Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-24
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of the furnace Through which Cyril
had passed, leaving his youth behind
and vet II never struck people that the
blow was naturally more severe u
lillian. Even Mr. Maitland, with the
memory of Ljlian's passionate oul.
h,rst when she confided the story OF
Everard's love TO him, did not renect
that n makes n greater shipWreck OF
l,fc 10 lose % lover than a friend. 1he
tragedy OF Cyril's youth threw an ao'
ditinal glamour over him for the re-
,uainder of his life; his deep friend
chin and the sensitiveness when
made him grleve to the point or losing
his reason and almost his life over u
brothers. shame invested him with u
romantic interest which never radeu'
II was whispered about In after years
with various notifications ana addi-
lions, but always to CyrlIs credit, long
after tbe trial and the catastrophe TO
the Eyearus we're forgotten.
The illness with which Cyril had
been stricken on hearing Eyerard y
terrible doom left It's marks on MN
for life. No one could say how ne
WINS changed, but 1t was certain olat
ne was never the same man again
During the slow process or recovery
he was for months like n child IN intel
aect, living only for trllies, laughing ut a
mere nothing, speaking only as cniId
spcalss. rcading nothing but the light
eet literature, and prcferring that spe-
cIolly consecratcd to boys amusement,
above all, strictly forbidden 10 mp
proach any painful topic In Thought or
,pccch.
The day that snw him out of danger
svw Lillian on bed Of sickness, from
which she arose almost NJ weak as
Cyril. The twins made their GONZALES
cense together, lillian ottsbrlpplng her
brother In their progress toward
health, and their physical weakness -
especially Cyrll's which was cXccs-
siyc-made 1t easy for them to avoid
mental excrtfon. They were told to-
lead nm animal lifc, and they became
10Y and girl at holiday once more.
FOR months neither Of them brcathcd
Henry's name, or alluded to the events
wlrIch had ended 80 tagically for him
Gradually Cyrll's reason, the delicate
chords Of which had been 80 cruelty
strained, resumed Its natural tone, and
lillian, who watched him like Il
mother supplied his intellect from day
to day with stronger food. First SHE
had occupied his vacant moments with
manual employments Woodworking,
painting, and even needle-work, which
he executed lin the early days, while
she read to him. Then she advanced
him TO gardening and the tending of
pet animals, and singing with her:
thence to an interest In public affairs
As he progressed, and began to talk
calmly and seriously, she extended his
reading, took Mm back to old favorite
classic authors, and got him to trans
late these and modern poets Into Eng
fish verse for which he had graceful
knnck; and one day when he brought
her fresh copy Of original verses, SHE
felt that her patient was healed, and
determined to send him away from
her.
you have saved his intellect" his
physician said, when she showed him
the verses, '9nd must confess that
l had very little hope of such con-
summation No one with less init
mate knowledge of your brothers
character could have done what you
have done. You have IN so doing
saved remarkably fine, II delicate,
mental organization.
Then Cyril travelled for some months
In Greece, Hgypt and Syria countries
particularly interesting TO one of his
temperament and cducation. He rev.
clcd In the poetic and historic Assoc
Citations of the ancient home of letters
and arts, and poured out his soul in
devotional ecstasy ON tho hallowcd
soil OF Jerusalem and Nazareth. He
also wrote poem, called "'rhc Knight
OF Expiation," In blank verse.
Thc Knight" 1t appeared, was Wis
tied by one of those unlucky cxccsses
of virtue which the vulgar call crimes,
and for which public opinion usually
eXacts the repatriation of hanging In
these prosalc days. The nature of this
virtuous excess was discrrctly left to
the readers Imagination, 4 In Byron,
and was thus ~ horrible M the most
raStidious taste could desire. u4cnnie
Inclined to the opinion that the knight
had boiled his grandmother, aud
played dice with her bones. besides
practicing the black artl
The furcs Of conscience having
seized upon this unlucky victim of so.
cial preiudices, as Nj. Hugo ct Gle. call
criminals, he put on Il hair shirt. and
went to the Holy Land to do pcnancc
at Its shrincs, and returned to his ma
live shores to be canonizcd nhis plot
afforded fine scope for Cyril's dcscrlp.
tive and Typographical powers. and
admitted OF u beautiful account Of the
knights feelings on first seeing leru-
sllem. which would have been more
generally admired II 1t had not re.
minded people SO strongly OF similar
passage In TaSso. The character of
the knight had unfortunately been an.