Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-03

iAdbuCE A~dAS1OAs SA0 IltQ lcIG SOI0G-
thing gently pulling at her skirts, and
although at first a little fright
ened, she was at length impelIed by
curiosity to obey the impulse, and,
without knowing whether it was the
wind or some supernatural force which
had led her here, she had come.
I'VE had great deal to say to each
other. She told me that she had been
longing to send me a message to warn
me that Colonel Kaldhein would
certainly kill me the next time he saw
me, but she had no means of sending
me such a message, for the Colonel had
had her actic:.s closely watched.
'When the news came of Kaidhcin's
death she at first feared that | had killed
him and would therefore be Obliged to
fly the country, but when it was known
that he had been almost torn to pieces
by wild beasts she, like every enc else.
was utterly amazed and could not under
stand the matter at all. None but the
most fcrocious creatures could have in
hicted the in jurics OF which the man had
died and whore those creatures came
from 10 one knew. Some people thought
that pack of bloodhounds might have
broken loose from some OF the estates of
the surrounding country and in the
course Of their wild journeyings might
have met with the Colonel and fallen
upon him. Others s,lrmisod that a bear
had come down from the mountains ana
killed the man, but the fact was that
nobody knew any thing about it.
Il did not attempt 10 itcuuaint Mario
with the truth. At that moment the
invisible dog was lying at my side and
feared If l mentioned his existence 10
Mario She might fly IN terror To me
there Was only one important phase OF
the affair and that was that Marie was
now free, that She might bo.mine.
''l;cforc We partcj We were a1{iancod
lovers, pledge 10 marry as soon as pos
sible. 1 wrot TO nay father, asking for
his permission 10 we'd tho lady. But in
his reply he Utterly forbade any such
marriage. NJ lie also discovered. With
out difficulty. that hcr parents would
not permit union with u foreigner,
and would ind ed oppose her marriage
with any one {" this time.
''liowever, as usual, love triumphcd,
and after surrounding many difficulties
We were married ana fed to America
Since thaG time | have been Obliged to
support myself and my wife, for my
father Will give me- no assistance. lie
had proposed a very different career for
me, and was extremely angry when he
found his plans had been completely
destroyed. But we arc hopeful, we
work hard. and hope tha6 we may vet
be able to support ou"sclvC, comfort
ably without aid from any one. We arc
young, We arc strong. VIC trust each
other, and have y firm faith in the sue
cess OF our efforts.
81 had only one rIgrc6 III leaving Eu-
rope, and that was that my faithful
friend, the noble and devoted invisible
dog, was obliged to remain on the other
side Of the Atlantic. Why thi was SO
90 not know, but perhaps 1t was for the
best. 1 have mover told MY wife of hi,
existence, and if she had accidentally
discovered il l know not what might
have been sile effect upon her nervous
system.
The dog accompanied me through
Austria, Switzerland and France to
llaVrc, from which port we sailed. |
took leave of him on the gang-plank.
lie licked my hands. and | carcssed and
stroked him. People might have thought
that my actions denoted insanity. but
every body was SO greatly occupied these
last moments before departure perhaps
l was not noticed. just as l left him
and FASTENED on board & sailor fell over
board from the gang-piank. lie was
quickly rescued, bat could not imagine
why he had fallen. I believe, however,
that he was 1ripped up by the snake
part Of my friend as he conyulSiycIy
rushed away"
The young man ceased and razed pen