The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-05-23

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70 meet even Der skaln, bat now he per
celEed bic utter Weaksess, when be aBI
she once more stood face 10 face,
Wishing bow to feel her hand reslias
10 biz, more than b wished anything :
more, perhaps, thas thai be bad not CON,
Nathan stood stiil, chained ~ II were
until the moment passed. and Mias Mar,
well with one violent blnsh withdrew Il
The only thing left for The woman wa.
to get away as quickly ~ possible.
! came on business. Mrs. Redditch-I
bad little matter 10 lay before you and
Mr., Reddiioh, but smother lime win do
] did not know-I wosld not have iu.
truded upon your
And with heart slm0st broken, her
pride humlliated and crushed, Miss Mar
we'll closed the door softly and sped
away as II a ghost were ballad her. 4
Ah, yes; the ghost OF other DAYS was
behind her, with hollow eyes and voice.
less pleadings. 5FK or +.
She bad lived through 10 mach, borne
so many bitter paugs, bat now all her
past sorrow came to her with newness
and freshness which quite overcame her,
and while the tears streamed from her
oyes' she elenched her hands tightly un-
vi the nails cut into the aesh, aud bur-
ried on.
Now she bad no future--no hope-no
anything. The rich Miss Maxwell, whom
everybody enyied, would gladly have
NED away forever from her lately &C.
CURED grandeur, far, far from the hateful
place where she bad spent 90 many dread.
iul yesrs--yesrs whose tears aud sgonies
were only known TO her. Once she had
loved deeply, madly but slight misun-
Outstanding bad driven away The idol on
whom she had cast all her hearts wealth.
she had learned to look upon him as
dead. She had begun to look forward TO
another life In which they would meet
and set all things straight between them
But he was alive aud had pnrposely kept
away from her, and at last had rejected
ler advances toward friendship. How
'ould she live near him, with nothing as
once was. Oh, this was dreadful
bought. Perhaps be was married now
might be be bad long ago forgotten
Ter.
Busy With her own sad thoughts, she
lurrisd, almost ran, down the familiar
treet, not needing the rapid footsteps be.
ide her,until hand timedly touched her
rm.
The haggard, miserable man had pick.
d mp heart to come after her, feeling In
is soul that il he let that opportunity
Ass By him all bis years OF prayer and
Waiting should be as vain as In his worst
noments he bad feared they would.
Miss Maxwell
Well.
Give me your hand now, will you?
,ou misunderstood me just now, as you
i'd years ago. | Imeant to give II to you.
iy God, have dreamed of this moment,
'aking and sleeping, always. lat least
peak to me-let me touch your hand
gain-it is more than have dared TO
ope for-I should have been back long
go, but fate willed 1t otherwise, and
ow, poor and wretched had returned
thank heaven for your good fortune
nd feast my eyes with the sight OF the
nly woman l ever loved. | shall 20
way tomorrow. You will forgive nae
'r coming7 l could not help It; the
ish was stronger than my manhood.
Miss Maxwell stopped crying, and
Jain held out her hand.
Nathan, are you certain that ell you
y 10 true-do you love me5
Better than life, Drucy-better than
e..
Then you must not 20 away. could
It lise through that again.
Nathan's thin hand trembled in hers;
shadow on him darkened.
But do you not know-you do not I'M .
rstand, Drucy-I cannot stay. am J
or-miserably poor. have for long '
ne been ill-all bad gained was swept '
ray, and nov come back empty handed Z
th nothing to offer but my love
Alb, Nathan my love, my Lowell II you q
uld know how rich that makes me u
oney care nothing for; have enough
US both; but you shall keep that, and 0
will take your love in exchange. g.
all then be the richer OF the two. q
Orucy smiled through her tears, and Y
'than thought she had lost nothing of II
auty since the day they bad parted, 50 P
ig before, when neither one had dream. U
how serious that parting could be, "
how much of life's sunshine 1t wou ID O
them Of before they should meet %
ain. g
The new house was large enough for u
0 families, with room TO spare, and Il W
s grand affair, that wedding up at p
ss Max wells. "a
Envy win have its ding, and there are al
ks in Liscomb to thiG day who talk At W
sewing society Of Drucy MAxwelPs 81
bition, aud fue airs, and her last u
Ince. "
am surprised 10 find thai The Puerto =
Sol, the principal place at Madrid, Ia : .
aled BY electric light 10 manner ! !
ich, 80 far As the lighting 10 concerned