Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-18


happiness from them; each spoke, but
neither remembered what was said
The first moment OF distinct daylight
consciousness was when they found
themselves sitting hand in hand on the
couch which had been Mrs. Maitland'S
through SO many wears Of weakness,
silent aud happy and perfectly calm.
Everard was wholly prevailed 10y
sense of l,tlian'S pure and wholesome
presence; he was Soothcd and blessed
Ivy il, as one Is Ivy the beauty ot some
fresh and fair summer evening, when
the whole earth Is hathcd in the purity
OF soft and cloudlrss light and the
stainless air Is Sttllcd as IL to listen
10 the voices of the sen and the forest
and the bridal songs OF many birds,
Such had always been the effect of her
presence, 1t had cVcr brought him rc-
uewed and fresh strength, together
with the calm OF perfect happiness;
but now. after the long abstinence, the
eighteen years past, the effect was
teufold.
They sat a long time thus, forgcttul
OF everything but the divine rapture
of that long desired moment, forgetful
Of all the wrong and misery, the sin
and degradation and loss of the weary
years that had parted them, torgcttul
OF every creature but each other; and
| then Lillian began 10 speak OF those he
] nt In St tho
pleasant shadows and went to the bay
window,
ut is dark" she said, In the beloved
remembered voice; I'VE VIII have
| light"
| And In n moment she had drawn up
the mttltug Venetian htnd, aud the
/ full blaze of evening sunshine poured
4 In upon her. 1t crowned her rich hair
with now glory, II fell like II hcncdtc-
! ton upon her calm brow and finely
curved lips, II clothed her form with
Il robe of lndianC", Ms she stood erect,
and well-pisrd In the perfection of
grace that Is only possible to form
of beautiful proportions, her head
slightly thrown back, her glance raised
to the glowing sky, and one arm, from
which the lace fell backward, extended
In the act OF drawing the cord, she
stood In the magic glow tranSlgurrd,
exalted hy the deep emotion OF the mo.
mcnt. and wwriug, in ENcrnrd's eyes,
n brighter glory than that OF youth,
There had ever been In l.iliau an en-
during charm over which NWrs could
have ne power II something 50 super
Tor to beauty that II mndc people forget
to ask II that divine gift were hers,
and which also made II impossible to
think nf age or youth In connection
with her Though II was well known
that the dean was her twin.hrothcr
no one ever dreamed of attrihutinp
his three forty years to her; non
did any one commit the mistake ol
treating her NJ Il girl, She lid not
grow old or fade; she simply dcVel
opcd In so harmonious Il manner tina
each year OF her life seemed the ycnl
of eliminating prime
; 4 minute and microscopic rNnmlnn
tion of her features might have en-
ahled Psychologist to assign her tn,
true tale OF her years: there NIGH
have been gray hairs among the brown
soft waves, but no one sought them
and no one saw them. Health and tx
crcise had preserved the fair proper
: tions of her form; no evil thought hat
stamped its impress on the pure out
! line of her features; no fretting, II,
rcpressed and baiilcd faculties had lief
their wearing marks on her beautiful
, face.
Good women age slowly, M gren
painters discovered when painting be
, r4lved Madonnas. Women whos'
: lives are iull aud whose faculties mr.
{ fully employed nlso age slowly. III
ian's life had by no means been ster
; lie. She had had her mother, whus'
/ life her cares had prolonged, to nurse
/ her young brother ana sister to hrint
, M; her father aud her home to carr
+ for; the whole village aud I'LL the In
: valids and ne'crd o-wcllS for mile
> round to cherish and advise ANA heal
With an intellect less SNOWY, bu
stronger and steHdirr thnn the deans
she had given rim all that was hes
and most enduring In his writings; NJ
work Of his had ever been passc'
:; through the press without the bench
, Of her revision; thcr" were few thing
Q he had ever done without her advice
In spite Of the cstrangcmcnt TINT hat
, arisen between them since the date o
. their common sorrow. She had beci
, with him IN his bcrcavcmcnts, nn'
had tended the dcathbcds Of his chm
dren and his wife; ana she had beer
mother 10 Marion and the blIn'
Eyenrd. who both loved her next f
their father.
And, deep was the sorrow which ha'
made her youth n loneliness. an'
blIghtcd Eyerard's hopes and her owl
In this long and terrible punishment
II was the kind OF sorrow that purIfici
and elevates; 1t was not like the phys
lcal suffering, the degradation, and thu
wea ring gpuSp OF wrong which EypInrt