The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-15

aud tell you that men have loved you and
men Will love you, but that 10 man In
the " idu world has ever loved you or can
ever lo,c you ~ do. Remo.u',cr always,
through tue long blank years In which
shall sc aou no more, the greatest, deep
est, most passionate love tnat was ever
given to human heart was laid II your
feet for you to trample on--uothing more;
aud, n had . hundred lives, q hundred
hearts, they should all i,o laid there. The
ktdl hts ur old were content IL they might
u,u ,ur tac Ladies' thcy loved. Lady lii
la, | W"u,d ask no ,go,tcr favor from
Heaven t",n tnat | niisat give my life ior
you"
She did not raise her face to his; hut he
saw tnat the white hands carussiiJ thc
mUHuOW-tWtUt tTumhlcd.
81 have purca,scd = Dricf delirium," he
went on, "iJ - tt,-titiu ui pain. l shall
go from you nrauuud wan the lire of a ia
tai love- and yet Wound rather, Tar rath-
cr, have loved you Ia vain Tor a few short
days than IN loved by any other woman
until urath."
Ills voice uicd away la passionate muir
murs, aud hc was sit"ut. she looked at
hun with itlinttu pity buaming In her soft
eyes.
81 am sorry" size fitcrud.
"N ny snuuld you lie sotflf u IL not
your fault that you are the most beautiful
OF women; 1t Is not your fault that your
beauty aud grice m,ducn those who look
uI'un t"cUi yuu ate no more To blame than
tie star d, to blame because the moth de-
sircs IT,"
"Still am sorry she repeated gently
--"sorry iur your p,in"
"My pant An, Heaven, how can you
know what that pam Isl How can you
understand II / had to choose, would
rather undergo the torture OF tue wheel,
or OF the staku, than that Of u hopeless
love. lhUss pans kly-thcso live
on. How ,iiuuld you know OF understand
the anguish Of laurrated heart, the bit
ter pam vi longing, tine chill of despair,
the terrible hOpclcssncs-, the weary stretch
OF lite, into which no JOY eau creepy All,
Heaven grant that none OF this pain may
ever be yOursW
"Nonu OF us know what life holds for
us" she answered IN a low voice, as she
destroyed the mcadow-swcet with her
white gers.
"lt VIII never hold hopeless love for
YOU" he said, how can 1t, when one look
from your sweet cyc, must win what you
dusirul / STALL read sUuic day how some
great man H,s WoUud and won you. | shall
read OF your wealth. and GRANDEUR Of
your hisu estate, aud then ali, then |
snail iic with my Lace upOh tuv earth and
weep as no man has ever wcpt! Then |
snail lind 40 peace OF earth. But will you
II asa you tuis 1y my great love aud my
great ptin--rcmvm Jcr me kindly. VIII
you fur,ct my presumption aud think only
OF my great loNot Hill you remember
that ave with wound ~ my heart, and
Al NttaIuI Mll lIIUVIY
Wal >uu tnnk kiud,y Or me for the sake OF
ny pn Wilt you. Al, Heaven, l leave
my lac here" - 20
She saw him in the utter abandonment
Of despair, with his face bent aud deep
sobs shaking his frame. She laid her hand
upon his head.
ado you know" she said In a low voice,
"that wish my beauty, as you call II,
had been blighted before II had done this
TO your There IL no fear that | shall ever
forget il. No man has declared his love to
me like this before, | shall think Of YOU
and think of you kindly-as long rs
live"
Tho gentle touch Of her hand seemed to
give him fresh life aud courage. The next
moment he was knceling at her feet.
"fou are an angel of goodness ~ he
cried. "Will you think of me kindly
VIII you let mo worship you from dis
tancef VIII you let me I'LL all my life
with work for you-oh, my hearts love,
for your"
There was strange tenderness In her
face, and soitcned light In her eyes as
she replied
al will--if you wish it-bc u friend to
you always; hut, MS to the other, 1t could
never be, could IN Even II If l loved
you, 1t could never De-"
"No," he replied; al know It. have
not dared to nsk. understand. II could
not be. But you are not angry with me
Lady Lilinsi"
"No, am not angry" she answered.
"Iou forgive me for having told you Of
my lover"
al have nothing TO forgive" she replied.
"Loyo from you must always honor the one
you love-"
"iou care for mo then very Hitler"
al will tell you the TRUTH" she said. 81
care for you-yes, II little. But 1t could
never bc-neycrl Aud we must say good
byo."
lie took the hand that sho held out to
him.
"Good-byc," he said, with passion and
despair in his voice. "Good-byc, Lady Lii
las. Leave me here amongst the meadow
sweet; and II my earnest prayer is grant
cd, l shall die"
Vano Fraser Wharf declined Lord Aud
ley's invitation to remain for another week
and left Ulyerscroft that day. lie took
with him the crushed blossoms of the mead
ow-sweet.