Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-06-20
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less, motionless, disfgured thing that could
neither speak to her nor look at her. An ex.
plosion had taken place and tho inventor was
the victim.
At tho sight of him iyiDg there dead as
she teHred-utterly undone, at least, as she
doubted not-all Tilly's love returned. She
took the dishgure6 face to her bosom, as sho
had never dared to take it before. She kissed
that from which any ono eIsc would bays
shruuk with loathing, and knew that the
poet had not lied, bat that love was the one
real thing in this mad dream of Gfe-ard
that once born it died not.
rel mo what l can do for him :" she
said, after those who had como to her aid had
done their best. lie. mo work for hi b;n, 1ss -.
shall die! There is nothing / m, MI
strong enough to accomplish, if only he is
better for it''
And there was work enough before her, as
she tound-work such as sho had never
dreamt of before.
Three months from that day Stephen Ao.
Pieton opened his eyes, and saw nothing;
CROPPED about with his hands, and felt little
girls warm hand creep into them, and said.
"Tilly, is it you! What has happened to
ne2"
Then, in another moment, he rem embered.
''Thero was an explosion ?" he said.
She sohbed, yes"
"How many days ago ?"
There was pause. lie asked again and
Tilly told him.
Lying here three months :" he said-"I
lying here three months and-and theye
was so littlo money for you? What have YOU
done Who has helped your Am in
hospital, Or"
You are at home, darling" she said. "and
no one has helped me. l have helped my
self People have given me plouty of work
for my needed. And now you know mo, aud
can speak to mo, am so happy ~
She put her check to his as she sroke, snd
IN the awful darkness of his blindness hs
twined his arms about her.
Tell me again." he said. "Have you
nuTsed me, helpless and wandering, aud
worked sl'o for my bread and yours, for three
long months You, little TIly Why,
half of that is one mans work and girl
has done tho whole! What strength was
given you? Whence did it como 2"
Sho put her lips to his car.
"Onco you told mo that love makes man
weak, my DEAR" she said at makes n wo-
man strong. a womsn can do anything for
the sake of tho man she loves, and l havo
loved you very much Stephen.
Whether he over loved her before or not.
the man loved her then. A kind of adura-
tlon for h0r strength, and truth, and con-
stancy was born in his mind and never left it.
lewas not Gods will that he should drag
all his days out in blindness and heIplessness.
Sight and strength returned to him n. last
but ere that time lilly had often been eyes
for him, aud right hand also, and he was
cured of many things besides bodily ailments.
His theory of loves weakening powor-his
fancy that woman was frail. ficklo, foolish,
unressoning thing, to be sternly kept in hand
like an unbrOken colt, and his shame Of
yielding to any gentlenoss or softuoss, had
quite ieit him. He saw in his fair young
wife tho helpmeet heaven had given him
thanked it for the gift, and refused her
nothing of that need of tenderness and lovo
which Il good women lorg Tor, without which
married life is to them more miserable than
any lonely 1t with dreams of what nigh,
haye been in it,