Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-03
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,tCI2, $40 SalC qUlss4T.
She rerrr rccss Of il. but kssw -
painted for her breed, and t.,at she bad -
idea Of savin. money, be. lived from land -
mouth So ! was ANXIOUS about her. I
could rot t.us. rnyself to think sbcr. It ]
would Keep al couraut with her doinSs: that
ras I'll could do for ter, though ] knsw
shs was Horribly rocr, ansi TIE La Ct q beau
tifcl woz-l il Paris ID not easy IN that ssaSa
We viii have ore uore WAL besors co.
said 10 3uzon, and s1e sad Yea"
So t,o rc-t day We vailed rp TIE terrsccd
hi-l road, Up ard up til vo reached tie
o,..-cs ard the wacc.. AID then the bean
Ec!ds, end. wandering ~. a. cur o%:l sweet
VII, were happy crd innocent. Cod E1owx
We SIT Iowa at list Gu tie loaS grass Ct
tho cGi-e Of the cliff overhalS.-S tho Sea-
wsere Ii--,e Wild cam up TO Ii
We cd no. sreal. Of lis being our last day;
we talked cs uca2l. corlraGe to eo1craae,
rbile a nightingale somewhere about kept
trim his voice II broken ecstas.es.
/. vas lie heaven
Lev Oh tho Grass; Cu=o1, not far C, read
Lco9=r,.i sio=d- !. by SIZE close that p--li-
cso5sie de Gczespo.-. SO vino bad ST. II JOE
dc virre, do Lo- E.ow. Eat presently
cc>scd TO Lear her voice
60 10. sleep ct night, ccd, lie al People
who have SONIA, ia r:-e-..y rc=b.e so--,e-
times u keep from f2-.n: ia.o q Geep s.eep,
especially il tie OPEN ar
AID 50 | d!l tl-. day
And while slept that woman Eust have
bcca creeping T., To L.. For s-.rted, da-ed,
froTa Ely sleep 10 SEQ Su-on struggling II tae
,ras1 OF q mad woman Oh the very verge OF
tie elf!
OF course knew who IL was ! was On
nv feet l..o 1asl. Eus not II tir1c; Tor De-
fore cou.d reach her | saw my comrads
luns OFT EVER that awful height
And thea two Elen w.o had been WORKING
in tho feds came running and caught riy
wife. Id lot wait 70 hear them tell how
they had seen her creep up to re, not seeing
1 was not alone; low, Just as she held tho
knito al my bac.;, Suzol had leaped La
ct and caucht it from her LaEd, ard low
that she devil lid turned on Ter. All that
beard afserward Now ran down taat
z.-.ag path to the shore and knelt by my
lt.lc comrade.
thought shc was dead, for nearly every
bo.e IA her body was frozen and Der eyes
were closed IL s.upor. sropcd for her heart
with my hand Il who had never touched herr.
She was alive, for fels 1t stir, and then she
opened her eyes and looked ct me
She knew rae, bu. she I'D not, think, 70
member where $40 was or what had happened
The poor lips tried to speak and failed.
Try again, my dr.ins, ina chere! J
cried. Tel lie, ere you il painT Though
did not think she was, for Eer back was
broken
Say it again." she whispered
"Thatf' wondered InGesoair l called
her by every name | had for her and had
never used except to Ely own soul.
IA caerie RIA rose blonde, Eiol amour. "
"I, hat you sa!d-I was always-to your
shc Gaspel frctfully.
".Ion camaradc, mon bon garcon," ! said,
hardy abs 10 Get out ito words.
Bon gar TIC rlurynur died in her
| throat and her eyes closed Presently could
no longer fec! her heart.
And wi.ca knew $40 was dead | took her
| il Fly arms end carried her W to the littlc
| plateau, full of wondering peasants, w.ere
tic Ccnd:ru:es we're taking away my wife.
| Eat did not SEQ them; Went straight to
her Louise, even to tat cuaI3Jer where had
never thought to enter, and laid her on her
| bed
| never kissed her. Twas her comrads
| not her lover.
| II is two years since then.
| Ny wife is shut up once more, safely
| watched, now that il does rot matter.
am my wor,. Sometimes | am &C
tired that can hardly ui,dress at night, toe
tired to cep
Cut this s?ring | loased so for my old
| Already that came il spite Of myself 1t i.
all tie same, G.l-yet tot.ay lay face Gown
ward III the bean fields, and If | lifted Ely
| head | cOUlu rot bee the yOua1 wheat fOl
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