The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-07-13
your hateful wealth. Would to God i

have witnessed the insult my wife has
put upon me The last of a long and
bit't.. series. Witness, also, the solemn
oath take to leave her here and now,
and never, of my w free will, tomeet
her in life again. Mr.. Lester" to Flor
ence's former guardian, ~ will meet
you more than half way in any meas
urcs to restore this lady's freedom.
Mr she will see no more. Farewell,
Florence, once my wife. Farewell Fol
ever"
He turned and Went out from her
presence and their midst without an.
other look or word.
Elorence's white lips moved dumbly.
She stretched fettil her arms as he
passed from her side. and made a Step
forward as if to follow him; then WITH
4 painful gasping sigh she clbtchcA
with both hands convulsivtlS at her
heart, and fell to thu ground like one
dead.
"Oh, if it could only have been death
indeed!'
This was her cry when consciousness
returned, and showed her the reality
of her misery. The idol vi her pas
sionate young heart was gone, driven
away 10y hrN own cruel words. life and
the World were left unto her dosDiaie."
Let me die! Oh, l,i.ifui Heaven, let
me die..n she PRAYED.
Aud fey u while the prayer seemed
liknly to be granted.
Then suddenly Hope stopped in.
and whispered ~ BLESSED little secret to
her heart that gave her courage to live
Oh.
''Thank Cod" she cried, with stream
ing eyes and claspcd hands. 81 shall
win my darling back some day! Ishall
win my husband back"
There seemed but little hope of it al
time went on. Clarence went back to
the old work-a-day lie that had been
his before love and marriage gave him
fortune, and for d little time, While,
hurt pride and consciousness of Injury
sustained him, found consolation, even
for the loss Of love, in the of
his independence.
But this could not last long. As soon
as the bitter feeling OF dependence up
on Florence was removed from him,
the memory of her love. her goodness.
her beauty, and true worth returned;
he began to see the past with clearer
eyes; he grieved for his lost and ruined
happiness; he took, in his own ON
science, his full share of the blame.
81 should have been more candid
with my poor impetaous darling! |
should have shown her the power she
had TO wunna. How happy we might
haze been; but it is tod late new--all
too late!!'
For pride had him still in its control.
In his deep heart he quite forgavc his
wife, loving her, longing for !iei often
oh, how wcarilyl But his resolution
to keep away from her prevailed. The
insu!t he had suffered had been toe
public to he condoned. Nothing but
death should %rc-unitc them.
Months went by. Many a tende,
pitiful appeal only that he would Sc,
her, only that they might moct-had
como to him from flurcnre, quite in
vain. 1t seemed rs if they were be.
coming hopelessly cstfangca, when uhc
day a messenger brought lin word o.
his wife's serinns iiiness-pcrhaps her
approaching death.
MIR. Lester was that messenger. He
antpJnI with ~ rior., ,n3;,Efn,, f,.o
tlat ahamaad "a go iace,
tla Jaah =. no;'eie" as nc lie,
tha snif 90, Wy pa'n III tno eyes o
fo,. nride and onrn,..n Z " haa' mn n,
bimealf an, from ,I L,n,nah n"' s"''
"ynn VIA ."hs "fpp'" U.s. i, ...,
br;onv .G,m n," ,t;,b ~ ~ Sala'
~ Man! I9'ic WIN me 10 hei nea'
ind ha, =. n al;,n > 'ie''S' w" may
on rhs sorrow ,o,, tho ,r, oo,,
that Ind ,nf, hnr ~ ,,asn;a, Ivy neau'
yct never ca,snl ~ lir,.n hon 49,
cr,vnd for hon. sn ,no,.;l,. 49, ha.
crushod th,t aaoo, mV"i,.' anu 9ee'
]rraliln th,t ,etn,n ~ har iS "o s,,l ~
coming imnoss;h,n, n,nt I Ins how p ~
claim ,bo t,o.s,ro ~ III mouis
away. I;ttln could p n,.ida d d" annsM1l
the anpnish Thai h'.olaht Nm ~ ,ran,
~, ~ sS h'l nl1ush' hini W "eet
..Foraive fnroivotn 10 ,,hi,ooa
faint and low lSS;nr 1T "nd
"A some fai, n;nad7 ,;lr Wv "o''
nEnrr;rn n,arn To- .,r.,
f,rit n,ea no sIoaaeu IN.
both our hearts, ON love A Won INN" mns1
~ ~ n9a..s. III lo.u, yo" NUS
ana tlcn ne paused IN wonder She