Washington telegraph., 1847-07-14
Fam Hs fa
HUSBANDS REVENGE
ArAlE lErEtaiHTioN
HY W

w W. !. Haa#Hz#. N.
Seventeen hundred aHl seventy nine,
Twas choeress evening N osfuaaT, the
.uu had alCdy set, am a Yalug moon
was struggling with TIE daIa eIulls that
al interval. uuHHafsl hsf hHaal uisr, us
they wrr, b1aua aIaHs - gHa resisl.ess
luB OF lhc angry VIM Nhl#a aaH.ei dis.
m4ly among the uass1 branches uI .rai.
lHss forest uHaz. NaE Il HsHa in .llI
gusts, scattering las iaIH#a Ieakfs. and
whining prausb af Is hsa ul rlRgr
hBs % ual#asai III zff#a=IH# #HaH IHg Ial
fscuri uaa.l.a, an HsaH.as Tue Tough
ha4sls uI lh' eIunly IN.
Anon Il .Nr.'sd iua II aFHtNe'm.us
ba.r twisting the nIed iHnss, and,
with % apIsuHz tIaa l.Ha IN aa H.Hr.
throwing iua mighty .uIIsal tn aal.; lhrn
sinking ulp su.Ian mau II howell "a
maunui requiem utaJ - PM ani dc
parted strength.
Dark indeed. aud dismal VI. the night,
and furious the waflIns Of lha elements.
hidauri aud more disaHal wgis the Irllrc.
tuus, aud mafe Hsfee lhs aaH|IIeiIaa ugcl
WIhu Ilr luasl eilha injured patriot. wh1
iHn- i.'r su.. ret uf uuf narrative.
A.G Charles luunau Was a YuHp farmer
residing vi,hina isw mI.sz ul llaaaeasack,
Nihr af-' uIHrtaAiua NJ uur reEu.u.iuntry
uuIl's.. h,hai shouIlcwd hi. mn,kcl, anl
tearing WuHi iun tHiHs and ioycN
vilt, bal iuught aye, ani b.ed ga Freedom
vIusr,
IT, Was with lhc army at Morri-own
when having received intelligence oi the
i..ug. OF b.. W,lr, be asked and obtained
leave iny.Ht hi, bone.
lie Aal travelled on iaui aul alone lur
tNu d.ys-hli crossed tho rugged "liuc
Rlsr. and ON lhr evening of the second
dl, bad reached h- humble dwelling. \.
L1 nrarrI the hpus', the evidences Of
Tory visit wcra--cyrn at nighl--plain'y
d,-rrmihr.
Muh n beating heart be- crossed ihc liill,
courtyard, aul sluuiup1n the door slrp.-
lln heart utk Irucuh him, as be- iGrl
iar latch. anl iuuul ihc door wa, fastened.
Gruty be- knocked, iraring 10 disturb his
Suffering wife; again hc knocked, and
again. but knocked in vain. There was
no cheerful light, a. Of late was wont 10
hram from hls liu,o window, to comfort
those within, aud direct tho weary. way.
worn waulrrcr to a shelter No cufl,n.
smoke issurl from the chimney; M biaz.
ua hearth wn. lhcrs; aud sayu the iln,.
ping oflhc shutters, aud the rusling ui tho
vines that oycrhung the porch, all olso was
WAS silent.
llc could endure suspense nu longer, anil
forcing the door he stood within the house.
All va, dlr',nc.. there. II, grnpri h,s
way 10 tho bed side, bat Il stood tcnlnllpss.
III, called upon his wife by namr--no an.
sVcr came! "SNuAu'' hr erIel; anl tho
winds hovlrl the louder, o. if in mochen
I.h.. agony. With a trembling hand b,
produced hi, finder box, aud lighted The liz.
i't amp that Stood in ils accustomed place,
upon lbc manirIl
Great llcaycnl what a sight I'D iis pale
n,s reveal 10 hin. Extended upon tho
floor las tho body Of his wiic, with hor IN.
nui child claspcd To her bfrs4t--bolh cold
20 N|IiI bIN"NF W' hHa i"'' 'l' hi"'
LIa,I Of hs gu'cI,- w,lc, nni innocent
babr-l cold colgl.aIri puoil
"Oh. Gull my wife, my chi'll' be-
sbrirtrd-his brain rrc.od, aud tpIicriug
few mre.. BE- lcIl al hcr side. soon he rc.
covered himself aud lifting lhcm gently
from tlr door, be- placed them side by side
upon lhc h#d, and stood silently gazing
upou tbc placid cuuuicnancc oI biz young
wi'e, hrauiml even IN death.
There b. an cloqurnce ia silence, whcG
the head is Too luIl for utlomncc, aud sol.
,mn voice In silent gricG Vain were cur
aitamm io describe the unuii OF feeling,
ihp crush ul emotions that illed the heart oi
paor Charlie. a. ho bent over the body Of
IA. numbered wits. Nawori escaped hin,
no .Inh. no icirdrop started, bat h, bosom
hea,ed quickly, hi. Up quJycrrd, and hiscy
rolled Wildly. aud with a Jcmnniacal glare
lilo seemed as though biz every hcuIiy ol
mind was intent upon ono word, which F.
should speak The lulucss OF bis misery and
desperation, and his lip struggled 10 give |
itullcmncc At length il came. "leH. |
gfmrd' and he started at lho hoaf.c,
uncauhly tones Of his own voice. "lr
gruacCr aud the dark winds swept away
ihc echo as lt lumej. "Iugmutl' and
h'8wiIi aud solemn vow a,ouI glcfna.'y
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