Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-17
1l9az u, 1857
TIE RASH MARRIAGE.
CHAPTER TX
BY A NEW CONTRIBUTORS.


= CHAPTER TX.
Didse thou not know loved tbea. ws,l j,
Thou didst not And art gone
In bitterness Of soul :
oma 49,,
IF bnt -.N "na
Th secrets of thu fola..d bsart
That seemed to thee 50 stern. HE1.ss.
Amour Vo months after Katy's death, hu-
s'ness 2. importance called Mr. Fletcher TO
=: .as .uel. ana he ietf home with the inten-
. In n - ue,l'g q sen. l'sur or i've weeks
= ''s.1 ta"eiaine aaleu, ~ the presence
= : ss"aislehs ghfss u . calm, quiet voice.
~. s.e Iss ponaen ass ~ sq1ietiy but IS
~ ssos.. sse 'eno' - Turned saddenly
9 Anso elIn n'm Win az
80 - nss peart. 1s vas
3 nq eFesa-as le gazre i
That isce a1nfFS mi n u ~ L.
solitude, and in the crowded mart waL ;ne,
or slean;no i ,ras bafaso 40 -, ""As' :
brought to the heart taat had bggun to orow
,old stsrn .nd - IN 'i''0 y ~ s''m
warmth of It's earlier days He sta~ he@.n 'tu ~
wonder If he had not been Too harsbNtSo mn
forgiving to ask hirnsalf fit wsga not NOS
sible that Adelaide had ;ndea9 IeornodS r. -
love him since sne haJ nv ,aee;l 81 leaFhea "
she had indaod ,r;od - oso, e. .i ~ 'na'
she had committed. in short ;f+bog !, G.nor
both suffered onn,..b y - -i'.' loe =
He recalled what little XIV had said of nov
mothers taars I''i y '9i
of itl thar his r,fo,s a5aI. - tno" lS tuouShI
and 80 th,9 ~ o"eeN was lar thinner
that IF her hive 49, ~ - = go Nc fes',ls 11
make ona ,on-o "a, Dos us "AIe''uy iie "oulo
~ " - ~
! these no 5is,atcbad ~, va ~ ei'us,IlS IKE
amnIad rs,>a;+, ms "u'l-iess Win uheA
inrnav nnoh oarl. - ~ i'ls 'iol''t va =
His Wv vawallo,aI 90 -
he pave h;noSalf au,l .''.sli,ll' WIN az,
he stood before his own house.
As he rang the bell he glanced upw ard
at the windows Not light was to be seen.
ana he wondered that the hall-lamp was not
burning
w ny are you 50 dark here, James? Where
is your mistress z he asked, as the servant
| opened the door.
MY mistress, sir She has been gone two
weeks
Well,> said Mr. Fletcher, for he did not
choose to ask any more questions, 'let me have
lights and fire in the library Immediately.
and supper as soon as poss1ble-I am cold
aud hungry
James hurried away. Mr.. Fletcher waited
impatently IN the ball while the lights were
being brought, and the fire kindled. Ade-
lalde seldom left home for any length O. time
ana never In the winter; and he racked his
brain with vain conjectures as to her sud
den departure.
The library is in order, sir, and supper
will be ready IN a very few minutes
Immediately, upon entering the room. Mr.
Fletcher went to his writing'de to dispose
OF some papers he had carried about his per
son. and the first thing that met his eve
when he raised the lid, was a letter addressed
to himself, IN his wife's hand writing. His
f1ct fbas navt 49, az, - i
half fear, Hastily ha broEe tho seol an
read as follows
Il can enaurn tho l;f. ro oro now loo d;no
no lonper-and 7 nnst leave Won Nv oh
sence will ha a ral;nf to Won om oDro !;
will and as for ma | cannot stan hora onl
he in vonr nrespnne aacb day wbora 7 .o,
hear vour voice and meet vonr ava and 70
feel that vour mnst ind,ff.rlnr acon.;nraoc
is as much--nav more "a v,u th.n I ann
.Whle our cf,ld lived Stru,,,lal ! or.ino
II, so f..,;ngs Tc.,iA n,t &c. har 49,; ),
out a mother's care and mad no right T.
take her with nn-no rirnt to ,.anse von
heart another sorrow or 70 hear h-r fro,o
homo of ,uxurv like this to no of toll on
rr;vafion. Rnt. now. she needs f,a n, lon
far-no one needs me: AMI inusf 90
Yon desired that our difi.pltips mi,
not ne made nublic and. an that accunn
also. 7 have hpsitareG loov bef,re conclnii,,
to take this step. But. If YOU could KIM
how | have suffered during the last wear,
am sure you would forgive this apparent di
regard Of your wishes. | could die, Will
to save You a single pang but this tortuI
is far worse than death-and cannot be;
i,
There Is vet another reason vhv 7 laar
vou-I cannot be a dependent on YOUR bou1
fv. | cannot stay hera. in the midst of "A
ence and snlendnr and feel that Won halie,
than for such hauh,ns T hartered nv trn
and nurirv of heart
Willis Willis-vou wronped mo thare
7 was vonno und tbouohrl4ss imag;n,
mvself scnrna3 and sli@atn1 and uTbon y,
offered me Vonr hand I a.rpntad it-s., >
Lro,y;n,, I,1o+ a;5 Rnt GY,d Lna.rs ~
T nevar tbon~ht of rorr roaI+h b"5 u, :,
faII.n .s low as tb5tI -'''0 =
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with soIarv +t,o+ 1.;ti 10 -, e.,
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- ha7'1..,. -, ~ 80 y
en.' oeo''u'0 ~" .''"s .it'io as y'u I'd
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ST ntended - ba,-o u1rit+aa I,n.io+.
- lad ,,h''lo 49,, 80
=, 80 -. -.
has LIMO haen vn,1c Own r. oann,.
II my nen Is naIs;ed las NV ,onnre