The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-01

woman IN NIoee u1AHs no lNN SAY 10
with vanity that beauty was my curse.
AS he was making his adieus he told
me he would be only too happy TO sing for
me at my own house. If / would allow II.
THE thought of listening 70 his voice
again was quite a treat, and ] thanked
him warmly as ! gave the desired per-
mission.
Thus he gained a footing in my home,
and from that time drew me gradually
down, down / fought against his power,
but il was useless. 1t was like some
/ hideous snake coiling itself around me,
/ fold by fold. l admired his voice but l
/ detested the man-and yet and yet, he
/ had only to bid me do what he wished,
] and sooner or later I complied. How l
| writhed and struggled against the doom
/ / saw dimly ahead of me. tried to pray,
/ but words seemed powerless, and then l
/ grew too weak TO resist, and-here am
| Here ] ami she walled, throwing her
| hands up over her head and clasping
| them in agony. And / would suffer any
] torrents for one kiss of my little child,
| for one moment to fall at my husbands
/ feet and tell him that did not sin will
| fully. Oh, God! and vet | Twelve
what would ! not give for death IF even
/ could only go mad! But to live on with
| a man ] abhor until ] die or he release
me = and yet must! He has me in his
| power. body and soul. From the moment
! he drew me from my husbands house l
| have been all his. You wonder perhaps
! that my husband could not prevent this;
| but he was away much of the time on cir
cult business, for he was judge, and
often there would be no one but the ser
wants in the house with me for days One
night ] was reading, or rather trying to
| do so ; my husband was absent. and | felt
a strange presentiment of evil. looked
up; the shutters had not been closed and
| there / saw the wicked face l dreaded
gazing at me from the balcony. l
| covered my eyes with my hands,
| but the power was too strong for me.
rose and opened the window,
! then stepped out and joined him. He
moved on | followed like one in a trance.
| A carriage was waiting some distance off,
got in, he took the place beside me, and
no more-you know the rest. Oh, God,
| have mercyp
| "She swayed and fell senseless at my
feet.
81 picked her up and laid her upon the
| bench, and after time she revived All
| the while she lay unconscious, l knelt and
! implOred God to let me save that poor
woman. more sinned against than shining.
AT last she opened her eyes. Why
did you not let me die, she moaned, 1
| thought | was near it
''Then spoke sternly andauthOratively.
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past; because you are TO break this bond
which letters you and conquer self. God
! so loved the world that He gave His only
! begOtten Son, to the end that all
who believe on Him shall not
| perish, but shall have everlasting
| life.n You are weak, you are tempted
! he was tempted you suffer but what is
your suffering to his in the garden of
| Gethsemane, to his agony upon the cross,
where he bore the sins of the whole
world Yes, this sin of yours. he suffered
| for that too, remember! and will you let
his crucifxion be in vain} Believe in
| Christ; turn to him; trust him; he has
! power to save even you
q ceased, and her startled eyes gazed
| deep into mine.
""But how can free myself2' she ques-
| toned family.
You can do it, urged calmly This
man is away, and will not return until
| tomorrow; leave Rome by the next train
| l will give you a letter to take to con-
vent in Milan, where you will be safe, no
matter how much he searches for you
| There is not a moment to lose, get what
| little you need and coffee and save your
| soulp
Again l concentrated all my power in
my eyes, and as | looked at her, l prayed
| silently at the same time that my appeal
might hot have been in vain.
"A sudden strength seemed to come over
her; "a faint CLEAN of hope lit her sad face.
60 4 feel strong when you are near to
! counsel me; will you see me safe on the
train2 Somehow, 1 feel as though l were
obliged to meet him again. Do you really
think l can escape3'
" Pray to God was the only answer
| made, and after few moments, l babe
her get up and return with me at once to
Rome to collect what clothes she would
require.
"While she was packing, / wrote letter
to the mother Of the convent, whom
| knew personally, and then ] consulted a
time table and ordered a carriage. just
as | finished these preparati ms, she
returned, and though there was still some
time before she need start, as
her train did not leave until
S o'clock, she seemed so feverishly
anxious to be away, and begged me SO
hard to let her wait at the depot instead
of in the hotel, that | yielded against my
better judgment, and sent at once for a
carriage The apprehensive look was
again deepening in her eyes and l knew
she must br on terrible strain until she
could feel the break was made and Rome
was receding as the train rushed on.
She had no inclination to talk to me
and sank down in corner of the waiting
room and buried her face in her hands
p
room, and as her corner was too dim fol
me to read in, moved nearer a lamp and
pulled out book, since | knew the trair
would not start for more than half al
hour.
''As the moments passed, several other
trains came and went, and passengers
moved in and out of the apartment.
every now and then, l glanced at my
charge. but she seemed to be unconscious
of what was taking place around her, anC
l returned to my book.
II heard the guards outside announcing
the trains, but as it was not yet time
for the one l was awaiting paid but lit
tie attention to what they called out.
was therefore greatly startled by {
smOthered cry, and looked up quickly.
The woman | was trying to assist wa:
clinging desperately to the back of hel
seat with both hands. Her face white Il
the lips and with closed eyes was hal
turned to the door, and in that doorway
stood the scOundrel from whom she wa:
endeavoring to escape.
For a moment the man stood there mo
tionless, his eyes intently fixed upon her
then he moved few steps nearer AS h,
did so the woman's rigid hands gradually
relaxed their hold.
All! he said, and again the peculiar
ring in mis- voice struck me. All may
ask whether you are bound on a pleasur,
trip, or have you prepared a delightful
surprise for me by coming down to tn,