Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-27
EATON, PREBLE COUNTY, q. A

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cident of my seeing Glare with some
one in the grove until now. He made
light of it, and said she had perhaps
had more lovers than [ knew of, and SO
it passed. / grew stronger as winter
came on; l could walk and ride with
comfort. January found me a new
person; and one evening l said to old
Jupe that would go over to the other
house if he and Bill would walk with
me. They followed and in the middle
of the wood [ heard those voices. again.
did they hatnt the old forest?
ssss Se4ss Var s.svpsssss5
s''ss' Ks there is an Avenger, you shall y
&c I tell you it is impossible. You do
not understand how firm this resolution
is. I will die frstl'
And let them pass on, but this time
I sat down shivering and weak. A
terrible fear came over me-terrible
because I could not understand it,
Jupe saw me sinking, and shouted,
" Miss Lizzy's gwine to faint" and the
next instant my husband rushed up the
path 6y achich 1 had come, and [ heard
him say, how could you be so impru-
dent, dear wife ?" and then [ tainted in
his arms.
was sick a long time, and in the
spring Glare and he took me off to Sar
atoga again. Clare had been untiring
all the winter through, and had lived
in the house, shutting up her own to
give me her every moment. When l
began to think of something besides
my own pain and sorrow, and to look
at my babe with something of mo-
thcr's tenderness, l observed strange
GOODNESS between my husband and Glare
He seemed to wish her out of the house,
and yet he was always kind to her, and
spoke very gently, and called her Clare
as of old. When we were at Saratoga
the same thing continued. [ cannot
exactly define it, but it was evident to
me and at the same time [ began to
observe that his once rugged, robust
frame was yielding. 1t frightened me-
lie was so thin and pale, and | had
not noticed it! | was so selfish in my
own disease, and he so good, so noble,
so devoted! ! L believe nothing did so
much to cure me as that. ] crew bet
ter hourly when l began to feel that
he >ncedcd my help. In July [ was
well and strong; and though | perhaps
may not be the one to write it, [ had
grown to be a beautiful woman. Health,
spirits, hope, checred and gladdened my
face. l was Il new person, and now my
husband idolized me. 1t was a glorious
summer Such were the fablcd hours
of Joy when Gods sons loved mems
daug ughters-bricf rcalizatious on earth
of supernal pleasures.
The end hastcns. He is dead. My
husband died August the 9th, IS.
write it with a firm hand, though the
day is a terror to me when it comes
back every year.
He died suddenly. Clare was married
to the Baron c. on the goth, and
sailed for Europe the next day. My
husband sank rapidly from the begin
ming of the month, and at last closed his
eyes in peace. His arms around me
when he dicd-closc around me; lay
on his breast; ] could not hold him in
mine, but he clasped his around my
neck, and said in low whisper, " My
wife, Lizzie, belicvc-believe this, what
ever you hear when l am gone believe
that loved you only, faithfully-only
only. Remember that to be tempted
is not to sin. Dear wife, you are most
beautiful" And whis-
pering words cf love that I would not
write here for all eyes to rcad-no, not
for worlds, those precious words he
ceased to breathe as he ceased to speak
They did try to make me doubt him.
Here is letter Glare sent me aterWard
sec if their could be baser perfidy
than this-she whom loved as sister
all my life long-she sent me this
letter; false, for he told me it would be
false with his last, last whisper.
You shall know it if it kills you
1 loved him, and he loved me. will
not have you living on in the same
world with me and Believing that he
was yours when he was mine. Yes,
mine. My own! When he first knew
you in the old house [ won him from
you. L tempted him with love, L gave
him warm embraces, delicisus, ay, de-
lerious kisses. You were weak, punny,
sickly, and what did he care for the
clasp of such arms as yours? In mine
he found life, love, and passion. But
he married you, you say. He did, but
because Of his foolish creed of duty.
He was faithful to you after that, you
think. Ay, he was, because he led you
off to be away from my temptations.
Had he staid at home we would have
been damned together. But 1 say he
loved me, and when he would not fly
with me I killed him by flying from him
with another"
And much more of the same kind.
But L have faith in him. 1t is
blessed thing this same faith. l see
now how she sought to make him like
herself, and how he half yielded, human
like, and how he bravely ovcrcamc the
He was tempted and did
not fall, and [ love him with a moro
devoted love now that [ know all the
story
AS for Clare, know nothing of her.
My child is taught to pray for her as
one of the tempted that fell, but may be
saved yet through mercy.
B1 Some people have queer way of
themselves. We heard a