West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12


Well did know what close compan-
ion poverty was. Here was wealth aud
happiness before mc.-and an angel for
wife why did hesitate?"
Aye. IL was that conscience that
''makes towards Of us all. In accept
ing this l must sacrifice my manhood.
must be the receiver OF blood money,
the partaSer of a crime. lie had ac-
knowledged that all his wealth was
hers by right.
Ii was enough. Before the old
fashioned clock in the hall struck five
L had decided the course should puv-
sue.
| quickly stole from my room to that
OF my uncle's. Without knocking
went in, came close TO his bedside and
said:
81 reject your offer"
expected a torrent of passion. There
he lay as | had left him; one hand on
the counterpart as il had been stretched
out to receive mine. His eyes were
glazed. He was dead
II is hard thing to keep n man down
when ne Is determined to rise.
rose slowly but surely i'm nv profes-
venture I call il advepture) recorded
above were given To intcrminable study
and zeal. | very seldom lost case I
took hold of. A fever broke out which
devastated the country. | was in dc.
mand constantly, and my success built
me up home.
Too close attention could not help but
tell upon my health. / must have a
change OF air, my friends advised. and
/ concluded To have il.
sought the mountains, and i'm
quiet pastoral home my health returned.
The glorious Catskillsl What an an
tidote they are to tho 81 * and diseased
mind
One morning, taking my mountain
staff with me, | left the village at the
foot OF the mountain, where | resided.
and commenced the ascent of South
Mountain.
There was but single cloud visible
in the heavens, and that brushed the
top of Glove Peak, across the -4vinc.
The air had that transparency tir>t is
often noticed in early autumn. You
may gaze until the eye wcarics of the
distance, the atmosphere is so clear.
My path was very intricate, and it was
iullY two hours after leaving the plain
below before L stood on BOwldcr Rock,
nearly three thousand feet above the
sea level
My soul was drinking in the beauty
OF the scene when scream OF terror
fell upon my ear.
Another instant | was bounding dan
gerously near the edge of the precipice
toward the cry which | had heard
rounded bowlder and bche!d n
woman clinging to shrub which
grew ON the edge of the precipicc
Hold on, and will save YOU" |
shouted
She must have heard, for she held on,
and another instant | had drawn her
from the threatened death.
And then she did what any woman
would have done under the crcum.
stances-iainted.
1T was some time before | could
bring her TO. When | did, and she
opened her eyes, great. heavenly ewes
she looked confused and asked:
where am I?''
Those eyes-that voice, so low and
pathetic-madc thrill go over my per-
son, and was in n very unprofession-
al tone that | answered.:
Safe; thank Heaven
Oh, remember. | slipped on the
rocks. What an escape from horri-
bic deathn'
assisted her to the hotel near by.
where she was staying, and was the
hero of the day among the guests.
Reader, do you wish TO hear moreP
We'll, will tell you. have never re-
covered the heart lost that day on the
mountain.
A few days before our marriage nv
lance turned TO me and said:
Harry, | do not think you know
my true name. DO you think you have
ever seen me befOrcPn
% Indeed, my dear, | think not" |
replied, "and yet you resemble very
closely painting have seen"
" / saw you, though, two years ago, "
she continued, smiling.
"Where?' / demanded.
There was tender light" in her
blue eyes rs she replied
In the glass when your uncle con.
fcssed his crime. - hiladclphia CaV.