Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-11

| upon my heart, tDab In my own NINA
resolved to do all could in my humble
way to befriend her.
Accordingly closed my eyes, deter
mined to think no more of the matter
for that night. But l soon found that to
sleep was another. had listened to the
roaring of the fall for 20 years or more
and they had never disturbed me, but
this night they sounded in my ears like
the bowling of a wild beast hungry for
prey, and the pines swaying in the night
wind seemed to nv excited fancy like
the soDDlng and signing of one bereft.
| At length, heartily vexed at myself for
giving way to such nervous folly, | reso-
lutely closed my eyes. Having, as a
general thing, pretty strong will, at
last succeeded in getting TO sleep.
Well, time passed on, and things turned
out as l expected they would. Mr..
Archie had told his mother how, many
many years ago he met Miss Nora when
she was still but child. She was tneh
living in the north of Ireland with her
| brother, Col. Miles Clanmar, who was
was an old college friend of his. The
two ClanInars were orphans. Their
father having been selfish spendthrift
all his life had left them, When he died,
but poorly provided for. Col. Clanmar
was much older than his sister and had
always been both brother and father
| to her. while her love for
him had amounted to little short ofidol-
airy. lie was at the time of Mr.. Arches
| second viIt in her malesty's service and
| had received an order 10 depart for In
| dia by the close of the month. MIR.
Archie had at once fallen deeply in love
| with Miss Nora and when he heard OF
| her brothers intended departure he
| urged her to Il marriage ut once. and
she, loving him with all her pure, young
heart, consented. Her brother was, no
doubt, glad To leave her under such safe
protection, ana, with perfect faith in
| Mr.. Archie, gave his idoliZed sister Unto
his keeping. After Miss Nora came to
| the hall to live . always noticed how
| much brighter she seemed whenever
she re .eived letter bearing the India
post mark. Even Madam Clure had no
power TO make her miserable on that
day welt as she succeeded at other times.
| cannot begin to tell yon. the number
less was in which Mr.. Arches mother
made my poor darling suffer. From
first to last she never permitted her to
forget that She looked upon her as al
intruder in the hall. Upon Miss Morals
cruel effect. 1t was pitiful, too, TO see
how bravely and patiently she bore all
her trials, always appearing bright and
cheerful when her husband was
near, and, because she made no COM
plant, with mans usual blindness, he
took it for granted that she was
happy. | had it taken upon myself to
attend as far as possible to allher wants,
and know that she grew to trust me,
and, like to think, even to love me
little. One night she. was suffer
ing from headache. As / bathed her
head and pushed the heavy masses of
hair from her hot, flushed face | saw
large bright tears dropping one by one
from her sweet brown eyes. IN mo-
ment she laid her poor tired head on
my hand and sobbed out, "Oh, Phelps,
Phelps, do You know what it is TO feel
SO homesick and lonely that it seems
that your heart must break with aching
and longing?"
Yes, my dear" | said as steadily as
| could, for the sight of her grief nearly
unnerved me. II came to the hall my
self to live when / was no older than
you, ana many heartache | had too,
for it was my first going away from
home" Then lest she should become
i'll from weeping, 1 tried to draw her
mind from herself by talking on in my
foolish way about my own
home. and ut last had the satisfaction
of seeing her become more calm. When
| had made her comfortable in bed l
left her. From that night out she
seemed more dear to me than ever,
and | am sorry 10 say | began to hate
Madam Clure.
En nd
winter had given place again to spring. |
when, for the first time in thirty years, |
q baby's cry was heard in the old hall, |
and We were told that an heir was born |
to the house. Nv Door Young lady laid |
very near to deaths door, but was now
almost recovered and wild with delight |
over her Toy. 1t WAS beautiful to see |
her pretty caressing ways with she child |
and for time she quite forgot her old |
trouble. The baby was like his mother |
and early showed the same loving, i'm
pulsive disposition. Madam Clure had |
wanted him named Archie, after his |
father, but Miss Nora had said softly,
but very firmly, 81 shall call my baby
Miles" and Mr.. Archie. who never de-
MED her anything, acquiesced. Madam,
of course, was not pleased and always |
avoided using the name whenever she /
could. But she was very fond of the |
child, and for little while seemed to
forget her old dislike of his mother. As |
be grew older he showed signs of aquick,
hot temper, but was always sorry and re-
pentant a second after one of his little |
outbursts. Miss Nora would sit for hours
with him on her lap telling him stories |
of her old home and of the soldier uncle
for whom he was named, the
child listening meanwhile with
big wondering eyes. be-
gan to feel that all the old trouble had
passed away and that the boy would
prove a source of econciliation between
madam and her daughter, for the for
mer each day grew more fond and proud
of her grandson. But had only been
cheating myself, with false hope, as
was soon to learn. One day madame
came into the nursery with an open let
ter in her hand and a heavy frowu up.
on her brow. | had been sorting over
and arranging Master Miles clothes, for
from the first Miss Nora bad declared
hat she would trust the care of her
child to no one else, and was only too
pleased at this evidence of her conf
ience in me. / rose to leave as madam
,ame in. but she motioned me to remain
and said, "Phelps, Miss Gailor comes to-
see that the east CnamDer IS |
for her. But first finish what
you are doing" =
Then seating herself opposite Miss
Nora, she said: lyon have never met
Miss GaiIor believe, She went abroad
shortly after your coming here and has
Dut just returned" Then signing heav-
~, she continued: Poor Archie. his
VAS indeed cruel disappointment"
Disappointment" echoed Miss Nora
n amaze, tor she did not in the least
the drift of madame's re-
mark. Instantly it fla he'd into my
mind what she intended the young lady
o infer, and, hoping to divert lfer from
Ter evil purpose. suddenly overturned
/ basket of blocks that stood conven-
emily near. Chow careless YOU are.
PheIps," madame went on; yes; mas
le never told you of his-but of course
he has not Young men seldom or new
IF tell their wives of their early attach
nents. Well, no one could wonder at
t, for Miss Gailor is certainly very love-
y, and we were none of US surprised at
lis sudden journey into Ireland. Let
ne think, was not this about the time
IF his auddnu ma rriaoo with v0n2n At