Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-06-21

ing with the regular respiration Of age,
which resembles so much that of child,
but the young girl in her little chamber
burstinto sobs. Heremotion was stronger
than she was, and for awhile she allowed
it full sway. A veil had been torn from
her eyes-s veil which for 20 years had
covered from her sight her own heart.
She had not realized before the shocking
selfshness which filed it.
All! Her beautiful, simple dreaml How
it disappeared in the awful sternness Of
real life. never until now wholly reveal
ed to her! In the first place, she was
poor. She had felt it keenly this even
ing from the way in which Maxine had
spoken of his own wealth. Until now
she had thought little of it, for she had
but few wants. The beauty Cf the earth
its skies, its trees, its flowers, its birds,
its free air-suficed for her.
| II she married him, she must, as an
obedient wife, follow his own gay, active
life. The requirements of marriage with
him appeared distinct and hard. It
would be necessary for her to leave this
poor, infirm mother-the victim of SO
many misfortunes. She could no longer
comfort her with tenderness and daily
ministrations. Her mother, who could
barely endure her child's absence for an
hour, would in solitude become more and
more unhappy and would end her days
in the charge of someimpatient and mer-
cenary hireling. Certainly there could
be found no one to replace the affection
and attentions of daughter.
Angeline wept for hours, and some
times in the midst Of her tears there
would appear to her her father, with a
revolver in his hand. Ahl Did all men
resemble each other, and were they all
executioners of their wives2 Unhappy
those who desire the joys Of Hymenw
she thought. THE best destiny for wom-
en- is to live solitary or devoted to an
other of their own kind, far away from
men"
Day dawn still found her prey to
these lugubrious thoughts. Calm came,
however, slowly and frightfully.
Angelins had taken decided resolu-
ton. She would never marry. She
would remain as she was, having but one
object. She would never leave her moth
er, ill and blind. She would remain a
maid, satisfied with the joys of an APPROX
ing conscience and cheerfully perform
ing the gentle charities which came to
her hand. Perhaps some day the wounds
of her heart would heal. She would re-
gret nothing, and she could after saying
her prayers sleep with clasped hands,
thanking heaven for according to her
peace of body and mind.
Quickly she wrote some words Of re-
fusal which would admit of no reply.
Then she occupied herself with gather
ing together some effects and with per-
suading her mother to remove to Paris.
No; she wished no more to live in the
country, where she had suffered so much
and where every object would remind
her of the past. Nine. Majolin yielded
to what she thought a caprice Of her
daughter and conformed without mucE
complaint. She never knew the sacr!.
flee of Angeline in her behalf
This is why the young girl has alwa,
shut her heart to things without. y
first and only love is the seal Of Lar sol.
tude.
Her mother, whom she never quite
and whose eyes she closed in DEATH, hG
long ago passed beyond this life. -AMG
now, her last. duty accomplished, AnSe.
line Majolin continues to live aloue--an
old d.-From the French.