Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-09-08

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nature. and the more polite attentions of
an agreeable man, who is we'll received,
should not make husband jealous
An hour later she was still aione.--
NIGHT was drawing on. but he came not
She had not left her room. She did no'
yet know ,nat his luggage had been re-
moved from the hot Sc, and that he was
already on the dark waters of the MissiS-
sippi. aboard the noble steamer Ne PluS
Ultra. speeding swiftly from her.
/ Two hours passed--she paced nervous
/ lv to and fro. Night came on. hour alter
+ hour went by. and really alarmed. she
; inquired of her servants where her nus
band was. She was told that an hour
before dark he had embarked on a boat
1t required all her menta! strength 10 hide
/ from her servants what her heart then
feI,. and as she went, sick at heart, pa'e
AMI trembling. TO her room. She muE-
mured--
I ..Oh. God forgive me! he is gone. per-
/ haps forever. did not mean to provoke
/ him to this
i Sleep came not to her eyes that night
nor peace to her heart when the sun
arose at morn. She was wrstched. No
desire for gaieiy came to her boson now:
she had lost her world, fox with all her
faults she fOnlv and deeply loved him
whom she had lost. Letter after letter
she dispatched to New Orleans. to Sscra-
mento. AMI other points. hoping that he
might receive them, and in these sue ian
| plored him to return. asked him 10 lOielve
and come back to her.
Six months passed away; six weary
months to her. Pale--her once round
aud plump form now thin--shr sat where
/ he last stood when he parted from her
forever. A servant entered with city
paper. She took it. her eye caught the
head of paragraph. California News.
one moment she gazed eagerly at 1t, then
with one cry of agony. she sunk Sc seless
to the floor. She had read tha, ward
Belden had been murdered by som rob-
bers For weeks she was confined TO her
bed: and when she rose she was SO altered
g, that no one who had known her but a
wear before as a blooming bride, could
have recognized her now. She disposed
Of her property in Quincy and departed
no one knew whittier. but a rumor soon
reached the city that she died in convent
in St. Louis.
/, was the most brilliant night of the
season. KNAPP was in his glory. His
saloons were crowded with gay naskers,
who. to the sound OF glad music. glided
through the whirling mazes Of the dance
Yet there were some who did net dance,
but enjoyed the pleasure of the mssquer'
4 ad, as much. for, covered with quaint
masks. and in an assumed character
they conversed with others, who were as
unrecognizabl Bile as themselves.
One finely formed man dressed in the
parb of Spanish cavalier, seemed par
ticuIarly to enjoy tbs sport, for with the
permitted license of the mask and assum
ing we'll the gailantry of the characte
which he personated, he addressed ever,
lady he met. But. at last, it was afte
midnight.) he grew tired. A lady whom
he had more than once addressed. Wa:
seated on a sofa. and as she seemed unat
r tended, he presumed to take seat beside
her.
..You seem to be alone, fair Demois
elle?" said he,
Il am, sir. but not quite unattended
, a lady friend and her husband accompa
MED m. here" she replied.
"Do we ksow each other?' he enquirsC
; Your voice sounds familiar to m,
ear"
| 1--WE are unkown." sh. replied. %
' know no one on earth; wish to know M
| one; came here by the urgent solicita
: ton of kini friends, not to seek pleasure
a but for9etfulness.
"Forgetfulness of what? You are 81
S young aud lovely. cannot have seen tina
which you wish to forget"
t Yes. sir, have. but cannot forget.
MADAM, | beg you to excuse me,
t would like to see your face. l do no
speak in the permitted tones Of a maskt r
= but | assure you that L am exceedingl,
interested in you. Your voice sound
ike the music Of earlier days-you
a graceful form that tapering hand. al
: cause me to believe you are very bcautl
: ful. Will you crafty my desire TO se
l your face?'
Excuse me. gallant cavalier oil Spail
/ Il am unknown 10 all persons except tn
I TWO who are with me-. l wish TO remdii
unknown"
"What charm that very myster
). throws around you. Lady DO not thin
. il idle curiosity. beg yon 10 answe
! me one question. Are you married?"
mo, sir; am widow,
"a coinciience-l am widower.
. once possessed one of Gods h'lshtes
r pictures, and only was happy when sh
: was mine"
I Then you loved herr
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