South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-02-24

1tlV 4oNSliDeS> OF site. Go-EO be-
fore pity myself into repenung nv
dcciscn- Some day yoa viii thank
me that I did not spare nysslf and
you this bitterness
He answered: 4 would leave father
and mother, houses and lands. Tor
yoUr sake; but since you viii not per
Nit that, I viii 10 What Is hardar-I
will leave You Tor your s&&e, not for
mine
o, the bitter, weary DAYS AMI
weeks that followed lie wen, away.
| dad not know where, but after q time
heard that he hal goae back to Ger.
many. lie bad been educated there.
and bad spent so many years there
that It seemed like home - him
more. ike hone 20 him, knew, than
the fathers house he LETT.
Not long after Robert had gone
away Mrs. Tremaiue died.
She had been an invalid all her
life: nearly al the time confined to
the house, and a part Of tie time to
her bed. She was proud. unlovable
woman, and. though she had lived
many years in the li;tle town. there
WAS not q dozen who called her frieEd.
There was no other child. There
had been a daughter, but she had
died soon after her marriage, leaving
one son, the boy who WAS Roberts
play fellow when | methim, 50 long
ago; he had alss died.
But Judge Tremaiue kept his home
open, and lived in solitary state. /
used 70 meet him going TO and from
my lessons 81 Mrs. Browns. lie al,
ways lifted his hat TO me. and some
times added 4 pleasant Good mo.u.
ing, Miss DeRuvtev.'
And | always thought ofthe wrong
nc mad done. aud OF the good he could
have done instead ; and in my heart
l fear hated him.
heard not 4 wOra from Robert.
or OF him, ihoughtit ve,y possible
that he would find = Wife anon. the
daughters OF his beloved Germany. l
w!.l not pretend 70 say that ! hoped
so I could not think oft without
agony. Yet knew that though ike
man lie had loved me, still. like a
man no would love again. Then one
morning met his father. He paus-
Ell, raised his het. and said. Pardon
me, Miss Margaret, but | mnst give
You yet another pain. Robert Is dead.
'DeadE l repeated. How can
Robert be dead!'
lie looked at me pi:yjngly 'You
have suffered, | see and now it's too
late Ia hope. Poor childi And vet, :
he added. what IS your hurt 10 mine.
who am old!'
oh. Mr.. Tremaiue, l tell YOU truly
when | say that you have given me
10 new grief. The cup that is full
can hold no more; aud Robert Is not
further removed from me than before.
Life sundered Us cruely, death has
made him wholly mine. Your grief
IS greater, Tor the weight OF mine rests
on you.'
/ pray you he merciful,' he said.
And l, in my pity for his gray hairs
and his desolate old age, gave him
my hand in forgiveness and Kindness
1t seems that Robert had taken pas.
sage for home; the steamer, with all
on board, was lost, or supposed 10 be.
A year went by, Judge Tremaiue
was still my neighbor, AID had beg
gel that lie might be allowed to be
neigh borly.
lie was sixiy.fve years old, and I
was tweuty-eight And the little
kinduesses 10 offered me I accepted.
because it made him feel less burden
ell 10y his grief and mine. At last /
thought SO, and when one day be ask.
Ell me 10 marry him, my surprise was
beyond measure. Il was only exceed.
cd by my Indignation.
Marry you Be your wife p
Yes. Margaret. mean it-tc nv
wife l will be a to0der. loving. hus-
band 20 you, and though it may
seem TO You In your youth. q mockery
for me, with my gray hairs. 20 talk of
love, | tell yOu truly that | do love
Won and [ could make yol- life.
which has been deiraulcd ct It's best.
rich and grand and beautiful
For g moment. for wild moment.
I did suffer myself % stand ON this
mountain Of temptation, did suffer
myself TO see tie kingdoms of tie
earth, IN their beauty and glory. pass
before me I did think what this could
bring into iite which be bad rightly
called deiraujei.
OulyfJra moment. Then flood of
memories swept over NE, memories
50 sweet, 50 sad, and Sd overmastcr.
ing that the present was swallowed
mp, and stood iu the 3oadpast. and
/ bea'd Roberts voice. and looked
into Roberts ewes.
Then said, a. tenlerly rs 1 could
Il 90 not mock your passion, nor call
it unreal, nor 10 ! fail 10 zee vts,
you could 10 for nae. butt remember
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