Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-22

Ard. Divorced then has he broke the law of
mighty God?-
Pm an old man, wife, that ne'er did injure
A man, or beast on earth and when God looks
Upon my memory,
Lies sweet recording Angel, He will find
That l neer tried TO harm butterfly.
Where in the sky, Of this my heart, white clouds
OF love did only reign; has anger come,
In darkened clouds, swift rising Ger tn horizon
But ab that anger is Of no avail;
What shall do? ? ii should take the law,
The law loves not to look on poverty,
And did take the law in nay own hands
These gray hairs would be called murderer's.
Mrs. Ard. His mother, though, hath kindness in
her heart
This IS the impression she hath given me,
And you do know, my gentle husband, that
In natures problems | am seldom wrong
She will wipe of the opinion that her son
For some false reason-hath gained Of our Lily.
Ard. love the woman not but it may be
That do her injustice.
Mrs. Ard That you surely do
Ard. God only knows; if am wrong may He
With pity glance on one Of those poor worms;
Which He does deign to see, through worlds o;
stars;
Apast the mighty Sun, and past the Moon,
Below the mountain-tops, and by an aut-hill,
Crawling along, down in some newborn wrinkle,
Upon this small earth's face.
Lily. [wakesl Where am l now? Methought
the night was round me,
And, by horrid dream, was l chased through it.
Mrs. Ard. How feel you, Lily and are you bet
ter now2
Lay Then all is true OH that I'd slept for aye,
Then had it been naught but child of sleep,
A thing so small, it ne'er could do me harm.
Better yes, mother, am better grown,
For there is a Physician that is now
Fast healing all my pains-his name is Death.
Mrs Ard Speak not SO, Lily, for you make me
weep
Ard. Cheer up my child, time yet hath gar
Full many happy days in the near future -
And what could we do, darling, without thee7
Lily. When 1 am gone do not grieye for me,
father,
One that was ever in the way while here,
Will in bstter dwelling be-; then grieye ye not
And it may be, that while We sleep, your souls
Will leave their daytime home
To wander with me DER the earth at midnight.
Now. father, lift me from this resting place,
And help me, mother, to my little room.
Tomorrow bring my Willie here to me,
To see his mother ere her soul has fled.
[ She leans one arm her fathers shoulder, and
one on her mothers, and so is helped outl
ScEYa III-A room in Stones house in Berkeley.
Stone discovered.
StO. Oh, this anxiety doth strain the nerves,
Until a breath might break them;
Another tomorrow? Then I'll 90 to the court,
And have this bond Of marriage broke in twain.
Ard. Young man I've come to ask favor of
you
OF you, my daughters and my injurer,
But were she not now at the door of death
I'd never ask the smallest favor of you.
No not if thou didst own this breath OF mine,
And, by the gift, could save me from black Death.
Sto. She now is dying say you No. she will not
die.
ard How, sir do you know that
St0. Because l know whereof is her disease.
Ard And l know, that It's from the hard et-
feet
OF long course of studied cruelty
Sto. Nay, it has not been of a long duration,
With one hard blow it came, unto my knowledge.
Ard. What came to your knowledge g?
Sto. Her outlines.
ard What wretch RAISES his cane to strike
him, but drops it on second thought
ASIDE But down wild anger
For | must hold these passions well in check,
Or all her hope for happiness is ruined.
ITO him.l But, man, III try to speak more calmly
to thee,
And, if my voice does tremble, lay't to age
Long years have brought troubles iu this world.
Sto. Old man, have great respect for thee;
know thou lov'st thy daughter, and It's well,
Perhaps, that thou shouldsI never know the truth,
Did truth bring thee such sorrow as is mine.
Ard. know how it is, thou, too, dost know ;
You, who have ruined my poor, gentle child
.StO. An you viii have it that way, have it SO.
Now tell me, what is that same favor, which
You speak of in the past-the past just flown? d?
Ard 1t is no favor that ask of thee;
1t is that which have right to demand =
Ny daughters child.
Sto Thy daughters child is mine.
Ard. 1t now belongs to both, ere long, it will
Belong to you alone
Sto. What would you with him?
Ard. I now would take him to his mothers
breast,
For It's her wish to sec him ere she dies
Sto. l grant her wish but this you too must
know,
That when she does recover from her sickness,
The child remains not with her-bY the law
He will belong to me.
Ard. know ngt that, for it does all depend
On circumstances Of the case in hand. Exit Arden
Sto. Where am l now? and is this place the
earth
And are there stars. and is there night and day =
Or is it that from which we soon will wake
fieetiug, half-seen thing-a dream Exit
SCENE Iv.-New York State. Open country, noun
t4ins surrounding.
Enter Catherine and Josephine, who stop by a
stream
Cath Come, let Us rest here on this mossy bank
This long days walk hath made my limbs grow
Jos. pretty spot is this Methinks that here
The busy bee mu't spend his holidays;
The humming- bird, that drinks from fower-made
The ant, that does built up his mighty cities,
Come here to rest, And then, perchance, they
feast
For tables having a white lily's leaf,
For napkins white leaves, and for their plates
The golden buttercups.
Cab. a broken sunbeam for their knives and
forks
Jos. Aye, that was well and for their food, the
Would fetch his honey.
And when the dinner was removed, they'd have
A silver cloud, brought from the sky above,
To dance upon.
Cath Aud for a sky, they'd have
A maiden's dream of love, to hang o'erhesd.
jos. pretty way is this TO bid the hours
That are unweleome, TO depart from US.
This silver cloud you'd have them dance upon,
BRIGGS back 10 mind the falling clouds OF snow
When first we met thank God that I do now
Feel its cold chill but in imagination -
C4-aa Cash dn hntrr9
Cath. All, well do l. and two conflicting feelings,
Like night and day, do meet in memory:
The one-the bright one-tells me then met thee,
The other, dark, does tell me of the storm.
And as the night is but shadow of the day,
So is the suffring of that dreamy hour
shadow only to the joy Of thee!
Jos. Sweet friend, 1 thank thee would that all
my thanks
Did bear thousand blessings on their backs -
We have been friends in dark misfortune's hour,
Let us be friends forever.
Cath. Though we have
No other food will live on that till death
Jos. Last night dreamed of those far of at
home
At home, said 1 IL never had home
OF that far land, upon the Western shore,
OF which l told thee.
Cath Nay, you did not tell me,
Except that once you had few friends there;-
But tell me now, while We resting here,
--'' ENTER Godfrey and Detective.
Jos But who ale these, that come with eager
ness
Peeriug out through their eyes? What can it be-
Cath Who?
Godf. Now are you found at last, my hearts
sweet treasure
Jos. Found, found, found
Godf Ay. found, my darling, after searching
long
And wearily for you.
JOS Now is the odor Of lifes flowers OF joy
Borne to me by the breath of happiness,
Oh, It's too sweet to be thing Of earth
| This happiness Is far too sweet for earth,