Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-06-11

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,,nysard ii NV face. AZ II the liaht Of
bea,-e,, x,,ar,. baa,,,;,,sr from if,-,nnsf see
nv s,e,.,r b,,ngrv for fbe truth and listen
~ anf.est
49,, .,,-;,ses,,d fbsn lool ;,,rara
.,na disca,-,, },a b,aeh real;tv Of what
ts,ay ;5o1;va9 bave laurbed in hitter.
,,.,ss a,,d s<v,,.,v ~ heart NJ the contrast
bat,vaar, rSbaf ! seem and what ami
Ara ss.s,, l,nobs n it,~
ava, ,,,r,,,,os.sl ,,f,,,,sslf u, fhis > said
Hester GENTLY lyon have dee,,ly and
s,,s.lv re,,,s,,fed yonr sin il left behind
~, :, ~. LAYS lans mast vour mos
ant i;fa i not less Iolv IN gerry trnth-
tha, i sea,ns in neanle's ewes. Is there
~, ,,,, yesl;tp 8, the nenitence Tins scaled
and witnessed nv rood worlxs2 And
s.,l,araf,,o should Il not hiring Won peacess
.sNo HASTE. No !, renl;ed the CLERGY
man Where is no Substance in It. Il
= cola aud daad and can 40 notbin- for
me- of nenance have had enough.
9,f ,,s,,;tanra t,,pra has l.sen none Else
sto,,l5 LIMO 40, have thrown Of these
Garments of mock holiness and have
Shown ,nvsa,f ~ ,,apk;nd as thev win
saa mo ~ tha inaoment seat Hannv
ara Won Hester. tbat wear the scarlet
iat+s, onenlv mon vorr bosom. Mine
h,,,.,,s IN secret Thou little knowest
what a relief it is. after the torment Of
a seven wears cheat. to look into an eve
that racoynizes me for what am. Had
/ one friend-or were It my worst enc
mv--to whom. when sickened with the
nraises Of all other men. could daily
betake myself and be known as the
yilest of ali sinners. methinks my soul
might keen itself alive thereby. Even
thus much of truth would save me.
But now it is all falsehood-all empti-
ness-all deathr'
Hester Prynne looked into his face,
but hesitated to speak. Yet, uttering
his long restrained emotions sc vehe-
mently as he did, his words here offered
her the very point CT circumstances IN
which to interpose what she came to say.
She conquered her fears and spoke.
''Such friend as thou hast even now
wished for" said she, with whom to
weep over thy sin thou hast IN me the
partner of It'll" Again she hesitated, but
| brought out the words, with an effort,
"Thou hast long had such an enemy,
and dwellest with him under the same
roofr'
The minister started to his feet, gasp
ing for breath and clutching at his heart
as if he would have torn it out of his
| bosom.
"Hai What sayest thouY'' cried he.
| .An enemyl and under mine own roof
| What mean you?'
| Hester Prynne was now fully sensible
| of the deep injury for which she was re-
sponsible to this unhappy man in per-
| hitting him to lie for SO many years, or,
| indeed. for a single moment, at the
| mercy of one whose purposes could not
| ~ ot,,a, .to, a,ovolan+ Tho verv
~ o,,tta,,;t,, 80 h;s evenly bsreatb what
ev v T,asi, fla lattar NIGHT conceal him
saIs Voc a,,o,,or,, q, 1;St,,rh tha ms gnetic
s,,bara ~ !, l,o;,,., so sensitive ne Arthur
| n;,s,eosasla Thora bad baen a period
49,, IIostar voc loss alive 10 th;s con.
s;dora+;on. -, ,arba,,s i, tba ,n;santhro.
81 10. 49,, tro,,l,la sha Ieft tbe minis.
~ ~ 70 hear what sha MIGHT n;ct,,re n
te,s :. ,,, ,,,. .se1aSal,le 5oor,, P,,+ "a
$50 AZ 800. ,,;,,,t of his sv;a;1 III he,
sas , s1t,ao -. tor-ard him had neon hotl
sof+a,,aa , a,,d ;,,v 4 Sha now read
ss-'s cro d,,1,te,l
~ +hat ta cs,,t;,,s ,ls y,esa,,ca - Toga,
m liz - ~ tla sasa s', ,,,;sa ~ b;s
,nal;gr;tv ;nfaotino III Aha air abonl
b;,,9'and b;s a,,tbor;zad ;ntarfarenca n,
a physician with the minister's physica
and sniritual infirmities-that these bas
onnortunities had been Turned to a crue
nnrnose By means of them the suffer
er's conscience had been kent in an irri
tated state. the tendency of which wa
NOT r., cnre bv wholesome pain. but {,
disorpanize and corrupt his spiritua
being Its result on earth could hardl,
fail to be insanity. and hereafter tina
eternal alienation from the good an,
trne- of which madness il perhaps th
earthly type.
| Such was the ruin to which she ha,
brought the man once-nay, why Shout,
we not speak it-still SO passionatel,
lovedl Hester felt that the sacrifice 0
the clergyman's good name, and dealt
itself. as she had already told Roge
| Chillingworth, would have been infinite
| " preferable to the alternative whicl
she had taken upon herself to choose
And now. rather than have had thu
grieyous wrong to confess, she woul,
gladly have lain down on the fores
leaves and died there at Arthur Dimmes
dale's feet.
40 Artburp cried she. ssforgiye me
In all THINGS else I have etriven to b
truel Truth was the one virtue whicl
| I might have held fast. and did hol
fast through all extremity. save whe
thy good. thy life. thy fame. were pu
in onestionl Then consented to a dc
cention. But a lie is never good. eve
thonoh death threaten ON the other side
Dost thou NOT see what | would say
THAT old man. the nhvsician--he whor
tbev cali Roger Chillinoworth--he wa
INV husbandY'
The minister looked at her for AN in
Giant With an the violence Of passio
wb;cb-;,,tern,;xed IN moro shanes tina
ono viii, bis higher n1rar softer ana,
;t;es-.was in fact the norton Of hin
xvb;eb tbe devil claimed and throug
,r,,;ct, he so,,ot,t r., VIII, f,,a rest Neve
mas s there ! bIacker or a f;ercer ROW
Then Hester now encountered. For III
hr; .,i sna ,,.s that Il lasted 4 was 4 dar
tra~,sf;lrr,rat s P,t lid character ba
, .lra'' e e ,.nch a,faalJad bv sufferir
- 1.-... a. 1880. e,,av.er;ey x.,ara fnc.