Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04


there was no rcprach IN the honest
and trustful brown eyes -sunkcn as
they were in dark orbits caused by
long suffering the bowed, Saunt form,
the haggard, Worn features, the sad
look Of hahitual hopeless pain, the
untimely gray hairs and aged ap
pearancc, struck into the hctmyerS
soul Hike 50 many burning daggHrs
tipped With poison He remembered
his friend as he had last seen him In
the beauty and vigor OF early man.
hood, happy, hopeful, fun OF intellect
and life, and glowing with generous
feeling, and the sharp contrast ~
vealed 10 him, in one flash, the Wicked
ness Of his deed. There sat the frieud
who had loved and trusted him,
marrcd, crushed, and broken 10y his
own iniQuity.
lie luuged for the miSSivc pillars to
Crumhle to ruins, and the high stone
roof To crash in and hide him from
that terrible gaze. the more terrible
because ST. gentle; he wished the solid
pavement to yawn and swallow him
up. \ burning pain was stabhiug him
IN the breast, the clusters OF lights
danced madly among the shadows he.
fore him, the great white sea OF hu-
man faces surgcd In hcaviug pillows
IN his sight, and his tongue Glove Ia
the roof of his mouth when he tried
To speak
Long as II seemed to those Two awe
struck gaEers, Il was In reality but
n few seconds before tho dean avcrtcd
his gaze by strong effort, and spoke,
Il am not we'll" he said, quietly;
and, turning. he descended the pulpit
and vanished among the shadows,
while n canon present said n final
prayer and gave the blessing.
From the comments OF the conglCga,
ton MS they strcamcd out hcncath the
avenue of lindens, Evcrard gathered
that 1t was not tho first time the
dean had been taken i'll while preach,
ing, the excitement of which appeared
To he too much FOR his physical
strength.
lie fingered about the cathedral pre-.
ctncts IN the pleasant summer dusk,
through which Il Few pale stars wore
glcnming softly, ana listened to the
conversation around him, gazing wist
fully ut the dcaucry, under strong
impulse 10 enter IT, lie coutentcd
htmsclf however, with Joining II little
group OF worllingmCn, who. after an
interval went to the house and In
quired for the ncalth of the popular
preacher, and who were told that
the dean had recovered from the
spaSmodic seizure to which he was
subject, and was now resting,
\ clergyman had passed ont Of the
cathedral at Evcrnrds side, with
rather n strange smile on his face,
and had observed to lady who was
with him, "IIow did you like the
play"
"What do you mcan2" she returned,
with m Indignant accent.
"Well, did YOU ever see n better
actor than til" Anglican Chrysos
TONI" he continued, with n sarcastic
accent, which caused her To accuse
him Of professional jealousy.
This mnn had heard the last dying
words of Alma Judkins fcw hours
before
EverNrd was so shaken by what he
experienced In the cathedral, that he
could not return 10 his hotel, where
his dinner was awaiting him, hut
walked rapidly through the dim streets
| and climbed the hill to breathe tn,
free. fresh air of the wide downs
whence he saw the city, starred with
rc-points. lying like n dropped nnd
dImmcd constellation In the valley be
meath
There he thought much, walking
swiftly beneath the clear quiet sky
pnlc In the June twilight, ana CLEAN
ing with languld stars, until something
of the holy calm OF Nature had on
tered his breast, and hc returned
quietcd, yet full of deeply stirred feel
Ings, TO the George Inn.
Then he took n pen, and wrote M
| follows:
Dear Cyril, ! need not tell YOU tina
! | was In the cathedral tonight since
! saw with what pain you recognized
me. You possess the great secret 81
eloquence carnestncss and genuine
feeling, and your sermon revealed t.
me how terribly you have suffered
You will not be surprised to hear tina
! know all. | did not suspect II until
that poor girl swore against me In thu
witness box. when the whole trutl
flashed upon me, and every little IN
/ cidcnt connected with that sad anal
became clear and comprehensive
That was the saddcst moment In IN.
life, far more bitter than the moncn
of my conviction or that OF my severe
sentence. The man never lived wh'
was dearcr to me than you, ana
rcyercd you as n man rcver0s his o"i
conscience thought then TINT Their
could be no suffering TO equal mine
but tonight learned from your owl
lips my poor Cyril. that there IL
deeper anguish still, nm anguish tina
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