawing
him u 10 ruin.
Another year went by. another year ol
anxious dread and sorrow, and still ~.
other yt.ir wss i,..!e,! q; Il. ard all tina.
love could suggest or ingenuity Invent,
had f,ilc.l IN accom- biisi,i,lg Inv purpose
! was forced 10 acknowledge this. and
the a,lmi >sion made me tremble. Was
indeed. then. To " down with this man
to whom WAS bound by all the ties
wlicl, cab bind II human heart tn that III
at,.,ther. 0usn 10 MI entless rerdti0n !
Or could | break the chord. and le. him
d lit on aloueS Dtift on, out in the lone
so,Ee. bnu,',lless sen which swallows ~,
it's victims 50 pi,ioasly, aud leaves no
signy
mo, no.. I cried, with my hands
clasl'etl over my horror strickesi eyes, Ia
shut out the picture which my simsginA
tinn SO wildly portrayed -
The fourth ycai after my smarriage-
tour years seems like nm eternity 10 trav
I'll such, road as had been travelling
Allan came home vt dusk; ami while
won Tered what had come ever him u
l,rIng up the new and Astonishing exults
,ion which saw upon lIls face, he led
NE into the library and stenped before 4
painting "f myself, which had been one
1T nv wcdli.tg presents fr'm him.
Four years agp that was an exact
likeness Of my wife, he sad. "Sas
has chan sed since then
But little. l trust" l answered.
"She became nv wife free,,y." he ' ent
ON; {" knowing well that | WAS what the
world c.,,ls. truly enough, y wicked man :
Always gond VI me. ! said. through
my Tears. laying my hand trastlnsly Ia
his. sY@8
Always cruel T., you. nt love, since
he thought more nf hisOw clio sen sins,
than Of your peace aud pleasure. BIZ,
the wife WIN iov,d mr. thank heaven,
nnd who has stood lrav.ly by me, has
conquered at last For a year | have
been Tree inna. rec aud honest; athi
this is my new years present 10 you,
be { and tr0est oi all w0aien "
was sobnng II, his arms. so thankful
a,,i happy, | lh ,ught lIeave,. itself must
have iulltn to my ipet Our lutte child,
v iIn is fast getting towards his teens.
would never believe his father hal ever
fSeen other than Tie hest OF men, As, IN.
deed. ! hardly would myself.
! am thankful, every day Of my life.
that l tiste',e.t u my own hearts l,rpinp
tings, instead of the counsel 0f those whu
meant. l km'w. u help ne. but wlu
would lmve ruine,l ~ both, had their
best Wishes btcn fulfilled.