Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28

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Poor Maisie was dead, and shortly lay
at rest within her tomb, done with hfes
Joys and sorrows, to-mentel no more by
love or jealousy: Tut Eu-euie. though
her friends had moIrrel her rs one lost
to them for hours, lal lived O. endure a
woe greater, Il ~eemr! 10 her at first
than she could De r.
The old phys IAN in attendance ex-
amined a morse' If candy they found N
her pocket and ronounced 1t poison.
Happily an e perience that be had had
in early you'll in the West Indies. when
a jealous negress poisoned ner uval, gave
HIM unusual knowledge Of the drug,
which had d ninished the action Of the
heart, so tlIt her pulse was almost i'm
peroeptible. and taught him what 20 do
70 ave her.
Eugene Law for a long time senseless,
moaOnless. her sweet face terribly dis
Eorted, but she had youth and a fine n
s~itution, and she had taken very little
of the poison.
Slowly she grew well, her strength re-
turned, her grace, her beauty, and she
could speak as sweetly as ever, but her
hlnEluE NOll1 was klAEs kbLI ANhNA W
return. None knew il so well as she,
and with it vanished all her hopes Of
fame, Of doing great things for those at
home. The dream Of her life wa over,
despair seized her soul, for a while she
longed to die.
For a little while, knowing nothing Of
Maisie's death, and understanding that
the poison had been given her in the candy
Maisie had placed between her lips in
church, it was hard for her not 70 hate her;
but even then she sought nc revenge, and
swore 70 herself never TO tell where b
got the little green sugar plum, and she
prayed without ceaang, Forgive US our
trespasses as we forgive those who tres
pass against US" For jealousy is mad
ness, no doubt" she said; lit masters
one as love does" and at last she was
able TO forgive Masie, and 20 read the
letters from home and from Herr Schel-
ling calmly, and 10 think Of how the
great blank in her life might be filed.
She had been TO church for the first
time, and had been received by her
friends as one raised from the dead, and
was going home happier than she had
ever hoped 10 be when "A carriage drew
up % the curbstOne and stopped near her.
If you please, mis-, called the coach
man, and Eugene, 20 her astonishment,
saw Mrs. Bunny in a black veil at the
window b~eckoning TO her.
ooh, my dear!' said this good
'sTo think Of meeting you! You are
quite well again? Ow 'appy your aunt
must be. A little thin, but you look
lovely. I've been 70 plant a few flowers
on Maisie's grave"
'+On Maisie's grave repeated Eugene
as in a dream. "Maisel You do not
mean that Maisie is deadY'
Did you not know it? They've kept
it from you because you were il" said
Mn. Bunny. ''fve sgitated you. Come
in and sit by me-" Eugenie obeyed
Mrs. Bunny continued amid her sobs
and the great tears that rolled rapidly
down her cheeks: "Yes, our little Maisie
is gone, and Mr.. Bunny is quite broken
'arted and l cry all day. She was not a
fine figure, like you, but she was 50 good,
such a good girl was our Maisie. Never
a wicked thought OF An angry one So
loving and 50 kind; like a daughter 20 Us.
But you know you loved Maisie and she
loved you. You ar sympathize." She
took Eugenie's hand and patted il softly.
Eugenie, pale and trembling, leaned back
upon the cushions.
"Maisie's art was broken by that
wicked man." Mrs. Bunny said. '-She
went off 'er ed and drowned 'erself. We
blame ourselves, poor Bunny and me,
for finding 'cr "a sweetheart. She was 80
Apply before e came, so Apply and light
'aFted."
''The poor girl was really insane then"
thought EggeLi-. Thank heaven 1 for
gave her, and she wept softly.
They drove To- the Bond street house
and hal "a long talk. How strange it
was 90 -It Iu tine large room and think
that MaIsie would never again trip ia at
the door IN her gay gowns and floating
ribbons. She stepped out on the balcony
and looked down the street, and remem-
bered the hight hearted merrlmput Of that
by-one Fourth of July, and the jealous
Maisie who had given her the poisoned
candy vanished Is though she had never
been. AMI .Ie Naiaie If Der childhood re-
turned t1 abid. in her memory forever.
When Mr.. Bunny came In with Grape
on his hat NE said, Il am glad tosea You,
Mis- Eu-euie. You were our Mai-ie's best
friend. ald she loved you, she loved YOU.
And then She bad tea with thCm ard was