New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24

, silence then for ten years without an
effort.
Ny father is well, but his sight is al
most gone. He can neither read nor
write. Yet the doctors advise waiting
Few months more before attempting an
operation. The Winner VIII be "A Ions
night tog him. lie rarely complains
admire his patience. III Providence WIS
least yuuchsate me As much patience with
which to bear 1t. II seems 10 me. Mon
sieur. that there is nothing more Salllns
i'm great physical mlStoltunes than 10 be
compelled to make all those dbout Us
share IN our suferinSs. The ills OF the
soul one can hide. but those which attack
the body and destroy the faculties cannot
be concealed. My father allows me nov
TO read 10 HIM and write Tor MN, he
shows me. too. more confidence than he
has ever shown before, and that Is
great consolation.
Monsieur, have a favor TO ask OF YOU
when you reply To this letter. speak 70 n.s
a little of yourself not OF me, for ! know
that if ,ou speak Of me II will be TO scold
me. and this time ! would see your klndl!
side Speak TO me therefore OF your chil-
dren Never was your brow severe NheH
Louise and Claire and Prosper We're ~
NoUr side Tell me also something OF the
School, OF the pupils. OF the GONetnesses;
Are Mesdemoiselles Blanche SOPHIE anu
Justice still at Brussels? Tell me where
you travelled during the holidays-did
YOU go 10 the Rhine? Did you not VISIT
Cologne OF Coblentz9 Tell me. IN short
mon mditrc, what YOU VIII, but ten me
something. To write 10 an eA-dsslstdHt
governess (No, ! refuse to remember IN!
employment as assistant eoNerness-l re
pudiate iu-anyhOW 10 write 10 an olu
pupil cannot be very interesting occu-
patton FOR YOU. / know; but for me u Is
life Your last letter was stay and prop
10 me-nourishment 10 me Tor nall year.
Now ! need another. and you VIII give ~
me: not because you bear me triehdsnlp
ttnl hot
are compassionate OF soul and YOU would
condemn no one To prolonged SUFFERING 10
save Yourself a few moments trouble
To forbid me TO write to you. 10 refuse
70 answer me would be 10 tear from me
INV only Joy on earth. To- deprive me o,
my last privilege-a privilege never shal
consent willingly To surrender. bencNe
me. mon m0iirc, in writing 10 me II u
good deed that YOU will do. SO long a.
+ helieve YOU are pleased with me. so
long as | have hope Of receiving news
from you. ! can be az rest ana no, tov
sad. But when prolonged ana gloomy
silence seems to threaten me MIN tng
estrangement of my master-when daH
nv dav | await letter and when day bN
dav disappointment comes To hlng me
back into overwhelming sorrow, and tnc
sweet delight of seeing your handWritins
and reading yoCT counsel escapes me as
a vision that is vain, then FEVER claiins
mel lose appetite and sleep-i pine
away.
MAY | write 10 YOU again next May; i
would rather wait a year, Dut II Is I'M
possible-it is too long. {. BRONTE
/ must say one word TO YOU IN Enghsh
I wish | could write to you more cheer,
ful letters. for when | read this over
find il TO be somewhat gloomy. But Tor
give me. my dear master; do not De iiri-
tated at my sadness According TO inc
words of the Bible. "Out of the fulness OF
the heart the mouth speaketh, and truly
| find il difficult to be cheerful so long
as | think ! shall never see you more
You will perceive by the defects IN thls
letter that ! am forgetting the frencn
Language; yet read all the French books
/ can get and learn daily portion py
heart but ] have never heard French
spoken out once since left Brussels. ana
then Il sounded like music IN my ears
every word was most precious To me te-
cause IL reminded me Of you. love
/ French for your sake with all my heart
and soul.
Farewell. my dear master. May God
protect YOU with special care and crown
| you with peculiar blessings. G. Il.
| IIaworth. Bradford. Yorkshire.
m is the edge OF this ctt"r thai Pro-
fossOr Heger made some commonplace notes In
peneiI-one Of them thu name and address Of
shoemaker.l