Telegram-herald., 1890-05-11


81 f1rmer esllla.sss al1 plelg ara re-
rarninx fsel zroEing Ia grace and
hoaaeas aad ~ sre aaoLheF year I shaA
he Eortay Ia tle eye ~ ny esu cou-
science - rscsiys goa alt0 ny lelss I'D
under lly sara @hich IA -asn, sa0a-i
LaFiiF II
Oa ler par. bliss Welsh, although
Carlyle 80 arxeltly preszing his ssait,
-ee.s lot IT, have dismissed Irs1z en-
trsiy fram her memory. zad b haze r.
rsiust a lingering hsps thaS she zllght
yer b. 4lilst FL nlu-- still shs sEeolE
axel larFs t9 perssgsrs. As FF0Ode
saFs. sna aad ~ thoIghS 4 marrying
hlm. 7ur shs Eas narters-i D. his aEEaeh-
lleEs il 49, laed her CD sse the Eost re-
mars4o.s gsrsgn she had ever nst ~itn
al her ises. Hls 1irtn and POSITION seen
-d 10 secure her against Ihs possibility u
aaF closer .onnsc Iion s~gNeen them
lRsla ne Aad q lryLn ( tine u Is In seri-
oi.s aloluells size aoaid teli him lhat
tuclr meeting had made an epoch % her
history 4ud hal Influenced her chaTac-
ter al af- When tAe aun0r changed
she @ould rlalclle h.s Ann4ndaie accent.
rira h.s Passionate eEPresaions - scorn.
anl when She hal toned hIIl down
eeam s.- would smile once more and en-
Chant l.al back INTO illusions. she play
ea eill .u frightened nm away. drew
L.m back qaarrel=d With him, recei y
ei hlm baCz again lnto favor, As the
frcV -ook her, Once ln the summer
~ 1913 he imagined ttAI . letter ~hich
sle wrote him amounted 90 a promise o.
aecsl4e AS Fife, 4na Sis .aslsteaied " IN
l.cel r. a.m. She slit-
H. f-lnd 1 lose you repeat IL.
though lnl -le expression a rash one.
All the best feelings u my nature are
Concerned i1 loving you. buL we're yo4
ar brother i slould love you Che same
Your friend ! vii be. youT Iruest.
tsvoted friend. while ! breathe ths
breath II life. But your vile never.
N.t-r. nos though you were a. rlch as
nrr-sl.s. az h0n0red and renowned a. yOu
7r al be-.
As last. IN April. ls34. six months after
Irving hai been merried, she consented
s8 8 half engagement with Carly yi-. He
ea AS ia Edinburgh busy bringing out bis
-...ns,ation OF W Wilhelm Msistsr.' and
sle came b. the city on a visit % a friend
They met. And. IS usual. quarreled. and
81 l4klaz up The quarrel she promised
that as soon IS hls fortune Wa made she
would share il with him. With this crumb
~ comfort he went % London 70 prose
cute hts literary labors. and there renew ed
lis intimacy with Irving Ia blissful igno-
rance ot the relations between him aud
Mrs IS slsh. a. his letters % her, full Of
details about Irving show.
By the beginning of 1928 he saw his
vav ciear % supporting a wife IN the
modest stvle % which he had himself
been accustomed ,o live, and ne began
q urxe upon Mrs Welsh the iulhlment
20 ner promuss. But she ssill hesi.ated.
She wrote - him. In requiring YOU 10
nczsr your fortune I had some view 10
an Improvement IN my sentiments.
AN not sure that they ars proper senti-
merits ior a husband They are proper
Tor . brother. a father. . guardian spirit,
hlt = husband. it seems 70 me should be
d-arcr still" At the same time, when
CARLYLE oIered % take her az her word
and o. release her from ber promise, she
VS. unwilling 10 give MIN up. She said
"tov could part from the only living
sou. that understands me. | would
usrry you tomorrow rather; our part
Tax would need u % brought about by
dea.n or sorae dispensagou Of Providence
Wegc vou % VIII H. - part would no
l1arrr be bitter The bitterness would
So .n thinking you unworthy"
All again. a littlo later. she wrote 10
hum. Il know nor how your spirit has
--lined such a mastery over mine IN spite
~ M pride and stID0Oruness. Bat 50 it
is. Though self Wilisd ~ a mule with
o-harz. am tractaole and submissive Q
towards you. heaTken 70 your voice as
% .le dictates OF . second conscience.
Il-fv i-ss awful to me than that which
nature has implanted IN ny breast. How
-or b. tgen that vou have this power
orr- mes f1r % j. not the effect Of your
zaf as ar.i virtue merely. Sometimes in
ray ..,s moods believe it Is a charm
wii1 which r1v good angel has fortified
ray hs8rt AGAINST evil
Tire relations II ne pair might have
cor I0ued on this footing indefinitely
hu f.r the unexpected Interference Of a
~e meaning but imprudeut friend Of
Irvn This vas Mrs Basil Montague.
rffl whom irving bad become intimate
when NJ went to London "a live, IN 1928,
AMI -1 whom 10 had confted the secret
1f .1s attachments between himself and
Miss Welsh Mrs. Montague opened a
-srer5euce both with VI ss " elsh And
win .srlV'r. at drs- with tns ostansibie
puruo@o ~ putting an end % any lin-er-
INK nra which Miss Welsh mis- ght feel for
Irving. and 20 reconciIn- her % mar
riaee virn CARLYLE. out finally writing ca
hera letter iissuaiinS her from the mar.
rage.
This 'etfer Miss Welsh AZ once in3iE
0arrr irriosed ro her suItor. revealing
tsr.n what shr hod hitherto concealed
r,v ruca she had cared for Irving. and
.r.vI-- herself upon his generosity e
rer f1r her disinge geuuousness
-.r'r was -o alfecusnste and 50 seli
H.rr.c1ar- chat is decided her. She
.vser at once CD pay his family visit
1rt after many delioerarions and
.h1rrrs ~ plans. during which she ones
r.r-s fsred -o release hin and he =
release her with rha result that sne insl
~ resolved - accept him ~ Ter hus
ssrd. they were married Oct. r., fs2e.
VII
T-r -he "details - ths married life ri
Sir a-f W-s. CARLYLE the reader Is 70
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