Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-10-19
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porion OF hs Former tenderness, and had The
wisdom 10 control my lmpetious and cNactung
temper, we might still have been happy hut
nothing les, than the absolute, exclusive do
miniou once possessed, would now satisfy
me and taxing advantage OF my SITUATION, |
required from INV Arthur the most unrcasona-
bc sacrifice Of time and attention.
One day he informed me that his ONLY sister
fwho with her widowed mother resided ~
distant %vlllagc,l was married. and that he had
,uv,,cd his mother, who was aged and 'nhrIn,
10 live with US.
She will | hope, said he, be n comfort ious
both. She will assist YOU IN the management
of the child, aud her society will cnllNen YOU
during The hou,s when am compelled to be
absent. | shall 20 Tor her TO morrow.
was no, pie scd at this arrangement, be-
cause | had not been consulted and because
| though, m, husband ought not To wish for
any other society than NINE. satd notbing,
however, aud ia a few days my moihcr-ln law
arrived. She was n dignliicd old lady, aud
her genilcness of manner, the affection she
manifested for me. and her devotion to my
babe, would have Won my heart, had 1t not
been that saw or iancied that Arthur showed
more Difference for her opinion than for mine;
that he staid more at home on her account,
aud that in all cases in which va differed as 10
the treatment proper for the child, "a sjckly
delicate Inilnt,) he sustained her judgment.
could not brook this, and | soon commenced
n system Of conduct, which. while II afforded
the old lady M tangible GROUND of complaint,
rendered her life IN my house uncomfortable
Her spirit became depressed, and her lntirml-
+ ties Increasing, she was confined entirely 10
her chamber. "a winch my husband passed ev-
cry moment that could be spared from the
cares Of business. Will you believe that |
was Jealous even Of the attention he paid TO a
sick parent, and that | had the barbarlty TO de-
mand, as evidence of his love, that she he re-.
moved from our house. My demand was per-
emptorilv refused, and Arthur ADDED some
word expressive Of the disgust and horror with
which my uanoturnl proposition had inspired
him.
Word. ran high between us, and we were
overheard by the servants, who lost no time
in communicating what had occurred to the
personal attendan, Of the old lady. She re-
t pealed i, TO her mistress, and the next morn
ing, soon after my husband had gone 10 his
/, office, | was surprised to receive a visit in my
| chamber from his mother. She was leaning
on the arm Of her maid, and was evidently
Y very feeble.
$ have come, Caroline. she said, in n very
] serious tone. 10 bid you farewell, and to peak
r one warning word TO you before 1t is too late.
! | know all tha, has passed between YOU aud
2 nv son, and beseech YOU 10 pause while II
2 is yet time. Do not force from YOU the heart
/ Of your husband. Do not deprive your lnno
cent child Of It's fa,h"t.
0 She appeared deeply affected, and some
f minutes passed before she added
: | am gong, for will not be the cause Of
e disunion between ray son aud wife, nor will |
: consent TO be TIE innate of any house against
!, the wishes "f rs mistress.
2 The oid lady poke with dignity, and unrf
: carcssIng the infant, she took a kind bat some
what formal leave OF me, aud a carriage being
! in waiting, she got into IL aud drove to "A
Y boarding house n few squares from the street
4 IN which W resIdcd.
c ! will not attempt 10 paint the scene which
J. ensued wren my husband returned from his
e office and found thai has mother had arisen
% en- from ,e, SICK bid aud left his house, driven
u thence ~ Inc III treatment oi ms wife. Suf-
= fee il 10 tell you that my motIcrin-law lived
Z but a lew weeks after her removal, and that
n the physicians attributed her death 10 her lcay-
Y ing her chamber, and 10 the exposure consc-
IS qucnt on u change of residence. THIS event,
while IL awakened The most bitter rcinofse IN
c my bosom, created ~ that ofmy husband feel
4 lngs little short Of hatred toward me, the IN.
9 happy cause ofhis mothers death. In vain I
c humblcd myself at his feet, and with tears Of
real pcnltence bc."ught hun 10 pardon, love
!. me once more He spurned me from him
g with looks Of horror and contempt, nor could
all my eDircaties obtain from him one hook OF
{ word of forgiveness. Wilde ms chId lived,
d however, there vas a uc between us, and |
), looked forward Ia the time when II would
- plead with 'ts father Tor iorgiVncss for Ms un,
J. happy mother. That time never came. Nv
4 infant p'ned away by slo9 degrees, tl even 10
e me II was evident that a few hours would tor
d inmate rs lricf existence.
u On The evening ofdeath. as | hung in specch-
d less agony over nv babe, my husband enicr-
o ed the roptn, lIe advanced 10 the liitic CRIB,
and The bis tears rolled down his checks a.
he marked tho conyuisi'e struggles ofihe suf-
fenng child. veni1fed to take hus hand
e he DID not thdraw il. Even he, harsh and
a stern as ie had groah, could not fepulsc Il
/. mother At the death bed u her child, and IN
e that hour Of nnutterablc agony a fint hope
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