Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-07
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Dean Qaitland.
ny NE*MELL GREY!
Continued.


as one whose steps are on air, ms eye
full Of soft fire, happy merely 10 nor
the treasure In his hand. He did no
open IL till he was alone III MS Gel
that narrow witness Of so much agony
which now became palace OF dellgh'
1t was letter such rs only the ten
derness Of good and loving woman
for one In deep affection could inspire
IN had touched even The official reader
accustomed to moving letters full o
ill-spelled paIuhos from broken-heartc'
and often injured women to the VII
lains they loved, and 1t went into tn
very marrow OF Eyerard's being, ant
STEPPED him IN an atmosphere OF pur'
Thought and high soucd feeling, u
which he had long been a stranger
and which refreshed his parched spirI
like walters In desert Of burning
sand.
Lillian briefly mentioned Cyrlrs ter
rible illness and her own, ana de
scrlbed Ibis state, which was stlll ont
of doubtful sanity, requiring the mos
watchful care; There were few tidlng'
besides. Then she spoke Of Henry
affection, and bid him keep up MS
heart, and pray constantly, as she dld
that his innocence might be maze
clear. Tllat the truth must come ou'
sooner or later, she was convinced, re
ferring him to the great promises
made to the Just man In the Script
ures. In the meantime, who could tell
but that some wise and benencent END
was 10 be fulfilled by his soJourn In
the prison. The purposes OF the Al
mighty were deep and nnsearchable'
far hidden from the thoughts of men;
but whatever treachery and wicked
ness had brought EveraII to that pass
of shame and misery, she bid him
remember THAT without the divine per-
mission he could not be there.
What II some nobler and higher use
than he could ever have wrought out
side In the free world were TO be his In
that dreary place? Who could say
what the influence of one solitary man
OF stainless life might be In That
crowd of degraded yct still human
creatures or what sorrow might be
there to comfort? Let him only re
member that the Almighty had placed
him In that drcary dungeon as surely
~ He had placed the sovereign on
the throne, the priest Mt the altar, and
die bright blossom in the sunshine,
and take comfort.
The opport,lne words soothed and
strengthened Everards soul the more
10 ~ lillian did not undcrrate the
magnitude of the sacrifice he had been
called upon to make, but spoke feel
ingly OF the cruel dcnlals and dcgra-
datlon of his lot, and or the frustlM-
tlon of their common hopes, and of
the separation, which she trusted
might soon be ut m end
She bid him remember Also that, MS
n true lover, he must keep up his cour-
age for her sake, and hope In the
future, which they might still enjoy
together Nor was this mobile letter
wanting In those assurance of love
which are so cordial TO parted lovers.
Its effect upon the lonely prisoner Is
difficult to imagine, much less de
scribe.
But 1t was greatly due to the hope
and faith which II inspired, that from
that day the prison became to Ever
ard no longer u place Of darkness and
despair, but n part Of Gods own
world, over which divine wisdom and
mercy still SMILED, and In which a
mans soul might still find Its ncccs-
sary celestial food,