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

all others to whom my good name
was dear are gone l have lived
through the ohloQuy as far as the
the truth could only bring sorrow UNI
spWkahle To many, and no help to
me, Besides, you have unusual gifts,
You have acquired n position and
character which give you singular
power over men; YOU ought not to
tritic with these, II am to he useful
To my fellow.creatues, It must be In
remarkable gifts and the great posi-
tion YOU have achieved. have also In.
CURED u great responsibility, and the
very failings and faults which have
caused such pain have led YOU through
such unusual paths of spiritual tx.
periencc as may give YOU unusual
power In dealing with the sickness OF
tcrrors OF remorse; tell them now the
peace OF repentance. the Joy OF for.
gtvcncss. lr you need penance. take
that Of silence ON that one sad subject,
Let that lie between you and me rs
Il bond Of friendship, and let Il be
heard In the ears of men no more;
and let us meet again on the old
pleasant footing, have seen and
spoken with your son, and heard his
beautiful voice, and | am glad that
he bears our name, May Heavens
blessing and peace he your forever!
Your friend
Henry Evorard."
II was not until the following morn.
ing that the dean received this letter,
along with many others, at breakfast.
Physical pain had mcrcifully come
to his relief IN the moment of OK
IRENE agony In the cathedral, and so
henumhcd and clouded his mental
faculties. II had further obliged him
to use u prescription OF his physlciap's
intended for such seizures, and OF an
enacsthetic nature, so that he had
passed tho night In artificial slumber,
which was animated by u continual
torturing consciousness OF the dreaded
face he had seen In the cathedral. and
an unspenkahlc terror of some Inn
pending descent into yet greater mis-
cry.
Yet he awoke In the morning so per-
mcatcd With this dread consciousness
that he had not to face the shock OF
emerging from the balm of Oblivion
to n new and unfamiliar GRIEF, the
shock that greets MS on the threshold
of II new day with such numbing
power In the beginning of n fresh
sorrow. OF course. he had contcm-
plated the possibility OF such meet
ing rs that of the previous evening,
but he had no idea II was 40 near,
since Lillian had long ccnscd to give
him any Intelligence of Evcrard, and
also, with his characteristic unrcason,
he hoped something might In the mean
time turn up. Evcrnrd's death was
one of these bright possibilities.
llc did not recognize the hnndwrlt.
Ing, changed M II was by long disusc
and the stlifrnlng of the Joints re-
sulting from habitunl hnrd labor, and
ran rapidly through tho pile Of letters,
taking the known correspondents hrst
II WAS only when he had opened the
menccment of "Dear Cyril" that the
writing struck n chord In his meln0ry,
ana he turned with n sick dread to
the sigma ture.
Marion saw him turn lvld and then,
when he glanced rapidly over the con
tents. flush II deep rod, Then he laid
the letter aside, and went on quietly
,,tt, Ia, 10 ~ inI,ln,V la hlu n Al.
customed manner, IN the household
chat; but he eat little, which Marion
attributed to his recent seizure and
the nnodync he had taken.
Immediately after breakfast he went
To his study, giving orders to Benson,
m he frequently did, TINT he was on
no account to be disturbed TN lunch
con, Mt which meal he appeared as
usual.
Marion observed, and remembered
afterwnri, That he wns extremely pale
and very quiet, only addressing her
self and her brother occasionally, and
then with unusual gcntleness. He was
always gentle To them, for he was
most tender father. passlonatcly fond
Of his children, and having the art,
by virtue Of his winning manner and
personal charm, to keep them In alb
solutc discipline while INDUCING them
to the utmost, so that, without ever
using harsh word TO them, his VIII
was their law, and they obcycd him
without knowing 1t; but today his
gcntlcness amounted to tenderness,
and his voice and chances, when he
spoke 10 them, were like n carcss.
"WcIl, Marry" he said, breaking into
conversation between the children
and their tutor and govcrncss, which
he had evidently not heard, "whnt do
you say to running down to Ports
mouth to your uncia Keepers with
Eyerard for few daysW
Nothing, papa" she replied, with
her pretty, spoiled air.
| would you not like to go, dearW
he asked. "The sea is charming just