Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

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aeh nEtlY ANN 1iom nsapartr1ent peyond
me one mo Wnicn y 81 yent0r M
Pelled, new h0ws 4resoived
:fo venture 1arther; ands ~ my footsteps
~ i,n 4 on8 tae tnick searpessNIAl
couid araiy pelieYe3 ynag \ vas ssaa n no yep
sdering u e dream through the lays dfss|
rs fiogs snnAs 81 me aean; !.
Yet more and more distinctly heard
thessada low voice that bad caugtt my
ear; and approached stealthtly. andSl
confess with something like awe. theI
door which, y perceived, openealH
from g ebedro0m to thec chamber whence
the voice proceeded.s Here, as before
ascurtainSo Of antique tapestry, reacA1nf
fronasthe ceiling to the stioor, concealed
the aperture; andtrying cautiously sthf
do0r, lsfoulnd sthatsit opei'aged toWars me-
THIS gave me time t0 reject betore%1nt
strudink, With stealttly steps. IN the deadt
sof night w! lritcSthe.p!lvacy ~ fhls inner
most ! 2 guilty c~reasuretkf
too 2 listened Ihessyolcet--T1orN
there seemed 70 be but tone-wasB clogeatIl
hand: az was strangely meianoholyI
voice, yet possessing fascinating power
that chained me TO- the spot
ssiViil you never, speak to me-
kagaln, mydarling mydarllng. lsheardI
the WORDS TOO !alnty 20 for-l
get hem. sNlM you never speak %
me again! Year after year: a. the day.
comes round, l5have prayed 70 God tos'
grant me but!one sweet word--one word
to tell me q your loye!2E ". my darY
lin g my ayy darling have ! prayed iinnSynin
Will those lips g agal9n open With 81
smile those yes lneye again iook Into
mine y when lssconne to3yousot,SM my
kQees~as lao this hristmas lmorningF1
These strangeSwords reproached mo.
Into what sacred precincts had I In.
trudedp What Observation-Disclosures waes
Us d~esecratingp sfSM
Suddenly the tone ofSvOice changed
The sad pathos gave waySto accentssots
Joy. ..See! see, my beloved one; here
are gifts worthy Of queen. Did, not!
tell yousthat the time would come when
all bur strugglesswould be over; when
there. would bessno mor lighting forl
very bread; no daily care; llnos
q the future;s no 1ear 81 II
success zee ecalse4 Y you'd salready
m 2 me. An, sssertIaus aM.e, s15
uar.lngs yous 1eIe go = anu passells.1D
ma, u Inose = slle us ,Wsr ].
aark, Your eyes were 1872 Drlgas' e.
Stne eaVenssW we're oyeeIcass snll1e
drove anay the storm our voice wae
the music q my ire, oqr ceaseiess
trust Was my ioges stsr; bns az neg
aaysssn g y aPas sse. =
am rich, now they say v am an lannon's y
Ihe Gay sNno too , ,sliof 4. g my W9r PEI,
and ING sn,gf MOO 20 snor. ZOE Sa Iesb. Il W
YET ! neeQ8 resg. IN 1901 \ csnnOI we
muchlonlgarsi 3 Z may otsress.sMy orAan5
q ever re aaAlng W ~, NJ $500 yes. 4
scan noys sieeR; sNignS aIls9r $3.50 ~ rs,
i9ngsv 1o sieeP' ~. q 49, css ~ ~ psa ~.
lEnaxe SDeehE Waitlngg sior is ualssa,g w. e III
you, ~ eeas1sa4AOaEs 9eu;,,, ss us NV slS
hour N mas come Z me n i Y l' Chrlst th M0rnA
81 HarkI real ! near me sounga q;
the Christnlas Dolls. Ss $ an oNnl n
~ my VIE, my Glove mas come pac ck
% me- as aast e 1s DacA a Me ION sH1s
tne s. Z
IN feyerish excitement,TI Ilstenled.SButi
there was g answer-not 2 soln 4 q
that trembling voice ceased 70 breakthel
stiffness Of the night.
Presently il began again. They tell
ne IL is thirty years Z Nonsenseis
That is only dream. It was Yester-
day-yesterday, that yon spoke TO ne
for the last imlae--yyesterdiay,, that &
bade me goodbye, and kissed me when
went away. And to-day you are Is;
YOU weresthen. No change, no change,
none al all. YouaAre as young and 10
fair as WhensI first took yo1r hand in
mine andcalled you wife s