The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-06-21

ing man. feel like forgetting or extern
Mating all evil doings except her own.
Things in her husband which used to
distress her to evaporation did SO no
longer. If she had loved him more,
rather If the love INDUCED for a brief
period had not been insulted and drfv-
en- out of her being, the coming of this
condition might have been more diff
cult. AS it was, the only concern for
him she felt was that be might be saved
from the ruin which she foresav in the
path he was following. Towards Han
nah she did not indulge q feeling Of
personal resentment, nor would if she
had been in robust health. Dissociated
in every fiber of her heart from Wiley
Anderson, she only pitied Hannah as
she pitied other poor women who were
in the habit of selling themselves to
him. The compassion begun at the de-
lection of Hannah's weakness had
deepened more and more, and now,
since Cullen's death, she hoped she saw
a way by which Hannah and Wiley
might atone for all past wrongdoings.
When she could no longer rise from
her bed, her husband spent most of the
time In the house, and, with her broth
er and her widowed sister, rendered
words Of comforting came from his
mouth, which were answered with
calm thanks Selfish, earthly of the
earth rs he was, he piticd her for whom
he was obliged to feel much respect,
and the thought that soon he must see
her face no more touched him with
some feelings of sincere sympathy. He
was not wicked enough to admit great
joy at the going away of one between
whom and himself what affection had
been was long gone, and in that pres
ence of death his conscience, that new
or had been sensitive, troubled him no
little while thinking of disappOint-
mcnts now past remedy which he had
I wrought. His changed attitude COM
forted her much, and she began to in
dulge hope of good to him to come,
after her own death, from his more
satisfactory home conditions. One day,
whispering to the others around her
that she wished to speak with him in
private, when these had withdrawn 81 @
said:
sMr. ANDERSON. want to have some
talk with you. 1t is about Hannah,
and / hope you will understand my
feelings In what am going to say. My
belief since -Cullen's death has been
that after my own, and after what will
seem becoming lapse of time, you
and she will marry each other; and
what I've been wanting to say about 1t
| is this: 1t is not only my wish for it to
be so, but it is my solemn belief that it
will be the only means of reconciling
| the troubles over your brothers estate
I have thought much, very much about
| 1t, and felt it my duty to let you both
know my views and my feelings And
want them made known in the COM
| munity, so that people will have no
| cause to remark on any improperly of
| it or Its taking place, as I earnestly
counsel, with little delay. That's what
| / had to say to you"
She looked Of him with as much
calmness as If never q tie Of any sort
| had been between them. The shame
| which so long had been dormant in his
being came forth, making him shrink
before those dying eyes When he had
| somewhat recovered he said:
"Why, Julia! why, how can you talk
to me in that way? didn't couldn't
| believe you thought so poorly of me.
| Hannah? Why, Lord help me! can't
talk, and can't bear to hear you talk,
about my marrying with Hannah or
anybody else"
| "Why not, Mr.. Amcrson?" she asked,
ina tone cold as her cold hand.
| Observation-Disclosures it's a thing
can't even think about; and I've nc
idea that such thought was ever In
Hannah's mind. Good Lord, Julia!''
| She looked for several minutes at his
evident embarrassment, and then, in a
tone almost masculine, said:
I've been supposing that at least
| you had been SO expecting, and
was for the speedy fulfllment of your
expectations If in this was mis-,
taken, the case is indeed an unhappy
one. don't think you can doubt that
| Hannah would merry You II you were
to ask her. If you do not. she Is to be
ruined. Oh, Mr.. ANDERSON! you put
| wrong, more than one wrong, upon
your brother which will have to be
died not knowing the kind and extent
of some of 1t, and without suspicion o,
what would have seemed to his gener'
Gus nature far the greatest. During
his life, playing upon the weakness Of
his wife, whose loyalty he was too pure
himself to suspect, you-to what ex.
tent you corrupted it, only you two
and the Creator know. did hope
that the feeling You had for her might
| after my death, be made honorable by
legitimate sanction. AS 1t is-oh
Hannah! poor Hannah. That's all
have to say now: please ask them tc
| come back
| He knew then that either she had
| witnessed the garden scene or that ii
had been reported to her by one of the
servants. He could not but feel the
shame, yet he was thankful that his
apprchensions were groundless that
she had asked for the interview for
the purpose of threatening exposure
of what she knew about the pretended
destruction Of the will Without ask
| ing his leave, she sent messenger tc
Hannah begging to see her once more.
1t was u blessing she did SO. In q
brief conversation they came TO un'
dcrstnnd each other fully. When told
how Cullen had died. the invalid said
blessed be God! Oh, Hannah. you
have taken out of my heart the thorn
that panied the deepest; and, my dear
child, 1 have prayed earnestly tina,
Cullen's family may recover what has
been taken from them trust it will
be so; 1 cannot foresee how, but
know that God regards with peculiar
watchfulness the things done to widow
hood and orphanage. That's ali can
say. 1 am thankful that you and Mr.
Anderson will never marry; bat, Han
nah dear, hope that when the doings
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