The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-09-17
"Aud this is al you have ever OK.

"Aod Til. Is a all you have ever *.
"All, sir, all. Yet I realize that I an
always looking for her In her pow II
church. II she 10 absent or Ill I am
miserable, and here am I, preaching to
Others, telling them the sublime truth Of
our blessed religion. yet going about
with this secret In my heart. ! have come
to make proposal to you, John. Allow
me seat In your Office and I shall study
ministry"
mean?"
"Oh. dear, no; how you mistake me!
should be away from the place then
and might overcome It. I should make
rather poor lawyer, Ifear, but could
ut least write for you"
"My dear fellow" I said, throwing
an arm about him, ''let me sum up your
case. You have always had On over.
scrupulous aud over-sensitive con.
science. This has magnified your real
and honorable friendly liking into an
unlawful love. You have dwelt upon
the subject until 1t has assumed morbid
proportions to you. You have positively
done no wrong, but have been brave
and noble and true. Your difficulty is
not specially cardiac; a change Of scene
and good living would entirely over.
come It,"
"But suppose, John, I have no do.
sire to overcome It; suppose it gives me
secret pleasure; suppose I grow hun.
cry for words In her praise, and that
every time I chance to sec her in per.
son, it does me good like . medicine. Z"
"Only another symptom that it is not
mortal. 1t is nothing but . disease,
which change Of scene and climate will
rcctify. Let me prescribe for you, Ju.
Illus. DO not leave the ministry. Your
gifts shine there. My wife and have
made arrangements to 60 to Europe for
the season. We start in May, and
spend the summer in Italy. You shall
be one Of tho company II you will.
Charges paid" Ut was about time I
threw out little ballast, you sec, for
the shortcomings Of my youth stood out
rather prominently in tho white light of
his extreme cOnscienti0usncss.) "G0
with US, Julius, and eco il you don't
come back q well man."
lie grasped my hand with all the old
time fervor, said he would think of II,
and the result was the sequel to my
story.
went home that evening, Dick, in .
mood to appreciate my blessings, and
to pray most fervently for all bachelors.
Never did wife appear more beautiful
or children more to be beloved, a. I
thought OF the solitariness Of Hard.
words life, its purity and sweetness, Of
the paradise Of truth this world would
be were all endowed with his exquisite
sensitiveness Of conscience.
thought to interest my wife in him
BY telling her his T" story" before I told
her OF the invitation had given him,
and began It for that purpose the first
moment We were alone. But as I came,
In the order Of narration, to the name OF
the lady in question, she started from
her chair and flashed upon me such .
look Of surprise that stopped immedi.
ately for an explanation.
"John!"
eyes"
"Dc You remember julia Scott?"
III do"
"She married one by the name Of Get.
tenbergh while you were in Leipsic."
You never told me. What became
Of her thenp' = -
"lle only lived about six months.
You know what . lovely girl she wasp"
"Yes."
"Strong and seli.reliant, too"
"She seemed all that"
at would be Just like her to take
some such way Is that to earn her
living. She has rich relatives here in
New York, but I would be willing to
wager she was too independent to live
with any Of them, but sought out that
place and kept boarders. I had lost
track Of her, but I'm just q sure Of her
identity with that Julia Gettenbergh o
Il I saw her this minute.'
"Perhaps che married again, but
how could her name be the saine!''
"Johni"-A long pause.
"Wellp"
"With your leave I shall take the
train for R TOMORROW. You won't
mind my being away . day, will you,
deare ! shall unravel tho mystery. Il
would be just Ike her 70 keep her board.
ers . secret from 20 ALL" ~
So my hus-hsarted girl sought and
found our old friend, tor Il proved that
her conjectures were right, and the
simple facts Of her story are as follows:
MRS. JULIA oIrrHxDERoH's sroRr
ABBREvIATED.)
VI had no time to weep over my Loss,
for poverty or lifelong dependence
stared mo ia tho TACO. I had been :
teacher, you know, but al positions
were alled. Ioould not use my needle
to advantage, sewing Wa distasteful to
me. I resolved to 90 70 R. and
keep . model boarding house.
~ must admit that never expert.
enced tho annoyanoes that people in this
position profess to find. Ny servants
were good, I made It . point Of being
good to them; my boarders were zen.
t!emen, without exception. I viii admit
also that - . financial scheme L was :
failure. never learned 10 scrimp. I
always bought tho best Of everything.
Ny table was always snowy clean, Il
NOT elegant. Ia the absence Of silver I
|Haced Il With flowers. I took pride IN
al IT. appointments. I said nothing
about my pest history. Gradually /
learned that tho boarders thought nv
husband absent, that was only doiux
ny pat toward earning : mutual homo