Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-11-27

"Oh," said I, "that was a mistake"
| "But, mother" interposed Henry, our
eldest boy, "you did say you were going to
London"
did not reply, for saw that my hus,
band looked terribly fatigued, and very
anxious, and busted myself in doing
something for his comfort, and then put
the boys to bed.
And then came my husbands explana-
ton. He, too, had received letter that
fatal morning, of far more importance than
mine-a letter that he thought required
my consideration as well as his own. and,
setting aside all other business, he had has
tened to consult me. There was no avaia-
BILE mode of conveyance TO the village at
that time. unless he had chosen to hire a
coach. and had there been, perhaps he
would have preferred walking. At all
events he did walk, and that hastily. 1t
was hot summers day, but this would not
so much have mattered, had he found me
at the cottage, or even had he known GER
tainly where was to be found. Even if l
had left no message as to whittier was
going, no harm might have arisen, for then
he would have thought Of our friend -,
and have sought me at our house. But
my unhappy, my wicked deceit. Oh! it
was that did all the mischief. The instant
he was told that had received letter
and had almost Immediately afterwards
started for Tendon, he became troubled
anxions lest some bad news had arrived
| from quarter unknown to him, and hur-
ried back still more hastily than he had
walked from London, hoping to reach the
city as soon as myself. He wondered that
we had not met; but it was possible we had
taken different paths on some part of the
journey.
When my husband reached London he
found himself exhausted and unwell with
the very hot, long and fa,igu.ag walk; and
he became nervousy excited when he
found that had not reached home before
him. He waited impatiently for some
time, too much disturbed both by the press.
ing business which had caused his unex.
pected visit, and by my unaccountable alb
sence, 10 take the refreshment he so much
needed. After waiting for me for some
time in great and increasing suspense, he
went TO another of our London friends
imagining the possibility of being thus
found--nothing doubling the reality of my
journey TO London. How was he to doub
it? he asked. Had l not explicitly tolo
our boys that was going thithcr! and
had ever deceived them or him!
At ZENITH, distressed beyond measure by
the joint effects of disappointed anxiety
business engagements, and bodily fatigue
and sickness, my husband once more
reached his office, and finding tina, hac
not made my appearance, determined tc
take coach, and returned to the cottage
with the vague hope that he had misunder
stood the boys, or that they and the servant
had misunderstood me. Thus ended thi
terrible day--terrible atleast, in its conse
quences.
must pass over. continued Mrs. Percy
the remainder of my history as briefly a:
l can. l dare not dwell upon it.
That night, instead of enjoying the res
he SO much needed, my husband com
planned of pain and WEAKNESS. The fol
lowing day his sufferings increased; we
sent for physician. 1t was putrid fever
The infection might have been taken from
the coach in which Mr.. Percy travelled
We never ascertained whether or not i
were so. But were this the case or not
mine was The guilt, and mine has bee,
the punishment. My husband died. Poo
little Willy was the next victim, and Their
his brother. In less than month from
the day of that vile falsehood, had neithe
husband nor son.
QUERErARo.-The place to which the Mexi
cans have transferred their sea. OF government
dd interim-is fine city or town, OF some thir
ty'fvs thousand inhabitants, stone. built, and dis
tnguished for its manufactures, particularly o
coarse wooens and cottons. 1t is about 12(
miles n. w. Of Mexico, and is seated on TIT
borders OF the Bixo-a great mountain plain o.
valley, OF some two thousand feet less elevation
than the valley of Mexico, which stretches sixty
or more miles wide, to the neighborhood Of TIT
large Of Guanaxuato, and is considered the rich
est, as it is in fact the most fertile tract OF lant
in all Mexico. The whole Of this country, with
its vicinity is densely peopled. The little Stat
OF Guanaxuato, with territory considerably les
that OF Massachusetts,. has population OF up
wards Of half q million. The Slate OF Q1ereta
70, which is twice as large contains populato,
varously estimated at from one hundred AM
twenty. five up to five hundred thousand souls
a remarkable example Of the uncertainty tina, OK
lists in Mexico, in regard to the most importer
points of national statistics, which are al
guessed at.
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