Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-14

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iresh youhg life 70 compensate him.
she IL woman whom any tnan
might have loved 80 young and
wantiful. Tfef family are famed for
heir intellect N he trains her she
nay make him better wife than
any other woman would have done
HUh but ! can't bear it | can't
bear II" The younger woman eat
iown in the chair she will be his
sife ahd have his childrenr'
yes. chat Is hard The elder
sofnan moved quickly. One wants
% have the child, and lay it's head on
mes treast and feed IT,. She moved
iuickly 1T would not matter II
mother woman bore II, IL one had 1t
% take care Of She moved rest
.essly.
ooh. no, couldn't bear IL to be
iers. When I think of her feel as
4 we've dying; all my fingers turn
,old I feel dead Oh, you were only
iis friend you don't knowp
The elder spoke softly and quickly:
Don't you feel little gentle to her
yhen yet think she's going to be his
wife and the mother Of his children
would like to put my arms round
her ond touch her once, If she would
letme. She Is 80 beautiful they cay"
"Ob, could never bear to see her
II would kill me. And they are so
happy together today He is loving
her sol"
Don't you want him TO be happyf
The older woman looked down at
her. Have you never loved him at
all2
The younger woman's face was
covered with her hands. "Oh, it's so
terrible, so dark, and | shall go on
living year after year, always in this
awful pain Oh, IL could only die Y
The older woman stood looking
into the fire; then slowly and meas
uredly she said: There are times in
life when everything seems dark,
when the brain reels, and we cannot
see that there is anything but death.
But If we wait long enough, after
long. long years, calm comes. 1t
may be we cannot say II was well,
but we are contented; we accept the
past. The struggle is ended. That
day may come for you perhaps
sooner than you think She spoke
slowly and with difficulty.
mo, it can never come for me. II
once | have loved thing, love it
forever. can never forget"
Love is not the only end in life,
There are other things to live for"
"Oh, yes, for youl To me love is
everything"
Now you must so, dear.
The younger woman stood up. 1T
has been such comfort to talk to
you. think | should have killed
myself If had not come. You help
me so, shall always be grateful to
You.
The elder woman took her hand.
81 want to ask something of you. :"
"What is itg'
II cannot quite explain to you.
AVN " III Abt dhhtici-tills Dul lltAc
are times when something more ter.
rible can come into a life than that
IL should lose what it loves. If you
have had dream of what life ought
to be. and you try to make it real,
and you fall and something you have
killed out in your heart for long years
wakes up and cries, Let each man
play his own game and care nothing
for the hand Of his fellow! Each
man for himself So the game must
be playedr and you doubt all you
have lived for, and the ground seems
washing out under your feet
She paused Such tme has come
20 me now II you would promise
me that II ever another woman
comes To seek your help you will
give II to her and try TO love WON.
an even while she is standing in your
hight Il will help me- | think
should be able to keep my faith"
"Oh, / win do anything you ask
me to- You are SO good aud great