The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-09-06
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A. MYSTERY

Lhi
o.i,.' | can still see that vi.,.
the i'ss lass rsa. behind labyrinth n,Ilh" IT cu
r" nr. ess"n's ss1sne color; above c"ns s'', ''p
all an''I the sIe s,as, ssey mantle pp' vaa.r.. a'
stse,oa sea Of flame. somesDDs sI"Ds becomes E,
aad pa'1 and "atened sleepnrR SnaRns to the
n, me- years ga felt my soul ssea '"e u, m'se
n" ,ue as never before. Ho,o .,eu within
nyats wattea Of If the barren cord.'a. rti IN 'A
Home. "S ol Home, Swee,
+, Inc scene shifted tn =.
t%a R0%e. Let the cynic say wha, i eastern as %
,ness tne sweetest s, hours Of n"a' memars ne will
Ou.panlon O1am by the tlresde. Nv hs... ',as
sne% sre~ tender with longing as Is Isr,at nsa't
~ana vuun naco comFadeship before | Dee,m. c,,a,l'a
~andsrer vi. ,, in ny mad, frute,, ss,s@e ss,..a
i0r gold Was I dreaming Or wsa search ,l
haoa imagination u that the air around "'' ~ u
,@ca ueoame sacred with presence 'su sn me me
saat sa ! felt the touch of an outs,,s,ss a.tssI
,h ,ho nand extended in blessing u'','a' s"is
'a"s ane evening shades of long svo '~,a "a
~as was no cream, no trick Of tho ir m,.i Il
nation for close to me-so p Close 'u4ss,' ,sss
l could have touched her with 'aa' -
naad-was mar the form of the von,, ,'a ny
nad held in memory through ,u'a ,1 :. !
changing scenes of prospwtor. ,I,a as'
10 a far.away Eastern hous,,,a.s. a,s
woman SO beautiful that al ,ss rNa
gazed into her dark eyes wer, n,'. n%
ue1lzed oy their splendor and eyD,s,.
s'on' One evening their tranonili,,
was disturbed by waves of passion
ana she lifted to her lips an opep 1pt.
Oer' now and then as though she 70.
celved consolation in touching tbs
written words. Crossing the ruom
she TOOK a match from the mantal
ana lighting the letter threw it. in,o
crate. She watched with an exnrps.
sion That seemed to say, "Thus has It
been with all my hopes, only ashe,
remain to tell of the sweet ambitions
my heart has cherished" When The
last fragment was consumed. she
turned to the window and looked ont
upon the sunsets golden shower.
There was no manifest emotion eY.
cept slight trembling Of the lps,
but long after darkness had fallen she
sat gazing out into the night She
lived over the past, fighting the con.
flct between love and honor; for love
would not be conquered, and honor's
triumph left the heart chords sob.
bing. Love cannot be expelled from
the heart although honor may force
all expression into silence.
The papers chronicled the death Of
one of Americas falrest women. The
cause of death was mystery, battling
the skill of physicians, but |, who had
recently received from the dying lips
of another a message from her, knew
well OF bond riveted by a fatal mis-.
take. I knew that the wOmans soul
had heard and answered the call OF
that mans soul across the great
chasm of death. One question re.
NAMED unsolved. Why had felt
the tangible presence of this woman
that l, too, ''had loved and lost?"
Was it the influence of mind and Gao
man by a longing spirit exert a power
bringing him into intellegible cOmmu.
nion with those he loveS9 ltcould
not have been less the earth freed
spirit for the soul had not yet passed
to the life beyond. Can the reader
solve the mystery.
MRS. Ella Clark, in the HOuSekeeper.