Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-05-22

| paralysis and desired IN, inn,c.
diaic presence. went To his hank
ers. and ieprcseicd that had no,
suilieent money o. del,ay my
tra,elng.cSpenscs. This they sup.
Piled me, and jest abou, this hour
IN the evening, | entered that gate.
! found that tot only sickness. bu,
death bad been before me, my broth.
cr's seizure having h,cr oeoasinncJ
by the sudden loss OF his eldest child,
girl 81 six years.
Eugene w.s very in and unable
To speak. but he recognized me. /
think. The physieiars gave slight
eneoutagrm ns TO his recovery
aud To no the whole household
locked for direction. There never
had been much love between my
brother and myself, aud. naturally.
i felt little actual giici at his condi
tion--but never wished him dcna.
he speaker voice sank here,
and | motioncd TO Paul To invite
him into the house. This he did:
bot the old man ,tcmcd not To hear
nm; he sat molionlcss on the gar.
den-scat upon which lic had sunk Mt
The beginning oi his recital, and.
win his dim far away gaze fixed ON
the distant horizon, appeared quite
oblivious OF MS, his auditors. We,
deeply interested, said no more, and,
presently, he resumed in low nut.
tcfing tone, quite unlike his former
speech, and SO indistinct that we
had TO hold our breath TO catch il
Heretofore, he had certainly been
speaking to us, now he apparently
addressed himself:
"No, | never wished Eugene
would die; rather hoped he'd live.
because IL seemed 10 me that hc
might help me again, recognizing
my devotion. But hc did not--he
died, and | was appointed admins
traitor and guardian over property
that ought to have been mine, and
would have been but FOR an obsta.
Gle; and il became mine when the
obstacle was--d'ed. Did you speak
madam
His manner and tone charged ~
he asked the irrelevant question:, hc
had shaken of the dreamy haze
that seemed TO obscure us from
him, and, at my exclamation, was
Immediately alert and self. posf cssed.
mo" ] answcrcd; 81 said moth
ing"
Neither had /. The sound that
had disturbed him had been merely
an audible Involuntary shudder OF
distrust and icptlsion evoked by
the peculiar accent with which
he spoke OF ''the Obstacle" lie
seemed az loss rs 10 where he had
left oil, and my husband supplied
the cue:
"You mean the other ehild-ihe
boy--diedi"
The old man nodded and con.
tinucd;
~, OF course, then inherited tie
property. but, from the moment Of
my taking possession, things went
wrong. / did not care 10 live in
such a quiet place and went abroad,
entrusiiDg my affairs 70 an agent
was absent five years, living lpxuri
ously and getting all could out oi
life. My dividends were paid reg
ularly. with no abatement, and /
congratulated myself on possessing
a man so well qualified To manage
and rid me of aIl care. Finally, 1 !
grew weary Of travel, and decided
TO return TO America. I notified
my agent 70 expect me; but, when
] reached New FORK, ] found that he
had absconded with every cent Of
my property which he could re
alizc. You may imaginc The shock
this was to me. Nothing remained
but my real estate; LITTLE by little, !
sold u. living upon the proceeds un-
I'll IL was al gone. Then again pow
erty stared me 10 the face. and this
time there was no escaping IL.
] have sunk, sunk, until YOU now
behold me, once your equal--ard 4.
perhaps supcfior-in wealth, dc
based TO the level of q pauper.
Have tried TO work! Ave. have
I--but 20 no purpose Bred in idle
ness and luxury. and dcbilifatfd hs
indulgence, had no strength 10
work Often have sought 10 end
my weary existance: but--Cod help
me'--even for that / lack sufficient
courage. / feel that death Is npon
me, all the length Of my journey
have ] felt him pursuing me. But
] have accomplished tie end had
80 view-to return once more 10
this house. not from love 81 its asso.
Citations. bot because felt that
must visit u once more Now nv
tale is ended. VIII you grant me
sbelicri"
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