Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-02

| Lie hCAt htci Iiil'Es fIe s~u 10. - 1850
| wendell my way to the little cabin
Its mistress received me clalmly, but
with less then her usual cordially.
| With my low voice and stamm ering
lips | performed my errend. The In
dian husband was silent, and Julia
motioped to me t. a seat on the mat
beside her. Perhaps from long resi-
dence among the Indians she had &C
auired the habit of REFRESHING her feel
ipgs l1I il was with scarcely visible
trace of emotion that she told nae the
story.
IL was born and educated among the
granite hills of New Hampshire. My
father was clergyman, good man,
but stern and repellant in his manner.
/ had little recreation; work, study and
grave discourse alternating in my life.
/ know now that my father loved me,
and that he intended this strict disci D.
line for what he called my highest
good" When was Is my mother died
and / was sent to the-academy. Ray
mond Morris was principal. had
never loved learning for its own sake,
nor imbibed it eagerly under may faith
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eyes and eloquent lips of Raymond
Morris lured me to commit many a
hard lesson and rendered comparatively
easy many an irksome task. My father
was well satisfied with my progress,
and was returned for the second year
But, alas! during this year / learnnd a
lesson not to be found in books, and at
its close found myself betrothed to Ray
mond Morris. / did not dream of my
fathers displeasure; but he was indig-
nant that we had pllghted ourselves
without his approval. No sin could
have been moro objectionable in his
eyes, and RAYMOND was forbidden the
house. Still contrivcd ways to meet
him, until my fathers watchful eyes
discovered our secret. Then was sub
jected to still stricter surveillance for
weeks, but by the old housekeeper's con-
nivance, managed to escape during my
fathers temporary absence.
"But, alas, Raymond had gone,I
knew not whittier. My obdurate quick
spirit was unsubdued, and determin-
ed never TO return to my fathers
house. | wandered aimlessly along
until came upon little Indian ham
let. They received me kindly, and in
my then exasperated state vi feeling
their simple, outdoor life and freedom,
seemed congenial to me. And aged
squaw took me to her cabin, and after
while proposed to me to marry her
son.
"My whole soul revolted at first. But
q CALLING sense of injustice ranked in
my heart, and wild desire for re-
venge upon nay stern father took COM
plete possession of me. think | was
insane thenl God knows! A magis-
trate whose scruples moderate fee ST.
fenced, and there under the broad can
opy of heaven, surrounded by dusky
faces, uttered false vows which made
me welded wife.
"Henceforth all the happiness l
could know was the thought that had
foiled and Inundated my father, and
for months | took fierce delight in
it,"
Then we removed to this place. |
had never seen my father since he had
left me a prisoner in my own rooms,
and though at times longing for rec
onciliation would come over me, pride
held me back. Rut when all hope had
died in my heart, Providence sent him
to my very door. We met with chas-
tened and subdued spirits. Mutually
we sought and obtained forgiveness.
He, the gray-haired, venerable man,
has laid his hand in benediction upon
my head; he has caressed my dark
browed children, and smoked the pipe
of peace with him | called husband.
"Tell Raymond Morris this--that l
am now a welded wife. Peace is all
that is left to me; let him not come to
disturb it. would spare myself and
him the pain of another interview.
Give him my blessing and farewell, and
may the Lord deal with you as you
deal with me in repeating my words
faithfully to HIM"
The next morning Raymond Morris,
bowed as with the weight of ten addi-
tional years, took his seat in the coach
for the nearest railroad station. | have
never seen or heard of him since.
Every season brings Julia and her
Indian family to occupy tie cabin on
the hillside. She has grown feeble and
prematurely old, and the grave will
soon close over her wrongs and sor-
rows.