Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-06-04

is hid somewhere-he is below, in the house
where is he?"
"He is there," gasped the man; and he
pointed towards the bed, upon which body
was lying, covered with linen cloth.
| sank upon a char. Hastings had in.
deed escaped me, and for ever. was left
alone, for the man had hurried from the
room. | cannot describe the agony Of
feeling which underwent during the next
halfhour. took the light, and, walking to
the bed, drew the linen from the face Of the
corpse.
| How awful how mysterious is the pow
er Of death! The man who had insulted,
who had wronged, who had betrayed me-
whose ingratiude--of all crimes the vilest
and the basest--had inverted my very soul,
this man lay before me, cold, serene, tran
quill, miserable, callously insensble,-and
yet had no power to curse him. There
was no serenity, no tranquility upon the
lace, when gazed upon it more closely
| The brow was corrugated, the cheeks col.
apSed, and the eyelids sunken; and there
| was the souls torture, as it left a tortured
! body, impressed upon the face. Enough to
have mtigated more mplacab!c hatred
than mine!
| left the room, and walked down stairs.
AS | proceeded along the passage, the man
whom ] had before seen came out of the
over room, and opened the door for me-
| was about to depart, when Re caught me
gently but firmly by the arm.
Ooh, sir!" said lie earnestly. "do not
leave the house without seeing Mrs. Har.
ris. She has reapsed into another fit; but
when she comes TO herself, it will be com.
fort to her to see friend Of her husband.
You knew him, sir, when living; and for
his sake, perhaps" the man paused for a
moment and then continued-"you have a
benevolent heart, sr,-I am sure you have.
and if you knew all, even though he may
have wronged YOU"
1t was an unreasonable time for an ap-
peal of this nature. The passions that had
been forced back upon my heart had yet
scarce began to subside, but spoke calm
ly.
You will tell her Mr.. SavilIe has been
here" and was going.
= Mr.. Saville?" repeated the man. ooh
sir, we have heard that name mentioned
frequently Of late. You will come again
or send, perhaps will YOU not, sin"
"She will know where to find me. shoulc
she wish to see me, which think is hardly
I probab'e;' and with a cold "good night
left him.
called upon Herbert on my way home
and told all that had taken place. He wa.
surprised and shocked.
:! SavilIe," said he, after a long pause
during which he had been absorbed in re
f Election. "this cursed affair is DESTROYING
YOU. am d plain man. You may shake
your head and tell me coolly and calmly thai
you have ceased to feel the injury which i:
= all the while proving upon You. 1t is that
calmness which fear most; it will kill you
or worse than that-you understand me.
, You must pursue this matter no farther.
The man is dead, and your wife Well
he resumed, 81 beg your pardon; 1 was
, wrong to call her by that name. May
! speak plainlyF
t I" You may"
"She is evidently in state Of want--o
, destitu;ion. This must not be. You mus
allow her-settIe upon her-enough to res
: cue her from poverty and temptations
, She must not starye;-l see YOU could no
beer that. And you must forget her. /
will not do to see Il young man like your
self sacrificed, self sacrificed, to the vilkainy
e OF scoundre. | will say no more, Sa
vile. Vice has too much homage paid tC
l her when an honorable man is made her vic
! TIM"
Herbert was right--he was always so
= No. no;-she must not starve. That in
t deed were a miserable triumph to me.
' went to my solicitor on the next morning
] and deed was made out, settling compe
t tence upon her, and sent with it as mucl
: money as she could require for immediate
Il exigencies. And | was resolved that
would forget her. The worst was past, ant
: time and occupation would do much, and
would think this misery down. But thu
. worst was not yet past.
n | was informed. one morning. that wO
!, man in the hall desired to speak with me
r Concluding that she was one OF the man,
J. who are accustomed to wait upon the veal
r thy with petitions, ordered the servant t
S admit her. A woman meanly dressed, an
Z. whose countenance was concealed, move
= towards me, and sinking upon her knee:
| with her palms pressed together and raise
towards me, looked up into my face
II Madness in me, and misery and famine i
It her, must have wrought more strongly,
y that were possible. than they had don,
e could have failed to recognise that fac
r Instantly. Her lips moved-she wouI
have spoken, but she had no power to spea
: and with deep and heavy groan she fe
upon the floor before me. ] rang the be
k violently. A servant entered the room.
E. 4" Send Mrs. Martin to me Instant,