The evening world., 1889-10-16

was brooding above my heart, and that the
sweetneSs Of heaven to my restless soul.
There are quiet homes upon the volcanoes side.
you know, and what SesmS like firm footing upon
Msh.dS, sn out riding Henry and I; and when
the c.Teisss words upon cur lips, while The
y~eerning beauty Of the. evening half intoxicated
Us both the %enitain fell from between our hith-
Before l suspected, his intentions the man
whom had At least allowed TO love me, and who
TO his with one wild, mad kiss Of passionate
The c%raters mouth and I knew where 1 was
Ihad been r~eared-oh. my seinted motherl-
in q far different school, and right was not
wholly crushed ont OF. my heart vet. I forgot
that I had been as bad A. he-if not worse, and,
ths %ards! %%yYsSa' are TrH q m i've Ss5iEse eow l n@RE s SSi
few j. to the house and up to my rom only to
stumble INTO the close embrace OF my husbands
II have been, = witness Of the whole, and 1
pity you, she said. as abe kissed me tenderly,
brit j shraik away. from her careHsea With q
Rhudder and put the length OF the room be-
He Her father was my husband and 1 hated them
both rog, for had I not wronSed them bothy
,osShhsea d 1hd d mot seen to mir mind Il ny Ss Sn9 S SSt
quiet enough to listen to her.
-. am not 60 ng to reproach you," she said.
Though love FOR another, beside your husband,
appeal TO your own ,ense Of honor and justice.
You are right at heart still, / believe, though
you are astray now. But you must be true to
had better 90 home al once, II said.
q. uBy no means" she a5swered' quickly.
tt' SiSpD M reT; Oh. pity me ~
my .Eide-as angel she, has truly been to me-waG
She moved n little. and / thought she was
-s""Bont leave me; I'm lost, If you do, " I cried.
..is: Essp,nE her SSis: steady sSrCgs5 It ali
be away for an. indefinite period-probably for
many years. You must rec HIM in my presence,
s SGRfs:sh t from GSavs ssI . SdGC What f 4 ais ahsR gel
She waited an hour or 40, until l was compare
. tive y, e an sS snd / then .sn, se not fG Se himi Mt y sh hat .s s6sS
for several minutes TO him, and then he crossed
to where stood awAitinE him.
give me. / shall never look into your face
AgeiS." ,,
he N sook m ms' h %TSdpSS6 hut spf / threw s' $y S Sqai abou.
his neck. and for . moment our faces touched.
TR WSs Is 81 l Tsmsp6er; tnov,sd0s q, thing,
about me-, my, daughter Helen. the, blessed
woman who had stepped n and saved
%S m nIe% It % osce or T Hsnry Gc't Gspar %E; s snd
my husbands distress At my illness. though lie
had not the BlGhtert suspicion OF ltR cause; ana
then, bending down. and looking into my eyes,
she said. Heaven will keep you through il
ALL"
knew what she meant, and I thanked her
from my heart.
her help. words are too poor to tell what that
woman was TO me. ! used TO look at her in
| become suddenly imbued with unearthiy
wisdom and strength; for when l was weak
she Imported me-; when e 1 WAS ready to
and what was better than. al, ahe loved me
truly, which IL far enough from what she had
great reason to do.
But for her / should not be the woman I trust
] am. and but for her l could not now look my
Little child in the face and fee. that l could. nav
| ing new forgiveness through bitter repentance,
lead her as q true mother should.
my life, and I never think of It but l say;
Heaven bless, forever aud ever, my husbands
daughter, and the best friend . woman could
ever know ,...