Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-24

P'Otiltseu my 1ather That, III ease or nls
death, should be brought up the same
a. his-my uncle's-owu son: and. nm
10 the hour | saw him last, he Wa
faithful To the promise he said he had
made To my father. As children.
he made no distinction in his treat
inent OF me and his son RaOul Al
though we were rs different ia appear
ance as any two relatives could well
d, there was an indescribaGIe re
semblance to each other that caused
many 10 ask OF either OF Us ii We
were brothers. Raoul was n tall
haNen-haired blonde; / was swarthv-
checked, with short, curly, raven
locks, and fully a head shorter than
my cousin. We were devoted 10 each
other during our younger days. and
did everything We could TO add To each
others happiness At school | was
| the better scholar, because 1 really
loved my studies; and Raoul, who
was rather lazy student. was Obliged
10 have me coach him along until his
senior year, when he seemed To ~ iuce
a sudden interest in his studies, and
developed latent talents entirely uu-
looked for. lie shot himself 10 the
] head of his class and graduated as it,
/
first prize Tor original meter. When
We left college he entered lawyers
Office to study for the Bar / had
evinced an aptitude for the acquire
ment of foreign languages, - / con-
unued their study with the idea OF
some time securing proteSsOrship IN =
college. RaOUl was writing rhy thm
most OF his time instead Of law-uriefs.
Up 10 this time We had never eN-
changed = cross word with each other;
III fact, We never qusrreled ia our
lives; but We struck against the sHag
that has 20 often divided devoted
friends. and even brothers Oeauti
woman.
Yes beautiful and noble She WAS
Your grandmother. She was the
embodiment OF all that il good
and pure, modest and uuassumiug
vet possessed OF rare talents. and a.
highly accomplished a lady a. one
could hope TO meet within tbs most
refined circles OF polite society. IL i
almost useless 10 say fell madly in
love with her She enraptured nv
whole soul Nv every thought was Of
her. Nv mind sought hers by day and
by night. M least wish was for her
happiness. " hen NV hand touched
hers it thrilled INV whole being, and
rendered me happy through remeu
brance Of the fact. Ia truth. / lived
only FOR her. At last the blow tgll
that nearly cost me nv reason. and
} caused me TO hate my cousin EaOul
One night he came iatO my room with
) his face flushed, and the happiest eN
preston on it ever saw upon tie fac'
of any human being
.''NIy dear Percy he said, .congrat
ulste me. l have won the dearest
sweetest lady IN Virginia. Eveiynn,
ST. Pierre has promised to be my
. wife
Had he thrust a knife into my DO
som do not believe the pain expert
enced could have been more scute- A
looked up, the mirror pictured my
bIoodless countenance with an expires
sion that told me how | would lOUl
when | grew TO be aged. As soon n
: L could control my emotion and trus
nv voice, l extended my hand TO N,
: : cousin, and said:
a =. .Raoul. you are worthy OF her
aud trust you will be happy
81 meant what | said, and L mad
: up my mind TO master my disappoint
ment; but it was impossible. l coul,
, not govern my passion; it controlled
me. / prayed-oh, how earnestly =
! for relief. 1 prased for death
j, prayed for anything TO happen tha
= would purge my soul OF the covetou
: feeling 1 entertained toward my cous
in's fsncee. But all to no purpose
A demon seemed to possess me, am
everything | said and did appeared Z
be at its dictation. 1 became a smooth
polished hvpocrite. L cultivated q
. unnaturally calm exterior, concediIn!
. the true condition of my mind, IN
!, riotous sslte of the soul within me
"a So sweetly did Evelynne smile upon III
when we met, that | was fain TO believ
y she would have favored my addresse
were not Raoul between Us. L delude,
e myself with this hallucinatlO
until I came to believe II a.
truth, and l cursed my fair-haired
poeticaI cousin with a fierceness tha
= would have annihilated HIM had word
the power TO kill. | brooded until
e became a monOmaniac, with but on
idea-that of bringing about sever
: ance of the engagement between kaou
and Miss ST. Pierre. How to accom-
plish il was the question L dared n1
proceed about it openly. lr Involve
y him in a duel with me il would ava
me nothing; for no woman OF lie
stamp would condescend TO marry
c man who had taken the life OF her al
l. tisuced husband. Therefore l mus
succeed by other means. How Z
!, hovY-how? Nv very footsteP
y seemed 10 ring out this query mgr
and dav. l slept but Httle-merel
short, feverish maps, walking the hoo
: between-times. | meditated no h"diI
L harm TO NV cousin, and l intended 7
ie do him no wrong, for / believed II {
u he hest for all concerned that the
:, should part.
= after little while Rloul drop3e
!, back into his old dissiPated- royStcrIn
: wavs, and she, poor girl! was negiec
"a save bv an occasional souh'
- dashed of during some Of the lucl
intervals in his maudlin carouslng'
She seemed to look to me tor syn
nstbv. but | never spoke or Raoul an
his habits. and she never asked regart
inc him. / doubt if | would have o.
~ trared him If she had. Sometimes
y believed she knew all about Him. an
:" ,,rafarred TO remain silent. Instead {
4 dsmpening the embers OF passion I'M
n smoid.red in nv heart. her silent way
never complaining OF my NlllainoI
cousin's neglect. famed the sparks
Tfs with renewed Vigpr- 1 longed
D. II l. q