Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-12-18

i rose without word. ne room seoheu
whirling around me- The only thing which
was clear to my sight was that cursed gold
band on the fair white hand-that symbol OF
possession by anotherl In that moment hope
AMI all the sweetness of life seemed swept
away from me.
Something in my face must have told her
how her news affected me. She came to
me and laid her hand upon my arm. 1
trembled like a leaf beneath her touch.
She looked beseechingly into my face.
"Oh, not like thatm she cried. "Basil,
arr not worth it. should not have made
you happy. You will forget-you will find
another. If have wronged or misled you,
say you forgive me- l. t ma hear you, my
true friend, wish me happiness.
I strove to force my dry lips to frame
some conventional phrase. In vainl words
would not come. sank into chair and
covered my face with my hands.
The door opened sudl .nly and man en-
tered He may nave been about forty years
| of age. He was tall and remarkably hand
some. He was dressed with scrupulous
care; but there was something written on
his face which told me it was not the face
| If a good man. AS rose from my chair he
glanced from me to Philippa with an air of
suspicious inquiry.
"Dr North, an old friend of my mothers
and mine," she said, with composure. "Mr.
Farmer" she added; and rosy blush crept
round her neck as she indicated the new
conner by the name which l felt sure was
now also her own
bowed mechanically. made a few dis
jointed remarks about the weather and kin
dred topics; thea l shook hands With
Philippa and left the house, the most niiser-
able man in England.
Philippa married, and married secretly
How could her prid have stopped to clan
destine union! What manner of man was
he who had won her! Heavens! he must be
| hard to pleas, if he cared not to show his
conquest to the light of day. Curl sneak!
coward! villain! Stay; he may have his
| own reasons for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES known
to Philippa and approved of by her. Not a
word against her. She is still my queen;
the one woman in the world to me. What
she has done is right
passed sleepless night In the morning
wrote to l'hilippa. l wished her all hanpi-
ness-I could command my pen, if not my
tongue. l said no word about the secrecy
of the wedding, or the evils so often conse-
uuent to such concealment But, with fore
boding of evil to come, be sged her to remem-
ber that we were friends; that, although
could see her no more, whenever she
wanted friends aid, word would bring
ME to her side. l used no word of blame.
I risked no expression of love or regret. No
thought of my grief should jar upon the
happiness which she doubtless expected to
find Farewell to the one dream of my life!
Farew II, Philippa!
Such Il passion as min, may, in these
matter-of- fact, unromantic days, seem an
anachronisn. No matter whether to SYM
pathy or ridicule, am hut laying bare my
true thoughts and feelings
would not return to my home at once
I shrank from going back to my lonely
hearth and beginning to eat my heart out.
I had made arrangements to stay in town
for some days, so stayed, trying by a
course of what is termed gayety to drive
remembrance away. Futile effort! How
many have tried the same reputed remedy
| without Succasst