Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-05-31

the earth had yawned at my feet could not |
have started in greater horror ] married
IL don't know what said or what he re-
piled. ! shook with agony, for looked up
and saw my husband standing in the doorway
like statue. Captain Vernon dropped my
hand, and said something so light and gay to
Major Lauriston that my blood curdlrd. l
tried to move towards him; | was entangcd
in that white bongh The heavy pot fell
upon me, and ! remember nothing more but
a confused murmur and horrd fuces crowding
over ME from which ] could not escape
Everything Knocked me. ! clutched here
and there. and every one eluGed me. saw
visions Of fights and jousts more terrible than
anything ] had ever read Of, and the black
faces and fair were always glaring on each
other like thunder and lightning. At last
there was an end Of this phaniasmagoria |
was lying in the white bed at Becceaey. i
tried to draw the curtain, ] could not move
my arm, it was swathed with bandages; but
presently the soft light fell aslant my face. l
looked up. Ny mother was leaning overme.
l was too weak TO weep, but, oh, the weight
on my heart She kissed me: no kiss ever
| fingered so lovingly as hers. / asked no
question; she was there and It was enough.
| only held her hand and looked at her. BY
degrees she told me all that passed, | had
been i'll in o fever for three long, scorching
weeks. The tlowcr-pot falling on me had
broken my arm. At this recital | was over
powered hy rush Of remcmberances. ]
longed TO ask Of him My mother told me OF
my husbands unremitiing care and wntchlul-
ness. He sat up by me night after night. the
tenderest OF nurses. Was petrifed? lis
tened codly; all my anxiety was to know if,
in ny deiirnm, had spoken Of him. My
mother was very grave, though kinder to me
| hap IA p' n
us all . was glad when the Fat nurse came
into the room, for knew ] was safe from ex-
| planation while she was there. 1t was
weary time. felt | could never get better
while the interview with my husband yet
hung over me. One evening, when awoke
from painful dream, | saw his shadow on
the wall. a long hour passed away, and still
| did not move, and he sat rigid ~ marble.
| could bear it no longer. I called him. yet
when he stood over me, could not meet his
eye. hid my face in the bed clothes, but
he lifted up my head. I said bitterly
a thought you were gone home. thought
yon had forgotten me-"
started at his hollow tone as he said
Il would have come before il you had ex
pressed a wish This is not the first time
haze rratnhna ynn sl.4apina {"
Every word struck home like . dagger ]
cried in agony, Forgive iorc!re." :" and was
forgiven. | knew il hy the few hot tears and
the throcs Of the heart to which was
clenchcA. BIT could net meet this deep
revelation Of love. | slid from his arms and
he said in the caimncss OF despair
And you caanot love me; should have
rorseen ths have made ~ great mistake.
i was cruel to take you TO myself. How
could expect you TO love me.
He sat down Gnd | knew he was weeping
Than 1 ,Lruuht in INV mind that This W;is
q hopeless matter. J GesentCd to the truth
|, Of every word ne had uttered. SO | said at
: last
I'VE hare made mistake. am no. I'll
: wife for You. ti!ere could scarcely SPEAK
for sobsl You desire TO be loved. Send nle
, away. Send me hone. | can make then
r happy. You and / shall only break cacl
cthels hearts"
c 1t vas u long Willie before he answered n"
c At last said
t "Dett.r that should brenl; your heart thar
$ that ! should live TO know you TO be mlsera
Y bic. leSrised object. Rose God knows | re
/ pent of having biighted your young life. ] ow
u il; it will break mine, perhaps. to part wit
! YOU. had hoped ---- still, if your parent
II tEink il fer your good 10 take You from ms
Il well. resign you"
IS He rose up.
= This must not be done hastily" lie cor
l. tinued; ii, must be weighed feel shoul
" be fiinging you to destruction if suffered go
to go. | am the last person in this matter
Ie advise you Yet think, you will still he N
TO wife ], still your husband Think, Res
a what load of responsibility we each inr'
,r for the other, il We Sunder whom God h'
g joined"
!e For some days was crushed. listcne
. TO ali ny mother had said fJr and against
!. Lot lo .i,.al hp
e Sci! fer having suffered me, so young and gi
cs dv, to bind myself forever But gave h
Nv no comfort | was too miserable 10 thin
~ beyond passing moment, ofany one but NJ
d. self ! should he ashamed 10 confess the co
e. aictEg tides that ragged in my heart.
H. could decidedly say | did not love Maj
rs, Laurstou. Alas know now what the iii
RS. love OF youth might be. must have beer
1T sad spectacle to any one who cared for II
nd told them TO settle it ali their own way.
on used to think bitterly during the long autuT
nd evenings of the conferences below stairs.
all could see Mrs Bannister deliberately SETH
en- every one right. Mr. Bannister. at the pa
m. ses, throwing in kind word for me! J
PISS husband did not allude to the subject.
he looked very i'll but he was most indulgent
he kind to me. l sunk abashed before his g'
tu erous silence. Indeed, | was left alm'
nat wholly to my own thoughts, for dared n
nd open my heart TO my mother. l could |
! discover how much she knew. or what in
ne. illness might have said. This uncertair
er- sealed my lips. | supposed they were awa
nee ing my fathers opinion and consent, but
zen asked no questions. II Mrs. DanniSter e.
lin. came into my room, it was 10 bring me j.
lFe or book, or TO convey fruit. flowers, It
ole kind messages, from her husband. She v
,-a- cold aud distant The girls | never saw,
ne. B. No loss that One day in very We.
,er ness. sent Ellis down for the newspaper
The was tired OF my sster-in-law's prosaic boo
on The first words that met my eye seemed
itch choke the life out of my heart: married
ent Gretna Green, October I'd, Capt Fredei
wn, Reginald Vernon, TO Ellnora, the only dan
the ter aud sole hciress Of Sir John Hope, Ba
he'd late OF Spanish Town, Jamaica. ] read
ST. sentence till the letters spun round me-,
ave sat with the paper in my hand, recalling {
me. ry word OF that secret history which he
n told me in the conservatory. lie had war
re- me- Of this engagement. lie said the de
ling he had unwarily contracted had led him
non seek to extricate himself from difsculties
and u mercenary marriage; but did he not sN