The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-11-01

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abrupt and disagreeable manner. | then
asked after the boys. Their mother told me
they had taken the bows | had made for them
and gone up to the mountain to shoot
some small game.
About quarter of mile from the house
was very beautiful waterfall called
Sylvan Glade Cataract, and by this limpd
stream was the nearest path up the mount.
1t was approached by narrow path, aud
was surrounded by thick mass of under
growth, and trees, so that you would not
imagine its proximity until qpite upon it.
| strobe up the path, vexed that | did not
see Anna while the mood was on me to tell |
her all.
| approached the cataract and heard vol
ces, but kept steadily on parting the bushes
only to see my Anna" as | had come to
term her, in the arms of Albert Warvlle,
while he pressed kiss after kiss upon her
lips, which maddened while it Gained me.
| stepped into the enclosure and Albert
released the girl as l tapped him roughly
on the arm.
Come with me, Albert Warvile p |
said
My tone was so authorit ative that he had
followed me without a word until we had
put a dozen PAGES between ourselves and
Anna.
Now, Albert Warvile, what right have
you to the caresses Of that girl p | Kissed, e,
my heart beating fiercely while my face
must have been drawn aud hard.
The right of my afianced wife, Ned Ba-
ker, and thought YOU too much of a gen.
gentleman to seei; to interrupt such rea-
tiotship.'
| - reeIed and stagg d as though I had
sen struck blow, Will he quietly wen
back to Anna, and together they started
down the mountain. Then | seemed to
awake to my condition and beat my breast
and tore my hair in maniacal fashion,
which look back on now with amusement,
although at that time it was sternest reality
[ watched them clear down the mountain
side and saw Anna cross the plateau alone
Was he coming back to me ? Oh no,
could not meet him my brain seemed on
fire and was filled with wicked murderous
thoughts.
Despe rately 7 plunged on through the
i wood, not knowing or caring whittier m,
= steps led me.
e At last paused, for there, standing righ
d ahead of me, was the form of Albert War
vile. He was standing near the edge g
L "the clitf,' as it was calleu a rocky projec
ton with sheer descent of some forty. fiv
feet, and appeared to be meditating an
looking off,while noticed Annals light blu
! scarf around his neck.
'g Instinctively | raised my gun to fire
him, when, on second thought, lowe red il
III | remembered that Annals brothers were
maddcned and whirling, and for the tim
being was carried away with passion
what | termed his villany. | was craze
|! and trenzied to see Annals blue scarf enci
ry cling bis neck | bent to the ground ar
Ke seized large stone; casting it with a pr
cision long practice had taught me, ! hea
Id it strike him with duh thud. saw hi
", topple and fall, and waited to hear his dea
oi scream, but there was no sound All was
still as death As still as death? My Go
dy that was an awful thought; that was t
thought which made me sane again. | f
Ia to the ground, utterly incapable Of motion
The few moments lay there seemed Ii
lat dreadful hours to me; then, as conscousnt
came back, it appeared to be a hideo
BILE dream and dragged myself to the edge
'S- the cliff and looked over. There he lay
curei up in a heap Oh, mercful Heave
md was | to go through life with the stain oI
| it murderer on my hand
md But | must arouse myself must ac
and the first thing was to dispose of
body; so ! started on a roundabout pa
Rs the only way to reach the bottom of |
in cliff. As | neared the spot, | was sure
heard voices, and, gazing through the tire
of. | saw little Henry and Willie Dalton star
lob ing by the body.
.er | turned in terror to fly, wild with
oht agoniziug thoughts, but | was seen, and
two boys started me, crying Justify:
,n,o Cousin Ned, Cousin Ned
,,a | turned and met them.
~ 'Was it you, Cousin Ned, that knocl
him oi'?' asked Willie.
gave up all for lost, and, falling on
""" face, cried out:
" May God forgive me, it was ?
vi" The two boys sprang to my side and Ill
'oN me up,
'"" Said Willie;
What's the matter, Cousin Ned? The
iVei no great harm done
u IN While Henry cried out:
ous 'We were going to shoot at him, but
was can set him up just as well down here
'pes started to my feet. sprang to the
cry, ject, 1t was a dummy target filled v
ana straw. The boys had used some old clo
of Alberts, his hat, and their sisters seal
Dal' l laughed wildly, then Historically,
was at last somewhat naturally, as | said, '
An an effort:
Oh | 'How's that for theatricals, boys?
lseli fooled you, didn't II
IS OF yes, you did, Cousin Ned retur
Willie, You acted as though you
heir frightened nearly to death
hem Now, children, you have the story. 7
'nna cured my first case of love and my teri
cali passions forever | stood up at the MARI
her of Albert Warvile and Cousin Anna,
got TO calling her, aud no one has ever h
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