The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-02-01


his long absences. and more than donbsini
As 10 ils necessity. One week sbons The
beginning Of Msy ! vs unusually lonely
and weary. for Frank bad disappointed
me every night. and i could settle 70 no
work. nor yet make any plans Tor the sum
mer. Alit long days aud far into The
dusky evenings sat doing nothing. think.
ing. thinking, thinking the same soii, sHd
fancies born Of love. and such ''sIken-foL
ded idleness." /"
Saturday morning reused myself sud.
denly.
will 70 ont 10 my farm, ! said, and u
Mrs. Whitney is able we viii return on
Monday, and then go somewhere, any
where out Of New York. II Frank loves
me he will seek me; IL not, then the Son.
er fEd out tho truth the better
After breakfast / still held myself to
this resolution, so | arrived 1t Woodside
farm in time for dinner.
Mrs. whitney and Rose were out, the
servant said; they bad gone 10 the lake but
would be back very soon.
SO l went 10 my room 10 rest and dress,
and being overcome with the hsst and Ia
tigue, fell sound asleep on the old.fash'
ioned couch. When ! opened my eyes
il was getting dusk, and there was pleas
ant sound OF glass and china and Other
preparations for dinner in the little house;
while toward it. borne upon the wind. i
heard coming Roses light laugh and
ripping flow OF words. | aroused myself
hastily and went to the window. Slowly,
but merriily, up the little avenue, lined
with blossoming cherry trees, came Mrs.
Whitney and Rose and Frank Ellers
/ was almost shocked; and yet. why
should I be2 l dressed myself slowly and
carefully, feeling just bitter enongh to
maAe them all understand ! was mistress
and must be waited for. Then, when
went down / was sorry had done so, for
Mrs. Whitney and Rose were 80 glad to
see me, and Frank said he had been up to
street in the morning to ask me to
drive, and finding where ] had gone he
had made bold to follow
/ asked no questions. / was only toe
readily satisfied and pleased, though all
the evening noticed Frank was pre-oc-
cupied and thoughtful. Next day being
Sunday, we all went to the little Dutch
church in the morning; and, after an early
dinner, Rose, Frank and went to the
lake II was q little sheet of water, o
small circumference and narrow width
but was shaded with trees, and in some
places Of great depth. l do not know wha'
possessed me, Isuggcsted sail. The boa
Law st q little jetty quite convenient and
Frank took an osr and Rose the other. Al
for me, T sat and watched the shadows OF
the lake and on Franks face, and listened
the while vaguely to their voices minglinf
with the aounds Of country life and the
rush OF Al approaching train. As 1t came
near, Rose jss,ped mp. IN her pret'yim
Dulsiye WY, ~ see il shoot IN and on
sn ong the trees she said, and somehow
| can't say Why ~ 0herefore--but we wer'
all in the water.
Neither Rose or O ennld swim, ana wa'
IL
too proud to call Frau4s. He hesltated Jus
= second and then he sasGht Rose. ana
heard well. no matter whst--it was only
two words, but they seemed cruel as
death warrant. sank twice before Frahi
could place Rose in safety and EeAnrn fol
me, but did not feel bit grateful Tor hi
efforts Just then; for Of coursel know lha
il the accident had happened further siau
the shore; / might have drowned WINK
Rose was being saved.
1 felt very hard that night 'bat pria'
was the shield with which | met TINS III
eyitable sorrow and modification. Botl
Rose and Frank felt the impossibillfy 0
any explanation; acknowledgement was nov
the only grace left for them. never aske'
whether I had been Intentionally deceive'
or whether, 10 that moment Of fearful peri
Frank first read his own heart ! accepted
as soon as / was able the truth so crueli
forced upon me. and tried honestly
interest myself in the preparations 10
their marriage For i insisted that II hos
and bar mother remained with me unit
that event, it must take place as soon
possible, for there is Limit to human pa
tience. and knew j should not be able I
bear too much OF the small parade wit
which It was Roses weakness to invest he
love Affairs.
II was not after my sacrifices, happ
marriage. Mere personal beauty can nev'
satisfy a man of capacity and cultivatio
Franks home soon became an unspeakab
WEAKNESS TO him, his marriage captivi'
without refuge or reputation He becam
idle and dissipated, aud Rose irctted an
com mplained, and once prevailed upon u
10 see and reason with him. ] used III
influence with our mutual fnend. lawy'
Denton, who time and again turned hi
back on the evil road he had taken, but
was only q temporary brake. Can an
thing eifectually stop the downward pr
gress OF man whose wife pushes hum
TO ruin?
Ten years after his marriage Frank di'
Il don't wish TO say how, but i closed Ii
eyes in q public hospital, and promis'
, him there to take his children and 10
and care for them as my own. For shan
as well as poverty had come to bis HON
Rose had left him three years before, al
Of her future life oblivion is the kinde
notice. There were three children, q
, and two boys. and / found them RI