The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-22
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to me-more than ever wOman's love
before. Must | lose you, Laura?
You know you have filled my whole
soul with peace and joy. How can l
lose you?"
Ills whole frame was qulverng with
emotion, as he stood with extended
arms before her.
Lottie, either fearing Laura's heart
would no longer resist his pleading,
or wishing to end the painful inter
view, put her arms around her, and
sought to draw her from the room.
Passively the poor girl yielded, un-
til they reached the door Then
throwing off Lottie's arm, she hasten
ed across the room, and held ont her
hand, saying:
II know that you are good and trne
| shall never believe aught else. But
| can never be yours while other
women who have borne your name
still live. You must not come to me
again. Go, now
She fled from his clasping arms,
and followed Lottie from the room.
1t was a nine days wonder, of
course the indefinitely postponed
wedding the cause of which, however.
was attributed to the extreme illness
to which Laura was reduced by the
terrible shock.
However, when, many weeks after.
Laur was we'll enough to ride ont,
and nothing was heard of the time
for her marriage being again fixed,
folks began to wonder anew; and
when it was known that Mr.. Read no
longer visited her, there began the
widest speculatiOns and rumors con
cerning the very mysterious affair.
Nearly year had passed, when one
day Laura sat in Grandma Dormer's
room, trying to cheer the old lady,
who had grown very feeble lately.
She had just closed the book, wearied
by long reading, when a servant en-
tered, and handed her a letter The
writing was very familiar. 1t was
from Henry Read, the first since their
parting She still held it unopened,
when the bearer said:
Mr. Read is waiting in the draw
ing room"
By a great effort, she grew calm
enough to dismiss the servant, unwill
ing she should witness the agit alton
the perusal Of the letter might cause
her.
Tearing open the envelope, she un-
folded the letter. Two pieces cut
from newspapers dropped in her lap.
Picking them up, her eyes first rested
on the one bearing these lines:
DIED On the thirteenth instant, of yellow
fever, at New Orleans, Sister Mary Agnes, form
crly Charlotte Austin, aged thirty two years.
The other bore the date of three
years before, and contained the fol
lowing extract from foreign paper:
We regret to announce the death this morn
ing, of the popular equestrienne, Lucille Trivar-
re, from the effect of the fall last evening.
Henry Reads letter contaiped but
a few words. But never letter brought
so much JOY and peace to Laura be
fore
Darling, | am free! Come to mew
he wrote
A few moments more and she was
beside him, clasped to his bosom,
again his promised wife.
The marriage, which was strictly
private. astonished the fashionable
circles Of " W---quite as much as
the interruption had more than a
year before.
Grandma Dormer's mind was at
last made easy and very happy, when
she laid her hand, with a blessing. on
the head of Laura's husband.
Surely L must have won forgive
uess from Heaven at last, or | never
should have been so blessed. My
sufferings, perhaps, has atoned for
the folly of my youth" Henry Read
said, turning from grandma to his
lovely bride
How much you have suffered"
Laura answered, passing her hand
soothingly over the hair that had
grown so gray during the months Of
separation
Not more than | deserved. All
my 9oIION has beeI lllc 1eSult Vi us
obedience to Gods command. Had
| been a dutiful son, | should have
been saved all that has now passed,
thank Heaven, save the remembrance
and everlasting regret of having
brought few Joys and great sorrows to
the hearts of those to whom | should
have been the crowning blessing of
their departing years"