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seiiept ehsras,er The frst visit Maid 5,
we new married pair Was 10 the cottage OF
TIE old woman, Who gsEed on them With .
truly Material pride, thiukiog she bad psv-
or seen 20 bsndsomea q couple The few years
spent BY Hutton 10 the army bad given to
BIS naturally good hssrs as erect nAnliness
which looked 80 veil Ia soos ef his sex, a.
the light, graceful fgure, and fair. ingspious
eountspsnes Of Cstharine, vas csleuIsied 10
sdoru one OF woman kind. Something Of
this kind, % least. was 10 the thoughts OF
Hannah, when CAtharine and her husband
visited the danes dwelling
Many future visit was paid by the sane
parties 20 Hunpah, and on each successive
occasion the old woman looked narrowly
though as unobtrusively ss possible, into the
state Of the wifs's feelings, with q motherly
anxiety TO know IL she was happy For,
though HsoDah, seeiug Cstharins's afee.
tions deeply engaged, had made light OF her
Own early remark upon she strange aud most
unplessipg gloom occasionally, IL not fre.
queutiy observable, in the look aud manner
Of William Hutton, the old woman was new.
er able to rid, ber oun mind altogether Of
misgiyiDgs on the subject For many mootbs
after eAthsriee's N narriage, ,however, Hannah
could discover nothing but open unailoy cd
happioess 10 The AR aud conversation OF tho
youthful uife hut at length Hannahs
anxious eye did perceive something like Q
change. CAtharins seemed sometimes to
fall, When visiting the cottage, into cts Of
abstraction, not unlike those which have
been observed 10 her husband The aged
dame had felt gtea,ly distressed st the tho.
Of her dear Cs,harine being unhsppy, but
Tor long time che held ber peace uPou the
subject, trusting thst the cloud might be a
temporary one, aud would disappear.
lt vas not so, unfortunately Though
IN their manner 70 each other when togeIh.
er, nothing but the most cordial affection
was Observable; Cstharine. whom she came
alone to see Hannah AlwAys seemed . prey
TO some uueasiness which all her efforts
could uos conceal from her old friend T.
ven when she becsme for the Rrst time a
mother, and With ell the beautiful pride OF
ayoung mothers love presented her babe TO
Hannah, the latter could see sigbs Of %.
sret grief imprinted on Catharins's brow.
Hoping by her counsel 10 kriug relief,
Hsnbsh took sn OpPostasity 10 tsll tLe
young wife waaI ste han ob,srEed, aud sss
Pesily besought her confidence
At frst CAtbarips stslnmered forth akur.
ried assurance that she vas perfectly happy,
aud 10 few seconds belied her words by
bursting into Tears aud OwniAg that she vas
very uaLsppy
Bat cannot, IIsnnsh,' she exclaimed
l cannot tell the eauss--eyen to yoa
'Dos't nay 80, my poor cs,hsriso,' replied
Hannah IL 10 nos curiosity that prompts
me to interfere
oh, no Hannah replied the young wife.
Il knos yoa spesk from love 70 me
Well, then, continued the dame, 'open
your heart to me Age IS a good adviser.
CatbArine was Sileat
rs your husband harsh TO your asked
Hannah
No. cried the wife; 'man could not b
kinder to woman than he is TO me-
Perhaps be INDUCES in drink iu-'
'Hsunab, you histske altogether vas
CStharineis reply; my husband is AZ free
from all such faults ss ever nan wss
My dear ehiid! said tho old uomaa, al.
most smiling As she idea entered her head
'yOu are not suspicious not Jealous
u bsVe never had . nonsnts cause, Han.
sab, answered CstAsriue. No my Rrists
are not Of that nature He Is cue Of the Les.
and dearest Of husbands
Old Hspaab uAs puGsled at these replies.
as she vas distressed BY the open svo1sl Of
CathATiBe's havihg sOme cause Of serroW !;
bat, sseing that her yeung friend could net
make up her miSd 10 disclosure at abs
tiBe, the aged dame gave up her inquiries,
and told CsthATiue 20 tsiuk seriously Of the
PTopriety Of consdibE all 10 heF
Hannah conceived that, on mstuFs cen
FidefstiDn, CstbaFius would come 20 ,be res
Olution OF seeking coaAssi st the cottage -
And she uAs net wrong 10 . few days aE
ter she lste conveTEstioR. the yoapg wife cane
20 visit Hannah sgaiu, and, after little etn.
bausssea talk, entered upon the subiee,
which vas sPPsTnost Ia tbs miaas Of both
Hannah, said Catbsrino. Il fear you e.s
serve me B0thihg Il isAf no living being can
servo me--O, Hannah, good as my husband
appears 90 bs-gOOd 81 he is--thess y some
dreadful vssghi pfsssisg =pon his minJ,
Which destroys bis reacs-aBd mine too -
Alasi ths eioouy Ste ebieb 700 ss veil a.
I have Bo,ised IN bim. sFs not, fear. vlth.
cut eaass CatbAfiss uapt IL silsnes for a
momsst, and tbsn copiipped IAN that 4
kbos of this causs arises ffom bis e1Pfes-
siohs--hia drsadfal sHPTesNions r uhils be is
aslsep ., ny sids hassah, he spssks in
broken lsaguags Of narder--of hsvisE con
mtttea mufueff hahheA pafhapa Won an
dsosisod and killed b. hia AsCathariss
said tbis, she shsddsred aRA bgFisi beFf.os
"a thas q tbs bsbs Witch she carried ia Der
arms
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ly Possibls ior Der bgsband % oobsi isf him
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