Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-17
WILL AND I.

patton of doing noeliag. In spite of my trouble, what wonder then that I drifted off into roverie, and my thoughts re- vorted so sadly pleasant retrospect:
 Once moro it Was wiuter-the sunny New Orleans winter-aad Will and were together. l recalled the hours passed in reading a1I writing and 1uu- sic; the drives and walks and thcatcrs. The RIOS. minute and trivial incidents r,c.,-. -l Jo my mind, and 1 found my sell sailing at the recollection of 8 ccr- tain l.uE, L&rrow, pheuomenally dark passage or allgyway or Royal street, up which We glanced oDc night, and which Will, with his bright and quick sense of -huEzo-. iuIueJiately christcryl Jack tGe G5Eg-r's court.
 This is Eot sensational story that nm about to tell. w&-n my readers in advance that there is Dotlju. star tlirg or wildly ro,GaD.ic in 1t. From start to finish ]. ia simple ''u'crlrue tn.c.' And vet ir was romantic tnN. There was 9 tiuge of romance. after all. when VII asked mo jn becaua his win. to marry hirl l2 zr--ct. We had ben bct-o--l for 8 Year, a,lL lac vas t-r tra;u s.v,.v-. Ills A.Gl,l v,ls under u.i@uJ, and a horrible fear oppressed Hi:. :1-. ..' }-.ulI b. tlk-u away. h t.ss lri-..r .. l-s -g3-hgrl. vlEl life and h0uo aul lag ia"-F a,l bis. t T.ls .,. aw- fgl .laucl..
 'Cnaslu-a.~ he a.sl ou5 ..t.,.t as vve >.oej ou t-e mn.a-5t -4l!-ry. with irs .uNu,.a-- rasc v..r~ aI.l tLe .,-a.c y,l- low .u C.=5l,...uE Uu yo shH .se down t...-- --. .y.-s q. .-s.--. l..Er, j.. vI- El. -. ".uv G...-iur, lr ;@v wl.s ,'a. Wy -ars.-. E..' wait. ...s-..l.. Inn. .s,-..s- i. '-.-..,.n D u.,- I,ys- a,... Et~....-S i..-t ... .G.s...}- pt Iover:r. a-.l slal. l..-c , for,u..e wAca l am @H. shall h. s1 ..e>- < ..emlsr. Coast .-.t.. riff live"
 Su-,l.i-.s iG tAa ss.. :. tender vg;ce made n!e glance up swiftly iuIo tEe bVave. dark vy $. Eeauutui. tender ewes. where a~c vaI urw: Whe-, are you yoday. c Wl,; Hidden away forever from the si-'lt,t 'uN- eyes, from beyond tho els rpf my Hrr..@-.,. .r,c. ,ri.o-I feel l,, leli.ye I-ta tlc.
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 l Itrj.l ,, ~..si,..as -.r r,s,-.o shake of the strange feeling ihat would upIross ne, ;rv @S ! ui-l'-!.ct ali in vain. Die b.t.c ,! Ey l-u' heav;el. noble Will. will. .s -..-s.y s,l.,, anal tender dark ay.-! l N.nal h.. believe i,. It was s1-"rl. :' l 'Au-'nl ar L;s f,ars as .ooN-...~- a:. tried to Iaak' him f,-- -.t. lsu. h va- far fr,n strong. and .la.- o,.r g.tIa.-r If what might be in >.or' fr- "--'..o awful parting that might r..rs-!aaie me decide. So 1 rra:ui. , l.str rj-lt tn become his wife # 0"-. s.'.t '-.l ret and silence" as ..t. u... ~.r.- -sE~.
 Eyrryt..u- vrs ua.l" rsa..y. and on j. r-. "i..- ?. ,.--;le night before his ,....r-.:. .s-,. ,v.s, gn;c;ly married in g..- ...r G.tI. vlI church in ouc of the u.l.3 s.r,c'S uE Now Orleans -Aul VII aud | I.,.a-.-.l t' r..,A uih-r tur .-.ar ,,..l ,t. -,t.E.
 ThH sal v.rs;uS rarua u"x, day-auL ar ,y,.t back Ia l.S uorth. .u huma, wiit, l r...lr.. ! ttl4y work. lri--ilJsrsl 1uly ]N ,a nG.',, u.. Ing iu lU, e1ln- 2-.r ..s ,.u. .. Luo- h.. B.
 ] an n.- .. ~.ra g~iIt.rG~ wyu-..l. 1 aa3 l.t- a.l -l Will far his own dread # t''.. supernatural and his hgl!,f in .-rua-ey, luE y. la] not bon Qlr.-i ! w'sula Ir.,.lG when s.'u z '.,ry cu- ..ouS hsu~eusI. Will had Written ro l,ic " d. v. such t,usr. sweet ly:,r= thsE .h.y d.l l2r heart .,,oi-Lgp, # allve, n fsct
 I30t G.r t!ose letters would have given TIP my i.all upon hope and would have gleculaHt,l to despair.
 Ent one day no letter came. l felt .,rau-e sinking at tAe hccrt-an awful sau-' ul d.r->.sz;1u; darkness gathered over my l5ie. Susptnso-hopc Jcfcrrud: khnsa arc t2e two emotions which servo to kill t,sc huu2N heart, Jo darken and blight existence. That night l went out on the l.t.le gallery wherc We had pass el SD many happy hours. The moon wa,s lri -h., and uEc star shunc in the blue vault above my head-oue that Will had long ago designated "Our star My heart was crushed and heavy. l stousl leaning against one of the col uws which supported the gallery. the scent of the roses that he loved floating ! all around me. And aS l stood there, ] samctaiug--a light touch-fell upon my shoulder. \ cold byyeze crept over my chrcls. like a breath from the grave. l turned my eyes. and there before me ' in the cold moonlight stood Will-my hushanl.
 With wild iucrcdulous c-y of delight nnl rapture flung my arms about him ! only n Erasp euiugy air! No one was there, Nill was gone!
 fell 10 tue gallery floor and lay there like dead woman.
 When l opened my eyes, the moon was shining down upon me, just as calm and cold and imperial as ever. I struggled 1 10 sitting posture and gazed wildly about me. What did it lneans was not at all superstitious, vet I felt that 1 had seen my husband that night. just as truly as l had ever beheld his face in my life.
 1 The next day-no letter, and the next, still no letter. Oh, the anguish of hope deferred.
 The time had come nov for me to go to Long Beach, as I had promised him. ] lwould keep my word-no matter how hard It might be, would go there. If