Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-10-07
The Wife,
BY FLoRESc cE MACDONALD.

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liam hopelessl' SAID the youn,
man, in a voice that was painful,
desp6nding. Utterly hopeless!
IL eayen knows | have tried hard t
| get employment! But no one ha
need of my service. The pittanc,
doled out by your father, and whicl
comes with sense of humiliatiol
that IS absolutely beart-crushing, j.
scarcely sufficient to provide thi:
miserable abode, and keep hunger
from our door But for your sake
wouldl not touch a shilling of his
money, if | starved.
flush, defr Edward, returned the
gentle girl, who had left fther, moth
eT, ana pleasant home, to share the
ldt of him she loved; and she laid a
finger on his lips, while she drew her
arm around him.
Agnes, said the young man, 4
cannot endure this lie much longer.
The native indeleudence Of my char
acter reyoh5at Q ur present condition.
Months have e elapsed, and yet the
ability possess finds no employ
Iment. In this 4 donniry, every ave
nue. IS crowded. 3
The room IN which jhey were over
Looked tile sen
but there is another land, where,
| if ,what-we hear be true, ability finds
employment and talent a sure le-
ward And, as Agnes said this, in
a VOICE of encouragement, she point
bed froth tile window towards the ex-
Ipaase. pf waters that Stretched far
away towards the south and west
'Anaricap The word was uttered
in a Quick. earnest yoSte.
Agnes, l,thanl< You for this sug-4
Igestion! Return to the pleasant
home You left for one who cannot
procure for you even The Pljine5t
Ecomf5rts Of life, and I will cross the
pecan to see L better lortunei in that
fand Of pr omise. The separation.
hainfal t0 both, viii not, | trust be-
long. Il
Edward replied the young wife,
With enthusiasm, as she drew her arm
more tightly about lis neck, 4 will
never leave thee nor forsalIe theel
hYherd thou So6st l viii so, and where
hou liest l viii lie Thy people
Fhall be my people, and thy God my
God.
.Nquld I'd u fofsake aIl, aid Ed
yard, in surprise, ami 60 fat away
With me intd strange land4'
1t vill he no stranger to me than
It will be to You, Edward.
No, no, Agnes. | will not think
pf that said Edward Marvel, in al
positive voice. IF 90 to the land
I,f promise, it must FIRST be alone
'Alone!' 4 shadow fell over the
Iade of Agnes, Alone! 1t cannot /.
Lit must not be-
Butthihk, Agres. If goalone,
It will cost me but small sum to
i've until / find some business, which |
may not be for weeks, or even months,
slter | arrive in the New World
What if you were to be sick?
The frame Of Agnes slightly quivered
Is she made this suggestion.
NWewill not think of that.
4 cannot help thinking Of it, Ed
Yard. Therefore entreat me not to I
cave thee, nor return from following i
lter |thce. Where thou goest, viii !
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Marvel 5 countenance became more
crousI 7
agnes, said the Young man, after
ie had reflected for some tiind, 'let
is think no more about this. j can T
ot take You so far away to this
tranee country. We viii go back
o London. Perhaps another trial
here may be more successful
After a feeble opposition on the
art Of Agnes, it was finally agreed
bat Edward should go once more to
.ondon, while she made a brief visit
oIher parents. If he found employ
rent, She was to join him immedi-
tely; if not successful, they were
ben to talk further Of the Journey
0 America.
With painful reluctance, Agnes
ent back to her fathers house, the
oor of which ever stood open to re-
Give her; and she went back alone.
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