The Republican journal., 1877-02-08
Eve,

mend the lining Of his new overcoat, IL lie
would wear another and leave that at
home. Ald SO rs he had lett it, she TOOK
it from the hall rack and carried 1t into
her sewing-room.
She was Mrs Wilton, and she had been
married five years, and ncver-novcr =
never during that time had had one I'M
happy moment Mr.. Wilton had been
very attentive. very kind, very generous
and never made her Jealous She often
said she was the happiest woman living
Now. as she looked at the lining and com
pared the silk with which she was about
to replace the torn portion. she was think
ing these thoughts.
they had never had any children, but
when people are all to each other thai is
no very great grief. All her care was for
him-al his for her.
And he is ust the dearest, best. truest
fellow in the world said Eve Wilton to
herself Pm not half good enough for
him. | wonder what this is in his pocket
it bulges it all out Of shape"
She put her hand into the breast pocket
as she spoke and drew out a little package,
wrapped up in silver paper, and TED With
| blue ribbon.
Something he has bought ior me- ex-
| pect," said Eve II wonder what it is |
think iwon'r open it until he comes home
then she laid the silk across the hole and
cut it ont, and basted ii down.
IL wonder what it is" said She. "a om
did mean to gel me- an opera-plA9s,
| know but that is not the shape OF The par
Gel 1t doesn't seem like a book. Ii lnip ht
be lace wound ON a card real lace
She looked at the PACKAGE again
II DO wonder what it is. ~ aid She, an,!
hemmed the patch down.
There wasn't much to mend at1cy ali
i though. the lea, much longer He
caught Il on u nal at the Office. know
| Now / do wonder what there i, III that
p1ckape"
Eve put the coat Owe, a char aud tool
up the little parcel
Tom wouldn't mind" she SARA. II
will lust take a peep. i'm sure ii = fo1
me"
| Then she undid the ilbbun, uniutled iii,
paper, and saw letters.
Dear Tom said she, The must Lcef
my old letters next his heart, and he ne;.
er has told me"
But the writing was not hers she 81 y
that at a glance. .-
Ills mothers letter she sand II,
loved his mother SO"
Then she began to frcmhle Il little, !ol
the letters did not begin Nv dear son, )
nor ANYTHING like it.
She east her el-s over them. They
were loye-letterS.
Tom has loved some other woman lie,
fore he met me, she said beginning to
crv. oh. what shall do?n Then She
cried out: "Oh. foolish. foolish creatul,
that | am OF course She died and he
only loves me now. 1t was all over be-
fore we met. | must not mind" hnt
there She paused, rave a scream. and
threw the letter from her as though it l,ar
been /. serpent and had bitten her. Ii WI,
dated The past week. IT was mot .oul
DAYS Old
..Uhl oh oh - cried Eve. .,Dh. what
Shall du9 OH where Shall | go " Al
every cry a ,hnuoht pierced her breas,
What shall do? Tom Tom. He tc
be lalse-Tom. Oh | have rome mad
No. There they are they are really
there-those letters, WHY do not die
| Why do | not die DO people live lhrouph
| such things as these? ?"
Then she knelt down on the floor and
| gathered up the letters. and steadily read
| them through. There were ten of Them.
| Such love letters - such AS are ALWAYS
produced in court in eases of breach Of
| promise And they called him .popsv
Wopsv, land darling parlingv." and ..I,oy-
ev lDoyey." and ..Own Sweetness >, and
CANCEL of my Soul" and they were all
stoned ..Y our own Nellie >
.lt is all true" said poor Eve wring-
mo her hands And if is worse than any
| tbino have ever heard of trusted him
so + believed IN him 50 Nv Tom -
minetn
Then she wined hp. ewes ,atharpd M
tbe letters hacked Them mn wranped the
silver nanar abnnt them tied ,he Alma
ribbon mt them hack in the a,vtuI bro, ST
nocket Of that lre,dinI oy.rcn,t ana
huno if ON The hall rack avain
n'Tom Shall never know " she s4iI mn
NOT rcproach him will newer seq min,
AGAIN when he comes home | Shah he.
dead | will not live ia hear tbisn
Then she sat down to think nvA, tb.
hest means at sui,,;an Sbn ,on,d b.nr
herself ia tb. ch,ndaI,ar win , ,,indnn,
hlind cord hnt ,hcn sha would Ina hIanl.
in tl,a f,ca and hidno,. >ho ,.nnlI d.nS,n
herself hut Then her bow wonlI a. t,n.t.
inc tjoar;nr down the FLYER f. ,La c,,,
and drowned neoule lonIa5 cyan yn,Sa
tI,,o st,,nola,} nr.'. a., ,'-., ,',, ,,,.',t.
atr1i,i Of t;,a ,rtns ~ shnut hs,s..lI o,..,,, -
tI,is str,;t >I,. ,,,,,,tL ia ,,',:,',,
yasthat vnnll ho i.as, III tb'n,-h
w,,l,, nnya ,na nan, ,er;,' ~. ,,.a,5ii ,aa
nor and ,a,,,o,,so ,vnniI 1,;,',. ,,.e
she m.,. :, rra,t n,ist1l.,,
\ man who is coollv treacueroug Ia vn-
men never has any remorse. Eemorse in
love affairs is q purely feminine quality.
and even the worst Of The sex are not
without it. However, il il natural to be-
lieye that remorse il possible to a man
| whom one has heretofore believed to he an
angel in human form, ana Eve took a lit.
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