The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-13

aught amiss In me. for have heart
warm to you, and indeed could love
you like brother"
He shook my hand warmly and with
glistening eye, but in an instant he
tossed his head with a careless motion
and, humming n scrap Of some lively
air. got on his horse and went down
tho highroad like n cavalier charging
ut tournament, and the last saw of
him he was speeding along the road,
urging his nag in mad gallop
After he had gone out of sight l
went back to the house again wearily
enough to take up the duties before
me, and indeed felt as If n compan.
ION of worth and cleverness had left
me and that Glenhaugh would be
drearier far without the company of
Sir Gilbert.
The rest Of the day was dull enough
The morning had dawned in gray
clouds, and cheerless had been the
mood of nature as the hours went by.
was oppressed with all things with
In and without, and 1 could have sat
down In some lonely spot and wept
like child. Toward evening the gloom
OF the day deepened, and it's depression
seemed to rest upon every creature, rs
If the spirit of melancholy had taken
up its abode with us.
1t was late in the afternoon when
Marion came tripping to me, saying her
father would speak to me. So off /
went, and when came to his door he
Pade me enter. ! found him sitting
alone, and his attitude was that of a
man heartbroken and despairlng. He
was never more than a sad man, but
today I could see the clouds were
heavy over him. He sat on low stool
and was bent forward with his face
buried in his hands, and when enter
ed ha never made q movement or ut
tered word. The picture Of sorrow
he was sitting there, and My heart
went out to him with q yearning of
tenderness and sympathy.
care ye no. feeling weel the day?"
asked
He never looked up, but answered
with pitiful despair in his tone, ooh,
Gillicuddy, I'll ne'er be weel again."
Well knew his trouble, but / dared
not touch 1t, SO in my nervous haste
to dissemble l stammered like q SIM
pleton and ventured to say, "'Deed, If
It's an ailment O. the body ye hae,
there's DR.. Smile at Abbeytomt ready
| at yer ca"
He looked up ut me, wondering 10
hear me speak such foolish words, and
then, with smile on his face, made
answer; "Gillicuddy, ye hao the best
| ~ fnfonfinnc nd ll.z
frae the thoughts O. the past and the
agony O. them ken fine, but I'm mo-
BARN, so dlnna let yer kindness O.
heart interfere WI yer sincerity wi
me. Weel ye ken that my trouble Is
no o the body, but O. mair serious
kind, sore disease O. the mind and
heart and soul, and there's no physi-
clan can cure me O. the trouble l
suffer-"
| Little he knew how much Of his trou-
bic | knew; little lie knew that, look
Ing at him, I saw the picture of wild
tumult Of raging madness storming at
the doors of n kings palace and in
that sea of passion bchcld one frantic
madman. no other than he who sat be-
fore me, fleeing wildly from the place
with the rcd blood Of a wife red on his
| soul.
| am sure my master gave me credit
| for great sincerity and for a truly
| dcvout spirit when after q silence
| said to him. MY dear master, there is
| great physician O souls ever ready
| to hcnrkcn to the ca o his creatures,
| and he has given his word that he Is
ever near to those that arc O. broken
and contritc spirit
He looked up to me and said: Ave
Gillcuddy. and that Is true indeed, for
think 1t maun be that hae had
great strength given to me to come
| through what I hae suffered hae
lived, think, to suffer great punish
ment for great wrong that haze no
the mind to tell ye O.. / must cen suf-
| fer, for / deserve the chastisement, but,
oh. I'm weary. weary O. It, and wad
| fain begin new life! All, but I'm salr
forfouchten and weary. I hae looked
| for death to come, but he's no like to
| come my road, and think at times
| IL 1t were no. for the righteousness /
ken there Is In Gods wrath'I couldna
thole to bide and suffer-"
All, but my master was n grand man,
I thought, and n brave one, and
thanked God fervently for giving him
| strength to bear his burdens Of sorrow
and sin and remorse with such n grand
fortitude.
He paused for space and then went
on as though speaking to himself,
though he spoke my name from time
to time:
II hae seen n bit O. trouble, Gillicud-
dy, and this heart O. mine has passed
through the fires O. hell WI its burning
passions. I hae been like frail bark
llcift nnQu n Auill o. 1Irid o,