Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-04-27

. Iy CIVIL to me, ana snapped o's wiz
, sharply two or three times during the
meal. At Its close he left the table
without a word and went up stairs
What's the matter with John 2
asked.
3 Dear above knows, answered Hell
en-. Hes been acting queer for n good
while. 4 can't imagion what's come
over him
Does be come home this way often,
I asked.
Yes, he's moody and disaRreeabi-
a. he can be most o. the time. / N
getting drealinllv worried about it.
! Az we talked We heard John NOV
Il inH about with heavy footfalls in the
|, rooms above. Presently he came
! down and stood for llttl. while in
the hal! ut the foot Of the stairs, as if
! in hesitation. Then he went TO the
street door, and passed out, and shut
it hard after him -t
Helen caught he, breath with a
81 art, aud turned lite pale
i What's the m.'ter2 | asked, see
ing The strangeness of her look.
| i don't know, she replied, in a
choking voice. LAYING her band y, the
same time on her breast, but / feel
hat something dreadful WAS going TO
happen
She got up from the table and
drew nv arm ~round her ], 90,
felt sudden depression Of spirits We
went slowly up to h+r chamber, where
VIZ spent th. nf,prn ION: and then
took upon myself the offic. OF n friend
talked seriously to INV cousin about
her neg glect Of personal neatnsss, hint
ing tina, tn. cause Of her husband 3
enlargement from home, AMI altered
manner towards herself nigh. all
-p'ing from this cause She was a
ht,le angry with me At first, bnt |
pressed he subject home with ten
der serous:e So that did the work Of
con nviction, and MS the evening drew
4. on, she dressed herself with neatnpSs
With fresh ribbon tied 10 her hair
and color raised from mental excite
ment, she looked charming and Iowa
BILE. He could not help being charm
, ell back into the lover | was sure
But lie did not come home to tea. We
waited for him q whole hour after the
2 usual time, and then sat down alone;
& but neither Of ua could do more than
t srp little tea.
, i wen, home soon after, Wi b 4
pressure OF concern at my heat Tor
which CT uld not account. All mig:
| dreamed uncolnlo, table dreams. II
!, the morning 500, after breakfast,
ran over TO see Helen. | found heI
in her room sitting i'll Ler night dress
a picture of despair.
What is il 2 | asked eagerly
What has happened ?
She looked at me heavily. like ont
. not yet recovered from the shocS OF &
: stunning blow
Dear cousin What is the matter
/ said.
\ now Saw by a motion of her han,
t that it held, tightly c'uiched. a plet'
4 OF pa per. She reached it to me. /
was q letter aud read:
y We cannot live happily toget her
Helen. You are not what | believed
~ myself getting when we were married
s no, the sweet, lovely, lovable g'r
that charmed my fancy and won mt
from all others Alas for both that /
v is so There has been shipwreek o
!. two iyee. Farewell; I shall uever re
turn. 20:
t And this was ALL but it brok s:-h'
!, heart of my poor cousin. 10 this day
IS although nearly three years ha~
y passed, she has never heard from he
l. husband.
i SAW ber last week in the country
: home to which she bad been taken by
. her friends, wreck both in body and
t mind. She WAS sitting in AL upper
' room, from The window of which could
\ be seen beautiful landscape. She Was
: neatly attlred, and locket contain
t ing her husband 8 picture hung at her
| throat Her head xas d ooped and
her eyes on the aoor, when | entered;
but she raj Led heT, self quickly, and
with a kind Of start. sa" n molnsn-
tarv eager fash IN her face diving out