Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-10


an de felt the differen@ 9ften she longed
to fetain the hand he has tended to her, to
draw him down to he Yedside, that she
might place her arms abe6 This neck-press
her lips to his, and read lfhis deep, earnest
eyes, as she had so often dune, the assurance
Of his love. But something always restrain
ed her-she knew that he meant her to un-
derstand that the relatio1a existing between
them were not what theyhhd once been, and
that knowledge did muc4 to retard her re-
covery.
One morning, about q 4eek after she first
! left her room, Mr. Fletchf sent servant to
request her presence II the library. Her
heart leaped to her thb4t She had not
seen her husband alone nee during her i'll
ness. and it was some Ainutes before she
could gather strength K hey the summons
VIII r she did so, she snnd Mr.. Fletcher
walking up and down be room, with his
hands clasped behind in. His face was
very pale. and thersu(.. lines about the
mouth and eyes thaSsfH OK intrTFal suffer
ing vet he looked cal and res0lute like
one who had had fea struggle with his
own heart, but had gaN the victory.
lie drew forth an eaa chair for her as she
entered-and 1t was wAthat he did-for the.
: room turned dark, and seemed to her that
she could never havesrthed it herself--but
he did not speak for seral minutes.
1t is quite time thate understand fully"
he SAID at last-'therms upon which we
u are henceforth to ivh0 course the future
!. cannot be to us as thast has been.'
y He paused, as 4 reply. but none
I came. Adelaide nSIf smoke nor moved
u Her heart was ove1IEng with tenderness
toward her husband for his evident suf
20 fering she grieved et more than for her
II own. Why then due not pour forth the
's whole story Of her IoSnd sorrow beg him
y to have mercy up1plt as well as himself
- and take her to hiSNAe again Because she
io knew that she ha3 Owed him en- % inten-
J tionally-what r Shtd she to suppose that
he would believe h9gw ?-and she felt that
'u a sect4s3 repuTs5a Jilr her.
IN i presume yeery not desire public
pc pc eparation-a 60 Mr.. Fletcher askgu
ne the question hesf faly, aud as ifhe dread
lie ed. the answer. (Adide started-she had
GU never thought bf thing, and shook her
'ut head and tried % SAP but her words were
." almost inaudibIe
ur For the sakeof child he continued,
oW in voice thai tFend in spite of every eff
W. fort to rendeH Il f-for the sake of our
eu' child, and als9sfO al the gossip and scan
'or dal which VOID rwise be occasioned, I
should wish thAS oouter life-that which
rcy the world ma@ seed know-might be the
vas same as heresNorel should wish that when
In we meet onf [rie in the social circle,
rge and even when we in the presence of the
:. servahts, OF dener might be such as not
10Th to oceasion the lark, and that only in
arc private mIsM We strangers.
on Strangers had then come to that p
wo- After another lonause. during which he
do evidently axpecteA Aaelaide to speak, Mr..
aon- Fletcher r<erit on
rom The term hassed sounds perhaps un.
up necessarily harshi,,t with nv views of the
and marriagere1l ltRe e-s.Tssa that t-ssu have heard
the me explkinEa huno5 zines. [ can adopt no
Is = other that yilssbsss my meaning. There
say can bsno sAncdti marriage save where it
Is halloNed bg | ,utual love. We cannot
de- meet merelg akisds-we must be more or
tage: nothing Il bstsr therefore that there
and snouia pc n0aternurse between US save IN
'na' 'AS Sssn sslcs Z ~ a5thlrs'
T IT ..ss aue,ss Ss re5Hed not.
Ia on ! would Mrs. Fletcher, to have you
deal Hankly6 ne Il is now very neces
makel fully lOaia unN