The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-01-19
SeIfshness Punished,

~ tell You, Kate, We must cirs !: all mn
God knows how hard it is for me to speal
these words-how it is almost like taking Eli,
hart ont of my body. the life-blood fro,
my yeins-but I see no other way. dear
s You can't go on wasting the best wears O,
Jour life in dreary waiting and II have
written failure against my name. 1 may a.
sell acknowledge lit is the hopeless bar.
/ ssn truth"
Kate Thornton looked up into her lovers
face as he uttered.th above words. 1t was
strangely handsome face, though the dark
WeA as they now rested on the burning
soal in the CRATE before which they cat,
held an expression of sullen misery.
How often the girl had looked before m
the almost faultless features, TIE tall. fine
agurs always dressed withou. flaw. in the
~ caprice OF fortune-yet escaping even a
Suspicion OF dandyism - looked and wor
shipped the man to whom face and form be.
longed.
nef own face had grown very pale now,
ana her lips trelnbletl, as thourh struoolin.
70 conceal her emotion as she answered.
"Glve me up. Fred? don't think Won
quite mean those words. have nevar
doubted your love once in five long year,
4oo would not have me ,.onbt it now ?"
nate! The name was wills. cred in n
0ne Oh thrilling reproach. "Ah, you know.
ae went on, "that you could never Doubt
NY iose' 1t is the nobler, bette. par. of nv
seh but think what these five wears L,re
eeea so you. Five wasted years, the best OF
s0u lne You were not eighteen wien YOU
lou'sed to become my wife. You are now
tuenty y-three-"
% 'ney are wasted year., and am
o"lns oid!' she said sadly. "What has
suddenly opened your eyes to both facts,"
a0u are unjust" he replied. lyon
-" 'ha' time and time again have been
!. np'ed TO give you back your freedom. but
saat could not"
anu wat has mnde it easy for Won
wv an you have been talking to mamma
a' and she has again rcproaehed you. l |
nit ALL"
les he agreed. "She SAYS, and sovs
WY tha: with your heegtend beauty Won
). 1'u win any prize, and that am se.6sh,v
-a0'ng IN the way of Your future hapm-
i. Il y all trre enough; but, oh, God,
&c you tie wife of another mani"
nc stopped, choke,l by emotion.
/, cue rose from tho chair then. and stoo,,
Ss'ae hlni, slight blush moul.ia., to the
qulsi'e'y lovely face
n iaon think you wil ever see that dox
~ ~ Fred, let rs enl it il another way
~ 'liak an not ft to be poor mar,s
u ous am, dear. You make at least
~ ssala a. year with you practice We
we Oh that, and no. starve either. You
1--WE 70 give up your clubs and your
cs h:tle batcheIor dinners: bu. n
: - hardly spare you for either, ANYHOW
- 'oSe III cottage, Fre.l, bu. it will
NV e and think, Aagpiness."
..u W doat know what you are talking
~. u ne answered, fretfully. eve
~ osn oe miserable. wrstchel. No. /
- -. never dag you down to that"
"n'ch peans that clubs. and dinner.
1some s., batchelor apartments. ara nra. ,
y I" 'ose and poverty" she answered ,
-, Mt's bitterness and . touch Of
49, - oaered to brave all for him and
q axe and he had refused the offer.
- Jon are unjust again, Kate. Itilv
~ Ake that would not take Cd