The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-02-13

TO do with 1T. Things nave chang
. ed. / promised to meet you here.
that you might say whatever you
have to say to me; but you must re
member that L am not Maud Lee
nOw.''
CAS- if 1 could forget THAR he
said.
Then he burst out hot, and fast,
and furious. though always keeping
his voice under.
"Hom could you serve me so.
Maud? How could you do this to
me?"
alt was you who did it," she an
swered-"youI Oh, man, can you
not understand what a woman, woun
ded through her tenderest feelings.
must feel? We had quarreled you
said cruel things to me-that stung
me to the quick y
81 was dsIuded by false report"
he said. II was mad: I believed
him. =
Eyes. l know" she said, sadly /;
You have told me; but what did
know. | thought you had ceased to
love me. My heart was almost
broken. You had gone away, ard
then this old man whom had known
so long, who lad been father to
me. He was rich, but that was not
why married him. He said that he
was lonely-that no one ever loved
him. He asked me 10 be his wife.
[ could give him esteem and tender
ness. I had nothing more to give
any one; and then. when did not
conceive what falsehood had moved
you to think i'll of me, was very,
very angry-love had almost chang
ed to hate. l was alone in the
world. The heart must cling to
something. married him. Three
weeks after my wedding 1 knew the
truth. You wrote to me-begging
my forgiveness-tOld me all-but
! it was too late -
In a moment more l saw the gen.
tleman on his knees at my lady's
feet.
I" It's not too late p he said For
get your great mistake, forgive me
my folly. Fly with me to a land
where we are unknown. I will never
be ungrateful. My life shall be
spent in striving to repay yeu for
the sacrifice you have made for me.
My darling, promise me this. 1t is
right, anything is right, but that two
who love as we do shall be parted"
And then | saw her tremble-trem-
BILE all over, and put out her hands
as though to give them to him. But
it was all over in a moment.
Frederick" she said, slowly,
''once l heard some one say that we
paid more dearly for our mistakes
than for our crimes. We have made
a terrible mistake; the price is hea-
vy-we must pay it. But if in any
way should pain or harm that good
old man who loves me so-ifI I should
repay his tenderness by blighting
his life, should have ne, hope for
my soul"
"And II" said the gentleman
land I? You do not care what be-
comes of me? Well. 1 have deserv-
ed it,
Then he covered his face with his
hands, end she put her hand on his
shoulder.
"I care-I always shall care"
said she. "If 1 hear good of you,
shall be glad. If trouble comes near
you, shall grieve. will say, since
we part here forever. that [ do not
hope to forget you. All that can
do is to remember you in such a way
/ that / need not blush to do so. Now,
go-go. Frederick. gor'
! He turned toward her with grave
countenance, and held out his hand,
She gave him hers.
And then she moved away, and
did not look up again until be was
out of sight.
l did not dare TO move then. I
was in terrible fright less she should
see me.
Just then some one came gaily
along the path, whistling dancing
tune. 1t was my mistress old hus-
band.
Il thought should find you here"
he said. "How pleasant it is How
bright the moon shines! 1t makes
one feel romantic! WhatI have
you been crying?''
eyes" she said. "over something
that happened long ago.
Then he took her on his arm and
kissed her, and they walked away;
but that night / named the day that
1 should marry Thomas Trefoil, for
who knows what may happen be-
tween lcVersP
A lady at a summer resort, whose
unruly children annoyed everybody
in the hotel, the other day said to