Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-03

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6as, for hr part, lsngsA - - him vhns ~
saksn placs q Lord r0pasco1hsst Aas sfs9>
Dpn. but dared not d %; vhils ~ hm1hano
I'D plainly no insasfipo a volunesssmG -
formation
Whso dtnnsr vas Aninhsd - went away -.
~ seudy and Isfs hr alunA IL - Tor o
isog while with Asr haad resting % ~
handa vondsring, YEARLY, what was koang
- happsa, and odd BY going 70 IL ihsasy
fer Ths Morning Pit. anA oocs more Care
fully scanning in columns In ssAfcA a thAs
anncuncsmsnt Bug, scrusinins tAsn -
cios.ly - ahs might, - esald End nSehanG
IN thsu to explain hsr hushands wuFdA u
WAS horribly mystsfiouA
Next day, being wholly IN The dark - %
what steps the canon hAd takeu o. how much
Of the truth had alrssdy got abroad, ahs did
not venture 70 show her face in public. but
remained q home. feignsd indtpnaitioa and
refused 70 ~ any calisrs; and. for . vbols
week aftrward, she adopesd The same tac-
ticA
Al length one morning, vhsn shs cana
down 70 breakfast shortly before noon, shs
found the canon waiting for Der in the break
fast room, for TIN drst time since the dAy of
the fatal discovery.
Edna, he nid, banding her the morning
paper, which be bad bssn reading. II have
another newspapsr puzzle 10 give you. bu:
this ono Is eAsier than the last Cast your
eyes down the right hand column Of the third
page, and $50 yos and thsre any announce
msut which b Of infsrsss either 10 you or
~ mer'
She took the paper and, half mechanically.
did q he bads hsr. When Der eye fell On the
passage 70 which tAs canon referred, She
could not suppress . little cry Of astoniah-
ment
"Rsad is aloud. IL you please he aid
Shs read aloud the fp11owingr
I'VE ere authorized 70 state that the ~
cant ~ of Whitbury has bssn offered TO and
accepted BY Rev. Canon Alison. vicar of 81.
Athanaaus'. KenAngton-"
is that truef' she exclaimed
Quite" he answered. Lord Temple
combe has seen at 70 select me, out Of many
more deserving men, and ! have found It ny
duty 70 accept the Office"
"And what" she cried, . bright AusA ovr.
SPREADING her countenancs, "was that an
nouncemsnt which failed to ind the Other
dayr
The canon drew = small alp Of paper from
his waistooat pocket and gave it 70 his wife.
II cut it out, my dear" he said, 80 you may
read il for yoursslf"
It ran thus:
"Tbs bishop Of Whitbury. who has bssa
ailing for some time past, died At his town
residence last night"
Now, at length. the truth dAwnsd upon
her,
do you mean she began.
Hush, my dear" intsrpossd the canon,
holding up his hand II mean nothing. ]
am convinced Of your innoosocs. except for
q htsls foolish dirtstioa. 30 We will 1T BY.
gonss b bygouss, and enjoy together thi
good fortune with which providence has
favored US l make only one stipulation.
namely, that you do not 70 much Is smils o.
any other man, untii"-
Until tho day Of my death, suppose"
she said.
May" returned the canon, with . msan-
ing laugh. MOT uAtu the day Of your death;
until the day Of some ono slsss death. Shall
We say-the archbishop Of Canterburysr-
Boston Herald.