The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-31

70 10 h,d. The man reluctantly
oby vel ate" he hAd vainlk .rird 7,
,,cr-li..,c hi- master 10 r.I:ute hi
clot ae- and 20 to rest frs. himself.
Na.u,c j. more Iue"cifui than rlru
give her credit To-. Like mur,tc. a Is
. b!on-. great ag1nic- - duh -cn-ibill-
ity that i'tl- lain i felt. The terri
be hurt mc?cifully b"l:-, unconscious
ness with il. Some SORROWS are ~
heavy tina. the sufferer is crushed be-
meath the load. He can't even cry ont,
"a chill almost Of death steals over him
H.. i dead. for real IL. attn ctnnu; be 50
horrible.
When .urien' >ervan: rc-enrcred his
70 III thc next morning. he was II .rtrd
70 lind his ma -icr sitting with his
clothes on just "a he had left him.
He had not stirred rom the chair into
which he had fallen upon his leturn
hcm.. after thos. three hours of mad
pursuit. AMI then as the llaa dew the
curtains aside ana let the suns rays
into the room. he uttered Il etllicd cry
Of horror. fo- great t1erk- OF gray
>t"caked that glorious head of hair. In
single night grief had Wrought this
dcva>tat ion: IN Il few brief hours Il
SPECIFICS wee had set its gha>tly fin
ger mark, upon this bright page Of hu-
manity. Nor did despair stop lcre. In
few weeks III. change was complet ::
that luXuriant growth Of hair-c crown
Of st"nng and perfect manhood was
silvercd over Il It's very roots. But
gradually the parnxysm spent its force
ana like came to cure like when l-uc!cn
looked upon the terrible wee now
nestled in that little home and listened
20 the lamentations of the old couple so
cruelty deserted
In !. few days letters came from Mad
! cIeint. both 10 her parents and to Luz
! ellen. anne uncinr her marriage TO
! in 4 few months. hen they had quoted
| down and had come to ,ok upon he"
! action in a calm and Ie&s >nable way
! which. of course. was now impossible
To I.Ecicn she wrote ~ follows:
| oh. Lucicn. dear master. viii You
| eve hc able to forgive your poor slave
| for thus e.crting You: All. yes. |
| loved you. but feared you. for.
! thought |. ii his power is SO great
! over me now, what viii it be when |
am his wife: Iuu know what a wild
and wiliul child | am. could not
| icar 10 think Of chains, even though
my love for my master was 50 great. |
trrmhled when pictured myself your
wife. My w"nan'> soul lonGed to try
its wings, no: to have them tied. Dear
! master. NOu are not weak and nOrtai:
YOU would rot be led b; 4 woman. The
F.; We rid is so beautiful. and have II II
| seen il Vet. Great and generous soul.
bear with ne. | could not be >atl>t:c |
with being a listener II The woE,crlul
! yu1lr stories: | wanted to be one of the
naiicns myself tired of Watching
+, others dane II. and fra-tinG: wanted
to dane and least myself. Comfort
!. dear mothc: AMI father. oh. beloved
!la-trr. with the music If yul!,' voicc
L ID II" look Of y,.;ir nob'" count nEancr.
and uri 'Tr II 1 for the loss Of enc who
| VA not worthy OF You.
i-urirN rt2u and ror"ou this strange
'c,1e.' hour after hour. day after day.
| 1t had !, two fD,d in.!;cnrr urun him.
a(tcrHat ~ depressing and exciting
| him. but in tee rEl the feeling that
took po,>tSiu ion of his soul Wa. u deep
and i,lc~rr!!.abc indignation. Tnthink
! that :. MN whom hr had loved with
= devotion tia. went beyond though.
should haze been - ready to ;sh II in'l
him for -ucA ii vain and StulleSe Great
/ II q. ipll1r.i up with the ~rn-ri c = 4 l.
/ nlr.it,' y sh wc"tu upon him by NOR
bid-,nind, 4 women. 10 think thai this
ak a-tandl should have been so "a -ilv
able TO lure her away: that she should
have been prtadE to ,lircumb = those
same amnruuS chances which 1-ivrrin,
had .iartcd al hi femal" admirers, in
London. Paris. ard st. Petersburg:
tlat he should have been able to cate !
her vc..y soul with the rhaif cf pretty
phrase, used by him in Thousand
Inv Il
I.;vcrIno wa~ admitted TO be stupid
and vulgar. and yet she had fo,;ild him
sublime: she had fallen in love with
this sinyiny machine. like Il child with
the SOFT tinlllc of Il music boX. She had
found her ideal in this pret,y-faced
uinstrri: she had given up all tn,
world f." him. rclinqUi.hed all othc:
love for the love that an opera queen
ret from he leading man. raurh
And yet. strange to say. resolve Il.
l.ucien might t, rur-e this pretty rLli.
whom he had rla-prd for ii brief in
slant in his arms. &c could not bring
himself - it, The words died on hi,
lips softly. 50 gently that they ~.cm"c
more like 4 blessing than a curse.
\ hundred ti,n"- he sat down an
took up hi, pen 80 write. but the hu;
hat, cooled ere il reached the quill.
point. He could di>till the venom o
,ir~pi:,cd love. but he could not max i
flow out in black and bitter lines Ha,
he ever pledged herself 20 him: II
spite "f Hcr >tnlning willingness. i,
spite Of the solemn compact tntcre,
into for her by her parents. had ,h,
really been transferred I, him: IIa,
any ear heard thu divine ;icuu cscen,,
when COTS blessing had been invoked
unnu the tcttnthal: How could Il chill
like Madeleine I've expected Il know
what fidelity meant when she had 10
earned. what Possession was:
i was a man OF -. argued Lucien
''wE.n -Wore 10 cherish ana protec
/, it". For many Iesr, | had been ;
MAN O. the world had compile.
know .edre of - social and moral IL
y n-ibitltie>. knew what was tit
. IN. Wa the only one hetrotheG.
Bat willing ii the end a. Luc;en wa
- extend 4 full pardon = Madeleine
il. { mid ro' bring himself 10 forgi.,
ljyerlnu this rorrurter 81 wtlIlal.