The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-07-13

! NEW ORLEANS DEMOO
The fast falling eyes sought the window
again and opened widely OH the red glow.
sangrg .,ed de cristol sangre % CrlstoF he
j Then he returned 10 Mary, fixed hls eyes
On her face, and never spoke again.
Jotln May came in q little later, and found
the girl fallen across the bed, over the knees
i OF the dead man. He raised her Id his arms
4 she was passive as q child, and let him al
/ most carry her out
They saw Bill buried the next day and rode
back home the same evening
4 At the door John bade Mary good.bye.
Send for me any time, IL / Gun be OF any
4 use,' he said.
II shall went nothing OF anybody now
Ohm, she answered. In dull. hopeless tones
lis face looked white and pinehed as be
turned To go. Then she seemed ta remember
how good tle had been to her during the past
Two days, and feeling of pity and eornpunc-
/ tlon came over her.
God bless you, ] ohm, shall never rforget
4 your Kindness to me-
He turned again and smiled sadly. then
flung himself into the saddle and was, of at
gallop.
| Mary was quite changed after this. She
losb all her brightness, aud seemed as though
| she could hardly drag through her work.
One day letter bearing the Rosta post
1 mark came fof her. Size opened 1t wonleriug-
! ", read @ lew words, and ran out with It into
the wood behind. She did not return for
some hours, fgr which ] did not blame her.
nor did question her as to the contents pf
the letter.
Isaw from her pale face that she was suffer-
Ing, and thought she would tell me her trouble
some time Or OtheT
Little Jesse did not like to see her look SO
grave and quiet. One day he brought d little
chlpmunk 1.-THE small ground squirreD d R1an
had tanned for him.
you take this, Mary Bell he said; 'it is
50 funny 1t will make Mary Bell laugh again.
Jesse don't like to see Mary Bell not laugh
He always called her by her full name
That sounds pretty, like blue bell he said
one day.
Our grass was all cut and gathered In. and
the mountain air was beginning to feel chilly,
So we made preparations to go down to the
plains again.
One day Mary said "Ive written to John
May ma am, to ask him to come and see me-:
| want q bit of q talk with him" 80 ~ : :
- al ll, ght. Mary; you can go out with him
after dinner Ii you like"
When she heard his horse coming up the
track she went out TO meet him. He fastened
the wood with her.
It was dusk before she returned. Finding
me alone she came into the front room, and
said.
. u I've y something tt,o tell you, ma'am. I'm
afraid. though, iyou'H think very badly Of
me-.
"What is IT, Mary2'
u have promised to marry John May next
Spring."
She became red as she said this. and COW
cred her face with her hands.
So, ! |. an very glad to hear 1t, Mary; but how
did it come about2'
"Do you remember q letter coming for ne
from Rosita, one day, ma an?"
Perfectly, Mary: you went up into the
wood TO read it.; and you looked as though
you had had unpleasant news"
y couldn't speak about 1t then, ma'a1n, 1t
hnrt me So; but now | would like to tell you
all about It. You know Thought poor Bill
Grant loved me and loved him, and didn't
heed much when he told me he had not been
true to inc.
.That letter was from q girl in Rosita--a
cruel, bad letter tt seemed to me at first. She
said as needn. fret and behave as If Bill be-
l0nged to me. He loved her and had promised
TO marry her this fall. She had his ring to
show for It, and II didn't believe her, / could
read the letter she had put inside for me. It
was from him; / knew his writing too well
even to doubt that, and it was full of loving
words, Just like what he used to write to me.
- had q hard fight Of it up in the woods
that day. put before came In | had made
Up my mind not to fret any more Ia the way
had done, seeing had never had the true
loye thought. | could not help feeling Sad
still, about the life that had been cut off So
sudden. .t ~ alt his sins; but ! could not feel
heart felt 50 empty like. and wanted to gs,t
TO father and mother, just as fast as could
! thought was being punished for letting
Them a., go OIL TO Oregon alone. My wages
would liot DC enough to pay for the long jour
kindly, towardIme. l thought would ask him
TO lend me some money. / knew could send
it back to him as soon as I reached father.
~ never thought he could care about me
When | had said what / wanted. he didnt
speak for bit, and [ thought he was wonder
Ing that could have the boldness to ask such
favor Of him. -
Never mind, John" | said, II don't won
der you're surprised as should ask YOU to
help ne, when I've always used you SO bad
@ Mary he said, don't you know how /
love you? All / havei Is yours
And then don't know how 1t came about, |
but his arm was round me Mary turned |
crying. with my hetr. on his shoulder, md
yet felt comforted like.
Then ne asked me to stay for his sake;
and ne would 70 with me to see father and
mother by-and-by, when he'd made q little |
more money. J told him ! did not deserve |
that hs should love, me still, but he never |
needed that, and before he lett me / had |
promised to marry him, only said he must |
be patient with me and give me q little time"
Mary went down to Red-stones with us for |
the winter. In the spring she and John were |
married, and went to live In huntsman's |
rancho near to us.
When paid my first visit there. I was de- |
lighted to find her looking comfortable and
happy.
said, and he's the kindest and best husband
on Hardserabble'
Excepting one, Mary"
Unconscious sarcasm.
tRockland Courer.l
'tThere were two men got into fight in |