The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-03-18

n wh1to. aeooiyed !aco. upon vhiel
! 80 the imprint Of . hoof. and q,
stafinesyes that saw nothing. Seizisf
hsr band to feel her pulse. her finger,
ctossd like . vics on his, and with ,
6oo vhlsive e1fnrt che murmured: "Tha,
va =. s.tssrible wish. and relspssd iote
pncoosciousness. Doctors were sen,
Tor and on examination they found ~
arm broken, . knee-cap almost crushed
and many cruel bruises. She WAS car.
ried home. and be it said to Bsrnum',
credit, vas n,t allowed to want fo,
saythi1E. Her Sev friend osaled fre.
queotly to leave fruit aud fowers. and
etlc3A when shs was anuoanced con.
veleeosnt. Was admitted to her pres
eecs. Then che told her story, simple
and soryevfpl.
; hr1oeH nd brought Up in little town
\ huoared miles from Albany, and by
p6edJ aho. 3NGiih nos vs.ltAy. 6ssrs
in comfortable circumstances, and the
toSen q .. saau hotel. she hsdi led .
happE life until she reached seventeen.
q S6idE age she s1joysa he dignisS
,nf lSadiug the village choir and driving
Aet. t.oNh spsnsnf poaiss. q About tsAk
time ? Aslesmaa Of . Nell-kpovn fiso
50 Sc xos;S Stopped Il bsr' fsther's
house, fell in leve with her, proposed
nasriage asd d.~as ecesptsd, she think
ing il : Ans thing t. have . lover from
. large city. A'H4- -
Shortly sftsrvard they were welded
and went 70 g. Louis to live, her hus.
band taking hsr 70 bis sisters homo
HV sister Wss 3 apinster Of Uncertain
age and temper. but having . large in.
terest in the arm which her brother
rsprsasntsd. carried things With high
hand and complsfsly ruled him. When
tho young wife Was introduced she was
first found fault with because she was
young. then because she was pretty !:
hsr VaAne5s, clothes and sintances
wefeSlls datjeisod and coodemued. The
hut6ahd. not having courage enough to
uphold bis wife. sided with bis sister.
To Louise. . pett"d and only daugh.
tex, th . trrstment VAS maddcning; she
rssentsd It snd matters went on from
bad 70 wore. Finally. without even
taking u change of clothes with her,
she ran away in ft of desperation and
cane 10 New York city, where she Join.
I'd The. Mppodrons - relsted.
Theyouug lawyer listened to the story
With Psipful intsrest deciding on only
cas thing, that she must not renew her
circus life At first she insisted on re-
joining the conpsny when che was veil
6nough, but finally yielded to his suR.
eostion-study fer tho stage. - she
had considerable dramatic talent. This
she dld with Miss Fanny Morant. who
asks 500 . month for two terms, and
with such sucoess that she felt warrant.
ed in making her appearance at Nc
Vicker's last season in the 1.-TWO Or.
phsns," and under tho name Of Miss
1eroe Charles.
Q Il 10 needless to say that the young
lawyer paid the expenses of her dram-
alto training, and furnished her outfit,
but i is needful to add that eu 7 lis
Efforts for her we're made with . fdisin-
te4estedness - rare - il ID beautiful in
the generosity Of man toward woman
Who 10 loved. Her confidence in his
honor he held sacred BY upholdiug
hsrG and % il happened that afterward
while On > southeIp topr with Edwin
Boeth, Who took : kindly interest IA
her. they played in St Louis. and in
the audience was her Husband, who ct
once recognised her.
The next dAy che recsived . long
letter ftop him. expressing sincere re-
pentance for The past acknowledging
bis lack Of coursgs, and adding that his
sister was now dead, and that II che
would return hs would devote the re-
naipdar Of Hs life - making her
TSis letter she gave to the man who
had 20 generously befriended her. with
. note nyipg that to hin shs sswed
everything: aud promising 10 follow his
decision. sN r{gt1Ff1 &
Realisiog that the offer meant for
her honor. cnnfort and peace. he an
svered in ooe word, Return" which
che did. end 10 now settled il her own
home In St Louis. and that is the fes-
con that the world theaters know no
ooge Of Nesoe.
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