The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-02-16

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"DoN'r 60, TnEANp
and beautiful Let me thank you hero
where we are alone for your kindness and
bravery. Let me give you my love, Treani
Don't throw IL from you, darling; don't put
me awayr'
"She stood for . moment like one intoxi-
Gated, swaying upon his words, her eyes
softly dilated, her bosom heaving. Suddenly
abe leaned toward him with an indescribable
murmur Of pleasure and slipped down with
her check upon his hands where they folded
over her own, and hung there. For an
instant he felt her tears running over his
hands and her lips kissing them, then she
broke away and ran b,indly downward into
the mist and was lost to his sight
For a long time he stood still where she
had left him, for the whole mountain seemed
to beat like soft pulse, the air seemed
sweet, and the mist was but q halo about
him. Then, with deep breath, Like one who
has drained q delicious cup, he turned and
went up the mountain path much as one
moves who Is young and jocund and with,
out disease.
After time he emerged from the mist
and stood alone upon the mountain side
with the white sea all below him. Then in
the silence and sunshine q loneliness that
was kind Of doubt and fear came over
him. Might this not prove symbol Of the
futurei. Would she ever rise above the
mist-that heavy medium in which she had
always movedi Should he not stand alone
ct last upon the heightsi He turned about
and went downward into the mist Nothing
but death should sunder them, he said.
Yet the blood felt sweet In his veins, and
his step was Light; single slow misgiving
could never overtalxe and silence the many
happy currents that went singing In and out
his heart. When he approached the house
wind had begun to fan 1t upward, and far
and near the bosom Of the world came
heaving into view.
Trean. was not visible. Up In her poor
little chamber she was walking to and fro,
her cheeks carmine, her eyes shining. She
paused before her little mirror; her face
surely had blossomed! She pressed hand
on either side OF the radiant apparition and
leaning back upon her Nsseme waist gazed at
II moment in sheer delight. The vail OF
detection had fallen from It; it was beautiful.
She pushed back the soft masses of russet
hair from her temples and pressed her
hands there rs II she were dizzy with happi-
ness. Her heart throbbed as If it would
burst. Oh! this was her first real hour Of
lifel She turned about and broke into .
snatch Of song which was well-nigh cry Of
gladness. She fell upon her knees before
her bed and prayed that God would protect
him who had taken her soul in the sweet
NJ nd yarn vxyh{t ah
smiles came and went upon her face 30 like
. beating heart was happiness within her
sotcitude.
Poor child Of the mountains, the sorrow
and dross and dullness Of something like
savagery had always smothered her spirit;
now they had rolled back from her like q
folding curtain, and light, sweeter thou
sand umes than the sunshine Of early spring,
the midsummer sparkle Of half-shaded
streams, or the cool fre down-dropping from
the milky surge Of stars, burned meltingly
through all her being
She rose up and made herself a. hne "a
her meager wardrobe would permit, and
stood . moment smiling at her image In the
glass; then, as from the thought that her
few poor tripkets would be 'as nothing ia
him, laid them ssids and clothed herself in
simple dress Of white muslin and went
down, looking like goddess Of the dawn.
Elchard was pacing to and fro along tbs
path before the porch, bis head erect, biz
cheeks touched with Q tiny fame. When
she came out he was almost startled, %
much had gladness changed her. With q
quick step hc was by her. "Treanr but
she lifted her finger with. pretty sign Of
warning, her face flushed with happiness
| and he only stood moment by her side
| holding her hand tightly where It hung be
| tween them, and looking where the broker
| mist rolled w the mountains and caught
hers and there on spuy end pine In mighty
| melting tufts until, far In heaven, at |ast n
formed In floating isles Of fleece.
"I am going to meeting soon," she muir
INJURED, ''please don't 60 with me-"
He looked at her. ssWhy, darlingl" ii
felt her tremble with that endearing name
ut might not be safel"
Swhats religionp' he exclaimed, with
| sudden revulsioH.
eyes" and her eyes wsys sn the ground
70, Treani do you believe iti'
sltmight be true, and bad men make It seen
untrue" He was surprised ct the musica
distlnctness OF her speech. Love seemed u
have reused her from her sQualid use o.
words.
ssYes, that 10 possible, perhaps, but d
not think 1t IL 20 with this, Trean. The sys
| tenn seems bad-the invention of bad men
| Yeaterday / went down the street, thert
beyond the trees, and saw . woman Of mid
die sge knocking angrly ct the door Of ,
little house. Presently young woman
| opened the door, when the one who cam.
/ struck her in the facs with . sharp rock
and felled and beat her there upon III,
threshold. 4 bystander who parted then
told me they were the wtvee Of one man. !
| was shockingl' ss..ss...
"Yes, it was frlghtfui," !" she said, thiclly
drawing the back OF her hand asross hel
| forehead with . helpless cir, "but ! dom
know any other way; never heard
never was sheWn better way"
sIeve viii show you. 9reAat but vt itsnt
Iove- viii teach you the wayI" Hla yoic'
Wns tenderness iteeh.
/ " have been Learning . nttls since you
eams," she said. 'looldng up WITH smiling
sWimning eyes. VIA q nnyunr q GLAD
/ 49, hecsuSh ~ her " ~ ~ held hes elosl
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