The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-05-30

er from inc same OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
every soothing and cheering arifce, to be-
guile me of my sadness
Well, we were married, and my hus.
band removed me TO a very finely si'ua'
ted connlry seal in the neighborhood
Our grounds were taslefuIy land out and
profuseIy ornsmenled with all that i'
most rare and beautiful of tree or flower
our house was sp1cious,and furnished in
style with excited the astonlShment oil
all the simple hearted villagers, as well
as myself. My husbsnd, your dear faith
er, treated me with great tenderness,snd
lndulged my every fancy, but he was
not man Of professions. lie seldom
spoke OF the love he bora me, the pure
strong affeclon, which was apparent Ir
every look, word and action. and /,
grIish creature, longed 10 hear him say
how very dear was 10 hlm-how ear,
nesIy his noble hear; loved me, and M
alone. He always received my childish
csresses with eviden pleasure. and when
| | prallled of my own worsAlpiOg love
he would sometimes lold me closer to
his bosom, but very seldom make any
cepIy. ought TO have been the hsppl,
est Of women, and so Ishould have been
hut for that hateful dream, which float
ed like po'tenrons cloud upon my
ne ltaI sky, coming very lrequenly be-
ween me and The sunof my teIlclly,and
casting a shadow dark and damp as the
atmosphere of death upon my blooming
Ellen. If my husband took a solitary
walk, il hs seemed Penslve,if he heaved
sigh, Immediately the image of her
whom saw in that dream arose before
ne, and with those dark eyes reproaCb
i me with having accepted heart and
hand which were solemnly pledged 10 a
other. And then | was miserab Ie--
h, so very miserable One cjrcum.
lance, too, increased my suspicious al
most to conviction. My husband nev
.r spoke to me Of his parents or relatives
,r native place. lie received large re
nittsnces quarterly, but | never knew
from whence. ! did not quest on him,
for in addition to my intense love,
felt a reverence for his superioiy in
years, in knowledge, IN manners, and
n stations, which prevented my ap-
proaching too familiarity. On, but for
taat fatal folly. could have relied up
On him with that sweet implicit frost and
confidence winch is womsn'o true FoIlci
y. He received many letters, some o'
which appeared 10 affect his mind pain
fully. at length as | was passing the
Ioor Of his study which had been left o.
pen 10 admit the air, as the weather was
excessive sul.ry, | saw him press an O.
pen letter TO his heart, while his blue
lsycs, full Of tears, were raised toward
besven. ran away end concealed my
self and my jealous agony, ! did no.
venture iotO mis- presence until tea wa
resdy. thsn with assumed compoSur'
md A forced smile, met him al The to-
Ible. He seemed unusually agi,aled
h is face was alternately flushed or very
/ oeIe, his hsnd trembed, and his word
we're low and uttered with rapdiiyj yt
5 L could not avoid thinking that Iherf
was more than his h3bilOal tenderness
in oil his bshsvior toward me-; and lhi
= very circumstances served 70 lncrea'.
my distress. A. leog'h, with an evl
dent effort, he informed me that II hac
become imperatively necessary that h'
should leave me for few days, perhaps
weeks, 10 attend 10 soma important bn
sinea. 1T his announcement | burs
into passion OF sobs aod tears, ant
, it was with difficulty that forbOre t,
rcproach him with his perfdy. He U
. sed every endeavor TO soolhe me, bO
/ | wept all night, and was utterly unsbl
d 10 bid him adieu in The mcrolng He q