The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-07-30
THE STORY OFA DREAM.
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Whlm. don thlnH had wish uNSrdt- hed They >aid was pretty and Tn my youthful vanity imagined myself beauti- fu. An. me. those happy days ot mN bright girlhood. when was careless and ligh,-hcartcd. threading no evil because knowing none. are even now a pleasan, memory to me.
 Nv sister lived at some distance from home: absorbed in the cares other family she rarely visited Us. but spcn. nearly half my tune at Ellengowcn the aaHfc of my brothcr-,n-law place. was deep.N attached to my sister and her children. and found dear friend Tn the person of her goeerncss. Miss Gray. She was a fragile. geldon-haircd creature, with ,en- der. inten>clt meurniul brown eycS. the saddles, eyes have cvfr seen: she was fair and sligh; + n lo6k simaS, ehi.1i sh notwithstanding her hvc-and;Meniy wears.
 1 liked her from the tir>, but she w.ls very shy and | wa> some tune before my childish evcuurcs of friendship me, with any response and even when Me had ;,rown to love each o;hcr. she s,ll raIn- ,ained an lmpenc:fa5lc fcscrHe onccrnin5 her earlv iite. She reseHcd nn letters. ] avoided al ,eclcit. and appeared te have l a morbid icrroI oi meeting strangers. had glfl,>-e..sin>i;l- hat Ms EI..A ne4cI spoke of htrseii.,ad sn n>,veied .sIl aue>tian> with gentle reserve that was more repcl- ] ling than rudenrss Ever ready te ss inpl- rhizc in troubles .. others. slfc never spoke of he. nWN sFitfs and sJllis wAS the owner ef thos.. sal btnmn eAes had ! history but IN srstci l4H hed Il Ah4, she termed nv ranlntsc notfnn~. NissGrav had come to hcrhis shlN recommended she was devoted to her 3sttlt charges. There Edith interest n her tayerncss ended. MAS twenty when ! ils,; me: kopcr Gordon For tva wears had reigned |, belle and as Vt, m> llc h.d Never known grief The dIS, ..,f,,- looked. upon his ia-e. the iii>g ,tme l listened n tie per>sia- >Ne music ai h.S7eicc loved him lovcd him with al iae mad reeklcssness nj a heads:ron@ -.t 'r-i laec. -aW thG he waS handsome. afa i8y fan,s endowed hm with d ,boe>and hcraie attributes: then kreir a,2a bs5ad.s >srs,- ssses! s1ls sdole oh. thc passionate ict4ei. the decp trusting ,cHd.tns.s- 'a,i,heA apaa tha' shrine ,ould : .rerls believe in the realty ot '1y htpp.ae>, .-hea hc confessed his love au a,sed 'e, lo b. his wife hl> wife We<.i,i 1.tle 3ccn 5an;er.cd - he his slave.
 Surels ji3e=esafze 5z..f frtlc lasc aetef | i flow ,mco,,i-, + tn 6.S al.r,. kapctt s E. all ,ha, w..S ,,e, #.s. Ie. ay fa.he5 be4. E. approved ui A, ~h aiec tl}g -c }.tIan- m both sides s>s.fe.,is:- x s=, ,ci N r ns.. settled ;n@t wc tett - as Ha}rsN a. once .@.--,,.5,.-
 The f,s momi.29t ny ef15a55'f',-.1 passed -. 4o.te. anal tae ,.iac . ,s.y marriage d -A .setf. ..'1 st-,s lit1.,.,i.. .., come tn us sa.li fas ite eto-e ;hc ,sc.l- ding. ana .1s Itrl s r Yc' u"s' Ii Gray and .,ie aiilsea s.,t.s, as sgpta}atf=y her.
 Now: II wa, oncaf Fee po7alartt,e- ;sat never dfclmcti 1tr U titfe .;fae 'ar three nights in -ueee,.,ls,s.. dreamed 'freef,elt the same dream. thoas}t N-t~ e3sspes m Rupert arms. close te h.> heart. and my happInes> aa, amplc.c: then Ms Gray. her paie ice 'sc; "lth tcars. cam, and begged mc ,a leave him Icnul@ no,- account ior | 5a' she inspired me N n great terror. and ! elans more clo>els io my lover. Geu.lN. he- sad eyes .azin. pitfI'ly ,Gja ufue her re-eeld hands rc- straining me she ln1>cd my cilnSns ann and saw kGpcg, vanish from me and knew that he would acfer be ny oyFx,e again. Then iWake
 The I7th al Nav Was n be my wedding day. On the 6,h Edlth and her famgk arrived Af;cf laas ]! tia. d., took Ms Gray up io my room tn -how her my 7, ed ding prc>en;> aae ,rau,>cau. ,eas e>- cited and nor than happy as ,-ied oa tsfstt#s r,.e.-,ef .t-. glass to see the ciie l.
 Miss t'raY. n her a1tct. geg.tlc WAY, was almost ts eNe ted k she listened 10 all my praise, af n, lower. and rclaieet. m my happ.ncS, ls though had been her sister.
 = WAS stiIl sfsrd.ng before the m rroT n my bridal reaes hen Mss GraY. Whn was standing st the window. -.vt. i ,hara cry oi pain ana 'sfned ;a me a.th ,aeh ] ghasily faee ti.s: aas frightened.
 Who !, -ast* elh. :eti f.se Naox.~ that: SC -s-re3 A the avenue. Ny k42sr.. a.sa h5 Bap,.. careless face.
 ..Thatis Raper,. Ni>>Grav Ha.esaa seen him before: AFe you T. :: asked. for she ,rcmhlci ke n aspen le.af.
 She an>Ne-, { 'aat she Aad mistaken him for person sd known loT,z az: she was not yen ,ae Aauld geto ht.r room and res .Waile- her she lef, ne and harrieo 'a meet m CT
 About len ynlnu;es ia;er sought Ruocrl m the lioran. As descended inc star, l heard voices and er approaching the door heasd Rlperf say: - thought YOU were dead. u loN constrained tones then entered :-<is Rep>-: god :, the window shasilA pale. 0ppss ,e with \ strange anguish in her eyes. vas Miss Gray. wen; directly ,o him. \; ny approach he treInbied conyals.ycly.