Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-05-22

and Miss Jones was standing Immediately be-
hind her, in the room.
What does this meant inquired Hiram, in
perplexity.
There is no great mystery about it, replied
Louisa, carelessly Il fancied that | would
like to try on my new dress, which Mrs. Deri-
qnet sent home just before tea Miss Jones
has been assisting me. How does it look
Very well indeed Hiram answered, his
brow clearing, and his eye beaming with pleas
ure. never saw you look so well before,
Louisa, and I'm glad you are dressed, for have
been thinking you might like to 60 and hear
Miss Davenport tonight
| Tonight
Yes, it is only little past seven o'clock
now
Louisa turned pale, then blushed deeply, and
! finally asked
What is the play!'
LOVE- replied Hiram.
Love. o, I've seen Miss Davenport as the
Countess, and don't like the part much, mur-
INJURED Louisa.
Miss Jones appeared to be making powerful
efforts to look serious, but laughed in spite of
herself Louisa's confusion increased. Hi
ram glanced quickly from one TO the other, and
knit his brows with vexatjon.
Then you do not wish to CO. said he.
mo, believe not, answered Louisa.
Very well, said Hiram, once more leaving
the room, and hurrying into the street.
/ wish had gone to the Theatre with him .
exclaimed Louisa, fervently. But it is too
late now. Arrange this cuff, Sarah
4 could scarcely keep from laughing said
Miss Jones who understood the whole affair.
1T is too good joke
: 1t would be something too serious for a
joke if Hiram should learn that went to the
ball tonight rejoined Louisa .and | am
really afraid he may find it out. Do you think
he suspected any thing.'
No indeed :. exclaimed Miss Jones.
Miss Jones, however, was mistaken Hi
ram was pacing nervously up and down the
watchman. He was vexed, unhappy, jealous
Lonisas strange manner, together with the
occurrence of the evening, led him TO believe
that she had an engagement. With whom I
Hiram clenched his teeth when he thought of
it, and his eye turned continually towards the
door of his boarding house.
| AT length carriage drove up, and Hiram
saw dark figure mount the steps. His feel
ings during the next five minutes, only the
most violently jealous of husbands can appre-
ciate. 1t was dark night, but the light of
the street lamps distinctly revealed his figure,
as he paced up and down accordingly, he re-
tired to an alley, standing in the entrance of
which he could command view of the myste-
rious carriage.
AT the end Of five minutes the figure he had
seen enter the house, re-appeared, accompanied
by another, which he knew to be that of Lou
lisa. Hiram's heart beat with heavy, dull, suf
locating throbs, as he saw his wife and her
unknown companion enter the carriage and
drive away. Wild with jealousy and rage, his
first impulse was to follow them, and he ran
rapidly down the street, in the direction the
carriage had taken. Almost unconscious
whittier he was going, he kept on, until the
carriage rolled up to the curbstone and stopped
/ Hiram stopped also, few rods distant, and
saw the two figures glide through an open
doorway, entering large building, in which
/ tho snunI of onuL ha
wiped the perspiration from his brow, heaved
sigh, and muttering some inaudible words
through his clenched teeth, walked swiftly
away.
| Much as Louisa desired to pass the night
with the gay throng of the ballroom that
"Chased the gloomy hours with flying feet,n
prudence governed her actions, and at an early
hour she tore herself away, Mr.. Tim. accom-
panying her home.
1t was near eleven o'clock, and Mr. Tim
hurried back to the hall, while Lousia with a
beating heart mounted the stairs conducting to
her apartments. To her dismay she found
Hiram sitting in an easy chair reading, with
an elbow resting on the table, and hand shad-
ing his eyes. He did not look up as she en-
tered nor appeared to remark her presence !;
but Louisa perceived from the almost frightful
paleness of his features that he was not alto
gether Indifferent to what had taken place.
Louisa trembled she had net the power to
speak. Feeling that her deception was sus-
pected, she could not summon sufficient cour-
age to invent fable convenient for the occa-
sion. Louisa laid aside her hood and cloak
snnggled away her white kids, and finally sat
down by the fire. Still Hiram neither spoke
nor moved. Her suspense was getting to be
past endurance, and her own torture prompted
her to break the ominous silence.
What cold night it is, said she
8 1t is very cold, answered Hiram, in a
calm, deep voice.
If had known it was unpleasant l
should not have gone out pursued Louisa,
glancing timidly at her husband.
Hiram made no reply. Louisa felt COM
PEELED to tell him something. Wretched is the
woman who does not confess the truth to her
husband
was not very well pleased with the way
this dress SETS said Louisa, 'and thought |
would go round to Miss Doniquets this even.
ing
Louisa paused; she saw Hiram's brows