Connecticut western news., 1880-03-31

Felix found MT. Lee deaf and duml whenever her name was mentioned Ant then followed the two most perplexins and annoying weeks that ever spent il | my life, of which the best description will be found in extracts from EthePI journal, which years after she laughingly submitted to my inspection:
 "Ocr. 1OrH.-I have passed Q terrible evening. While in the library this after ternoon, there was ring at the door and before had fully realized the fac of new arrival, in walked MT. Ruther ford, with no less person than Hart man Lee.s
 1T stood like statue; and I could see that he was as fully as much aston. ished as myself. He was angry, also.
 "Often during the two years which We have been strangers, have I longed to unsay those rash words, spoken in mo- ment of anger, and bid him come back if only to hear how truly I loved him.
 "But he has not forgiven me. His eyes flashed fire, and the veins on his forehead stood out, till they formed the thunderbolt which makes his face so pe- culiar in anger. He has grown older hardly handsomer he looks so stern and self-reliant.
 "I was in doubt how to act; but he saved me the trouble of deciding-only making slight bow, and not looking to- ward me again for the remainder of the evening. see how it is. He means to ignore my existence-to behave exactly as though I were not present.
 Doubtless he fancies that 1t is all a well-concocted plan to bring him back to his allegiance; and intends to frllstrate it by this line of conduct, in which de- sign shall take care to assist him.
 "Poor little Mary she is grievously distressed. She has not the faintest idea of what it is all about; but she is sure there is some misunderstanding and begs me to tell her what it is, and what she shall do.
 "She even spoke of sending him away, but I would not hear of it. I would gladly go myself, but I do not wish him to think that his presence can affect me in any way. The only course left me, seems to be utter quiescence and though it is trying one, I shall en- deavor to pursue it without deviation. ''
 "OoT. 11TH.-I find quiescence not al- together so easy as I had imagined.
 "Memory is continually busy, and cannot look at that cold, stern face, but I recall some enchanted time, when it was looking ardently at mine, or bending toward mine, illumined with love and admiration.
 "Then, can it be that few nasty words should dig such an awful chasm between us-a chasm that can never be bridged over, and where ou1 iving-love lies buried? Words-what are words but air? He knows ill his heart that love him, and yet
 "This evening went into the music room, and played over some of the airs he used to love.
 "It was very dark but I played by feeling, quite sure that I was alone, fol Mary was in the kitchen experimenting the dessert, and had seen MT. Ruther ford go out with him an hour previous and overcome by the recollections of ou past happiness, I stopped playing; an6 laying my head down on the piano, sob bed aloud.
 "I can scarcely tell whether what fol lowed was dream or reality; but as sa there, I felt an arm passed around my waist, and a mustached lip pressed o1 my cheek.
 "In my terror and surprise, scream ed slightly; and bursting from whoever it was that held me, ran up stairs, ant did not go down even to supper.
 "I fear and yet wish to meet him, now What will he say; and, more than all what shall say?"
 Ger. 15TH-I find that I have beel giving myself vast deal of unnecessar. | trouble.
 eff the scene in the parlor were not 1raoD, if uas a mornaDtarv oapr;o