Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-22

~ l'hi -htNNN Il'Nl l"NdtlNt, dlAt It's
endless possibilities beyond; knowl
edge aud ripruiuS thought rcud the oh
securing vcilS from the iltmirahle uni
verso Tho enthusiastic delight Of
fresh discovery Is in both cases the
very elixir Of life; nay, II is life itself
ON the last day Of the wear, Evcrard
discovered the new world o. love; and
.ou Ncw-ycar'S morning, under the
stimulus Of Il fresh happiness, Il theory,
after which he had long been cropping
with many Il vague SnrmjSe aud haZ-
ardouS hypothesis, interrupted by
hopeless caps in evidence. suddenly
revealed itself complete and tlawleSS
before him. 1t came like an electric
shock, with such a happy flash of in
SEPARATION that he was obliged IL pause
in his dressing to take in the results
Of the unconscious celebration which
his studies and SprrulatonS had set up,
w'jlN tears OF 10Y rushed to his eyes.
Gear and distinct rs it was to his own
mind. he know that Years Of patient
labor and miuutr scientific invcStiga-
lions must pass before he could pre-.
sent ii TO other minds, hut he knew
also that, once verified, ii would make
an epoch in the study Of physiology.
Such Supcrlhundancc of happiness
aS Evrrard'S might wen excite the
malgnity of cnvi0uS gods. and would
have prompted IN ancient Greek To
threw away some precious thing IN all
haste Rut being Christian English
man. ENrrard did not follow the cN-
ample of HolycratrS, nay had he been
Greek of old days, he would never
have imputed envy or maliGnity To the
strong hnmortalS strength was to
him guarantee of goodness, because
his own strength made him noble aud
kind; it made him SO pitiful to the
malice and spite of weak things.
Full of This new rapture his eyes
ha2y with abstraction, MS the eyes of
drCamCrS are ha2y with dreams, Ever
ard went forth to mcrt the New ycar's
new joy like one borne upon clouds.
and reached the hrcakfaStronm lust
at the end of prayers, Mr., Maitland.
according to custom. was diSmiSSing
the maids with II Kind good morning
and \CW-yCarS WISH when Eliza,
whose face was stained with tears,
paused With Il SpaSmodic, "Oh, please,
SIR
"Nou are diScomp0Scd. Eliza" said
Mr. Maitland, gently, while he looked
round and observed similar pCrturha-
tiuu ON the faces OF the other maids.
Nothing wrong, hope"
poor BCn Lrrr Sohhcd Eliza, re.
sorting to her handkerchief.
"IIc was found dead. sir" added
Martha. the house. maid. her grief.
which was sincere, tempered by Il Ger
tain delight in the tragically impress
SivC.
at was Stevens brought The news"
added the cook, who was also not i'm
pcrviouS to the pleasure Of communi-
eating disastrous Intelligence.
"Iound drad My good girls, In
Heavens name, where? when? oh,
Mr. Maitland, nS much agtatcd rs the
heart of woman could desire. ooh,
those poor Lees. What trouble, what
trouble"
at was last night, sir" continued
Eliza, much refreshed by her masters
perturbation. and by the copious tears
with which she had accompanied the
broken narrative. "Sir Lionel had Ian
terms sent out for him"
Gle did not die in his bed. then"
the deep voice of Evcrard broke in.
Gle was hid away in the wood" re-
piled Martha; land they do say"
q must 20 to the Temple nt once"
interrupted Mr.. Maitland, starting OF
TO get his hat. with an injunction to
the women not to talk over the tragedy.
which he might as well have addressed
TO the wind
Lillian with great difficulty succeeded
in Keeping hum back until she had
made him drink some coffee and take
a little food. when he started off at
railroad speed, biding her tell the clerk
there would he no service that morn
ing. Then Henry and Lillian and the
two children sat down TO n melancholy
breakfast. and The discussion of the
lEHBttN, III With IItN EHlIflf'l NUN
the servants as much as William Grove
had communicated on the previous
night, together with a fine growth Of
conjecture and cXaggcration.
Poor Alma" sighed Lillian, when
her father was gone. "Oh, IIerfy!
what do you think Of IT,
Il am afraid 1t looks rather dark,
returned Henry, not observing the on
trance Of Eliza with hot dish.
Lees behavior, when last ! saw him,
was most unaccountablc. His trouble
evidently prcycd on his mind, poor
fellow"
ooh, Henry! what do you meant
Not"
can unhingcd mind quickly turns 10
suicide" replied Henry, suddenly
checking himself as he became aware
Of the wide gaze Of Winnie's eyes Inn
mcdiately opposite him.
Five minutes after, the whole Of
Malbourne knew that DR. Eycrard
had received the intelligence with lit