The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-01-28

with one hand, hc carried the other along to
the out side until, At the corresponding part
.f the eagarmcnt, after q. a.iewzipeficctual trials,
he found the long hi.lloli .npeni0g a moment
more, and tho lcttes WAS IN his hand. Eager
! ~ hc torc II open, snttwas cndeavoring by
the moonlight 70 obtain knowledge Of its
contents, when movement In tho bed caused
| him to glance around. Theresa had risen
| hom hcr pillow, and was bending forward and
staring at him, her face looking pale aud ag-
tatcd in the dim moonlight Before ne could
speak, she uttered wild scream and fell for:
ward upon the bed. -
Here was indeed dicmma--and, moro
than all this, confirmation of Dcrwcnt's
worst fears. His indiscrcct haste in searching
! for the letter had betrayed him into making
noise enough to awaken hs sleeping wifc--
who, seeing that he had gained possession of
her secret of unfathfulncss, was frightened,
MS well she might DC irto swoon This was
the natural Inference of the husbands mind
Scarcely had the echoes Of Thcrcsa's thrill
ing scream died along the passages, Gro sun
dry movements above and around were heard !;
and, by tho time Edward Derwent had OH his
pantaloons, n hand was on his door, and
frightened voice called out to know what was
the matter. Edward, already aware that his
wife had tainted, opened the door, after hav.
| ing hidden the letter In his own pocket, and
admitted the hostess, who had been first to
arrive Mt the scene Of alarm. To her inqui-
rics rs to the cause of Thcrcsn's scream, and
her fainting condition, Edward could give OH.
" confused and unsatisfactory answers
Other members of the family soon after ap.
pcnring, active efforts were made to restore
tho swooning bride, who, in about half an
hour, was so fhr recovered as to open her eyes
and answer few questions, carefully conceal
| ing the cause of her fright
/ na,y Ind IN,
so far recovered as to be thought by tho family
in condition to be left alone, Then Dorwcnt,
who remained aloof nearly the whole time
that efforts were making for her restoration,
walking the floor uneas,ly, asked n lady who
had come in if she would not remain with his
wife for half an honr Escaping from the
room, he hurried into the open mir, and, as
soon MS he had reached place where no eye
could bc upon him, hc drew the letter he
had obtained from his pocket Opening il
once more, Inc dcvourcd, so To speak, almost
mt single glance, its contents, which were as
follows
DEAR MADAM regret extremely TO in-
form You that your new pcarl.colorcd silk,
which you sent inc to be altertcd has been to-
tally ruined through the carclcssncss of one Of
my girls, who overturned n lamp. No help
remains but for me 10 make you n new one |;
which will do as soon as you return to town,
ana give me an opportunity TO lit you. feel
greatly mortified about IL; hut IL is one of
those accidents against which wc cannot pro-
| vide. Hoping that you will not be inconvc.
nicnccd by the mishap, am very respectfully
yours, MARY Mope.
II the grcen-cycd monster did not die under
that blow, he expired half an hour afterwards,
when Theresa, with her arms around her hus-
bands neck told him of the frightful appari-
tion she had seen in the night; and then,
trembling from the recollection of the scene,
shrunk still closer to his side aud laid her
head upon his bosom
II ever n man was heartily ashamed of him
sell, that man was Edward Dcrwcnt Months
were suffered to so by er. he vcntured TO dis
abuse thoroughly the mind of his wife in re.
gard to the apparition she had seen, and then
nc concealed so much of the truth that she
never moro than half suspected the weakness
which had nearly betrayed him into wound.
ing haart that loved him Intensely by the
avowal of his suspicion.