The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-07-08

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and Oriental eyes, rose from an ottoman
at their entrance and came toward them.
At least, she came half way, and then
tottered back, with q deathly pallor
oyerspreading her comteuance; while
he--Ernest dropped lilians hand and
stood gazing at that agouized face.
Marian my wifea
''Ernestl Oh, is Il possible that We
meet at last?p
There was a dreadful silence, during
which, at Il sign from her mother, Lillian
fed, and those two were alone after
seven long years.
The stern, grave face Of Ernest Oar
rell was sterner and grayer still-eyen
Lillian might have shrnnk from it then
and Marian, the woman who Ind
blighted his life, fell at his feet
aOhl Earnest, my husband my
much wronged husband forgive met
she cried. ~ have suffered deeply
ever since that day left you.
Suffered" repeated Ernest, in cold,
| rigid tones. "Have You ever thought
of what have sufl'ered?"
Eyes, yes; ten Thousand times, re-
| Piled Iilian's mother, in voice we'll
nigh choked with emotion. .But mine
has been the undying worm Of an accus-
ing conscience. Oh, Ernest / have
been Justly punished for my wickedness.
| ] never knew how dearly ! loved you
until ! had lost you--until ] had sacri-
feed that which ! would have given the
best years Of my life to bring back Re
member what ] had always beena
spoiled, petted child, with never wish
ungratified, and itseemed 50 hard to faco
poverty even with you was very
young only seventeen, remember, Er-
nest--and all through the dim vista Of
wears that lay before me / snw nothing
but want, penury and deprivation. 1
fIed III Il moment uf madness, dcllrlum
ANYTHING You like to call II leaving be-
hind me that cold note, in which
/ bade You never seek me.
did not 90 home, fnr my parents
would have Immediately have com
municated with you ! went e an
uncle, who loved me only too well SIN
full wretch that was and ] told hun Q
lie. that YOU had deceived me, md that
| married beggar whom ! believed e
have been rich. He was . bachelor,
and lived secluded life, away from al
relatives and friends. / think was th,
only creature he loved on earth, and w
two lived alone. AT his house my littl,
child was born, and it was then that
began to think and long for You.
wrote and told my parents-as soon n
I was able of what l had done. an,
bade them to seek you, and bring yol
back home. They wrote, | know, bu
never received any answer; and 50
thought you had treated me as | dc
served and had resolved to forget me 70
ever. When Lillian was three years ol'
my uncle died, leaving me his heiress
and took this house, in which ! hay,
lived ever since, alone quite alone
with my child. Oh, Ernest, how hav
longed for you, and prayed 10 heayel
, to send yol back to me2 ! have see
your name in the newspapers sometimes
and know that ms an artist ynu hay
, risen to fame. And now, Ernest, 70
} our child's sake, forgive me take y
back, and try to think of me as lcnientl
as possible. know that you can neye
l love me again. / don't expect you tC
j but
j "Imdeed, Marian, you are wrong;
have never ceased to love yqp, inter
1 rupted Ernest's cold, stern voice, {
/. have been as truly your husband
/ heart, all through these bitter years, Z
Z If we had never parted | have wept 4
1 you and have prayed for you too, oyt
q and over again. But
tsBut You cannot take me back. NJ
!, not exclaimed Marian weeping.
+ was wrong to ask it; only l thought f'
J Lily's sake"
''And, for Iily's sake, I will, So
! Ernest. 81 love my child too well
= J, part with her now. Rise, Marian, n
y y wife-my well-heloved the past shi
be forgotten; blotted out as though
! had never been. and we will begin o
Il marriage life again.
ge II am not worthy. Oh, Ernest,
" have never deserved such love as tins
said Marian, as she was clasped i'll b
le husbands embrace.
'sYou shall make yourself deseryir
o. it is All in your hands now, remember
of he said, with grave tenderness, a
en- looking into the depths Of her beauti
ts eyes.
ed How long they remained thus,
happy silence, they might never h'
he known had not little hand, the tor
he of whose fingers Ernest Darrell had
sh before, been placed within his own.
MT He looked down and met the upturl
gaze Of his child. In moment
ear also was gathered to his arms, WI
ith blessings fell upon her fair young he
his And as she had fallen like sunbe
ces across his path in the beginning, so
be she continue to the end; and through
a happy years long afterward he co
ed only look back, with Joy and thank
ler ness unspeakable, to the day on VIII
g he had met her by the side Of the bro
air, carrying her basket Of water-lilies.
mt, Lime-Preseryed Wood.
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