The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

No! no! will never go home again! Isent
back like disobedicnt child to my fathers
house? neUer--no! Meier, while have strength
to work for living
Fastening her chamber door, she proceeded
to take her dresses down one by one from the
wardrobe, and hastily folding them, placed
| them in large travelling trunk. Ono bv one
she opened her bureau drawers, and filled an.
| other trunk with the contents Her travelling
| 'rcss she had left hanging in the wardrobe,
md now she placed coarse straw bonnet and
green veil beside it-a heavy, long shawl, and
her CATERS. She drew her watch from her peck
et-lt was past nine, and onveloping herself in
shawl and hood, she descended the staircase
and passed from the hall into the street, leav-
ing the door agar. A few minutes walk bro't
her to hack-stand--here she engaged a driv-
er to take her to the New York boat-the 9
o'clock line--on the folio wing morning, and
then hastily retraced her steps.
| Mr.. Dudley had not yet come in, and gath
erng few little articles from the parlor, she
returned to her room. Her husbands NINA.
turc she deposited in her trunk; but from her
daguerrcotype she removed the glass, and with
towel erased every feature excepting the
cyes--then replacing the glass, she laid it on
the dressing bureau.
She heard her husbands steps upon the stair.
case, through the entry, and'her heart throbbed
wildly as she listened, to hear if he should
pause at her doer; but he passed on, as had
been his wont of late. and she heard the door
of the adjoining chamber opcn-shut, then fas.
tened.
Heart sick, she cast herself into luxurious
chair, and with cleaning eyes, eazed around
her. The brilliant light of the gas Illuminated
every corner and niche of the large chamber
Her eyes roved restessy from the lace en-
broidercd curtains Of the windows, to the cost
ly furniture upon every side Of the room.
magnificent cheval glass reflected her en-
tire Inquire, but she scarcely knew the countcn.
ancc thht so steadily met her gaze. The da.
| ted pupils OF the eyes-the crilnsoncd checks
the banded hair thrown rudcIy back over
the small, round ears-thc natural ly Routing
| lips compressed until they seemed but as "a
line of coral, had indeed changed Emma s
face, but the expression so thong htful-so re-
solute, was far more beautiful than the un.
meaning smile which she had worn in her days
Of vanity.
1t was nearly morning when Emma started
from her dreamy reverie, and turning the key
Of her cscrltor, set down and wrote hastily,
Cecil, am going to leave you, but not in
anger. l part from you with d heart as flu Of
love us upon our bridal morn but OH SO ming.
led with agony that every fibre seems stretch.
cd TO its utmost extension. Do not hate me
| will yet be worthy of your love, if years of
toll and privaton make me So will not
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think no" young was when we were married
how fond of society, and answer to yourself
II 1t was not wrong to keep mo so secluded
But am blaming you, when l alone am to
bamc-forgive me, however, for all have ev.
err said or done to displease you'll have already
suffered enough.
One more question. and have done Have
you not been too severe with me of lateo Oh
had you been more willing to forgive, this cru.
cI separation would never have been
She folded and sealed the letter, which was
moist with her fast falling tears-then wrote
another, and directed it to her mother
The morning light now struggled through
the lace hangings, and Emma darkcncd the
room and sunk back pallid and exhausted into
her chair step near her door aroused her
she arose, turned the key, and looked OMIT
was only servant passing with water to his
masters room.
Disappointed, she threw herself upon the
couch, and her eyes, heavy with watching and
weeping, closed. All Lcr misery was for the
time forgotten. for ST. slept Again footstep
aroused her Springing to her feet, she saw
through the open door her husbands FORM
| Cecil, she called, but in voice so feeble it
failed TO reach his ear She followed him down
tho sla'rs--she was so near him, that the folds
OF her muslin wrapper touched him as he pass
cd-''stop moment, Cecil she gaspcd. He
turned around, and cast such whitening look
upon her, that she shuddered, and turning has.
| tily, retraccd her steps.
That look gave her strength to finish hcrre-
naming preparations, and when at O'Clock
she descended to the breakfast room, and found
her husband had already gone she fclta strange
relief, and without tasting the food, she gave
one farewell look through the suit Of rooms,
and hastened up the staircase again.
After putting in her purse the money, which
for the past few weeks her husband had left
from time to time upon her bureau, she locke
the trunks, took the keys, and putting on her
| shawl and bonnet, stole noiselessv to the front
door. The servants were at their break fast
but she tremblcd with fear lest some of them
should appear before she should have gone.
Just then Il carriage turned the corner Of the
street, and stopped as she had directed, u few
doors below. She bcckoned to the man. He
came and removed her baggage from the room
to the hack, and as yet not Il servant had APP
pearcd Trembingly she closed the door, took
her seat in the carriage, and rapidly over the
paved streets was whirled along to the river
side.
Concluded neat ,rcek.