Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-08-03

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: Esthers response to this, as 81
e paced the floor with uneasy step
!, '0h! if he should never returnr
: Once possessed with the idea tha
f be. would never return, the poor vii
t was man agony of fear. Nosuggestio
made by heraunt Ia the least relieve
5 fher mind. One thought-one fea
, absorbed everything else: Thu
: passed the evening until ten o'':loel
, came. From that time Esther be
gan to listen anxiously for her hus
bands return; but hour after hou
went by, and she was still tearfu
watcher.
3 4 shall 60 mad if | sit here AM
longer, murmured Hnntiey to him
SELF as the music came rushing upor
his agitated soul ina wild tempest
towards the middle of the opera; anc
rising abruptly, he retired from The
house. How still appeared the half
deserted streetsl Colby the night
air fell upon him, but the fever in his
veins was unabated. He,walked FIRST
up one street, and then down another,
with rapid steps, and this was contin-
ued for hours. Then the thought Of
going home crossed his mind. But
he set bis teeth firmly, and muttered
audibly, No To be defied and
charged with being a tyrant. No.
And has it come to- this so soon?'
The more Huntley brooded in this
unhappy mood over his wife's words
and conduct, the denser and more
widely refracttd became the medium
through which he saw, His pride
continue ally excited his mind, and
threw a thick veil over all the gentle
emotions of his heart. He Was be-
side Himself.
At one o'clock he found himself
standing in front of the United States
Hotel, his mind made up to desert
the affectionate young creature, who,
in a moment Of thoughtlessness, had
set her will in opposition to his-to
leayethe city under an assumed name,
by the earliest lines, and go, he
knew not and cared not where. l.
Blind passion was his. prompter and
guide. In this feverish state he en-
tered the hotel and called for bed.
Eleven, twelve, one clock came,
and found Mrs. Huntley in state
of wild agitation. Edward had not
yet returned. The silence and evi-
dent distress of Mrs. Carlisle struck
down the heart of Esther, almost as
much as her own fears. The too
vivid recollection of one terrible
event in her own life, completely IN
balanced the aunt's mind, and took
away all power TO sus stain her niece. /
'I will go in search Of him, aunt! !
Esther, as the clock struck |
two. 'Hescannot leave the city be-
fore daylight, ] viii find him and {
confess all my folly before it is too
Iate.'
But where viii you go, my child?' |
Mrs. Carlisle asked 10 a sad voice.
sWhere--where shall.i go?' eager I
y inquired Mrs. 1Inlisley /
1T is midnight, Esther. You
cannot find him now.
But [ must see him before be
caves me, perhaps foreverl It viii
Kill me. If i wait until morning, il
may be tooIlate.
Mrs. Carlisle bent her eyeste the
loor, and for the space of more than
/ minute remained in deep thought.
She then said, in calm voice: 'Es-
her, cannot believe that Edward Il
Fill desert you ON 50 Slight provo 4
;ation For a few hours, his mind
nay be blinded with passion, and be
wayed by false judgment. But
morning will find him cooler and {
nore reaectiyeI He will see his er- .
or,and repent ofany mad act he may
ave contemplated, Still, 10 guard |
gainst the worse Of consequences,
hould this salutaTy change not take I
lace, Ilthink it would be best for 4
ou to go early to the boat, and by
neeting him, prevent q step that
nay cause you each a life Of wre eteh-
dness. - sssi III
Il will do ii! He shall not go
way!d Oh!~if | could once more I
neet him. sAll would be reconciled 1
u the instant.
Confident in her jmn mind thatI 4
award had determined to 90 away