Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-29

"yfs. W. witt. hrt how many how
come back agin2 The dirty spiiaIpeeas
made a rugged edge Of our COMPANY
tbs finest yen See anywaeres-and the
captain hiEnslir has been killed enros-.
iy All. twas a sorry day thai broazh,
Paidy Malone TO this Cos ferSasen
coanthry.f
The two women within. 50 dear to
each other and yet each seeming sc
stand in the way OF each others aappi-
ness, strained their ears 10 listen. Al
most unconscious of the others pres
ence. they both ran out at the mans
words and stood there with drawn
faces. deathlike In their awful pallor.
while he repeated the news that made
desolate many a happy Preside and
yelled with tears the light in loving
eyes.
The widows 1.-THE form swayed and
trenbled. and she would have fallen
had not Zoritsa suddenly seemed to
realize that her mother was there.
With a quick catching OF the breath
and a dry, choking sob i'm her throat.
she reached out her arm and caught
her.
Each read with anguish the truth in
the others eyes. and in eaeh heart was
a momentary struggle for the victory.
The painful ~quietness of despair seem
ed 10 envelop the young girl. and, with
eyes heavy with unshed tears, she half
blindly led her mother into the house.
This, then. was why Zoritsa had
claimed her freedom. Oh. why had
she not told Zoritsa before that the
captain had already confessed his love
for her? And it was only last night
they were TO have told her Of their
happiness. Today he is dead-dead!
Unable to control herself. she broke
into passionate weeping.
Dearest" the girl said. drawing the
golden head TO her breast. did you
then love him so much:"
Love him? Better thar life,"
There may be-there must be some
dreadful mistake" She did not know
her mother had seer the love light in
her eyes and had rightly interpreted
IT. Though there was not q CULVER Of
an eyelid. her heart was breaking. Al
ready her light had gone out. Her
world was a world of darkness.
Night came on One by n the stars
appeared. A solemn hush lay over all.
Even the camp seemed deserted and
naught save the occasional screech OF
a whippcorwill brok the dread silence.
fearning for Ii sympathetic still
ness OF the night II the companion
ship OF the broad, calm sky. dotted
with its myriads of stars. Zoritsa drew
her shawl about her. and with a heavy
heart wen out into the darkness.
What was that? Sounds of retoic-
Ing? How they grated upon her now.
But what We're they saying? Hush.
Captain alive prisoner escap
ed
Gould it be true? Her heart gave a
great leap. Yes, there was a loud
"Hurrah!' 1t was true. He vas not
killed after all. then. and perhaps not
even wounded, Ah-but she was not
to think of herself. Yet why should she
give up the hope hidden in her heart
so long n make the little mother IN
happy: With Il moan more heartrend-
ing than sobs. she threw herself upon
the ground.
Go God, Thou who didst teach
Us to love, Why didst thou give me
this claIice, only to withdraw it as ]
stopped To drink
In an agony of soul she wrestled
with her own desires, her own love-
and it seemed to her her very life-and
conquered.
cnsms rnc~foun0 I
her way home. softly Unattached the
door and went in.
The bright moonlight streamed in a
silver bar through the long, low win
dow. and there in it's brightness. with
appraised face. almost TRANSPORTED with
was the ''senorita" ckasped
in the captain : arms.
Without having beer seen and ST.
fling a sigh, the noble girl urned away.
"And his is liberty? Aye. liberty to
follow thee, o Christ, to be bound to
with the chains of thy love-liber-
ty to serve thee in serving others. to
spend and to be spent in thy service"
On the field. in the hospitals and in
the filthy prisons her presence seems
to radiate a peace that the world can
not give. In her face can be traced the
of a battle fought and a victory
won in the almost forgotten past, but
her quiet services tell Of the outpour-
ing of a heart of love to the sufferers
Of the present.-Chicago Times-Herald.