Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-05

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 Thorne did not accompany the party to Virginia, although it was tacitly un- derstood that he should follow in time for Blanche's wedding, which would take place in June. Pocahontas wished it so arranged, and Thorne, feeling that his love had come to him as through fire, was anxious to order all things ac- cording to her wishes. He was very quiet, grave and self contained. His old buoyancy, his old hghtness, had passed away forever. The whirl and lash of 8 hurricane leave traces which not even time can efface. A man does not come through fire unscathed. He is marred or purified. He is never the same. In Thorne, already, faintly stirred natures grand impulse of growth, of pressing upward toward the light. He strove to be patient, tender, considerate, to take his happiness not as reward for what he was, but as earnest of what he might become. Jim remained in New York also. He would go back to his work, he said; it would be better so. He had come north on business for his company, and when that should be completed he would re- turn to Mexico. He would not go to Virginia; he did not want to see strangers in the old home; he would write to his sisters and explain; no one need trouble about him; he would man age well enough.
 Before they separated, Jim had long talk with Berkeley, and in the course of it the poor fellow completed his victory over self. He spoke generously of Thorne. Its a big subject, Berkeley" he said in conclusion, 'and don't see that you or have any call to pass judgment on 1t, or to lay down arbitrary lines, saying this is righteous, that is unrighteous. We may have our own thoughts about | the matter-we must have-but we've | no right to lop or stretch other people to | fit them. Princess is pure woman, 8 noble woman, better thousand fold than you or me or any other man that | bFeathes. From her standpoint what she does is right, and whether we differ with her or not we are bound to believe that she has weighed the matter and made her choice in all honor and truth. And, Berke, listen to mel You are pow erless to alter anything, and it's mans part to face the inevitable and make the best of it. You can't better things, but | you can make them worse. Don't alien ate your sister. You are the nearest man of her blood, and as such you have influence with her; don't throw it away. If you are cold, hard and unloving to her now you'll set up 8 barrier between you that you'll find 1t hard to level. Never let her turn from you, Berke. Stand by her always, old friend"
 Poor JimI He could not as yet disas- sociate the old from the new. To him ii still seemed as though Berkeley and, in a measure, hs himself were responsible for her life; must take care and thought for her future. Love and habit form bonds that thought does not readily burst asunder.
 Berkeley was good to his sister-inhu enced partly by Blanche, partly by Jim but most of all by his strong affection for Pocahontas herself. He drew her tC his breast and rested his cheek against her hair 8 moment and kissed her ten derly, and the brother and sister under stood each other without a spoken word
 He could not bring himself to be cor dial to Thorne all at once, but he Loyalty tried to do his best, and Thorne was biz enough to see and appreciate the effort , There might come time when the meI would be friends.
 Poor Mrs. Masonl Her daughters en gagement was shock, almost blow, tt her, and she could not reconcile hersel to 1t at first. The foundations seemed to be slipping from under her feet, th' supports in which she trusted to be fall ing away. She was just as well as loving woman, and she knew that tn presence of 8 new and powerful lov brings new responsibilities and 8 nev outlook on life. She faithfully tried t. !, put herself in her daughters place an' Y to judge of the affair from Pocahontas standpoint; but the effort was painful to her, and the result not always wha she could wish. She recognized, the low being admitted, that Thorne had claim which must be allowed; but she felt j hard that such claims should exist, an her recognition of them was not suff ciently full and generous to make he feel at one with herself. Old mind adapt themselves to new condition slowly.
 However, mother love is limitless, an through all her impulse was to hold t her child, to do nothing, to say nothin which would wound or alienate hel And for the rest-there was no need { hastet she could keep these things an
 ''pondsr them in her hsArt,e
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