Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-04-20

both there Is the door, sir, take il. Ii
is closed forever against you and him.
two such contemplate forms of degrad.
ed manhood"
And before the astonished official
could say one word in justification or
arrest her departure she had left the
room with all the contemptuous digni-
ty of her majestic beauty.
When Mrs. Barton returned home,
and the friends of the family had con-
suited about the matter, the seriousness
OF the situation was admitted, and also
that the lazy, as declared by Judge
Buckner, was correctly stated. His
conduct was denounced as utterly in
explicable and infamous, but Carrie
was quietly advised to make the best
of the matter, and that the match was
not one unWthy of her, but the proud
and deeply offended beauty was ODDS
rate. No circumstances nor entreaties
could induce her to see Harry Iverson
or to read his letters, and the poor fell
low, more madly in love than ever and
keenly alive to the sufferings and hopes
of his cruel position, still fingered
around the home Of his idolized wife.
His cruel position kept him aloof from
society, and his sole employment was
to write imprisoned letters to his idol
and watch her when she walked abroad
Oh some mission of mercy. For, like
himself, Carrie had now had no relish
for social pleasures. Her gayety was
gone, and she had no thought of re-en-
tering circle in which she would meet
with strange glances and hear unfeeling
speeches. And yet she would not per
NIT her situation to interfere with her
charities. Accompanied by faithful
domestic she would go out on each sue
cessive evening for the alienation of
human misery that now seemed to
have the only claim upon her atten-
ton.
In the meantime Harry's mother who
had been duly informed by her son of
his condition, came ostenslbly on a Wis
it to her friends in Missouri, and vainly
sought an interview with the offended
wife. With Mrs. Barton she had no
trouble, and the Georgia mother was
exceedingly anxious to bring the affair
to favorable issue, not only because
she heard nothing but praise of the girl
but also because her sons love had
deepened into despair and affected his
health.
At last Carrie consented to an inter-
view with her husband, as she under
stood that he and his mother would re-
turn to Georgia the next morning. She
sent him word that she would meet
him alone as she returned from one of
her suburban charities, but that would
be the last time that they would ever
meet
At the hour set she met him as cold
ly as if he were stranger. He at
tempted to take her hand, but she with
held it, saying:
"You can say to me, Mr.. Iverson,
what you intend to say at that distance.
II you attempt to lessen it, | shall con-
slider it at an end. Proceed now, sir"
The poor fellow was completely
crushed, and commenced:
miss Carrie, | wish to speak to you
about that marriage at Mr.. Kenton's
house"
''Stop right there, Mr. Iverson. |
have permitted no one to speak to me
about that wretched affair, and will not
hear anything about it from you. But
AS we shall not meet again, | will say
this to you: To expiate simple folly
that has been tortured into an in
famous claim, | have made up my
mind to retire from the world, and
have made application to be enrolled
as Sister of Mercy in that Episcopal
order in st. Louis. | have been &C
cepted and shall enter upon my new
duties next week, and thus hope to
atone for simple act of folly bya life
devoted to the great cause of Christian
mercy. | leave society without pang
of regret. | have not told any one,
not even my mother, of my plans, nor
shall |. ! tell you this because it is
somewhat in the light of duty. You
may mention it or not as you please,
but my intention is unalterable."
"What is it, my dear ?" she said to a
little girl who had followed her from
the cottage.
"Mother sent me with your red
shawl that you forgot" said the child.
"Tell her, darling, to keep it for my
sake, for l shall not need any more
gay colors."
And, gently placing the tlashy ga.
ment on the shoulders of the child, she
turned to poor Harry and said;
Good evening, Mr.. lverson, | wish
you pleasant trip to your home" and
passed on.
The wretched lover-husband remain
ed rooted to the spot, utterly crushed
He would have followed her, but he
knew that she would not listen to him
but he listened in another direction &c
scream after scream Of terror, and as
he turned ne saw the peasant girl with
the shawl still around her shoulders
running in an agony of fright from a
mad bull, that, irritateu by the SCARE,
color, had rushed to trample under
horn and hoof the wearer and the gar
ment. All the chivalry OF the syoung
Southeruer was atlame in an instant
and, Fastening at full speed toward the
terrified and flying child, he seized hel
in his arms and threw her over the
fence toward which she was fastening
1t was none too soon for the child, but
her deliverer received in his side the
horn of maddened brute. The furious