Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-22

law cannot rob you OF taeSe tnlngs II
you wish
The true nobility of womanhood,
which had been slumbering in Myr-
ties nature like diamond within a
sealed casket, displaying itself as she
twlned her white arms about her hus-
bands neck. Il do not need time to
decide this matter. Chester, she ex-
claimed. migrate. indeed, would
be. could falter now. Take all, ev-
erything. Leave me but your love,
Chester, and my own health, and |
ask nothing else.'
sBnt, Myrtle, does not the prospect
seem dark, indeed? To be bereft OF
the wealth and luxury in which we
have revelled, sthe purple and fine
linen in which we have been clothed
every day, the society in which you
have delighted so much, the
Hush. Chester. do not refer to
that How reckless, how careless,
have been! How has your love ever
survived my negligence of your COM
fort
You shall not upraid YOURSELF he
replied firmly though affectionately.
If fault exists at all, it is mine, not
yours. You were young, and although
chained myself, urged your freedom
upon YOU
Explain to me, Chester, how this
state of affairs came about she said,
after awhile. 'Have not my willful
extravaganza been your ruin Am
not to blame as the sole cause?
Not at ALL he replied All my life
my business has been in the hands OF
agents. have been an idler in the
vineyard. / have never withheld my
wealth when it could in the least con-
tribute to your happiness or my own
But, since misfortune restores to me
my wife, and proves she is not the
gay butterfly the world doubtless
thinks her, am satisfied. Come pow
erty, come toll, but leave my wife pure
and unspotted from the world.
AS for myself, [ do not dread your
altered circumstances, she said brave.
ly, but my heart aches for You, Ches-
ter These surroundings have been
yours from infancy they were mine
but for day. In going back to the
poverty from which your love SO gen.
ously rescued me, l feel not one re-
greet for myself. Your love shall be
my incentive to unceasing energy,
and your faith in me my redemption.
If the world has ever said of me that
| have been careless in your welfare,
it may recall its verdict now; hence
forth my life shall be devoted to you
The young couple had many long
conversations over their altered for
tunes, and laid many plans for their
future. At last it was decided that
they should remove to the little in
land town which Myrtle had left two
years ago a joyous birth. Chester had
purchased a small cottage, and thlther
they were to remove in few days.
We will remain there at least until
my health is permanently established,
he said; and then | can return to the
practice of my profession. We will
have sufficiency to support US COM
fortably for a year, and surely by that
time l will be completely restored
4 do not intend to be idle said
Myrtle. my musical proficiency was
SO we'll appreciated by D that |
can easily procure class. And if |
was good performer before | was
married, | certainly am better one
now; or else the care that has been
bestowed upon that part of my edaca-
ton in the last two years has been
sadly misplaced
Il do not know whether | can agree
to your proposition or not, he replied
sadly, 'but we will refer to ihls again
at some future time
Mr.. Gardner. Chesters lawyer and
friend, passed 10 and out every day.
Myrtle had had no idea of the extent
of her husbands business until she saw
the heaps of papers which were con-
stantly being brought into and carried
out of the house. One morning Ches
ter entered her chamber and found
her in tears. She had borne her re-
verses not stoically, but bravely hith-
| erto, and now to see her weeping al
most unnamed him.
Are these the first tears you have
shed Myrtle p
The very first she answered,
truthfully.
Then, my darling, what is the
cause of this emotion ? Do you re-
greet your decision ? 1t is not yet too
late you have another day in which
to act. No earthly power can take
| this property from you without your
consent. Do not act upon the i'm
pulse of the moment, and then regret
| all of your after life
4 do not regret it, she said, coura-
geously. 4 have never regretted it an
instant since you stated the circum-
stances to me-
'Then tell me what has excited you
SOP
She wiped the tears from her eyes,
and, folding her white hands in her
lap, said in low voice: "A nameless
something for which | cannot account,
melted me this morning to arrange
the house as l would have done had
we been going away upon visit in
stead of forever. / had gone careful
ly through the chambers and parlors,
leaving my own room until the last,
but when | arrived mere and opened
| my jewel-case, my spirits sank. Ny
| diamonds cleaned within, but for
them | felt no regret except for the
pride and vanity they had engendered.
I placed the tiara upon mp brow. wo-
manlike,' she added, as she saw his
smile, 'out really thought it un5e-
coming now, and laid it indifferently
aside. But, darling, when l espied
my wedding-ring, the one you placed
upon my finger within the moment
that made me your wife, the very hap
piest of women, I could not repress
my tears. felt unwilling to resign
it; / feel so yet, Chester, although
am ashamed to acknowledge it. It is
not for the sake of retaining a ves-