Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-01-04


WIZ suuenng more acutely every uay,
and every day receiving long, loving
letters from Mr.. Cartwright and writ
ing short. cold answers. "
At last, when he had been away ten
days, could bear 1t no longer. for /
felt should have brain fever Il went
on in this way. so determined to go
70 Melton. where Mrs. Cartwright lived.
and see my husband. came TO this
decision one night. and went into
Maud's room early in the morning. 10
tell her Of my intention. | expected
she would laugh at me. but think she
guessed something was wrong. for she
seemed glad TO hear il. and helped me
to pack few things and set of in time
70 catch the morning train.
IL was three years TO me. for the near
er got to my husband. the more i'm
patient was to see him. At last we
got to Melton, large town. OF course.
as was not expected. there was no one
10 meet me, so took carriage TO Mrs.
Cartwright's house, where arrived
about three o'clock
/ learnt afterwards that Andrew was
in the little drawing-room with his
mother when l drove up, bnt thinkingI l
was only q visitor, he escaped to anoth-
or room, 80 found my mother-in-law
alone.
By her side were some of my hus-
bands socks which she was darning,
socks which l had handed to my serv-
ants to mend. and which longed to
snatch from his mother His desk stood
open, a letter to me, which he had been
writing, lying on it.
The servant announced me as Mrs.
Andrews, my voice failing as | gave my
name, so that Mrs. Cartwright held up
her hands in astonishment when she
saw who it was.
my dear Nelly! Has anything hap
penedp How i'll you look! What is itP''
she exclaimed.
II want my husband" gasped,
sinking down on chair, for thought
should have fallen.
Without another word Mrs. Cart
wright left the room; feel sure now
she guessed all about it, and can nev-
er thank her enough for forbearing to
worry me with questions as to what /
had come for.
She came back in few moments
with glass of wine, which she made
me drink of, saying she would send
him to me at once if took it. / COM
piled, and she went to fetch him; in an
other minute ! heard his step outside
the door, and then he came in.
''Nelly, my love-my darling, what
is itp'' he cried, as l rushed into his
outstretched arms, and hid my face on
his breast, sobbing bitterly.
For some moments could not speak;
at last recovered myself enough to
sob out.-
"Oh. Andrew, my love! my dear love!
can you ever forgivep I came to ask
you; and to tell you I cannot live with
out you."
would have said more, but his kiss
es stopped my mouth, and when at
length he let me go, there were other
tears upon my cheeks besides my own.
That was the happiest hour Of all my
life. in spite of my tears; and before my !
motber-in-law again joined us, which |
she discreetly avoided doing till dinner
time, l had poured out all had to tell |
into my husbands ears; and 1 had |
learnt from him that he had left me to |
try what effect his absence would have
on me; for he had felt for some time
that my pride was the great barrier he
had to overcome to win my love.
He had judged right He was too
generous to tell me how much he had |
suffered from my indifference, but |
know it must have grieved him terribly.
He is different man now, he looks so
happy. and l know he would not
change places with any one on earth.