Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-07
letters from Mr.. Cartwright, and writ
;.c .borf cool ansyers.

letters from Mr.. cartwright, anu WI"
ing short cool answers.
| lost my appetite, / could not sleep
at night. and the torture ! vas enduring
made me look 80 III that Maud became
freiyhtened and declared she would
write and summon my husband home
and tell him WAS pinlng away for him.
I forbade her doing 30 so sternly that
she dared not dl.obey me. ter was
determined that he should never hear
from any lips but mine that at last his
heart. desire was attained, for l loved
him.
At la,t, when he had been away ten
days. l could bear it no longer. for |
should have brain fever i'll went ON this
WAY. so determined to 90 to Aelfon.
where Mrs. Cartwright lived. and see
nv husband. came to this decision
enc night, and went into Maud's room
early in the morning TO tell her my in'
tenuon. expected she would laugh at
me. but think she guessed something
was wrong for she seemed glad to hear
it and helped me to pack few things
and set of in time TO catch the morning
train.
II was a three hours journey. They
seemed three years to me, for the near
er got TO my husband the more i'm
patient I was TO see him. At Last We
got to Melton, a large town. OF course
as | was not expected there was no one
to meet me, so / took ny TO Mrs.
Cartwright's house, where 1 arrived
about three o'clock.
l learned afterwards that Andrew wa,
with bis mother in the drauing-room
when l drove up, but thinking l wa
only a visitor he escaped into another
room, 80 | found nay mother-in-law
alone.
By her side we're some OF my hu''
hand's socks which she was darnln2.
socks which had handed over to the
seryants TO mend, and which j now
lonyed to snatch away from his mother
His desk stood opon. letter to me
which he was writing lying on it.
The servant abHouuced me a' Mrs
Andrews, my voice failing as gave nv
name so that Mrs. Cartwright h>'u up
her hands in astonishment when t!e
saw who 1t was.
NV dear! Nelly! has anything hap
pened How III you look! What is its'
she exclaimed.
I want my husband 1 gasped' sink
ing or to chair. Without another
word Mrs. Cartwright lett the room; l
feel sure now she guessed all about it,
and can never thank her enough for
torbearing TO VERY me with questions
az to what had come for.
She came back IN iev moments with
a glass Of wine which she made me
drink, saying she would send him to me
at once i'll took It. complied. and
she went for him /; IN another minute
heard his step outside the door, and
then he came in.
Nelly. my love-my darling! what
ia it,' he cried as rushed into his out
stretched arms. and hid my face in his
breast, sobbing bitterly. For some mo-
ments / could not speak at last Ere
covered myself enough to sob out:
On, Andrew, my love! my dear love
can you ever forgive mes came to ash
you, aud tell you I can't live without
you.' Iwould have said more. but hi
kisses stopped my mouth. and when a
length he let me 20 there were othel
tears upon m, cheeks besides my own
That was the happiest hour OF my
life, IN spite Of my tears; and before
nv mother-in-law joined US, which sh'
liscree,ly avoided doing until dinner
time. / had poured out all / had to tel
into my husbands ears, and / Learned
from him that he had left me to try wha
effect bis absence wsuld have on me
TO. h, had felt for some time that M
pride was the greatest barrier he ha'
to winning my love.
He had judged right. He was to'
generous to tell me how much ne ha'
suffered from my Indifference, but
knew it must have grieyed HIM terribly
, He i. q different man now, he looks D
. happy, and know he would not chang
places with any enc on earth. ~ewsn
back to the rectory the next day, bu
we could not persuade Mrs. Cartwrigh
: TO come with US ; she said we were be'
| alone, and 1 think she was right
FOUND AT LAsT.-As MlsslasipT
river steamboat came TO river landing
. tall, ungainly. gawkish looking fello'
) leaning against woodplle attracted tn
d attention of the passengers, one