The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-12-07
Selett StOrp.
THE EVENT OF OUR LIVES
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Ny wife and were very happy couple
We loved each other, and We had two
children. who were As pretty aud healthy
and nice hammered a parents could Wish.
w were also rich. aud when one has love
aud wealth. nos counterbalanced by bad
health or bad temper. one has pretty nearly
,yrrv,hi x that can rcnder life delightful
We had indeed, only one sahecl Of com
plaiut. sometimes We found existence a tritls
mono,onous.
Il think, nav wife would say, yawning
~ really DO think life Is too uueventful
II j. quite stupidity Hat Why doesn't
something interesting happen {?
Well what should you ike p I would
rejoiu Shall | hire an assassin 70 stab
me AT the opera or a gypsy TO steal the
children Or
.Nouscnss cried she. LAYING her pretty
band on my lips "Of course. I don't
mean anything fearful aud hideous like
murder and kidnapping ! don't know
What | mean, anything would 10, 50 long
a. it was exciting and unusual
This however, Wa the one thing IN
which | eauldn', crafty her for enc cant
buy unusual events By che ounce, or keep
thcn bo,tlei in oua cellar - | tried to
assgagc her longing wigh philosophy.
We arc both young, said Who
knows what may happen before we keep
cur golden wedding We must wait.
Wait. exclaimed nv wife Yes. the
end OF the world Is coming, but We shan :
live 70 see It,
Time, however, proved that was right.
Doe day she received the following letter
from her ouly brother, in Australia
Nv nEtR LUCy | have lust nuryed
back TO hIe after long snd dangerous
brain fever, my great friend, George Stor-
mont, and a. the doctors concur 10 saying
a "a vogage Is the best thing for him.
mean 70 put hi'n on board the Nosai Yer
moai on the 18th, and ship him off to
England His only relation, a married
sister, lives ia Scotland, 50 Am desiring
him 20 - straight to you, "a | am sure You
will b. willing 10 put him up for a short
time liIl b. j. equal to a long railway jour
ney, and feel confident you and Frank
will pay him all the attention you can for
NY sake.
1t be rccoyers on the voyage you will
find him sociable and agreeable aud up TO
everything, bat the doctors tell me that he
may not BE- quite himself for some months,
and, if 80. you will see him a he is now
a silent individual, rather eccentric, prefer
ring solitude, and always moouing about
the place and wandering into rooms where
be has no business. But one must excuse
the vagarjes Of an invalid, aud trust that
you aud Frank will bear with him, as |
said before, for my SAKE.
No more now. as | am busy with my
usual avocations. and extra busy looking
after Stormont With much love to you
all, ever Your aiiectionate brother,
EDGAR ARRowSMITH.
"P. S.-Stormout will arrive fortnight
after this letter
He came. however, that evening We
were astonished, but we hastened to wei
come him, aud found him in the study
small. spare man, with short dark beard,
and cropped black hair He rose slowly
from the easy chair in which be was seated
and looked at us loolishly.
We are very glad to see you, Mr. Stor-
mont. said l. taking his hand "How are
YOU Better, hope.
Not much said he, in a wearied tone
and putting his hand on his head.
Country air will soon set you up, said
|. How did you leave Edgar p
Edgar wrote You were coming by the
Mount Vermont but surely she isn't in
vet p remarked Lucy.
Il cot off earlier than | had dared to
hope" said Stormont. in the Monte
Rosa there was a berth and it was thought
better that | should not delay.
That was the mail which brought Ed
gar's letter, said Lucy.
'Yes, said Stormont.
After that he reapsed into silence, and
we could only extract monesyllabic answers
from him We saw that he was fatigued,
aud | presently showed him to his rooms
two apartments on the ground floor,
which Lucy thoughtfulness had provided.
My wife fancied you might like to be
saved the stairs" | said.
/ He thanked me warmly.
1T was very kind of Lady Dennis, he
said Il sleep badly, and often take walk
in the carly morning, 50 this will suit me
exactly as | shall be able to leave the
house without disturbing any on" "
Take care none Of my servants mistake
you for burglar said |, laughing.
'Oh, they won't do that, he returned,
with smile
/ So left him, and as he was very quiet
and taciturn, and his brain evidently still
extremely weak, Lucy and | found that his
presence made very little difference to us.
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