Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-08-20

the worst be true, il is better fov you ~ kuo~
u sese to bs N this killisg suspense forever.
90 and gain his oosfdsbos, Csthsrias; tell
him sii thst hss oone 70 your ear, aud say
that you did 90 BY my advice Hannah con-
houed TO uso persassions u the same kiad
for some time longer, and % length sspt
Cathstins ho@s firmly resolved 10 follow the
eosnsel giysa her
On tbs follOvius day Cstharins encs NOR.
presented herself at the abode OF flauasb, ,and
~ soon ~ Sue entered, exclaimed: sDrsf mo
ther, have told him all be will be here
soon to exPlsie everything 10 ~ 10th
The cid woman did not exactly conpre-
head 'h. Has be net, said she, given sey
s,planation to youl
NO, Hannah, said Catbarine bot, oh, be
Is DOT guilty When had spoksu as you
desired me, be vas silent loug time and be
then took asin bic arms. Hasnsh. aud kissed
mo, 'aying NJ darling Csthsrine, I ought
TO have conhdsd IN you long before. have
been unfortunate, not guilty. Go % kind
Hannah's, aud will 5000 follow you, and
set your mind at case, so far as il can be
dooe Had I.kpown hev much you have
been suffering, l wosld have done this long
before These we're his words, Hannah =
Oh, he may be unfortunate, but not guilty >
haubah and Catharine said little 10 each
Other until the latter came % tho cottage
Millisn sai dowu gravely by tho side Of b,
Uifs, sud after kindly iBqairing for the old
Uemsn, at once commenced TO tell bis story
The reasons Of my unhappy exeiam atioas
IN my sleep, which bsve weighed 90 much
upon my mira, dear Catherine may be very
soon told. They arose FROM 4 eirrum stance
which has much embittered my evn peace,
but which I hope il to be regarded ~ . sad
calamity rather than . efius. When I en-.
tered the Hrmy, which did at the age Of
ie1 The recruiting party 20 Skieh / attached
myseit Was sent 10 Scotland, where We re-
NAMED but fsS days, being ordered again
70 Ehglaod, In order 70 be transported again
10 the continent One unhappy morning,
ss We were passing out Of the town where
We had rested on our march southwark, ny
s0mpapions and ehssesd 10 zee . girl, Ap
Parsbtly about hf,sen years Of age, washing
slothss in rub Being the most light
hearted among the light hearted, I took mp
large stoas With the iHtsstion Of ofsplAshiae
the vAier against the girl She stoopsd
hastily aud shocking 10 tell, vben ihres
the stone, its,rusk AsI 90 abe head, and ehs
fell to the ground, With, I fear, her skull
fraotured- Supplied st What I bad done, 1
stood gss,ng on ths stream Of blood rushing
from my poor victims bead. when my com
panions observing that no one bad sseu us
--for 10 vas then early in shs mosnina. Aur.
rted me Of We we're BOT pursued, aud 90
we're in few weeks on the soatiaens /; bu,
the image Of that bleeding girl folloued ne
everywhere and rinee came home have
never dared 70 inquire she result, Isst su.pi-
cion shosld 30 excited aud I should be huns
for murder for fear, from the dreadful
nature OF the blow, that the death Of that
poor creature lies ht ny door y
While Hutton vas Felaaipa bis story, Be
bad turned bis eyes to The uinaou but What
vas his astonlshment. ~ he was eoooi adiaR.
TO hear old Hannah cry AlOad. .Tbaek Qoa,'
While his wife broke into 80 hystsrisal pas
sion OF tears aud smiles, ARd tArsw Asrssii
into ht arms
NJ y dear husband z cried she. a. seou a.
her voie' fousd ut1srsnSe, thAt toun vas
MsFp@th =
1t vas said be
.De.r willisu,' the wife then cried, 4 su
that Kittr
''You, Oatharine r cried ths anssed. and
snTaptursd husband, 80 be pressed hsr 70
his bvsAst
Yes, said old Hssnah. from whose eyes
tears we're fast dropping, the girl whom yea
unfortunately struck vas she vho Is aoH abe
vic 81 your bosom bat yeut fears bad mag.
ni6ed the blow Cstharins vas Eouad Nv
mysSlf soon sher the accident ana she loss
. little blood, aud vac stunned for time,
she soon goa FOssed aRsis Praised be
Heaven for briogisg about this blessed sx.
plsRation
'Amea cried CaihATine and her basband
Peace aud happiness. as much - usuaIIy
falls 10 abe los u mofizis. shore the lot of
CashaSins snd hsS busbsnd from ihis ,ins
'oFHaFd, their Rfsst source of disquistnds
being thus t'teh away The wife sveu
lsved the husband moFs, from the discovers
that the eircumsianees which bad caused hes
distress vsFs bu. PSOsf Of his sEtFsns tee
dsvnsss u heart asd eosscisoss sod viii
liam vas attschsa The mors ssressly 70 Cath
sFiBe. AFTER Gadihg her 70 bs ibs person
ubom be aauiuiogly injarsd A zee tie
As IL veFo, hsd bssa formed bstweea then
uAYE J0 siIsD aOT6Ea.