The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-07-04

sion to the will of God But her misery,
after the first shock, is not so much for
herself as for the probable effect the loss
of her beauty may have ON her husband, /
who is now daily expected. His ship
has been at sea, so we have been unable
to write to him; and only on his arrival
in Plymouth Sound will he hear Of his
poor young wife's illness and disfgure-
ment. Before her sickness she had been
counting the hours, now she sees every
day go past with slludder, feeling that
she is brought twenty four hours nearer
The dreaded trial At length bis vessel
arrives, and receive a telegram telling
me when we may expect him, and. beg
ging me to break thenews' gently toihis
wife She receives it with a flood of bit
ter, tears and. sobs,, crying out, that he
will hate and loathe her, and that She is
about to lose all theihappiness of her life.
My wife weeps withaher, andI am con-
sciousf Of a choking sensation in. nay
throat as we take leave of her half an
hour before Mr. Ogilvie isexpetted, and
pray God tobless and sustain her. sFns
:, We are sitting in rather melancholy
mood after dinner, talking of the poor
Young husband and wife, when Mr..
Ogilvie is announced, andilL hasten to
j the door to meet.hiuI .vagofa 20 iasi
g She will not see met. pc says, inn
petuously, coming in without any
formal greeting. 'she has shat her
1 self into her room, and calls tom with
hysterieal tears that she is too dreadful
/ to look upon, that shall cease to love
/ her as soon as r Behold her, and tina. she
can, not face it. Nj And chen the strong
man falls into chair with a SODA cas-
/ 6 1t is not so bad as that begin.
5A"iI don't care how bad it is" he
cIes; 'sshe need not doubt NV love.
My poor darling will always be the same
to me whether she has lost her beauty
or not"
Whereupon extend my hand to him
and shake his heartily; and Ilknow my
wife has great; difficulty in restraining
herself from enveloping him in her
nlotherly arms and embracing lin. ~
I'VE must resort to stratagem, |
say. {" | will go down to the cottage at
once and you follow me in ten minutes
with my wife / will try and coax
Mrs. Ogilvie 10 come out and 7Ispeak to
me- aq'e9itaand you must steal upon her una
wares"
iMfs.f Ogilvie at first, refuses to see or
speak to me; but L 60 up to her door
and am mean enough to, remind; her OF
my .wife's devotion TO her and entreat
her, for her sake, TO come down to me.
grsW here is Frank?n she asks i4ai
+ .shI left. him ,atl. ,heme Mary
/ Anne. reply, feeling that am, verify
Of being a diplomatist at the Court OF
ST., Petersburg As she opens the door
land descends the stairs. I5take her out
Unto the garden--Saa 4bsein to -reGSove
iherfor her eonduet, withaassume0 Aft
ger. She, listens. with eyes. blinded BY
tears. I, on The lookout for it, hear the
latch of the garden gate click; but she,
absorbed in her sorrow, doesnot notice
lit, Look up and see Frank Ogilvie' s
eyes fixed hungrily on his wife. Her
changed appearance must be an awful
shock to him; but the bears it bravely
and in a moment he has sprung forward,
clasped her in his. arms, and the poor
Scared face is hidden on lis true and
loving heart!3Gfu 81 .sgGssa yt0i)is
Then. Mary Anne and, Iturn,silentlg
away, and leave him,to teach her that
: there are things more valuable, Of far
higher worth, than any mere beauty oi
face or form. "a Ii taa-ea5hs.o saH -sG
After all, we dc. not lose her, Tor, Mr.
Ogilvie, coming into some money, leaves
the navy and purchases a small estate
, in our nei ghborhooa, ON (which they
: still reside, Mrs. Ogivie. is no Hanger
ii young, and has a family of lads and
i: lasses around her who inherit much b
!, their mothers loneliness But haeaoi
the irsttAings. she. teaches itAepl.is mo-
TO set a fictitious value on it. ..for,r she
[ saFs, +" thought too much Of iniiilee, ssilt
& God took it from me.s'fi5N6 one evel
hears her regret the loss of herrbeasitv,
= fol. through that trial. sher tells ~,
wife, @ learned to know the TUE value
Of my Frahkss heart..Hss TsEWsl 9lde
She simply yorships hero Husband
and is in all respects Q happy, woman
= Indeed, seeing the sweet smiles which
/ adorn her face and tie loving Ggh
4 which dweiis in her seres, I am some
times tempted to- caH her as Of wore
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