Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-06-13
STAUNTON, VA, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1882.

13, 1882.
: shall study the principles of the law an,
leave the ministry
''Study the law of divorce, do yol
mean p
'Oh, dear, no how you mistake me
I should te away from the place theI
and might overcome it. I should max,
rather poor lawyer. fear, but I coult
at least write for yOu.'
my dear fellow said, throwing ar
arm about him, let me sum up youl
case. You have always had an over
scrupulous and over-sensitive consci
ence. This has magnified your real and
honorable friendly liking into an un.
lawful love. Yon have dwelt upon the
subject until it has assumed morbid pro-
portions to you. You have possibly
done no wrong, but have been brave
and noble and true. Your difficulty is
not specially cardiac change of scene
and good living would entirely over
come it,
But suppose, John, I have no desire
to overcome it; suppose it gives me a
secret pleasure suppose I grow hungry
for words in her praise, and that every
time chance to see her in person, 1t
does me good like q medicine
! "Only another symptom that 1t is not
mortal. It Is nothing but q disease,
which change of scsne and climate will
rectify. Let me prescribe for you, Ju-
Illus. Do not leave the ministry. Your
gifts shine there. My wife and I have
made arrangements to 60 to Europe for
the season. We start in May, and spend
the summer in Italy. You shall be one
of the company if you will. Charges
paid Ut was about time I threw out a
little ballast, you see, for the shortcom-
ings of my youth stood out rather prom
inently in the white light of his ex-
treme onscientiousness.) Go with us,
Julius, and see if you do not come back
well man,
He grasped my hand with all the
Old.t time fervOr, said he would think of
it, and the result was the sequel to my
story.
Il went home that evening, Dick, in
a mood to appreciate my blessings, and
to pray most fervently for all bachelors.
Never did wife appear more beautiful or
children more to be beloved, as thought
of the solitariness of Hardwood's life,
its purity and sweetness, of the paradise
of truth this world would be were all
endowed with such exquisite sensitive.
ness of conscience.
1 thought to interest my wife in him
by telling her his story before I told
her of the invitation I had given him,
and began it for that purpose the first
moment we were alone. But as came,
in the order of narration, to the name
of the lady in question, she started from
her chair and flashed upon me such a
look of surprise that stopped immedi-
ately for an explanation.
''Johnv
''Yes.'
do you remember Julia ScottW
nI dO.'
''She married one by the name of Get
tenbergh while you were in Leipsic.'
''You never told me. What became
of her then?'
HE only lived about six months.
You know what lovely girl she was p
Yes"
''Strong and self-reliant, too.'
She seemed all that
1T would be just like her to take
some such way to earn her living. She
has rich relatives here in New York,
but I would be willing to wager she was
too Independent to live with any of
them, but sought out that place and
kept bOarders. I had lost track of her,
but am just as sure of her identity
with that Julia Gettenbergh as if I saw
her this moment
Perhaps she married again, but how
could her name be the same?
''JOhn pa long pause.
'Well?'
with your leave I shall take the
train for r. to. morrow. You won't
mind my being away all day, will
you, dear? shall unravel the mystery. |
1t would be just like her to keep her
bOarders secret from US ALL
so my true-hearted girl sought and
found our old friend, for it proved that
her conjectures were right. and the SIM
pie facts of her story are as follows:
II had no time to weep over my loss,
for poverty or lifelong dependence
stared me in the face. I had been a
teacher, you know, but all positions
were filled. could not use my needle
to advantage, sewing was distasteful to
me. I resolved to 60 to R and keep
a model boarding. house,
II must admit that I never expert
OASOO tAO 0AAOy 0AC0 tu0t RCOR1O Ill tAl6
position profess to find. MY servants
were good, made it a point of being
good to them; my boarders were gentle.
men without exception. I will admit
also that as financial scheme it was q
failure. I always bought the best of
everything. My tables we're always
snowy clean if not elegant. In the alb
sencs of silver, I graced it with flowers.
| took pride in all its appointments.
4 said nothing about my past
history. Gradually I learned that the
bOarders thought my husband absent,
that was only doing my part toward
earning mutual home in the future.
They were very delicate about the sub
ject, never questioning me, and for some
reason l took no pains to undeceive
them. Only in one instance did I re-
gret this false impression. The clergy
man of our parish was one of the
guests of our house. Inever knew such
q man in my life. He would rather
study than eat his dinner. 1 have
known him frequently to 60 without
meal rather than to leave his books. 1
used to pity the good man, and usually
at such times of intense study would
send one of the servants up to his room
with lunch of fruit and cake, and he
always remembered it afterward by
such pleased look and quiet II thank
you for that" you would think he had
never known what it was to have
kind word. He was very i'll at one time
and recovered slowly. During his con-
valescence used to hurry to get through
my morning work in order to read to
him, for knew that he must miss his
books more thin anything else, and the
doctor had forbidden him to look in ore.
Many book I read through in this
way. believe the pleasure he had in
these books held him on earth, for he
was so good he seemed ready to 90
straight to heaven. But with very little
explanation he left my house and went
elsewhere just as soon as he grew better.
have ALWAYS thonrht II was becausa