New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-23

We We have have been en- indeed De- deceived SotS e.
otheri That ! am not she yhcm ycg q 4
deed the best and the beat loved o. women. and 3
as s sSaSss sSe Il ssa. ssosy q
LEa-You win regret it tomorrow You seers6|
made to the passion Of the moment. Do nct pre-
test, my friend. This viii be between "a c0nsta1y
subject OF bitterness and regroaches. and ~ ~
renewed each instant. and the wound In our hea{t4
will ever grow larger. devcurinx al our happtnes
D.-And II 1 swear 70 yon, Lea. that asveF word
which costs You 90 dear What value has Il a.
yiction All IL You had consented In that waZ3 Il
But IL drag you 70 church in spite OF yonr?1lf
What victory II s fer from che sInmea yh1s
maze you believe. And Ihaye sueceedsd % iittle'
have wounded all my BELIEFS land mortaiIy thae
which had IN you ~ (.
DIDO not say that, Lea: you make me afraid,
me to-day what was yesterday. And this morn.
ing, at my sad awalxing, when sought in my hcas1
the sweet image which / had made there OF yo1s
Daniel lsceepiag. no longer found IL; it i no
more there.
D.-But have kept yours, Lea. II is always
LEA-O, dismiss 1t. then. since everything sepsc
rates usl
D.-No; since yen are weeping.
LEA-I weep Tor my lost love, my vaBisDeQs
dreams All that you have killed. u
D.-But which shall live again! Como ID. the
sacrifice that make for you. except to isdse b. &
the greatness of my love-. Let us go at once Coms
with all your friends and all mine Come! comet
LEa~Nc, Daniel: / have promised to be you.
wife on that condition, and as q loyal girl viii
Daniel. 20 there, like you. without conviction
| for know too well where that will lead na.
PFC the happiness of our whole lifei
D.-But, thcn-when you came II was then Il
! this divorce. You wanted to sign this acc which
separates us! Yon have come to thatf Is IT pos,
| up Oh, never neverl Do you hear Never { n
LEA-Well. Them have told yeu, l am ready.
You are giv,ng me great pain, my friend I swear
d. want yo9 to love me STILL will 1t. do you
"i LEA viii viii be- be- your wife have told you sol
D.-But not thus! Alb unhappy woman, what
dreadful vengeance YOU have taken! To give your
self thus, cold. frozen, dead! AT each word, ST
cedes, and still recedes, and leaves me alonei 1
| seek you-you are no longer therel call yoa-yoe
no longer hear mel press yon In my arms--you are
| only q shadow now, and very soon Will be but >
| dream! ~
LEA-But am here. Daniel, ready to obey youl
D.-But / do not wish you TO obey me-. Oil
| anything rather than this resignation. which is
killing me Your anger. il you will. your anger OF
last night At least it was passion-it was iiiei
But this death which tears living one from the
other! 1t is too dreadful! / cannot bear iti or,
saw that you cannot bear it either! Say it'll Moth
ngl Your hand is frozen like your tearsI Moth
| ingl nothing mOrei all Is deadl On, my God! it u
| finished, then il ia indeed finished!
LEA-l after slence.l Daniel, what do you wish
| ME to dot
D.--(Gathcripg his forces. and ,cifh great e5orGf
| Sign! ~
Lea signs. and then, her haadkerchi5at her eyes:
goes out bet.cocn her aunt and her sister, proo.sd
silence 6llors Daniel tcats for last look from Aar
rho does not come back He turns tOtcdrd tie table Uh
| a firm Stcp as the curtain Jdtts