Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-27

Aparl irom IN rcat, by rustic br,ot
~ whlctel V grew more tcndcfly faiA
ANU saw az r. iiaarancv for my casc
n1ar,fn
Z Winter t'Yc wandered beck auow,
~ scenes az sunshine. nAafAht air.
HNhuN NeW, whore my w sfpW,
ana To- y histt wHs sptoullng there,
1 = sigh, a sob; MararcruC was crylns
agaha
".sh Jack, Back WIS WON'T Won Ia,
me iorsct you. Why dp you turment me.
thue2H
"But will" The pofted ntuo beauty
was al reliance nav. Shc looked m the
mirror, saw tear irans clEtenlnu thorn
ana laughed q hearty, rlnelng laugh
'Ncs, Mr. Jack, pou will snew to.mor.
.NW thet I am married, nnd YOU will say
taat was cnly llrt.pg thau never had
a heart ! never had a heart
The last sentence was aimoat mouniui
in llH repetition
70 WNf time TO doscgud .o the parior
now Attvr eating daiuty breakfast
orotgm hy her maid, Marguerite went
down io greet her ahlntcpd fle would
nave SNecd her burning mouth, but IA,
turned hor check
Walt Sh lmpaucnrc rosnorrow Is
better than to-day"
he spoke gently, aud she tried TO AZ
Feet @ hlndllncss She could NOT feel, but
every time she looked toward he tall
kcunryed lawyer it seemed that Jacks
honest, manly face came between thcm
Finally shc excused herself, aud slipping
cut ol tho house by qalrt pathway,
Niolu down 10 rrtroa. sfB had nhmud
her "snmmcr palscp,N The loRyus
were aA dead aud CRACKING beneath
her feet Even She moss hctmyvd tho
eh0suy hucs at frost The Wulu brook
forgot its chCCy ballads pad Chauted
melancholy hymn Marguerite wondered
that she had ever thought Of happiness
She rested in u rustic CHAIR little
wren prrcbcd ON 80 ororhaugmg limh and
chlrpcd "Mis.or.cel mis-oF-vo miE-Vr.
cc!N Tho brook caught up he echo aud
replied sch, hJw unhappy oh, how
Uuhuppy!h Marguerite could endure Il
no lonisrr. She leaned forward ON her
hands aud Tor the third time that morn.
ing uploekod The fountain ~ her toarA.
Now rhc wcpt freely. 1hc brook, The
trees aud the birds Nafe her fricpds
They would never botray hsr How long
she remained in this position Marguerite
never knew. IL soNmuG shat centuries
were comprising themselves into min.
ulcs
"Margucrse,n
ca, the paihOs, the tenderness OF thas
voice Marguerite would have known 10
had she beoB INA paradise and Jack had
whispered bcr name from cell IN purEa.
tory She gave o littlc shrek, q hushod
cNclumntluu OF welcome, low launh OF
surprise, aud then she was Marquette
again.
'NNhy do you come Bore" ncrco'n She
inquired
'lou ask mc Shat; ah, little ono, how
could keep from coAing hprcPn
"b0 YOU not know that to-mC COY IS
my woduing-day
"Yos, had heard H." doggedg no rc.
plcd
"Wei" She attempted to lppok. hut
could upt humc q sentence, She had
stR7tod up from lhu l0slic oy.t nt the
sight Of Jack
"Wpl 70 shp pigod at hin muieiy, In
uliripgly and -at down nurlg, lnok took
scat on gront hickory l,u by b,I side
lie Wuuid u1t speak not Gwen return her
hHltdoBlut puzN How WIUtyhvd bu
looked Marguerite fYlt growing
pity tor him aud far herarlii fpit
chat her courage aud her resolution
were taking wings She would sho
must, 10 her duty aus sond him away
ut l..lF, In Inc alone 90. al I,st She snid
No bat.lly thnt .hp alnddcrpd nt hon own
a,yrrlty
hch lnol.pJ ai beg toproapHfillv. tboso
grrat ,lnri, eyos EIigp with tcara. II ya,f
fon riucb Saint Narrur die mlpht have
continued nnilr.s. int bry pnuipsnI,e s.as
n pii of rlphtosn top4ible nnd stropt
bul. fornli7 th,t.np iH.
CON Inrs. ma, Ga,rt /. brrnLInp. WHY
do ysl come hgrc 10 mako me moro nils.
cmbI.2u
For the Gt.t time sIucu his Intrusion
.Dacl g,oilcd. aclually smiled.
~ rrudtF Won miscrnblr7 Why, little
ono ,ynuIbnit see YOU unhappy for nil
the world -
oUut Am unhnppy.u
GLOW am TO holm Mut2n
uCsaWny.u
I Jack described nn emphatic gesture ut
dissent with bis hrnd ana pyc.br0WR,
/ oBut yhy should 20 awnyfp
al. ,,ill io upplrasgni 90 hAyn Won hero
/ o,be, I nm Nra Ierpr -
J9rE,a f,re darkrp.d lle waa positive.
IIy h,rg,piug nnyf,
] '.1yby ebo,ld Won marry thnt hnlpful
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IA !. nav duty and 90
/ ugut Won don love him"
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