New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-29

There the bare scanned levels the weird rocks,
the scant green patches, the dark mysterious %
ing lake. . God. have returned broke from
her. There is my mothers cabin, The herce
ache that had gnawed her heart suddenly left II,
and glow of satisfaction went tingling through
her veins. Strange, instructive, unreasoning love
of home and kindred. that can forbid hu man be-
suffering of want! Macha, who had been Delivered
over Ia abundance and luxury, cast them from her
IKE broken fetters and rus he'd forward into the EN-
braces Of her old companion and foster mother
Poverty. This was the spot where she had danced
and sung, wcpt and prayed where she had been
hungry and cold and full Of care and had been nee
essaly To the existence OF those she loved. Here
was where she had watched. half crcduous, for the
fairies among the rocks; and, wholly believing, be-
'n WIN delight the procession oil glorllied beings
III inc heavens This was the bone oi her passion
ate devotion; the strait hard bed from which she
could endure To yield up her mortal breath.
only the eagles, and whatever supernatural
beings had been lurking near heard the clamor Of
VIVA cries that arose i'll the isolated cabin at sight
of her.
Mother there is something beautiful coming that
looks like Macha" cried of the little sisters.
Macha must be- dead. and coming from heaven To
see us" And they all stood solcmnly IN the door
way 10 watch the approach of the appariton. But
when Macha's living lips spoke to them. and her
outstretchcd hands touched them, then arose such
cries ~ he rocks gave back.
The advent of mercy was not an hour too soon TO
bring the color of life back pInchcd faces and 10
PM light on the fir less hearth. long battle with
| hunger and cold must soon have dolriully ended
had not succor arrived. Rains had drcnchcd the
turf, and the sun had not shonr 10 dry it, and the
had known how 1t would hc, thongh hcr husband
refused 10 believe in the tale. Who will take oil
from the nniy stone. or honey ont OF the rock
lhr very birds viii not live 100 THIS barren world.
hy should man cling to It with such an uuaccount-
able loycf
When Macha. having ministcrcd To their bodily
wants, and coufort"l their hearts with her love,
lay down that night on the old familiar bed of
straw. She had time To remember the husband from
before whose angry face shc had He'd. lie VIII
never love me more thought she; hc VIII never
come Ia -rck me again She tried 10 comfort her
self with the thought that Size was still the Macha
oi old and would work tor her people; hnt inc
tears poured from her eyes and her passionate heart
was not satisfied yet.
Next daV she went about her work in her old
dress and tried tu forget that she had ever been
away from her home. Painfully she the misery
and the squalor OF 1t, and planned such niue I'M
pruNcn"nt~ ~ might hr within her reach. but soil
living had spollrd Macha for priNatlun and toll.
Hunger afflicted her and her limbs were wTung with
cold she was come back Ia 4 state OF things with
winch she was no longer M {" stuNr. Nald'rihg
round the dark water, she ,ould not now feel an
interest IN Inn who lives down M the lake the
living man Whuiu she had dl~plraSrd ana Tor
sahcn HON she had loved and made unhappy.
absorbed all the dreams oi her Imagination. Even
81" blessed spult~ III" golden cloud shapes moving
across the shy had become cold distractions io her
who's ryr, Wcrr always looking Nainly for one
absent human form.
Her experience OF better things, her natural good
TASTE. ai, the money ~lr had brought win hrf ru-
ahlcl hrr 10 make the projected nupfu' rmrni- 10
her home; Vet. when th'y wctr madr ia" had o."
plrsufr 800 hcholdug tirm. They hii cost lirI 70"
Ia -at- u- the hclity 90 her nltur" "n one side
,hr h,d hut iuH ct"d mortal wuund upon % ON the
other. Ihr blue punched ""h Il huiS'r lilfl - Hr
from her motl'r- face: th" STAR "rfr no i"hG'i
visible through the roof yet, hiug thrfr al hlEi
and thinking about IT All, Mh'hh l't mat ln'
pinch uf cold and hunger had ~'ttrd on hrT own
heart. and that the stars Of love and possible nap
pinr-- Wrrr forever shut ont from her me-. nun
dr,d Times "a dIy she made. 90 imagination. inIH~-
siun.d act, of lose and -prroN, and appeals i"f par
don al hrr husbands kuros. In fancy ~h" uttered
cN pLtuAt.pu- to him. that ~ reality Womb nave
l-,u impossible to her tongue. And IA" VIA too
sAt and too tmih 9" attempt to writ" &" num-
When . wife leaves her husband, Thought
Ma'hA "i o"ur~' h' "l,i moi wan h'i any H"IIrr.
She blamed nn ON hut h'r"li. J bthaN''i 't'n
tn ut mother 10 having her AZ ir-t she rrur'l"dt
and hil.y to my husband 10 running away a-ilh-'
hi- Will There must hr . twist 900 me -"iu' h"N
for | know dd not want +" do "rnns N"II""-
strtkt uinuI-riul. prfplrN'd, She lNtd through
thu hong u'rN' utiul diA~ and uehi-. Inc strength
,hhrd ava, from her limbs. tlr hight from h'I
eyes. ~" rl'l" 300 complaint, i"r she Wa "I'l's
10 culufr htl,rly 800 'Nptii"u of tl" wliuln'-S "l
her sits. Her one burning d"sir' va. l." So l'
husband l''.iorc she died: yet -" s"li '"iu'lHH''
dud she stand. -hc could not summon courage 10 ii
SIR Humphrey sit at home In the depths of what
ma, bee trIly tIlrd ,ulh. IL" had NOR than NAH
forgiven hIs Wlliul wife. and "Is ready 10 receive
her should she ask to rctutn. He Wa lilhR ["
~ and fetch her soon A. -hr should S'nd l"r hn
and Il f. not wonderful that Ac Wd- al iaut a. T."
her motlNrs aud ,ouduct. Tor Der nature Iiid al
Ways been riddle o" MN WI. 'TU',, ,f ,", ' b
write and t" hum ~hrr' she was Ihii mn, il'
had a rirht 10 expect fruu her. lie wl~ quite re-
,,,l, cd NOT m p, in search Of hrr not io attempt 10
communicate with hrr tai her prill'u' ,'l 'nI"."
h. h.lul and tlil her love should make h'r h>N 7"
hc taken back 90 his home. lie told All Who re-
qulr,d Ia know that Lady Gilbert vas pay. q
VISIT In her native land. and then >dt ~ MS I'i'
hur-s avs alttug -'iI" sign.
II vas nrl, 4 few works after al. since she had
left HIM ald returned 20 her mountains. 10 many d
heart has been broken in a far shorter llh'' lh'
woman Was one who In other circuin>iAh'r~ Wo"H
have made the happiness AMI wei hiu- ol ,",'~
She loved hut diS drd duty aud hlrlIly rent Ter
a-undrr. the rdor and tenderness Of h' nature con.
SIucd her and All th" powers Wlthlh H'I Ni"u-''
toss ard tragedy and death. ,,
one evening Mlchl -lt ~ the cahin-do'r thhN,
ing Of her husband. oWuint hrf f,Nl'>>', ''l"
watching the suu So ndN n'"li'' Wv i"'."'','.'
peaks the sun that never wds {" us' Tor 10, a-i.-
That ulght she turned lrr eyes ON the "id "I"NH
crIcItlN " Inch vas T." her ~ IN" passport L" 'i''
region where thr weary Arr Al resi- >'', - wv
glad t. 90 a. she might have h''h l,t Sic "'F''
met ANYONE " hiir waking Iu her Erll~l luh"t
round the margin OF The lake. lrlI MN ! W''
SONY were tho last words size wlI,irird lu h'i
The -ipn that SIR Humphrey waited for came AT
last m the shape of Scrl"l"d letter WIN AN ".
prunouuccahlc name on the P'-iWt b. I"" T."
the mountain a. scr your son. IL SAN Va" ''' Wv
mother. - dead.
That sorrow j, long past now. SIR Humphrey j.
married 10 q NOR" -uidni" VIZ """ 49,, W1,.
,,,s vIth often a grave. sad. uuac'ouui1hI 'N
preston 90 them. which. 100 ih hlI~i "l Ii''''' VII
make IAN, father start and SIGH while ih' ""ld'
Of the puor peasant mother "h tue "''il
t,it,. "a m ,niur fluriug back 900 hi- ear Is nuN
the heart that i~ too Strong 900 her: anu H> D" 10
love % stranger that must part A"' 'l"'' s""' """'
- Time.
Kings ~ BUSINESS.
From IN, saturday Ecrrr
From ,be DAYS v hem the Electorate was raised to
the rank of kingdom. the roy a. fanny @' I"N''i