Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-05-15
Wayne House.
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occupied me, mind and body, that
on its completion, felt 80 much
more like my old self. that re.
garied the place as means of sal.
vaiion, and already felt love for It's
quaint picturesque uglinesss spring
up within inc. IL was great joy
TO me also TO note the pleasure with
which my husband regarded my
altered dcmeanor. and the bencfi
cent effect of healthy employment
had given me strength to subduc. in
a measure, the hystcrical melan.
eholy which had SO long dominated
me.
We had entered our new home in
tue spring. and by the autumn had
become quite rooted in our trans.
plantation. MY husbands rcputa.
ton had preceded him, and the
hope that had indnlgcd OF ha, ing
him more constantly with me was
frustrated by the many demands
made upon his skin. should have
felt regret that we had moved SO
tar from the city---as his absence
was thus more prolonged had it
not been for tho promise OF n tender
and ardcntly ionged for companion.
ship which, ere another spring
should bud, was to- be granted me
was sitting over my needle W ork
one beautiful afternoon ia late Sep.
tcmbcr. bad sewed steadily all
day, and wasa little weary and drow.
y in consequence. Indeed, | had
lost myself once or twice in dream.
land, which was, us ever. peopled
by my lost darlings, when suddenly
there came to my cars soft, famil
lar, but long unhcard sound--the
swift oncoming OF small childish
feet. Still half under the spell OF
my dreams, ! started up and cried
wafningly;
Take care, dear ones. Take carcm
The sound instantly ceased. even
as my words awokc me TO full con.
sciousncss, and for few moments
succonibed to fierce attack Of my
old grief. Determined that my hus
band should not discover its traces.
rcsolutely washed them away and
went for long walk in the garden.
which proved SO nilectual remedy
that he failed TO find anything amiss
on his return. Not so easily, how
ever, could rid myself Of the cause
of my overthrow. That peculiar
pattcring rush Of hurrying steps
haunted me. So vivid and real
bad II been, that | could not believe
Il the imaginative recreation Of
dream: and yet, well ] know that
such IL must have been. ! tiled To-
put SIS memory from ne, and had
wcll-nigh succeeded, when, early |
one morning, before we had risen,
] heard il again. had just walked
and my husband was yet sleeping.
when, from the direction of my
dressing-room, came that unmistak. |
able sound. la the haifdazed con.
dition that follows close upon long
deep slumber-thc past was the
present, intervening months had
rolled away, and my children, as
was their wont, were rushing heed. |
IL ssIy from the nursery in a merry
rivalry as to which should first reach
mammals bed
take care, Take care, little
onesr' cried. My words at once
reused my husband.
What is IL, Louisci" ne asked
lie looked at me in surprise.
What ails you, dearS You are
pale as death and trembling ike q
leaf. To whom were you talking,
lover"
To our Children, Paul Did you
not hear them coming from the
nursery Harkw ] laid my hand
on Isis arm 10 enforce silence, but.
alas I! the sound had died away and.
neryously excited. I rose and open.
cd the door leading 10 the small
dressing room.
was not surprised % find Il ten.
antless. ] expected nothing else;
but, ~ ] stood on the topniost step.
peering into the blaukness, was Il
fancy or reality that made me think
] heard gentle, pitiiul sobbing near
bys ] said nothing of this, know.
log, b. bis manner, that my hus-
band was becoming alarmed "a
what lie considered my vagary, and.
for a time. was enabled to auiet ms
quivering nerves; bat an incident
that happened not long after made
him, " not share ms superstition. ID
least sympathize with Is cause.
We had come in from a beautiful
country drive about six o'clock. one
afternoon, and had gone to our
chamber 10 make some alteration in
our toilets for the evening IS We
entered the room together. some
thing perhaps the gentle flame Of
the wood fire on the hcarih-re.
minded me iorcibly Of my children.
! shivercd and glanced at Paul. lie
was standing by ibc mantel, look.
ing sadly into the cracking fire. and
saw that the same memory had
occurred to him. a recollection II the
custom which used to prevail with
us, when three little whiie clad fig
urcs would rush iubilantly into our
room, at this hour, to say their pray.
ers at papa's knee, and scorch their
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