Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26

olIo "OlSHlS IluS II was MS last DAY with u
3 They were in the parlor, could see thel
through the glass doors that were pushe
partly back.
l came up and sat on the porch. Sh
5 was singing to him some of our simnl
ballads, that he liked so much while
: bent over her, turning her music an
watching the burning light of ioy in he
dark brown eyes.
Sing me my favorite, Nina ?" His tone
were so low and gentle, he was so devote
that could almost forgive her lovirg hir
SO much and forgetting US so utterly i
that love, yet | knew that our home woul
never be what it had been.
A tide of crimson yelled cheek and bro,
and the words gushed forth in such dee
pathos.
Ny heart is fOunt yelling upward forever
- When think of my true love by night or bv dav.
nat heart keeps its faith like fleet flowing river
| ,nHIcn SusneS forever and sings its way
nave thoughts full of peace for his soul to repose in
| we're DuI ms own wife to win and to woe
On! sweet II the night of misfortune ever closing
10 rise ike me morning star, darling, for you"
Then he kissed her lips, and ewes. hold
ing her close to him, his fair head bendet
so low, that his gold locks mingled with
her brown tresses.
My Nina, if | were only worthy of thi,
faith, this love, that you put so unreasonable
III me, but all fall so short of it"
she started as if he had given her
blow. " Hush y she said clutching one
OF his hands in both of hers. Never.
never, unless you wish to anger me. saw
aught against yourself to me. 1t only
causes me to love you all the more, and vet
IL makes my heart feel so hopeless"
could watch them no longer, our whole
lives were changed She would think of
us no more, there would always be another
uppermost in her thoughts.
Inc parting was over. She had watched
MIN from the window drive round the
curve, there was futter of white and he
was gone.
| had heard her half whisper to him.
Don t 60, Duglass If you do, you never
will return"
Nina?n NV
"Oh no not that, "she walled" "some
thing awful, awful will happen ?"
Nothing will happen to keep me from
you,' he said, kissing her. She was stand.
ing at the window with her back to me.
all the while,-then he came to me and
whispered For her sake, Jennie. cheer
herr
| went to her and forced myself to talk.
don't know what | said, but she mt her
arms around me and leaned her head on
my shoulder, just as she had done since
childhood, when she was troubled.
Alter DugIass was out of sight, she said
cannot stay here, Jennie, | must 20
out. She kissed me and went. watched
her run across the lawn and enter the
church. Slowly followed; she had thrown
herself down by the altar. No tears came
to sooth her burning eyes, only piteous
moan now and then escaped her. Some
children out side began to sing:
Nearer my God to Thee,
Nearer to Thee
L en- though it be cross,
That raiseth me"
IL soothed her; she closed her ewes and
the tears tlowed, while she half knelt. half
sat at the altar with her head resting
against the railing. Finally, there settled
calm IN her grief, and she was 40 still if
almost seemed like death.
was this the answer to the PRAYER that
welled up from her heart? No doubt of II
The children had ceased singing. stole
out, closed the door softly after me. and
went to tho parsonage 1t was tea time
when she returned, looking so much more
like her ownself than | had hoped she
would. ono
Days passed and vet no letter came
anxlously | watched Nina, for she had not
had left ''''
This silence so grieved her, and vet she
wore the mask of gaysty we'll DER all of il,
All OF the old books she had loved were
put by now. Netts rehearsal of the
" Tanning Of the Shrew'' was tame indeed,
" Hamlet" was horrible, poetry was absurd
Scott and Tennyson were thrown aside
She only read Kathrina;" Duglass had
gwen 1t to her. Written on the fv.Ieaf
was: TO my Kathrina, Nina Dure. from,
Bertram' D. s."
Would she ever love the old books anv
more? The old haunts on the lawn. the
wood, and by the lake were lust as dear as
ever and here she would sit for hours read.
ing and musing.
by turns Janette coaxed, scolded and
was cross, trying to draw her thoughts
from Duglass. e"''
She would laugh and say "Oh. yes.
liked them once, but they are so tame
One day Nett replied, 81 know the
reason why' too; because Duglass Staple. |
ton came here. He stole your love and now
ne Will never come back any more: he's |
been gone more than week, PERTAINS re. |
turned to an old love he picked up on shin |
ooaro' you IL hear from him no more"
Nina screamed and fell back in her
chair. How could your" cried, going |
quickly to her, she had tainted.
10 be continued.