Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-29


Mr.. Dale sat IN his room alone; on tho
table before him lay pamphlets, papers
reports. All OF which he bad been absolute
~ studying. hut from each page n lovel!
race louNr1 Ut num-
f%ui' f"ul, ! am lSihay-you Wlfe,
soui''.u eyer "a "is car,
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| were . PsoS'"' anu sue tt."ccNs.
AV 'u''>' "@"'| y" "" '"'"'' ""' 'Ie
loyeIl lae> seemed I" shlhc on inc page
Inc morning sun came oflGh' ana warm
int" the room, there was = fragrance OF
mEnohNtle and helloirope, Whlch bfoHght
the garden at AShbUrnham back freshly
TO ms mad. tie lald down ms pen with n
sign OF despair,
A''" ""b / WIN """' - "'"
troubled IN tins Way;'
"A lady WISHES to see yon, cir an
noUnccd the servant. "Shc would not give
hcr name, but SAID her business was very
important"
SHOW h.r in here he said. 1T ID
about some subscription, or charity lsup-
pose
lie looked once more ut his book, 20 note
the page. and when he raised his eyes
again he saw fsmay standing near him
lsmay, his beautiful wife, once so be
loved. The morning sunbcams fell upon
her lovely face, on her sweeping dress, on
the mass OF golden-brown hair, on the
white hands so tightly clasped. She looked
at him eagerly.
Paul. she cried. "Youare Paul; Meth
or your changed name nor your changed
position can deceive me. You are Paul
my husband.'
She went up TO him with an eager step
she knclt at his feet and raised her face
to his.
Speak one word to me-" she said. II
am lsmay; and on, Paul am come 10
pray you TO pardon me-to ithpiofe you %
thhe me pacK-lo ten you no" SllcNeo 1
am, now sorry Ior my SIN.
Inc words died on her iips IN a passion
OF tears. Inc stern prlde ana coldhess OIL
his lace frightened her' lie drew away
from the toaca OF the Wh!te Je"elieo
hands
- ' no VIE, ne Said. Inc woman
/ loved with my whole soul, who promised
me her truth and faith. deserted me! i
have no wife"
Her voice was broken with sobs as she
answered him.
u know it was w~rong-crueliy, wicked
ly wrong-but was tempted, and l TELL
Oh, Paul, be merciful to me! | was so
young, so vain, so weak. Forgive Inc, and
take me BACK.
gu ash he w 'aAo you o"oh' "h5'
iei, H1e why,
neoauee loFs ueoause ~ 've
70 me 'Ia, Ivy soul mo- oee. ~ q ions
Steep ~ has a""heneo "no huo"e Nv
aes'' NJ! heai' ~ 'ou "0 S'"'
axe me pacA' ihu-
' "7'F haFPy 0"vaSn wi n"n'
years "lthoul me, -
NO, was not hnppy-lw was intoxicated
with vanity. was engrossed In pleasure
! was gwen up heart ana soul 70 the
world. never stopped TO mink never
uareu W '"-i nave ii'eu a. ii urenlh,
nave awakened from that dream, and
am here, kneeiing at your feet, praying
you TO pardon me-
DO you remember that you robbed me
or my son, he asked-'that you o o him
from me, = never Thought OF my claim
10 MS loVe ~ wen as your own
one po"eu her heoo' "hlis 'hS Tears
ralheo from hei eyes.
am euii'y, she said on so guil1y'
faul! pray you forgive me ana lake Hs
oach'
0 ieel ena. you VIII nov NC h"PPy
again Unless o' "o' i'Na1'
never she repleu'
n listen 10 me- Inc non OF my
vengeance mas come at last "hasi sur
1ered "heh yo" ieis me- only Iiea'en
knows. Inc agony vi ueash cnhno equal
the agony Oh outraged rove ana p
Will NOS ten 20" Oh al my pam ies. you
should pity mo, ana VIII nave none Oh
your PITY put ia my anguish l s"ofe aha'
! would take vengeance NOW 'he 'lih'