The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-06-10

Oh Win viii, forgive mel You
must forgive me you must come hack
70 me % let me SO to you r. q. !.
But alas ner repentance came too latel
VIII was hundreds Of miles away. and
between him and Grace peaceful home
cannon were thunIlerinr their draad
alarm, and wars heroic victims were
falling BY the tens Of thousands.
They foand her lying Unconscious and
apparently ifeless under the naples.
with her still white face all wet with the
night dews, and the little cold hands
clasplng close to he her heart Willis short,
i
Private Thornley, soon won for himself
the reputation Of being the most desper-
ately daring man in the army. If any-
thing particularly dangerous was to be
attempted, Thornley, was always sure to
offer his services. E33 S. 6sss
He never seemed to sleep, and was for
ever putting himself in the most danger
Gus places; but do what he would. and
1 tempt tate as he might, nothing harmed
him. s -
Three years Of bio dshed. turn oiI. any
iety and alternate hope and fear PASSED
away years that had been to Grace one
long agony Of sorrowful regrets and allow
Mearlsome waiting; for she did wait, and
heaven only knows how patiently and
Prayerfull y---Walted for some sign from
Will-waited to know that he still cared
Tor her, or at least remembered that she
had once been his wife.
She knew that Colonel Thornley, was
somewhere In Tennessee. but for the rest.
she knew no more than the merest stran-
ger who read his name and an account Of
his brilliant deeds in the daily papers.
The tabled Lethe is a stream never
found this side Of the grave, search long
and far as one may, and those three stir.
ing years, active as was his life and haz-
ardous his march to fame, had BY no
means brought forgedulness to Will
Thornley's troubled heart. II.
Grace was SO young and impulsiyei He
should have been more patienti more
forebearing, more forgiung. He felt re-
morseful and self-c ndemmed but how
make the matter up nows
Some thoughts as these were passing
gloomily through his mind, one evening.
as he sat alone in his tent, bordering
over the subject. What sad, sad ruin
me madness OF az an hour had made of his
NE!
5iue ne nag no small share Of fame,
and II was not altogether egotism, per-
haPs, to say it was fairly earned; but
happiness he had lost, and wife and
home, though the old love still remain
ed, and tonight, somehow, seemed very
neal. e.
~; = =. laay 20 see you, colonel, said the
s s !, asn oiuefiy' en'ellhs me tent and
s Es'..I .s5.
- 9 can : see anybody tonight, sergeant.
polas begging refugee, l suppose, Refer
~. - Ala)or eSllnton, testify replied the
' = i.nssl5 ].
put sns g not refugee, or anything
81 81. INA. sol!' ana says she must see you.
one Ainuel weakly COOKING. ana as pale
as gnoss, via the trayell IN and trouble
pug 2 4 Y anu begging your pardon, coll
enet, Ao, Iatner go 70 the guard house
3i ~, :, wees, tnan take your message to-
i y sloutiy urged the honest est orderly.
AZ imPatle 9 ~ lrown darkened the col
onels pIoM, !or ne =, had grown stern and
llll'aule curing the past three years, and
vas NJ more the VIII Inornley ne had
lolmeriy Deen than the merry hearted
s ala sa,9 Is IKE grlm' IRON handed
'u ..a neau-M .h als y al. 8, IS.
IS, snow ., the lady In, then, and be quick
al ~ \, ne SAID sn mort s.S
Luz. oruerly promptly obeyed. and
SOL leaP Pealea, conaucung 9 lady, who
.Iemoled e.s vlsloiy ana seemed half afraid
, - sn.el, tnouga sne nad put moment '''
pslore pegged the orderly 70 procure the
! 'ns n,, TOT TOT he =.
Inc sergeant instantly retired; and
WIZ a,, 9 sharp ln mt, We'll, mad
AM colonel anornley turned to know
tne pleasure OF ms strange visitor.
me llgnt from rom the single tallow cam
l faa, pu1n'ng on me table, was SO dim as
~. Sspalely aunt q readily distinguishing
!ne feature OF one IN the corner where
t1e small, shrinking figure stood, as
VINE l111 sn I'M nefveless % statute.
Z, Y gu, madam,o and this time Colonel
. AagIniey1s zones were not quite 90 sharp.
M ~ = your . business ness With with mef
. me woman IAN, TOOK step forward, and
81 .., sec9no Gown at ms feet3 tell that
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