Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-29

and there, III the m0untam solitude,
witnessed only hv lonely hcight and
lonely wood and lonely earth and sky,
he made her make one solemn prom-
lsr
Not the promise that his heart burns
"a to have her make Foy What lie
wished 50 ardcntly, that nothing "hc-
fore or after" could compare IN ardor
with that hours wish, waS 10 make her
promise te ~ his wife, Ito reminded
himself that hc had no right 10 do tins.
He was Il young follow not vet gradu-
atcd from college; and after his senior
year, just commenced there lay before
him course of professional study, and
then the establishing Of his Professions S
practice, for his patrimony was by no
means commensurate with his wants
He had no right to ask her Net,
He only made her grant i promise
formed disintcrcStedly and exclusively
for her good.
By this time the sun had set. Shad-
ows mingled With shadows. The air
gathered chat strange pure cool which
seems to blend and at the same instant
define the precious woodland scents
Fee soft rustic ot leaves, the Mittcr Of
sleepy birds, the FAINT crashing sough
of the long rank bent rs they enter
ed the fields, the intiniteslma fine vet
clear sounds Of the summer night
raspcd not unmusieally hy the TINY
sharp cries and beating hum Of the in
sect world these werc the vocal ne.
compartments of the homcward way,
for Rcdolette and Willie hardly spoke
Chsping each others hands they went
down the rocky sleeps, and across the
meadows home.
And 1T the garden gate Inc kissed her
goodnight and kissed her good
by, for on the morrow hc WAS "a leave
the mountain farm, and She would not
see him again.
Rcdolette fingered il the porch some
time before She entered the house. She
watched WiIlic's figure pass down the
road, and disappear ut the river turni
then She thought and thought And
when She went into the lighted room
whore Judge Hunt sat in his armchair
reading the evening news, Aunt Rhoda,
looking up from her necdlework to
greet the child with some reproof fm
staying so latc, lot reproach die on her
lips. Such Il strange new look was on
Rcdoette's face
" She never was tho same girl, her
aunt said, long afterward, when this
evening was remembered us part Of the
story Of Il life" never the Same girl
after that walk To Bio, k Height. But
| never see her" (Aunt Rhoda S gram
mar had grown rusty Withher drudging
lifc) )-"I never SAW her look So bcautl-
fnl and SO proud-like as She did when
the Judge got up from the char and was
agoin' to give her kiss. She drew
back her head like queen, and lust
put ont her hand for his lins. and he
stared ut her. astonishcd II moment,
and then kissed her tingcr-tips. Red.
olcttc, said Inc, you've been imprudcnt; /;
you've got chilled through, you hand
is MS cold rs ice That was just all he
thought about it, hut woman is more
keen; and | says To myself that very
minnit, Yes, she's caught chill, and
she's caught lcvCr, the fever may last
or it may not, but the chill she's caught
There comes into almost every cx.
pericnce i night that, for lis very dis
tinction Of darkness and gloom and
binding fright is counted ever after
ward rs the night
such i night came to Redolcttr II
was Tie hour thai Willie had antlcipat-
ed when lie made her make Il solemn
oromiSp fDr hCr coed
a night Of storm, of wild wind and
drenching rain. But wind and rain
seemed feeble clements iii comparison
with the cruel anger, the passionate up
brading. and pitiless threats that form
ed the actual dark prc-cminenee Of the
cycntful night.
One bright scene stood ont in relief
against the stormy background-the
opening Of y door in answer TO a faint
despairing knock; bcaming home
room, warm with fire-light and gay with
cheerful lamps; kind faces, kind voices
sympathy, encouragement help. So
every dark night t-eyon the darkest
has is friend.
Before morning dawncd Rcdolcttc
urged with all the gentle and firm aid
of which she had need. was spceded
firth on 1 journey that was e east into
d higher plan her whole future life. By
fhc time night had glimmered into day
Redolette had made her escape.
Examination week at the famous
girl7' school Of NJ lad reached its
closing act Compositions were ID be
read in the afternoon; prizes were 10 be
awarded; and at evening a collation.
would be spread At half past ten il the
not spacion- but particularly attractive
grounds of the N seminary, to end
III garden-party style, With band Of
music and a merry dance the arduous
eyer Uses Of the week