The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-24


really creeping upon lis, and the winds
up here at mghtfall chill to the marrow
Of ones bones; whether it was that icy
fog TINT crept down from the mountains
and cnveloped us before we had. gone
many miles, or the lugubrious mood Of
the doctor that made, me ont qf sorts, I
cannot fell; but Ilavc limped up here to
my room aud shut out the glsastiy phan.
toms on, the mountains yonder, stirred
up the firc--antlit would lie hard to find
in the four quarters Of the earth n
cheerier nook than tllis-yet, Dan, I an
grim and uneasy, n dull perception Of
misery somewhere makes my whole hnr-
mony out Of tune and harsh. Confusion
to tile worthy surgeon, with lis direful
prophecies 1t cannot bo expected that
weak little bones like Hetty's should
knit together as satisfactorily rs my
grizzled muscles; and yet he did not say
it was her arm. He muttered some trash
about an unconquerabie weakness and
apathy that had seized the child; how
she would lie for hours with her fNce to
the wall, big tears rolling ont Of her
eyes, md MI in1eiinablc yeaTning III her
face, which haunted tho worthy doctor
day after day, and (which he declared to
mo had reached n positive pain to him.
And il. this. burly follower OF Jason, this
chopper Of sinews md 'splinterer Of
bones, can be thus affected, is it any
wonder tlmt lie las, infected me with his
grim follies? Besides, I can fanGy. it so
well, even when Hctty was strong and
1.-the rs n young fH, there was always
that beseecling fefTorrin her eyes-I
caught it pretty well in that sketch i
;told,yotl Of. I'll get it down nov, and
have n look at it-lo, I won'tl fought
to have been satisfied with that morn
ing's work. intended to take it back to
town with lne that afternoon, and 60 the
next tday to Newport to my mother and
tho girls, but old Bilsby was little
violent that night, and Hetty clung to
mo. Oh; well, DAN, II 1itlntgo,aB you
can plainlyssec, and Lam your perplexeq
and mutinousi rFa ts.i sTs:iJ.!Lt
"When you get this scrawl, "1an tho
third andlasttetter of Jack Livingston
to his friend the Rev. Dan Delaney, :. l
shall be well beyond, the reach of all
storms, fiowls, and eSecrations save those
of the old Atlantic. This mountainous
region Is beautiful yet ;seven mits. grim
severity there's a wonderful charm. Bit
the air is keen, the winds are bitter, tho
days are short, the, nights long and I'M
Compromising, md I haSeit'in my heart
to seek more mcrcifullclimate, and take
slieltGr under isofter skies. There's n
torn soul apdsa broken bodEto bemeld-
cd, Dan, and-1 mean to take. them over
You'd tie te.a. unit t,,aSse in patch
ing up one existence l must mike dr,lin'
on protherIaMtl ip your llaplss my old
e0uirAdd IpleavG st fol Shooflie but thig
tangled slsein of destiny as best you may
to my poor, proud, bluO bloodcd mOtller,
who, will, perhaps, ,,nrayelr it tony ex-
relle1itly imperious sisters; Obey, inltllcir
itdrn, will shape it to- suit tlie bigibdm-
bastic world 10 Which they Belong.
ga month or go after thRt last letter
of miuc, the good doctor burst into tie
s:ttiug;roon, where We Swerc listening,
Martha and !, to the Nronclusioifof lthHt
soothing old volume, rendered to uslby
the musical montone Of Miss Mary. q The
fire in tho CRATE cracked ehecrily the
south window was d mass df Sheltered
bloom peace, serenity, tho Joy OF calm,
were apparently there; butlI vaguely
felt some iudclinablo horror, and for M
hour back astumult Of, confusion llad
rncked my ln1in When thGldoctor broke
in tipon'ils ind toldns aiati iHaty Bilsbyl
had not long to live ;apl the two Women,
stirred by Il quick sylnpattyt Gegnn to
question him III her, behalf. I went out
the open door and down tho south side
OF the gNrtlen-n by-path my hating
steps would fNin have trOd before bnt. n
stubborn will witlhclhsO strong are thG
Sllackles with which this shallow. worlds
eonventionalitiGs and crcetls bind weak
and unmanly soul ;but they were broken
now, only I couldn't mister Il ttcnor Of
the nerves md u faiut chill That Touched
the whole length Of my yert6brn, 50 that
my body, was freezing, while my lIeart
WIS burning. 10 gEb %! E-5FI stiaf
"a hig band Of lcnden mist brOodcd
;on the horizon ilowny particles began
to till1 tho air; n .Tdgue sense Of
storm and wliirlwind perNdetl every
thing about mo and looking up Mt the
threatening sky, I was arrested midway
by u fiIce closely pressed to tho window
pane Of little dormitory beneath the
.u,yes-a pale, eager, tlGv0uring face, 10
eager and devonring TINT it muugrily Nte
up the space between us, and j found
myself unwittihgly Int rapidly climbing
up to it, and in less time tlinn l have
taken to write it'll had the little trcm.
bling, shrinking body inImy arms. They
found her there when they cNme, Mary
and Martini and the gOol doctor, the wet
curls'of llcr close cut lnir tight against
my check, the villa yr6rning kissed out
Of her eyes. And, Dan, you read to me
long ago that story Of the daughter Of
Jnifus, she tliat,was risetl by Il miracle.
Pray for mic, will .yoU, dear old frieud !;
NIL I ask isller life, n For tic rest
Tho warldB wraCk wG'll share OF,
Tho warstle and the care OF; .,
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