The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-12

all your dependence on Cod to bear what
l have to tell you"
Mr.. Thorburn's dark skin grew shade
| darker at these words, but he made no
reply, only looking DIR. Sunbury full in the
| eye.
| Priscilla told you, perhaps-Qf a woman
| fainting-in the road-Tuesday afternoon. -
DR.: Sunbury. got his words out in gasps.
Eyes, yes"
"She is now in this house. Thorburn, she
| is-the wife you supposed dead"
Mr.. Thorburn took in as quickly what had
| been told him as his dying wife had done.
| He rose from his chair; the strong man
reeled and fell, with deep groan, and his
arms outstretched over the DOCTORS study
| table. DR.. Sunbury made no offer of CON
| ISOLATION. He covered his face with his
hands and wept.
After a pause, Thorburn said: 1--WE
must do what is right! My poor Priscilla ~
Will you not see" said DR.. Sunbury,
after a short silence pointing overhead,
whore the dying Mrs Thorburn lay.
Now! Not yet, not yet. Give me a
moment"
''But she is dying; she has not long that
she can wait for you.n
Thorburn rose at once. <'Tell me how it
was, before see her, he asked
In few words DR.. Sunbury told him.
just then DR.. Forman appeared. You
had best go now" he said to Thorburn
DR.. Sunbury took Mr.. Thorburns arm
and led him upstairs. DR.. Forman pre-
coded them. As they reached the door,
Thorburn caught Dr. Forman's wrist, as if
to ask for moments grace; but it was too
late, the door was open, and DR.. Forman
had beckoned to the nurse to leave the
bedside. Thorburn closed the door after
him, and walking to the bed, found himself
alone with the woman that to him had
risen from the dead.
Forgive me forgive me ~ was all that
Thorburn could say.
"Forgive you?' asked the wife, in her old
sweet voice. ''Why should | not forgive
you! Only, you must pity me- Think six
years of agony, to return and find
thought until now that it was easier to die
than live" she continued. feebly. ut
would save so much misery if death should
free you from me.n
Eleanor Eleanorm
4 Downstairs DR.. Sunbury and DIR. For
| man, conversed in whispers, DR.. Forman
| holding his watch in his hand. On the
stroke of the half-hour he went upstairs
| As he entered the room he saw Thorburn
| half leaning on the bed, while Mrs. Thor
burns head rested on his breast. The doc
| tor took one. keen look at his patient, and
suddenly whipping out his lancet, called,
| loudly:
''Jane Jane! come at once l want to
| give Mrs. Thorburn hypoderm of brandy"
Dr. Sunbury heard the call and came, too.
| He obeyed look from the doctor, and TAX
| ing Thorburn by the arm, almost dragged
| him from the room. Jane came with the
| brandy, with salts, with the doctors cleo
| trical appliances but it was toe late.
| Mrs. Thorburn breathed an hour or two
| longer, and then, without word, a look,
| or sigh, stopped breathing.
"ltls all over}' said DR.. Forman, going
out on the landing to speak to DR.. Sunbury.
DIR. Forman was too important person
age to be closely questioned about any
| thing he did not choose to be communica-
| tive about; so both East and West Har-
| rowby had to be satisfied with the informa-
| ton that Mrs. March, stranger in Har-
rowby, had been taken suddenly i'll before
| DR.. Forman's door, had died in DR.. For
mans house, and her body had been sent
to her friends. The day after the funeral
| Mr.. Thorburn, Priscilla, DR.. Sunbury and
DR.. Forman stood in Dr. Sunbury's library
1t did not look like wedding party. Pris-
elias face was pale, and she trtsmbled when
Thorburn touched her hand. Tiff he
should have any regrets. DR.. Sunbury had
the license in his pocket, and performed
the ceremony. They were all uncomforta-
BILE in the sense of having something to con-
ceal Priscilla had been wild with distress,
and strangely enough had pleaded for de-
lay but this Mr. Thorburn had sternly re-
fused.
"Our happiness is at end forever" said
Priscilla, bitterly, when she gave in.
$50 be it, - replied Thorburn; ''but never
theless shall we comply Immediately with
Gods law and the law of the landn
Priscilla was rash. Their first unalloyed
happiness was at an end, but something
better, stronger deeper followed. 1t was
impossible that two souls so well fitted for
each other could be long unhappy from
any cause that was not wrong doing. So it
fell out that before another year passed
Priscilla was surprised to find out how
happy she had become. Indeed, from it's
very beginning. the love of Priscilla and
Thorburn had been full of surprises; but
the worst was the last. "Some time or
other" said Priscilla in her philosophy,
lone must pay the penalty of being too
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