Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-04-21
that should alone be mine to others ?


"Stopp she said in voice | had
never heard from her before-'Stop!
Remember Mr.. Grafton, am not your
slave yet, to do your bidding alone. !
very much fear | should be, if | were
your wife, which will never be, unless
| very much change my mind, and you
your actions and nature too
Miriam, you never loved me. You
have been trilling with me, as with the
others. And, as Heaven hears me, you
shall not have chance to change your
mind. | will 90 and leayeyOu TO carry
on your game of heart-breaking' he
said, in such IA bitter voice as | never
heard
"Go, then. It's better SO. Good
night, Mr.. Grafton, she answered; and
he said:
"Good-bye, you may add, and for
ever. will trouble you nomore Miss
Ashtonr
"She smiled, as much as to say, You
will be back again tomorrow and
walked out, leaving him in the library.
Another moment and he followed, and
| escaped then, and heard him ordering
his horse a moment later.
"IIe only lived about mile up the
road. You know the 'Old IlallY That
was his home,
"That word forever kept ringing in
my ear. Although | knew it was only
lovers quarrel, and thought he would
either be back again in the morning, or
she would write him note in the after
noon, felt really so sorry for him,
going off 50 unhappy But knew he
was as much, may he more, IN FAULT
than she was. But it was such 'rall
night, so icy and slippery. | wis, I he
had stayed with us, as he often diu.
81 left Miss Miriam in the drawing
room, and went up stairs to attend
some of our guests. \ very short time,
not more than Il half hour, think,
could have passed, when | heard loud
ring at the hall door \ few moments
after. a scream from my lady caused
me to fly almost to her: but | had only
reached the stairs when another cry, Il
heart-rending wall, seemed sounded
through these halls.
Terrified, | sprang down the stairs
Just as some men We're bearing into this
room the form of one that it needed
only another glance to tell whom.
"They laid him on a couch, Just
there, between those great windows
The man whom only little while be
fore had left us, full of health mo
strength, was there lying pale and life
less
"Y'es, yes, his goodbye was for ever.
Archie Grafton was dead. Throw
from his horse, his head striking agains
large rock on the side of the road, d
great gaping wound on his broad, hand
some forehead, told us that. Mr.. Ashton
caught his sister in his arms, and strOvr
to take her from the dreadful sight
but with another wild cry and a bound
she fled from him, and again sanl
down beside her dead lover, pillowinl
his head on her breast,
ooh, | think | can see her now TIN
; great stains of blood all over her beau
tiful dress.
well, well; it was long before the
: could get her away; and when the
= did, they soon knew her mind wa
wandering. Aye, yes, think wit
: that first cry thlt escaped her lips, he
reason was gone.
"ArtCr weeks of illness she rccoyero
some strength, and moved about agai
], among us; but, oh, the 5addcsL fac
j that ever was seen, was hers then. y
one would have known her.
4 "Sighing all the time: weeping S
!, much; never speaking except to al
c swcr, and then, most always, her rcpl
c would b" the same to every question
v Gone for ever"
Y Yes, she was melancholy mad
c they all said. Now here comes I'll
strange part of my story She was 81
t. ting looking out of the window on
g. day, | watching her 1t was tWiligh
d All of a sudden, she started up. liz
Il eyes grew bright; Il beautiful smile WI
y over her whole face; she looked lii
herself; and, waving her hands ont {
y the window, said:
ii "I'm coming, Archie; wait Il III
y ment.' Out of the room she IA
through the hall, and out on the law
h | followed to the door
h, 81 saw her put forth her arms, as
to welcome some one; and then, to sa'
T.. me, could not follow any nearer he
ID nor raise my eyes even. ! was posse
to sed with II sort Of awe, or terror;
| don't know what it was.
er "She walked up and down under u
to trees, so some of the servants said, ~
declared, too, they saw II gentlemi
d, with her. Others said it was her ov
n. shadow. Perhaps | might have se'
to and known if | could have looked; b
py | did not dare.
he Il heard her talking softly, loving
W. to herself, or some one else. She car
a. in saying. Good night, love- and look
to gentle, happy. From that night 5
he, was no longer sad, but every evenil
Ist lust at twilight, she would 90 ont a
it seem to welcome some one: and alwa
I'M | would grow so frightened, or get p'
I'D sessed of that strange feeling, tina
o. dared not raise my eyes.
nj Zone afternoon it was raining, II
he she sat watching at the window. 5
to turned to me and said:
lat "I don't think Mr.. Grafton will COZ
it. this evening; he will not wish me
walk in the rain. But perhaps he "
ed want to come and sit with me, in he
,rs Mary Leonard, / do not want him
Eat come in, because if he does, he "
/ | surely coax me away, andI am not j.
wy ready yet. Now be bright looking o
ng and if you see him let me know, AM
eet will run out for moment. Get
lst shawl
n | "No one would have dreamed
ley crazy, if they did not know.
in Archie was dead, and could not col
ut | got the shawl, and in n few nome
after she said:
of "Here he comes! Dear Arcl
ers He could not stay away
re "She ran out, but only staid a Iii
ust while, and came back, smiling sof
ing and singing little love song she u