The Van Buren press., 1879-01-21

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had come at last. Heaven help her te
bear it !"
! In the morning she found that Ern
est had gone, leaving a letter which in
formed her that the spirit of his sainteo
mother told him that he was no longer
advisable for them to remain together
Thei marriage had always been dis
tasteful to her; she had repeatedly
warned him before marriage. 1t was
breaking his heart, for he loved hel
better than ever, but he must obey bis
departed mother and leave his wife
who could never be congenial to hin
now.
Ethel did not die. Women like her dc
not die, but live to suffer on.
Wan, and white, ana happard, Ernesl
sits in his studio befoIe the picture of the
upon-sits. and looks, and whispers
"Oh, Ethel Ethel my wife'
1t is Ernest Carrolton; and one morn.
ing he took up card and read:
Madame Crevlle, Seance Medium
Come and learn yoag fate. No
street."
He hurled the card from him with
a spirit of vengence. Alas all too
we'll he had learned his fate. But the
old madness was upon him, and he went
to Madame Greville's. OF course she
was very glad, and very much surprised
to see him, She waxed eloquent and
sweet, and finally told him what desert
her life was, and how she longed for a
eongenial companion.
"You and l could be happy together,
Ernest" she said.
Mr.. Carrolton was staggered, but his
eyes were slowly opening to the truth,
He said,
81 have a wife, Madame: one whom
| shall always love, nonor and aespect.
If had not. could not love you"
Madame glared at him fiercely, say
ing:
q thought l had spoiled all that
pretty nonsense for you. Do you 60
on loving her after all that have told
your"
Then it was you, madame" he said,
slowly. g had begun to think of late
that departed spirits would not come back
and separate man and wife. | know it
now. Ethel often told me that my moth.
er was too good woman to do that"
"Yes, it was L." madame said, too
much exasperated to be cautious II
always hated that girl | vowed re-
venge when you married her, and have
had it. She will never live with you
again.
And Madame Greville left the room
make his way bach eC' his rooms and pom
der on what he had heard. He did not
stop to think long, however, but imme.
diatey began his packing, and took the
first train north, with a wild hope in his
heart that, after all, Ethel would forgive
and receive him.
School was closed for the day. The
merry, noisy children wended their way
home but the teacher sat at her desk ;
weary and 81 3k at heart.
They had never had such a teacher
before--one that they all reverenced
and obeyed, as they did sweet Ethel
Carroton. And so they told the hand
some gentleman that stopped them on
the hill, and one less shy than the rest
said:
"My ma says she looks as if she had
had lots of trouble"
The gentleman groaned aloud, and
after distributing handful of change
among the children, made his way to
ward the school house with a trembling
heart
The afternoon sun was shading in al
the windows in long, trembling bars o
gold, falling across the chestnut waves
Of hair a halo of Furnished glory. lr
her right hand she held a we'll worI
letter, that she had read hundreds o
times since that fatal winter morning
She was reading 1t now, with the same
grieved CULVER about the lips that they
wore when she read it then.
"She did not hear the step that cross
ed the threshold. She only knew wher
he in abject humiliation said
"Can you ever forgive me, Ethel, m,
wife ?"
She did not faint or cry out, for sh
had always expected him to come back
but she put her two arms around his necl
with little sobbing shiver.
"Oh, Ernest, Ernest, you have com
back p
"It you will forgive me. and take me
Ethel, yes
And you'll never consult then
again ,"
elf l do it will not be through Mad
anne Grevile, but through genuine ant
reliable person"
And Madame Greeville ground he
teeth in rage when she heard that th
young artist and his bride had returned t,
their home in the city When Mr.. Car
rolton seeks supernatural advice now, i
is from disinterested person.
Ice did not become an article OF ccm
merce until the present century; but al
ready in the United States alone 100000
900 are invested in the business of gath
ering and selling it, Large shipments O
ice are made in South America and Asia
the European nations supplying them
selves with ice from Norway. There ha
been a remarkable increase in the use o
the article in the United States since lS4t
when only $4,000 tons of it were used
In the year 1876 the consumers bough
! 2,500,0 900 tons, and probably 5000, 90
were cut Rppr brewers are tho hes