Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-12-01

Y headed companion, following g m
e closely into the house.
b "From Mary?'
: Here it is, he replied, openin!
t a shutter of the cold, grim, cherries
S room; and pointing to the table.
: From Mary?'I again reiterated
e as I snatched it up. No! not from
: Mary; not even from any member o
S her family, not even from any frienC
: from any acquaintance. It was I
4 la~yer's letter: informing me, witt
: technical precision, that shis client
Mrs. Mary Wargrave e,conceiving she
had just cause and proyocation tc
withdraw herself from my roof, had
J already taken up her abode with hel
family; that she was prepared to de-
fend herself, by the strong aid Of the
) law, against any opposition l might
! offer to her design, but trusted the
affair would be amitably adjusted
! His client, Mrs. NJ airy Wargrave,
moreover, demanded no other main
tenance than the tri0e allowed by
her marriage settlem me int for her sepa-
rate use. Instead Of accompanying
me to the continent, she proposed to
reside with her brothers,
| Sand it was by the hand of law
yer S clerk l was to learn all this!' =
The woman-the wife -wh0m 1 had
struck! was prepared to plead 'crus
city against me in a court of JUS
tice.
: "'Drink this, Master William,
said the poor old ms.n, returning to
my side with salver and a bottle of
the Madeira which had been forty
years in his keeping. you want
support, my dear boy; drink this
'''Give it me, cried /, snatching
the glass from his hands. 'Another
--anothel!--l do wan t support; for
| have still task to perform. Stop
the carriage; | am going out. An
other glass. | must see Mrs. War
grave! Where is she?
"Three miles off, sir, at Sir Will
liam's. My mistress 5 is with her ell
der brother, sir. Y gu can't see
her tonight. Wait till morning: wait
till you are more composed. You
will lose your sens es with all these
cruel shocksl
4 have lost my senses..' I ex-
claimed, throwing myse elf again into
the carriage--'And therefore / must
see her-must see her before | Gle. }
"And these frantic words were con-
stantly on my lips till the carriage
stopped at the gate Of Sir William
Brabazon. | would not suffer ito
enter; ! traversed the courtyard on
foot; | wished to give no, Announce
ment of my arrival. /H was dusk;
the servant did not recognize me;
when, having entered the offices by
a side-Gsor, | de manded of a strange
servant admits 4nce to Mrs. War
grave. The ans swer was such as !
had anticipated. 'Mrs. Wargra I'VE
could see no one She was i'll; had
only just risen from her bed Nev-
ertheless, urg ed the necessity of
an immediate interview. 4 must
see her on business Still less. +
1T was impossible for Mrs. Wargra We
to see any person on business, as Sir
William and Mr.. Braba 20 q had just
gone into town; and she was quite
alone, and much indisposed.' Take
in this note, said !, tearing blank
leaf from my pocket-book, and fold
| ing it to represent a letter. And
following with caution the servant, |
despatched on my errand, / found
my way to the door of Mary's apart
ment. 1t was the beginning of
spring. The invalid was sitting in
large armchair before. the fire,
with her little boy asleep in her arms.
| had preceded the servant into the
room, and, by the imperfect freight,
she mlstook me for the medical at
tendant she was expecting.
"'Good evening, Doctor said
she, in voice so faint and tremu-
lous, that could scarcely recognize
it for hers. You will find me bet
ter tonight; b ut why are you SO
late?''
"'You will, perhaps, find me too
early said |, placing myself reso-
lutely beside he er chair, unless you
are disposed to annul Che instru-
ment with which you have been
pleased to complete the measure Of
your husbands miseries. Do not
tremble, Madam. Y ou have no per-