The Davenport gazette., 1851-07-17
NPoRT,r SCOTT CO. IOWA THURSDAY, JULY II, 1851.

/ went up to my own lonely chamber, ant
sat down, and pondercd on tho events ofth'
evening, regretsing, bitterly regre,ling m,
folly in suffering my pride again TO maste
me.
| heard my wife moving about her room
which ndjoined my own, aud then, sudden
Iy, heavy fall and low groan! Irushet
into her apartment and found her EXTENDED
on the floor. raised her in my arms, ant
to my horror! her white night dress wa.
covered with blood. which was streaming
from her mouth. The truth flashed upon
mo at once: she had broken blood-vessei
she would die! ] sprung 10 the bell. l,
a few minutes-minutes which seemed ar
age, servants entered the room, but stopped
horror.s,rcken at ,beholding their beloved
mistress apparently in the agonies o.
death! y
sFhe doctor! doctor, quick! ! shouted
-tshe will die--she will dien
In second they were all gone save her
maid, who was sobbing and praying, while
she wiped the blood from the blue lips ol
her expiring mistress. 0, what agony
suffered during the interval which ensued
before the arrival Of the physician! Icau-
ed her by the deares, titles; begged her bu,
TO speak one word, Ientreated her to for
give me-only to smile once more? She
slowly opened her large eyes, slight smile
passed over her face, and she was----dead
Just then the physician entered. ! would
not~I could not believe that she was real
~ no nore-that God had taken her from
me. begged and PRAYED ofthem to exert
their skilI--to save her!
1t will be useless to attempt it, was their
reply; mo human power can re-
store li!e!'. s
! did not believe them. My wife was
not--could not be dead! clasped her in
my arms; kissed her brow-hcr lips; and
all became blank!
What passed afterwards | know not
When awoke to consciousness found my
self lying on bed in darkenc1 ROOM
A strange female was standing by its side,
talking in low tone of yoico to another
stranger.
lie seems better today, DOCTOR said she
much BETTER
Iasked for nv wife: they told me TO be
quiet, that Ihad been very i'll, and inquir-
ed how felt ?I answered not, for gradually
past events came to my recollection.
remembered everything-even my last
kiss on her cIay-cold lips. knew that she
was dead, and asked them what they had
done with her? AT first they hesitated.
but at length they told me that she had
been buried. Buried! my Emily! my wife
Again l ceased to remember. The delr-
um which had accompanied the fever that
had attacked me, returned. All was cha
os.
Several months elapsed ere I recovered.
and since that time my days have been pass
ed in tears, and in prayer, at her grave;
my nightsin dreaming Of her goodness, her
affection and my terrible sin. Years have
rolled away since she was consigned to the
narrow tomb--years of sunering-of re-
which / clothed my spirit in
sack-clolh and heaped ashes on its head
NV deep repentance has at length procur-
ed forgiveness. Last night she smiled up.
on me in nv dreams and beckoned me away.
| most joyfully acknowledged the summons.
Ere many days shall pass tho portals Of
that mystic land where sorrow comes not,
and forgetting allmy crimes shall abide
with my angel forever and forever! :