Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-18

ne did it somehow. | mad tainted. l
was in little roadside tavern, in bed
between blankets, aching in every
limb, but at least not out in that fear
full cold. | heard father ell Doctor
Gracia he had saved my. life, and |
tried to thank him. And Twas mother
who told me Charlie was safe. [ bad
not dared to ask.
Afterwards / found that the horses
had run away, and the rest of the
party had gone on knowing nothing Of
the accident and that Mr.. Charles
Constant had arrived at my fathers in
farmers cart, to tell them | was dead
at the bottom Of the "Great Deli"
81 should only have killed myself if
I'd gone after her" he had said, "oven
if / had not been SO bruised and
hurt"
That was true enough, and | did not
blame him, although ! thought that |,
woman % I was. would have got to
him somehow. But, you see, | called
him Mr.. Constant. He was never
Charlie to me again.
| had been very much hurt, and otter
weeks and weeks had passed away be-
gan to know that | was not likely TO be
myself again.
asked Doctor Garcia to tell me the
truth.
Gould you bear it if it were so2'
he asked
II begin to think we can bear any
thing" ] said "and you need not say
any more"
After that, the next day, sont for
Mr.. Constant. | don't want to tell you
what passed, but when he went away
he had my ring again, and knew he
had never loved me. II was very hard
to bear-yery, very hard but as said,
we can bear anything that can beflll us
Summer came slowly. When it was
warm / began TO sit up again, and to
try to knit little; and then DR.. Gar
oia began 10 take me out for ride.
He used to ut me in and out Of bis lit
tie carriage like n baby, and he petted
me like one / am sure he spent half
his fees in buying books for me. He
was the only one of the young men who
troubled themselves about mo now,
and do you wonder / began to love
him. ! used to cry to think | had not
felt in that way when | dared hope to
make man happy by loving him If
he could do all this out of pity, what
would he not do for love 1t never
came into my mind that any one could
love me now, until one evening he
came to tell me 80.
"More than ever, darling" he said.
"MOre than everW
| nestled up against him, and hid
my face on his shoulder, and cried like
baby.
Il ought to say no." said. "What
good am to anyoneY'
But he kissed me--oh, how he kissed
met And he told me l was more to
him than anything else the world give:
and then ! told him that was what he
was to me, for indeed, indeed, ne was
IF / could only walk about as /
used" said, 'aud look pretty aud be
useful again. I am ashamed to give
you this helpless little me"
"You were always pretty" he ans.
wered; Railways, always"
But / felt that he did not hope
should walk. The fall mad paralyzed
my ltnDS you HtG'
Mother put me to bed that night as
usual and lay awake for hours think
ing of him and longing for health and
strength to be of use to him who loved
me so And Amy, such strange
thing happened ! In,the middle of the
night thought awoke and beautl-
full woman stood near the bed. look
ed but felt no fear, and she smiled on
me, and then a sense of relief came
over me that | never experienced be-
fore.
Doubtless it was all dream, but
when I did awake felt that something
had happened 10 me. The numbness
was gone; | could move, and from that
moment began to feel well.
am almost AS strong rs ever now.
Though | know am not so pretty
and perhaps never shall be; / suit Gar
cha, and | am more than that--thank-
full and happy beyond all power of
of words to tell; and as | sit here look
ing at the river and thinking that to-
morrow is to be my wedding day,
honestly believe no living woman can
be so best as Jack Garcia's wife; and
my honest prayer is that | shall be
worthy of him and his love.