Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31

paulOn had strengthened certain doubts which h..d Ht times como up to trouble her as to the ultimate succoSS, tho real motivr> which undcrlay her cause. and with h,r int, lS,. devoted nature had lcl her t1 f,,l that all this vast effort put flvlh lv her people might in the end avail nothing or would only, if success ful, prrpotuatc a wrong. Her lover saw her troubled expression. He did not at, tempt to comfort her by recalling what he hId said He pushed on further.
 Darliu. he said. we 'rc right whom yo say Oi nj ncrlctl in Oircland Gowith me. darlin. l}v mo wife, Let all this intense effort. this sacrifice we're put tin into cause which Ol foreSee is | dnomrl. h, given to me tenants. The estate k a large oIrr. aui 'hcrc are hun | drriS of people for veto J1fricni. There yo can work to purpy>V There yer ef- forts in tchalf of a really downtroddon people will be for good.
 And leave my brothers i'll tho midst of this horrid struggle? will stay hero till the last gun is fired. till tho last | blow of tho hammer has rivctcd our chains "
 l | Hugh had never ScCn except with south l crn eyes, Hero Was man who was giv- | ing her views never before open to her. She had a mind capable of grasping them and saw tho strength, tho solid SrnSc beneath them when properly pre- scntcd
 'Darlin. said tho young baronct, "thc world moves on quickly. If vel people succeed in this war, in less than quarter of century yell either free yer slaves or ho a blot on the face of the earth.
 ''Oh. Rats" sho exclaimed, why did ever meet you? You've sapped tho strNngth possessed for my work. I car never again do my duty as havc don, it thus far,
 "Darlin. he said, drawing her nearer to him, 'Oi'll rcplacc what Dive taken Oin give yc other duties, tho dutic that belong to the mistress of a fino es tate. tho duties of woman of high do grce in country where birth is re spectcd far moro than hero, With you vicor, your strong impulses
 Guided by your moro steady light.
 Nc may become ono of the most in flucntial women in tho three kingdoms.
 In her eyes came that humorou twinkle he had onCo seen before whel she stood in her buggy in the road u in Tennessee and tantaliZed him for hi stupidity in having been duped by her
 1t would be nico to be''-
 "To be what, darlin?"
 Lady Rats. :" and she hid her hlushe in the pillow on which his head rested
  The sun setting over Lookout noun tain shone directly in the faces of May nard and his party as returning fror Ringold they rode into Chattanooga. was a glorious October evening. and th heights towering them, covered by uI seen ConfcderateS, reposed about tn town like huge lions watching a wound ed animal. confident that at last it mu: fall into their power
 Dismounting before his tent, Maynar - entered it, and there found a lettC !, from his wife. She begged him to com to her if it were possible and if not { write to hor. He read and reread th . letter again and again. and then mad an attempt at a reply. After writin
 
 he abandoned tho task in despair. HI P. position was too uncertain. The SCI - teuce of tho court martial hung ov, him like sullon cloud. What could '' say to her 10 comfort her9 He we knew that the only comforting sl needed was to know that he was n, miserable, and of that he could not a sure her.
 And so matters hung for . weel c Having no duties to perform, the tin passed all the moro slowly. Tho Col } federates were sending occasional shel from Lookout mountain, and as thu were harmless the reports were som thing of n relief to Maynard, breakir the monotony of the silence. He spel much of the time thinking Of what would do in case the sentence of tl