The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-09-10


had Charley seen the tears which fell
from your eyes like dew upon the roses,
and dropped warm on my hands, II
know, sir, he could not have misjudged
the emotion which prompted your caress. -
So saying she threw her head down on
the table and sobbed afresh, begging of
me to see her husband and compel him
to listen to an explanation, as he was so
angry he would not heed a word she
said.
"Then this is what is breaking your
heart, is it, child?" asked, placing my
hand upon her dropping head and
thoughtfully stroking her luxuriant,
wavy tresses, falling about her snowy,
dimpled shoulders and fitfully floating a
bewildering veil DER her turbulent bo-
som.
marrow minds and bigoted souls of
licentious tendencies and pious spin
sters of forced celibacy, and young hus-
bands with false and fanciful ideas of
passion and gallantry, and old male
croakers with no elements left save their
shriveling forms publishing their lost
manhood, may scott Mt the idea of an ex-
allied affection between the sexes, bound
by no ties save their God given right of
existing in the same world, my friend, 4"
L said may scott, if they will, at the
idea of an uncarnal appreciation of
beauty, bearing the unmistakable i'm
print of divine fiat but whatever infer
ence such may have drawn from past
words and acts of mine L care not, and
frankly confess to you that, in this SUI
preme moment of great Indignation and
conflicting emotions, when grave ques-
tons throng and knock at the window of
the mind and reverberate on my tensioned
heart strings, experience new thrill
OF supreme admiration for my young
friend. humbled here before me in all
the glory of her endowments, and know
and feel that my life will be brighter
and better for it !; and above all realize
that she Is the true wife of my respected
ueighbor. and that experience no feel
ings of disloyalty to the sacred relation
ship existing between you-husband
and wife my only regret being that he
so little realizes what a sterling prize he
possesses that he seems to know not,
as L know, that, were she encompassed
by dangerous associations, the impreg-
| nable shield of her virtue would avail
her in thought and deed" All this and
very much more said to her, with my
hand stroking her hair, and she, amid
broken Sobs, defending her husband if
CHANGED to cast reflection upon him.
For this L admired her, as had only
sought to stimulate her to realizing
sense of her position in the matter, pre-
pairing her for defensive stand against
his accusations.
Now, Minnie" L concluded, ego
and bring your husband face to face with
us, you the crushedfower and the USE
less tare in a or ce-blooming garden of
love and beauty"
She arose as 1 ceased speaking, calm
now, but very pale, and her eyes dim
with weeping.
Eyes, kind sir" she said, CT will
bring Charley if-if he will come, and
all will be made right again.
cts all right, my darling wife," ex-
claimed manly voice, and her husband
rushed III our presence. Throwing one
arm around the yielding form of his
now-loyous and radiant wife, and ex-
tending his other hand to me, he begged
my pardon and hers, and reproached
himself with all the significant epithets
he could command. 81 have heard and
seen all your interview" he continued. |
+" L followed you, Minnie, when you first
ran in here instead of going after war;
rant, and have been hiding at the door.
was ashamed of it but oh L am twice |
glad now, for have seen my folly, and
will never doubt my pet again.
l assured him he had my forgiveness.
This, said /, "has been an eventful
day to you, my neighbor-the grandest |
day of your life for it has taught you
the sterling worth and character of her
who, though your wife, you knew so
little of. 1t has taught you, neighbor
Charley, that you are fortunately pos
SCISSOR OF the very best gift under heaven
to MANA beautiful, philanthropic, pure
and tenderly faithful wife,"
81 know it, uncle; know it," he ex-
claimed; "God bless you! You and
she have taught it to me in the last half
hour. And can you ever forgive me,
darling ?" she asked of Minnie.
g Yes, yes, Charley it's all forgiven.
l am, o SO happy again, my dear hus-
band, you do not know p Then, heav-
ing long sigh, as of o great relief, with
her hand upon her heart, she added.
=" There is no more pain here now"
ANiiV p"SOuJ Joyouo Dcdulcti IcT eyes, |
through her tears, looking up at us
beamed with wife's love-ight for him,
and pure woman's friendship-light for
me.
After they left me, in each others
arms, with my blessing, Charley ran
back from half way across the garden
TO again grasp my hand and Minnie,
too, half beside herself with childish
happiness, laughingly ran back after ,
him. I
Thus this happy couple, with the t
warm, tender JOY of new betrothal, I
sought the sanctity of their own home,
eaving the loneliness of their absence |
With me.
This, kind reader, was the trouble 1 .
md my neighbours wife had innocently
aused; and, while the affair taught me y
,reater discretion in the future, / think i
charley never again became jealous of
my ones appreciation of his splendid g
vife.-Chicago Ledger.
A New YORK dispatch says that Henry