Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06

InC that the falling Of q leaf made q
'ontible sound, or at least the gentle
Pe io. OF il from its hold upon the
- Aid. The birds were perfectly
G1s as they often are late in the after
i'., Us, ~ autumn, and a solemn Quietude,
s,.b was vet not peace, reigned over
l'. rid Of nature. The rays of the
nm came stealing through the
PING branches, and lighted up the
- of the pine trees with q rudy
.are. =. ma. co,bo-,Do .w,o.
= bsr apron, came out OF the gloom
4 tbe wood and stood for while In
~ the open spaceS-a space where
va was pool, formed by the dam
bsck OF a small runner. She look
4 ~ Jovn AZ the water, which had caught
''s,sning glow upon its Stagnant sur
u. and up at the light upon the trees.
E. She east her eyes upon the
a5les of sticks she was carrying,
though determined TO avoid
ma unpleasant, yet fascinat-
sight. Suddenly Shs gave a
- horror and disgust, and let her
4 .,on drop, and the sticks which were
:, fell 10 the ground. Directly after
, laughed out, and the laugh was not
1 .Iess9pt one 10 hear. Lifting one Of
+. u twigs, she examined it curionsly.
had growing upon IL one Of those bril-
I rtlv colored fungi which are so fire.
I ,entiy seen in damp parts OF planta-
ans. and probably under some special
4 IN M trees. This one was tinted with
4 rirf6 crimson, and had exactly the
I,rsarance Of q great clot OF blood.
1 AMER she saw what il really was, the
komau raised her head, and looked
4 ,oirht before her at the dull red water
F.. J me dull red sunset.
"It's no manner OF use" she mutter-
I'M a tone OF sullen despair: they're
NJ one color, look where like! Am
i Going mad, or is it the devils work,
1 l1ipg il before me forever, TO get me
L. 20 the sight Of ito"
She was a grand looking woman of
ye or six and twenty, with a sort OF
t,tgesaue beauty of line and contour;
H. She appeared thin and ill-nOuriShed,
H. complexion had the pallOr Of semi
4srvation, aud her brown eyes had
4 IN woliSh glare in them that one sees
4 a Gagged animal and underfed wild
hsarure. She gathered her sticks to-
cher again and walked steadily on TO
q outskirts of the wood, where the
p,rage in which she lived was situated.
Her husband was Overman at the col
lev whose tall chimney and skeleton
Name work and pulleyS showed dark
Irsinst the sunset sky, and this cottage,
the outskirts Of the long, Struggling
lage street, was one OF the perquiSites
Ippertaining to his position.
The woman lifted the latch and en-
kred, when she at once gave an ex-
kamatiOn Of pleased surprise.
why, Bill, Thought ye were at work
t-day?" she said, as she fastened to the
beside and threw down her burden Of
igs. which were to be presently placed
the oven TO dry. Unlike most OF the
a,men's wives, whose fires never need
trGiing, because fuel was free, and
areiore they were never allowed to
\ out, Mrs. FELTON, required wood
well As Goals. She was of south
tuntry origin, and never learnt
N knack Of "happing up and
Rating down." so as TO keep fire
ldering from night TO morning, as
rest did. The yOung fellow who
sitting by the fire gave her no
ling save an unintelligible murmur;
he scanned her earnestly from head
+. Foot, and his eyes rested longest upon
= purple bruiSe which showed on the
Ior OF her temple, Just where the
hr.ing waves of her dark red hair
ted.
slowly flush crept over his own face
j g his fistc,inched itself involuntarily.
u erked out an exclamation Of anger
j pity combined, and then turned
nay with a sigh.
['The woman took a low stool from the
bp0Site corner and sat down close be-
him, first displacing and driving
nay with no gentle hand couple of
lex grevhOunds. These animals re-
Neated growing, and sought refuge un-
ID The big four-pOst bedStead which
bod against the furthest wall.
BE of, YOU brutes!" she said angrily.
Sou won't get everything you want
ben he's out Of the way! | hate the
~ sight Of them, Bill, with their
C>sy skins and their Snaky heads, and
b eir bodies that swallow decent folks
n liners, and never look bit the better
d t."
Ye're tired. Judith, lass, or ye
Nbuldn't be so cross" remarked her
tmpanion quietly. He spoke with the
Hdnary NOrthumbrian burr and drawl,
d the accent of the woman whom he
q led Judith was remarkably pure.
s le had, I'm fact, been lady's maid to
lire Riddles young wife, and
u been little more than two
ms i'm the North when she fell in
a with the splendid animal, Dick Eel
"a, and married him, in spite of every
aiming she had received as 10 his dis
Nl ute habits and brutal temper. There
IS an element in the beautiful woman's
3-ure 10 which Dicks big, robust
= ySiQue appealed irresisttoly; and for
Short time after marriage she was per-
q bly, satisfied with what the village
aS called her "bad bargain" But
fore long she awOke to the fact that
I + had given herself, body and soul,
b the power Of creature with the
eutiouSneSS OF a Tiberius and the
Irelty Of a Nero; a tyrant who wanted
wife, no companion, but merely q
ye whom he could torture and Ill use
n will.
For year and half she had borne
brSe usage than, perhaps, ever fell TO
koung wife'S lot before; and her mas
and tyrant fancied that her spirit
S Subdued and her will conquered,
4 battered himself that she was now
\ broken in. But sullen, silent re-
ion was working and fermenting
Thin her all the while, and there was
knowing how soon It might break
NH.