Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-03-31
SaIss anA skrtsRss.
ALMOST TOO LATE.
BIZ EMMA II. JOHNSTON.

This is SIMPLE story of simple folks, and
yet find that the truest pathos and sJme
Of the most exquisite passages of feeling
are found 10 the lives of lOwly class OF
people. At least, the human heart is the
same the world over ; as much loyalty and
self sacrifice may be found in hOvel as in
q palace while love that oldest legend,
that first song. that last and best vine
has the same absorbing interest, the same
full diapasons and rich chords, aud the
same rich vintage flavor in some isolated
cottage, rs among the splendors of 4 royal
mausi0n.
Hurst Tregerman was fisherman. lie
wao-a giant vf lin si7.. >tauu'Hs 'Ai
ier Inan The taIlesi man ia the village. Ma
ture had taken some pains with him. a
royal nature looked out from his eyes, a
ch!!d's innocence lay in the smiles upon
his lips. Every one loved aud trusted
Hurst; he was little grave and silent. but
then 1t was well to have him a contrast to
his lively, noisy companions.
Many village girl tremblingly hoped
| to find favor in the eyes Of thi. man, but
though tender and deierentia To all wo-
men he showed no signs of deep, special
Interest 10 any one until he was FORTY
yeaB of age, when his ROMANCE came full
upot him.
And a romance il Was a shipwreck one
bla0 uight, left upon their shore the usual
el"oient but strange array of srnken tim
Ger, household goods. mute little souve.
nirsand tokens of love, pride. ambition
ncvanilY, and last of all, ghastley and
staing upward, as though out Of place,
serral dead bodies, and single one in
wlch life held itself doubtful tenant.
| Iunice Ware was carried to Mary IRE
geman's cottage, where, Eursed and
wached by those strong, loving women,
thchshermen's wives, and daughters. she
at sst opened her eyes upon her new sur
roudings.
ne had been goyerness in an English
faHly, all Of whom had been cruelty en-.
gued IN the sea which bad spared her
Sh was young and childIike in appear
an, and, as Mary Tregerman had never
he daughter, she Immediately adopted
| th, homeless stranger with the ready sane
inof her son, Hurst.
.fter that, let it storm az it would, the
gu never seemed darkenrJ in the Trerer
MI cottage; there was presence there
web kept constant brightness and joy.
he young stranger adapted herself with
pi.ct ease To her new life. To see her assjs.
tiS Mary Tregermen about her household
dies one wonld think she had been accus- |
tped To such work all her lite. She even
le-ped 10 mend Hursi'- Mt ,,I;'-L N
wderful employ ior such s"ia''
wite fingers
opy befor. he was conscious OF 1t, Eu-
ne Ware had completely wound herself
a,und the tishrrmau's hearI. and thaI
whom, any maueuvre or coque.tlsh art.
f. she WAS gnileless and transparent as
,Id. But it was simply impossible to re-
=, the charms of her looks aud ways.
Uurs, had a great struggle with himself
lf,rs he could speak oi bis love to Eatlice'
n called himself a presumptu'us io"I
rem To- think OF her. He tried to AVOID
Ir,rr,pnce, oulv to seek it again with
ure persistence than before. Ihe Hltle
raid with her lovely face and pretty Tor
,on way, filed tie eye OF this man until
i In. rest of the world was shut out.
When, at last, lie spoke To her IN his o"h
mple. earnest way, telling her she was
se first and would be the last woman oi
Is love. he was ,urprised that she cid not
sorn him, but that her heart had gone OUT
nturally to him as her resting place.
There was none 10 consult, none !" walt
:, and 90 they were married in the old
.urch, where for whole generation tho
,hermen had wvrshipped God.
For Elk months there was neither sh"-
low or interruption to their happiness Ou''
At the end of that time. Satan, as ever since
tFye,s fall, hated their innocence ahG 10y
and stirred the youas wlfe's heart 70 suu
den momentary passion, as the u!nu VII
ruf.ie a blue summer pool Into Wild angrN
circlts. One day there was trihlhs VII
ference oi opinion between them, anu 'he'
Euuice spoke an angry word which had Il
root to it, but which stuDg the ear oi III
, man who heard it. 1t was one oi thos
-. .,oe. ,oaachea syhich are but iron