The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-05-15


my trouble and perplexity now. Ther,
have been moments lately when / hay,
/ not known how TO refrain from-from--
running away and"
9 Ard what asked.
why, have thought tho calm bed oi
river would be to me as rest after toll"
"Goodness me. Mrs. Archer" exclai,n.
ed, half in surprise. half in shock of in.
dignation; ~ Christian must never use
such language rs that, while there's a
Heaven to supplicale for refuge. All who
ask for strength, to bear find it there"
81 have had no happiness in my married
life" she went to say. 1T is--let me sec
six years since. now, Mr.. Archer was a
working cnraie in London: weary life he
led of il. in that parish of poor. Soon af.
ter we married his health began 10 fail: he
used to seem dispirited. and the duties were
too much for him. / took it into my head
that some sorrow was upon him, that he
had never really loved me. | don't know.
Once taxed him with 1t, with both, but he
seemed surprised lie thought he had
been always kind. as indeed he had, and |
let the idea drop. His health grew worse,
change of scene and air were essential to
him. and he got AN appointment as foreign
| chaplain, army chaplain | think it was,
and went on; with that Spanish legion.
| Later, / au1 my sister lost our money. Nv
brother, with whom it WAS placed, failed,
and we were deprived of our income. Lat
ierIy we have been lying hy-it is ofno use
to mince the matter" p'edging thing,
and now nv husband is com. hcme without
his pay, and cannot get the arrears which
are due to him. He says they have all
been put of. officers and soldiers, not one
Of them has received Il iarthing. The Span
ish government ought 10 be prosecuted
Here WAS pretty state OF tliingsl This
sick clergyman III our house, and all three
@s u'em without means. Lucy was up in
arms when told her.
They must go out of the house-,hey
mast, Hester, even il we pay for lodgings
for them. Ii he dies, and has to be buried
from here, IL will bc the ruin Of The school.
Denr-dear! 10 think of its being George
Archer! How things do come abou, in
! this world!'
Mrs. Archer wrote to her brother, doubt.
ing, however, his power TO assist them, and
at the end of week there came a ten.
]
New will not take any Of H., said to
Mrs. Archer; YOU shall keen !, to s;,r,
airesh with IN new lodgings, but you must
leave these
So ,l'a, same afternoon she and her Sis
Ter went ont 10 scci; some. and | took NV
work and Went to sit with Mr.: Archer, ac.
cordns to their request.
He was sittinr up in the eosv.ch.;r ,he
one which had been my dear m,,bc,'s
| Many time had She sa, in il in the OH
days, talking TO him. A queer, sor, of
tcelin. came over me. MS took INV pooa
opposite 10 him, for it was the first linn
No had been alone together; but | made
myself very busy over my sewing.
We talked about Indifferent subjects, the
weather, his medicine, aud such like. when
XII Ut once he wheeled That chair closer TO
mine, and burst forth, in low. deep tone.
Hester, have you ever forgiven me,"
Indeed YES, long ago"
Then II Is more than have done bv
myself" he groaned. But was rightly
served"
| looked up at him and then down =,
my work again
You heard n.,bons how sbo ;,,,I
Hester, as true y, ,hnt Won .i,;;mo. ,,' "'e
working, she drew me- on--Grow 80,
! from the first In t,ir, win oo1 aI,..;. ~,
"You are snc,t;,,, of mI",'",
"Her. Lady GcoTrina. Who eIsna Amd
! when she saw. rs Know sbe d;J 500 80
what II passionate heinh, NV Inve wao
reaching, she fooled me more and more /
/ did not see my folly at ,l. time 7 wns too
infatuated: bu, cursed it ever since as I
dare say YOU have"
Hush! husl,!' interrupted.
"And when il was BETRAYED 10 ,,a eaJ
and lie drove me away, to part with me as
she did, without a sigh, wlhout regret"
he went on, not deigring TO notice my
words. Hester, you were DcH avenged"
do not excite yourself Mr.. Archer"
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