New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-22

bosom. "a,
determined nod and she rally did contrIvc to do
80 nv soft, tender cooling words, and solemn assir
anoes Of safety for herself and BABY, whom she
kissed and cried over, and considered as sh" might
some living object Of solictude, much to The little
mothers comfort
And you won't betray me and he won't come
and take her from NE. hurt US with his angry
lookf Oh dear. how nice il is TO lie down! am 40
tired, and baby is NO cold; but think can sleep
now q little and--fOrget.'
She was half asleep already the heavy lids had
dropped together. the small pave face had dropped
downward upon the little downy head that lay
Her husband must b. sent for said rcsO!utcly
when We found ourselves once morc alone ana
glanced at envelope had taken IRON the s'fah-
ger pocket:
MRs TRENAYEE,
GrGHtLy Lo1gc,
GrGRtiey.
May stared at me aghast ,,, how,
Her husband. who hates her, and would nave
Liljed her baby q John you would not I've 50 cruel
She seems so frightened of hun, poor niue tlIng
You may he sure he Is some hoTih VIZ" 49, ~ h
And if she really killed her baby dear no"
sad il is, Whatever will become Of her!
But NV dear If she lao husband or iIlenus we
must reHt%n her to them s,ya ng S TcrS and fad
but the mystery must he cleared anu ''' '"''
buried ,t,,;r, Lo-
vond ANYTHING she cuud have conceived -,
.Of course her husband is a lnadmah' VINO VII
murder her soon as he gets hrr ln.o nS nr'i''r
You know, John, thit husoauus a'0 III
ihe wdc,arcd wives dear or elderly, whose lives
are heavily snrga vel, ' he IT te yanp door, %T
thai and too Indignant to waste upon me more
words, away went Mary to take laSi peep a. our
there was much mystery, ana thr poor IT""s
mother whom She had doomed to violent death.
She was still bending over her. and hal Caicu nc
M 10 the bedside IL notice the extraordinary chElh
Of the laShcs and the beauty OF the lace III tep"'
when We we're startled by knock at me Irnn' I".i
lVtfN 10
hctray her don't give her up; you "ouluhl pe :"
cruel IN .,,,.. IT
she awakre say nothing al1ui .
Her husband. As If sioulh!
Onr household having lour since retired. long IN
DEED bei9r% my r%I"T 9rg ANN Tf TWO nS one
tall. stout and muiiicd.
MIR NJ, r,on"
answered in the affirmative.
Nou have kindly gwen shelter 10 lazy
Just ~
touched his lat and vanished
Tie other stranger hal no" entered TIE hail. ana
M. TrcnaNncr ] asked hc-;aiinciy
Captain 1r'mayuc- Hos D. she
.Asi,rp under my wiics car; sleeping a. peace
'"'1 fhanS GOD: So youus-at such an h';r ia
i saw a long shuddcr run through the ''i po"
'Amd i'i the ,hildr be added, af,,r paws. n
horror->trickcu whisper. she Aad W'ih h"I
hardly knew WlAI 20 answer; "ui hr AH" t,I""h
of his heavy ulster @nd iEN'''lI cay "u LOW
honest locking a yoaug fellow A. c''r ~'N. aAd
my heart warmed to hlm lie W. Il" aN-'.',iu' "i
ru;Iiau or cowartlt hIllN. whatever Mary mifli
say. The .hadoA ~ a great horror 'l'' NY ~ III.
Blue m, Hos eyes had hrcu lail there - terror not
crime.
III dici two day, aga, died ,1i@c''y IN cunVul.
siuns in hcr arms. and ID" >h"ck tHIn'" i i,.l.I'
-, f.lfr IL
cuscd herself and me-. c"uld a. L"I"t' Au'
would not have me near Der. hnt hrai nf 81 WIN
her hands ~ She couldn't bear The e'gh' 81 nc.
And was fond OF her and she Of me li'rr Tie
man trokc down. lie walked TO u" window; th'n
turned and asked abruptly: May - to hrr'
thought of Mary and he Itatcd. ,
'Shr + sleeping 50 peacefully jnst now" ana If
.Shc Shall not 80 me. hc hrolc in 'ar'rly. i
will lc 80 uuIrt hUt must ~c her nti-"i hrr
through a long illness a year ao". ana she womb
have .,o one near her hut NE: AMI no" -
Under Ga" heavy military m,'ATL' 49," ~, "G
culver: lac pau1d thcu added: must 90 :" me-
not in conn,nd, but ycaI7mH- appeal DwA ia VOICE
viii you wait here inlnutc' l Viii Sc
%h LIT st,H 81, M, Tire heavy peaceful 2rpof tired
child, Mary Nccrns stern watch ""u I"a'n Over
'Wcllr with iIl?Hl inIn;i.m, c@9,racc,.. I"n
have seen linn What j.. nr h.r' j. IA AoI7I
s hi i% ,ar y9sT5 li f he nav: , 'aG G '
That he -lani, liz cIul "n.i,a; e.. )! f!a.l u
! over NIX lru>tI.li, h,t4. fIi-l,.llil.
| WILL 20 and til Inn So.
Twiii' And awar. nothing dauatcd v'.t My.
! smiled Nh" y III hO NOR r'.~i iHr ilr r.ii .
% tllo>. blu" haud-oiAc rlr- ttl ,.l li h..-.' '.
| he VIII win her over with a l"Dh- NI' I.-.it
she soon returned and not 'lnn,.
lie Will be- very quiet. and shc need n" 49," ui.
! Thought Il would h. nctD-r: al t'i> a." l'- '+
| He cl"->'d the rr"n ~ nor t--t .-' "',li.
! >tncpcd over The i"'d ~ Ailcur, iUrH at d"" Do
| beside il. MARY rhai,d the lamp 81" tat t,' r""n
was III twilight, and ~ We all i"i'' SCI """" &"
| wait.
! For more t'an an hour We waited. tlcn Mr.,
stole out CaptaIn ITcIual IA lo0k,d U, i~ to- door
Opened and clo-.d thrn W.Ih 'uIrN >4sh. .ud tn
brown curly head down upon the p'li'" &C. - -
| possible 10 that al the poor Young "lir "iih"Ht
| touching IT. and hIs hand moved up low ara hf-
here IT lay ia" onNcilrl. hut Wlih"ut i"ut lunE
that either for fear of aWahing or disturbing lcr
1t was not UNA, the i.rsl eiai ,ir'ah, "i d-} h-4i
| were struggling in through the w.ndo". beside
| which | rat. That there Mas a slight StI sh' vas
urern{iy- HagGH
| Yes dear
She turned her face toward his where It lay 'esdc
her. She only partially awake rs YET. T eyes
| were still closed: hnt the hand ou the c"ycrlci
crept mp softly toward HIM. futtrrcd Over his face,
| rrslcd one moment car'ssngly on the brown ours
then. with a long contcnicd sigh, her arm stole
| round his neck.
| Husband, kiss me-!
| His pre-4.nce ha~ saved her. was nv mental com
| Inent; there il nothing now to fear; anu, uuho-
| ticcd, left the
Chilled and cramped with the hong sitting after
\
ting room bright with lamp and hIclight. the kettle
| singing ON the HOB breakfast ~ Conf"tal ly laid
out for twO ~ If the hour had been unc instead 81
six, and Mrs Merton neat and fresh and tGln a.
il that midnight tragedy had been all dream. LIT
cayiliNts they may. there l. nothing fOr a
| man like wife If Hlc he good one. Myscf may
have had my doubts OH the rIIiyrCt-WlveS are bat
women after ALL aud must therefore IT, trying ~
tiIIcS even the best of them. But certainly had
no doubts whatever ~ ] stretched out my feet IL
the blIzc, and resigned myself chccrfully u being
pcttcd and waited on.
| 10. L.,
turf comforts had all been duly attended tO, and
not before. | told her how matters stood she va