Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-05-08

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his resources, he proposed that we
should go abroad: and, rs gladl,
seized upon any plan tina, should re.
lievc me OF painful associations. he
arranged that professional friend
should assume his practice, and 10,
year we sought distraction i'm Goa.
slant motion. Alas il was onIy
distraction--not healing. and. when
we found ourselves upon tho steam
or that was to carry us home, tho
enforced idlencss brought renew
nj OF bitter memories. and my hus.
band recognized that his attcmp,
had failed.
Yet one good effect our journey
had produced--it had opened my
eyes To the seilishness of my grief
and had awakened me TO rccopni.
ton of the sad havoc silent sorrow
had wrought in my husband.
never shall forget the night we
passed IN New York, prior to the
day fixed for our home going. It,
agony grew so uncomfortable, that I
felt need Of some physical excr.
ton that might relieve the mental
pressure. arose softly, donncj
my clothes and outer garments. and
laid any hand upon the door handle,
to open il quietly. Unhappily, II
creaked in turning, and with a start.
my husband nwokc and discovered
my absence. With stride, he
reached me, and grasped my arm.
Louise" he cried, with great
fear in his voice, "where are you
goingl"
l suffered him to lead me back
into the room, and, as sank incrtly
into chair, | burst into an histcri.
cal III Of weeping.
"Paul! Paul!' ] cried, at is use.
lcss--I cannot go back thcrcl oh.
God! what shall | .loin
lie knelt beside me and gathered
me into his strong arms, strokiny
my head soothingly, rs IL lay on his
breast, with his large comfortable
hand.
"What is il, lover he asked.
gently, rs one would coax q child.
fou cannot go back to our homer"
"Ilomel The word is a mockcry.
There is none for us, Oh, my chill.
dren! my babies! Paul, / want
them SO; cannotliye without them"
Louise, would it be a relief to
you never again 10 go back to Els.
boroi Shall we make a new home
for ourselves in q new placer We
can do SO, my darling; you are
young yet, and am strong enough
to begin again"
Paul, love, do you mean III
Could we do il;v cried.
Certainly" he assentcd. Then
compunciion smotc me.
"I5ut your practice" exclaimed,
your splendid practice! You could
not abandon thatw
Easily, dearest" he replied. "AIlI
the men, women and children in
Elsboro are not shadows compared
with my wife. For her Happiness
| would willingly make holocaust
of the whole lot"
So il was settled.
My husband proposed that, in or
der TO give our new life a complete
alteration from the old existence.
we should shun towns and establish
ourselves on the outskirts OF some
city, where, II patients sought him,
he could attend them. This we ac-
cordingly did, and were soon settled
in rather lonely but beautifully
rural neighborhood.
We had discovered house which
charmed us. both from its quaint.
ness and the air Of sntiquiiy--an
unusual property in our new land
which hung about IL. IL bore n Ger
tain neglected appearance, which
we easily caused TO be femedied,
and was attractive 10 US for the very
reason that made Il unwelcome TO
Others: namely, It's old-fashiOned
build, which was so unlike our late
modern dwelling and the modish
Queene-Anne mansions that were
so rapidly springing into surprising
and maryclously decorated shapes
all about us. ~ was rambling
wooden structure, built Of solni
beams and massive timbers, 40.
preached by a double stoop. and
surrounded with gardens divers fed
by oveTgrOwn, weed encountered
box .bordered paths. The interior
Of Wayne House-as IL was called.
from ihe name Of The family who
had built and long occupied twas
series of inconvenient surprises.
and there was only one point Of re-.
semblance in is " hole structure %
the once loved house IN which /
had spent 80 many happy years, this
was IN the situation Of the room
Paul and had selected Tor our
chamber. II was connected, az was
my former bedroom. with dress.
ing room which was reached by
descending three steps. the same
short fight on the opposite side had.
in our other house, let into passage
to my children's nursery. here il
gave access toa small. dark closet,
from which a queer. long disuscd-
and, ] should have supposed, use.
less---flight Of steps led down into
some remote region, which, for =
long time, We did not investigate
The closet We kept locked, giving
the little room but one outlet-thal
i through our chamber.