Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-07-05


he used when in good humor, was gsy
too, and grateful. And when he came home
moody and irritable which he used to do
often. after we had married about three
months, once even threatening to strike me,
with tha, fearful glare in his eyes remem-
Der so well, and use TO see often after
wards-,hen ] was patient and silent, and
never attempted even to take his hand or
kiss bis forehead when he bsde me still and
no. n,errup. him. He was my law, and
his sppr oba,on the sunshine OF my life, So
that my very obedience wes sel6shness
for my only joy was 10 see him hsppy,
and my only duty to obey him.
NV sister came TO visit us. My husband
had seen verv little Of her before our mar
irisge, for she had often been at home when
he was with us down si Hurst Farm-,hs,
was The name Of my dear mo:her's place
and hsd slwsys fsncied they had no. lik ed
even the Iiule they had seen Of each other.
Ellen was never loud or imporiunue in her
opposition. ] knew she d,d not like the
marriage, but she dd no, interfere. ie-
member quite we'll the only time she spoke
openly to me on the subjecI-how she
flung herself ct my knees, with a passion
verv rare in her, beseech;ng me To pause
and reflect 90 if had sold myself to my
ruin when | promised TO be Hary's wife
How she prayed Poor Ellen! can see
her now,- with her heavy, uneufled hair
falling on her neck as she knelI, half un-
dressed, her large eyes full of sgony ond
supplicalion, like mar,yred saint praying.
/ D.. ~, bo. Il
and This unspoken injustice has lain like 3
heavy crime on my hear, ever since; for ]
know judged her wrongfully, and tina. !
was ungra.eful for her love.
She came to see us. This was about a
yesr and q half sner ! married. She was
more beautiful than ever, bu. somewhat
steiner, as we'll as sadder. She wss tall,
strong in person and dignifed in manner
There was a certain manly character in her
beauty, as we'll IS in her mind, that made
one respect, and fear her too, lille. ] do
DO, mean that she was masculine, or hard
Or c"ase she was true woman in grace
and gentleness bu, she was braver than
women in general. She had more seIf-reli
ance, was more resoln,e and steadfsst, and
WIS more active and powerful in The body.
My husband was very kind to her He
laid her gres, attention and sometimes
half perceived that he liked her-he used
TO look at her so often but with such
strange expression in her eyes never
could quite make it OUT, whether il was love
OF hate. Cerlsinly, after she came, his man.
ner changed towards me. ] was not jeal
Gus. did not suspect his change from any
small feeling Of wounded self love, or from
any envy of my sister bu, saw i'll felt
il in nv hear,-yet without connecting il
with Ellen in any wsv. knew that he no
longer loved her; a, least no. with the same
kind Of love. used to be surprised a. EI.
lens conduct to him. She was more than
cold; she was passiona,ely rude and un-
kind; not so much when was there as
when ! was away. For used to hear her
voice speaking in those deep indignant
tones the, are worse 10 hear than the harsh-
est screams of passion and sometimes !
used 10 hear hard words-he speaking at
the first sof. and pleading ly, often to end in
a terrible burs: of anger and imprecslion.-
! could not understand why they quarrel
led. There was mystery between them
did no. know Of; and did no, like to ask
them, for Twas afraid OF TIT en- bo,h-as much
afraid Of Ellen ss my husbsnd-ss if
should have been crushed ben cath any storm
] might chance to wake up. So was ST.
lenl-suffering alone, and bearing cheerful
face as far as could.
Ellen wanted me to return home with her
Soon after she came, and soon after heard
the first dispute between them, she urged
me 10 go back to Hurst faIm-at once, and
for long time. Weak as am By nature.
il has always been marvel 10 me since how
strong ] was where my love for my hus-
band was concerned. Itseemed impossible
for me to yield TO any pressure sgains, him
believe now that very angel could no,
have turned me from him!
Al last she said 10 me in lowlv voice,
"Msry, this is madness lit is almost sim
'u' Can you not see ?-can you not hesr?"
And then she stopped, aud would say no
more, though urged her to tell me what
she meant. For this terrible mystery be-
gan TO weigh on me painfully, and for all
that 'rembled SO much to fs,hom it, had
begun to feel lha, any truth would be better
than such life Of dread. seemed to be liv-
ing among shsdows; my very husband end
sister moi real, Tor their lives were hidden
from me. Blu, ives too limid to insis, on
an explanation, and SO things wen, on in
their old way.
10 one respect only. changing still more
painfully, still more markedly in nv hus-
bands conduct TO me. He was like sno,her
creature altogether 10 me now: he was SO
altered. He seldom spoke to me q, all, and
he never spoke kindly. All ,hs. did an.
noyed him, and once (,he little widow COW
cred her face with her hands and shudde,.
ed) he spurned me with bis foot and ours