The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-01-03
WAS IT A DREAMY


WAS IT A DBEAM2
am about TO write the story Of the
one great mystery Of my liia. 1 have
told the STORY to niany peopls, but, with
one exoepH on. they ell looked very in
oredulous. Many shook their hsads,
and not few acted as II they thought
nae tribe demented. There ia one, how.
ever, who Is now Sitting near tho tablo at
which / am writing, that believes my
story implicitly. Indeed 14diens, my
darling wife, knows full wslI that the
story which am about 10 write IL true.
cannot tell when the knowledge that
/ loved Edieps Wyldmere was nrst re-
vealed to me. We we're caildrsn To-
gethef, and as we grew older we seemed
like brother and sister. Even then she
wac all the world 10 me, and how dear /
was TO her, her own sweet lips have told
me hundred times. Our ipye and aor-
rows were shared together As hSppy,
thoughtiese children, we r0mpsd and
! laughed, and many q time va mingled
our tears In childish grief. As tha
years rolled away, cur SIschoR for
each other grew steadliy suoaser end
deeper.
! At nineteen EdienA was ~ fatr and
pure as the moet spotleSs thisg under the
sun. almOst worshipped ber ttAea, but
was stlll young and no thoughts ef
marriage had catered my head. So
beautiful maiden could nos long avoid
attracting admirina suitofs. and among
those who hooked around her VIA one
Cyril staythorns, the tall, proud. ariste-
cratic master Of staytborne Hall, which
had been left him 1T the death ~ his
wealthy father.
Twill not deny that soon grew jesl-
Gus Of many Of thees Sawntng sod hstter.
ing suitors, and OF Cyril 6tsythorns In
particular. Most beautiful young lRdiea
are naturally tTife inclined TO bs firts,
and Ediena Wyldmero was na sHcsptton.
Not but that she loved me Hs truly and
dearly as ever, but never had ! made .
serious declaration Of my passlon, ard
for time she enjoyed the attention be.
smitten by her rare chsrms et 9naes and
sweetness
was poor, a carpenters eon and tAis
fact alone In the eyes Of ber parents dis
qualified nae ae Son-in-iaw. Our Bsv-
iour was carpenters son, bot this faSt
has not caused the calling 10 be deemed
more lofty than II was nineteea years
ago. EdienA's parents were en- the out
look for . "good match for their
daughter and they looked with favor On
Cyril 6taythorns. They were too wise
TO come out openly and request Btieua
to have nothing further 10 de- With ths
poor carpenters son, but IN divers ways
they did everything they eeyld 10 sepa.
rate us aAd 10 iRsteil stAytiisras IL har
favor.
shall never forget the feeling ef rags
and despair that seiSed me ae one day
saw Ediena pass, seated In Cyril Stay
thorne's handsome carriage, vita Stay
thorn himself by her side oaSnet
describe our next mestihg. How much
was to blame Cor what followed new
know, but / then thought that had
, iust cause for what did. Hot words
we're uttered and for the first time w
, parted in anger.
! The next day loft the quiet NeN
, England town where twenty-one yeasl
, Of my life had been spent A passenger
|. train bore me away out into the world
: / wns going anywhere that ] might gel
q away from the hateful spot that ! had
D always known as home, who're 80 1anJ
a happy days had been spent with the one
/ from whom thought fate had separated
4 me forever.
a sought and obtained employment b
a 8 great city, the crowded streets and
d hurrying rush OF which seemed verJ
n strangs and unnatural 70 me. tried .,
4 forget my old homo and Ediena. but
a soon found 1t impossible to do 30. Strive
d as / might TO tear her image from nj
!. bosom, her fair, sweet face was aimos
n always before me. eternly Tough
q againes the power that seemed to b
"a drawing ma hack to her. Many nigh
did I awaken snd ait bolt upright in thi
! darkness OF my Hello room, with he
> plaintive cry sounding In my sals. -
r Oh, Jasper come back 10 mel'
al Il always seemed very real but / rea
e soned myself into thinking that II was al
,r Imagination. l now know that many
= many times she uttered that very ory.
nj One day an accident happeRed 70 me
m was passing along beneath the spo
IN where repairs were being made on
ct building when falling board struck m
IN senseless. was picked up and carrie
ls TO q hospital, but when recovered con
I / sciousness ] did not know my own name
a NY mind did not seem deranged, ooul
"a remember events and people, but coui
IL not recall the name Of = single perHo
sa whom I knew They told me that ha
aa been severely injured and that doubles
sh as / improved my memory would serv
ad me better.
et For several days lay there gradual
growing better physically, but IN no va
50 improving mentally. Try as l nigh
I'd / could not recall names. ! remembefe
he my home, EdienA. Cyril. Staythorn'
.ot everything, but ] could not speak II
en- name Of q singls place or person, a
ed though scores Of times seemed oO tt
polut Of doing 90.
Finally had 90 far recovered that
= was informed that on the following d
tina / was 70 be discharged from the ho
pitaL The last night Of my stay IN q
, hospital arrived. aud st very ear
hour sought my couch ana VS. 90
!, fast asleep.
am not naturally dreamer but
a very sound sleeper Il did not see
that dreamed that night, but sudden
6 found myself 10 q familiar spot. Il v
night, and thunder storm was rapid
coming on. The blNok heavens va
seemed with hr5, and deep thund
roarsd ike a. snrased n0nster. ! v