Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-09

WIS strange, but that such things did
happen sometimes, and were classed
by the wise under the head Of 'opti-
cal delusions.' was not well, per-
haps, he suggested. Been over work
ing? Had not bett see a doctor? But
] shook my head. was quite well,
and said so. And perhaps he was
right. it might be an optical delusion
only. had never had any experience
OF such things.
"'All the same / said, Il shall mark
down the date
Herbert laughed and said that was
what people always did in such cases.
II he knew where Mrs. - then was
he wonld write to her Just for the fun |
OF the thing, and ask her to beso good |
as TO look up in her diary, If she kept |
ne, and let us know what she had |
been dong on that particular day'tbe |
9th OF April, isn't it?' he said-when
/ would have it that her wrath had
paid me visit. ! let him talk. II
seemed to remove the strange, pain.
ful mpression-paIntul because oil
that terrible sadness in the sweet face.
But neither OF us knew where she was.
We scarcely remembered her married
nanel And so there was nothing to
be done exceDt-what ! did at
once, in spite OF Herbert's rallying-
to mark down the day and hour with
serupulous exactpess in my diary.
Time passed. had not iogotten
nv strange experience, but Of course
the impression OF it lessened by de-
grees, till It seemed more like a curious
( dream than anything more real, when
4 lsI ll.s. ~ Dnnr MI f1h
/ again. Poor Maud / cannot help
/ calling her. heard OF her indirectly,
I and probably but for the sadness OF
/ her story ! should never have heard 1t
/ at all. IL was friend Of her hus-
bands family who had mentioned the
circumstances in the hearing OF
friend o. mine and one day something
brought round the conversation ofold
times, and he startled me by suddenly
inouiring II / remembered Maud Der.
tram. said, of course did. Did lie
know anything OF her? And then be
told me.
"she vas dead-she had died some
months ago after a long and trying
illness, the result az terrible acCl-
dent. She had caught fire one evening
dressed for some grand entertainment
or other. and though her injuries did
not seem likely to be fatal at thC
time, she had never recovered Tx
shock.
",she was so pretty my friend
said, and one oi the saddest parts o
il was that / hear she was terribly
disfeured. and she took this mos
sadly 10 heart The right side OF he
!ace WAS utterly ruined. and the Sign
! OF the right eve lost, though. strang
10 say. the left side entirely escaped
; and seeing her in profile one woul'
q have had no notion OF what had hap
, penrd. Was il not sad? She wa
I such sweet, bright creature
IL did not tell him my story. Tor
, did not want il chartered about. bu
, a strange sort OF shiver ran throur
! me at his words. IL was the left sid
/. OF her lace only that the wrath OF m
!. poor friend had allowed me TO see. q"
4 "Oh, Uncle Paul. exclaimed Nina
I "And-as to the dates?" inquire
r Mr.. Snowdou.
: 81 never knew the exact date OF th
:, accident" said Mr.. Marischai, "bu
4 that OF her death was fully six month
I after had seen her. And in my ow
+, mind have never made any doub
!. that II was at or about, probably
!. short time Rf,er, the accident tina
she came TO me. 1t seemed kind I
/ appeal for sympathy--and tarewe
h also poor child"
4 They all sat silent for some lit
!. time, and then Mr.. Marischal got L
4 and went of to his own quarters, sa
q ing something vaguely about seeing
/. his letters had gone
n "What touching story" sa
= Gladys Lloyd. II am sfraii, aft
all, il has been more painful than
+. realized for Mr.. Marischsl to tell
:, Did YOU know anything OF Maud
= husband, dear Lady Denhoime2 w
"a he kind to her? Was she happy?"
y "We never heard much about h
- married life," her hostess reptile
II "But have no reason to think s
~ was unhappy. Her husband marri
y, again two or three years after h
!. death. but that says nothing"
"N-no," said Nina. "All the sal
~ mamma. am sure she really did 10
IN Uncle Paul very much-much mo
,h than he had any idea Of. Pc
as "And he has never married" add
o. Gladys.
er- No." said Lady Denhoime; "h
az there have been many practical dl
M culties in the way OF mis- doing so.
le' has had a most absorbingly busy i
~ aud now that he is more ut leisure
9e feels himself too old to form new ties
nc but" persisted Nina, III he h
az had any idea at the time thSt Ma
az cared for him so?"
re- "Ah, wen" Lady Denholme allow
me lin that case. in spite OF the practi,
ler difficulties, things would T"abal
he have been different"
,,uG And again Nina repeated softly.
lhs poor Maud, ~ Louisa Moleswor
on in Longman's Magazine.
snL - es------------
as Equilibrium of the Sexes,
er. The wonderful provision in matt
ne to preserve the equilibrium of
~ sexes in the human race has alws
see excited the profound admiration
ert naturalistS II an equal number