Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-07-10

had spen. its fury upon him, throughout those
long night watches.
| lie had kept his word, but in so doing lie had
wrenched his heart till every beat was but n
throb Of pain.
! The conviction, " hich in his morbid reveries
had fastened itself upon him, that in his wie's
unialthiulness, he was to receive the punish
ment of his broken vows to Helen Graham,
seemed to have crowded from his mind all
thoughts of posslbilit, Of his having mi.judg
ed her.
Even had his conscience accused lin of too
great severity, coul! he not find occasion 10 jus
tiiy himself in her codness?in the marks Of
favor which she had given TO his hated rival?--
it, the choice which she had made but the night
before, in defiance OF him?
As the morning hours wore on, letter was
brought him: u servant in the hall awaited an
answer.
lie broke the seal. 1t was from his wife.
| Uron its pages be read such rrotestatiuns Of
innocence, such burning words Of changeless
love for him. such edjuratons for mercy, that
his heart melted into forgiveness for the errors
she confessed. He wrote hastily his answer,
promising to be with her Immediately; he folded
the sheet he looked in vain amidst his own pa
pers for an envelope, and rising went TO the
thing bis eyes fell upon was tho enclosed lock
of hair lie could sec what j: was through the
thin paper, and sezng it, he opened it with the
fond hope that he might find it his own, so ear.
nestly had she assured him that 20 him alone
had her hearts love been given. lie read, "El
ward midnight. .4mor q consldm,a"
Staggering back, his face grew pa!lid, and his
teeth ground iierco!y together.
| Its thrpw tho letter he had written in re rly
upon the Goals; he took an envelope from his
wife's drawer, and enclosing. in il the letter she
had written 10 him. directed and sent it back to
her by the servant.
lie wa, weak no longer, his heart was trou.
bled with no more vain yearnings. The woman
who could call upon God to witness her inno-
cepce of any ether love save that she bore her
husband while her breast was filled with
guilty passion for another, she who could thus
mingle lreachery and deceit. could no longer
hold any claim upon his heart. He would have
spurncd her from him as if she had Leen worm,
had she thrown herself III his way. Yea, he
thanked God that he was strong now, that his
weakness was all over. He had done with
picking flowers by the way side he had now TO
make himself path through ,horns and briars,
and maniully would he toll on over them II
they lascerated him, none should know it; if he
grew weak and faint. he would heed It not
On, OF, pausing not even to look back into the
past. until toll worn he should welcome the on.
ly refuge from ceaseess sorrow which the
world can give--the grave.
Such were his thoughts. That very day he
wrote a letter to hi, aunt Egcrion, the only
relative which death had spared him, begging
her to leave Woodlawn, her place upon the
Hudson, and come to his city home TO take
charge of his children, while he should travel il
Europe.
She had not visited him since his marriage
nor had he taken his young wife to her home
for GOODNESS had sprung up between his aun
and himself, on account of his treatment of Hell
ell Graham who was her de, oted friend. Il
was al her place he had first met her, Bu
now he wrote so humbly, acknowledging hi,
sin, and telling her of the severe punishment
which had been visited upon him for it, tha
Mrs. Egerton could not refuse his request.
There was nothing to keep her al her owr
home, except her attachment 10 the beauiiu
spot for she had 10 family, having been left
, widow but few months after her marriage.
She Immediately made her arrangements Il
leave Woodlawn, until the summer weathe
should come on, at which time she purpose
returning with the children and their nurses.
: Two weeks more, and she took from How
!, ard Dorrance the charge of his lnarson, Will
he continued his preparations for travelling