The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-11-29
NEWBERRY S. c.. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 80, 1888.

perately, secretly, almosts hope
lessly. There are flowers that bios
som only once in century, but
fervid and tropical in their late un
folding. Love was slow and late in
coming to our lives. but now its
sway was absolute. And yet we
were faithful brothers, still. do
not think either Of us dared to IL.
dulge q .lcal felt longing for sue
cess oyersladowed by suciI black.
ness Of desolation as it must bring
to t!.,. other.
4 length Iresoived to speak. She
could but refuse me. Better to
low at once that the flaming sword
sna aarded forever against me the
te of my longed for Eden, than
c., wait afar off in such intolerable
spense. I would try my fate. l
- -. mt toward her especial sitting
a. ,m. In the passage met my
-: 4: pther going also in the same di-
IN tion. In an instant it flashed
bn me that his errand was iden.
'ah sl with my own. Come what
hid no woman's love should di-
20 rs whom Heaven had made
brothers. / went up to him and
laid my hand upon his arm.
"Come with me; brother" | said,
opening the library door. He
followed me in and stood silently
before the FIRE. went on; Il know
what your errand was brother
mlne was the same. 1t was I'M
possible that we should not both
love her, You and I. But we are
brothers still. No other tie can
sever that. Let us love each other,
whatever comes"
We are much alike, but / think
my brother has more fire in his ma
ture than |. His eyes kindled, and
he answered with an earnestness
that was almost savage
Brother or not. no man has a
right to force me to give up my
love. / will have her, if | can get
her, in spite of oil the world
so you shall If she loves you,
she shall marry you. l know her
we'll. No power would force her,
neither want nor gratitude to give
her hand where she did not love.
only meant to pray You to let
nothing separate us. However size
may decide, one, at least of US will
have bitter need of consolation. Go
you first; l myself think your hope
is better than mine
He would have kesitated then,
but 1 urged linn forward. II lie
succeeded. she would never know
how my whole being had poured
out it's alteration for her; if he fail.
ed l could but try my fate also.
He was not there long. | was cool
enough in the midst CT my sus-
pense to know that lie had been
absent but a few moments wien he
opened the library door. His face
was white with reprcssed suffering.
He came to me and said hoarsely :
Brother she docs not love me.
/ told her you would come next.
She said something IN answer. /
did not hear what. Go you in
now"
l found her weeping, bat she
reused herself at the sound of my
footstep and cried passion ateiy.
Not you-not you also! Do
not give me the pain of thinking |
must wound.my best friend. Your
brother said you were coming and
l told him it would be of no use.
You would not want me with
out my love. OIL wretched girl
that l am, to have brought un-
happiness to the roof that sheltered
me when / was On orphan and
alone.
found strength to answer her.
s.De not fear dear Margaret.
You have brought US more good
than evil. We are men. We will
conquer ourselves like men. You
will be our sister, when you can
forgive us for the pain we have
caused you.'
I went out to Abijah, who had
waited for me.
81 have failed also," was all l
could say. .
His arms opened and clasped
about me in an embrace, such as
those which we had comforted each
other in boyhood. l had lost Mar
garet, but | had found again my
brother. i have nothing more to
say about the sufferings that fol-
lowed. 1t is idle to dwell upon it.
God sent it and we bore it man
fully. l and my brother.
The next day there came to US a
little note from Margaret. 1t was
such an one as it was like her kind
ness and delicacy to write. She
had chosen that mode of communi-
cation because she thought it
would be easier than to speak to US
of what so dearly concerned her
own heart. She wrote very ten
derly, thanking US far more warm
" than we deserved for our kind
ness to her, a lonely orphan, prais-
ing us far beyond our poor merits,
and telling us it would have been
scarcely possible for girl whose