The Kanzas news., 1858-11-27

till now 1t wants quarter to eleven. I
closed the blinds thst you might sleep it
did not ask what he meant by it. /
was ashamed; too much ashamed to look
at him.
limited at the effects of a southern fever,
bet from under my nearly closed. lids I saw,
something like sneer on his face
He sat down by my bedside and he plead
with me for an hour. For Gods sake he
besought me to break from this ruinous hab-
it. He held up the very flames of hell, till
| shuddered. Then he spoke of Annette.
and l knew by the tremor of his lips, the
/ huskiness of his voice that be, too, loved
my darling. had suspected il before, but
now was certain, and it reused the widest
feelings of jealousy. Madly j boasted of
her unconquerable attachment; fool that /
was. With coarse, unskilful hand barred
his own heart to his view till he shrank from
me In agony. Then arose-forgetting all
gratitude for his great favor in bearing me,
senseless, disgusting as l was, from the.
clutches of the police or watchman; saving
me the shame of opening my eyes in a sta
ton house and having my name bruited
ABOUT in the public prints.
went to the dwelling of Annette. I
was ushered into side parlor where she
lay upon lounge, her cheeks as, colorless
as the dead, her large eyes shining 6tfully,
and looking as if they had never been closed
| in sleep.
AS l bent over her she said, softly,
.stPlease don't come so near me, Mr.. Isling-
toni am ILL.,
started at that as if I had been shot.
| %Mr. Islingtonl"
L repeated my own name looking at her
with wondering glance.
'tOi if could believe it was not you,
but some other" she said, signing in
weary way and shutting her eyes tightly,
though not SO as to prevent the tears that
would ooze through.
'What can you mean?'' asked, and my
look of, extreme incredulity must have as
tonished her.
go Richard! Richard! you don't know
what you said last night" she cried, con-
vulsively, passionately. "You don't. you
can't know what you did. Richard, the
very recollection crazes me. Don't-don't
come near me; indeed, / can't bear it; the
Fecollection-oh,- terrible, terrible!'
''For Gods sake, Annette, what did
say? what did I do? Tell me, that 1 may
4
will leave you forever"
60 Richardi Richard!" she moaned.
4 THEN she caught my hand with lmpuIslve
tenderness, drew me towards her, laid her
head on my arm as she said in tone that
haunts me yet, 81 will tell you little, and
then you must go. 1t will be best for both
of US, Richard-best for both. It may
break my heart, but it would be broken
sometime, you know. Richard, cannot
say, in words, what you said to me-. Now
it would kill you to hear them. o, I never
thought this would happen-after all have
said-all I have felt for you. Richard, you
revealed some horrible things to me. o,
were you so wicked in that foreign country?-
Did you love and deceive that poor Spanish
girl? o, God help you, poor Richard!
God help you if you did,
! I sat stupefed-pale with horror. She
looked once in my face and shuddered as
she said, brokenly--.sI could forgive you
all but that. y
1 felt like condemned criminal. For a
while [ sat there struggling for voice, and
then l told her that however wicked / had
been, 1 had never deceived woman.
20, I am so gladr' she said, sinking
from my arm on the pillow of the lounge.
.sBut, Richard, cannot forget last night.
! Don't get down to me in that way. 1 know
now-I knew then that you were not your
self, and for that reason, because you will
not conquer that fatal habit, we must part.
Don't say another word, my dear, weak and
, Welding as I seem, ! can be firm. Remem-
Der that your own hand has thrown the cup
from your lips. have tried TO believe -
her voice grew broken and sobbing-.'I
have tried SO hard TO believe that you were
every thing good and worthy. You don't
! know how have idolized you, looking on
, you as the saviour of my life.' That's what
). l have said so often when they reasoned
with me-father, he saved the life of your
child How can 1 help loving him? O,
yes, they all knew it; everybody knew how
l loved you. never took pains to con-
ceal it; but now-now-I must.
/ I walked that floor in anguish of body
+ and spirit. Then I went to her and said,
!. Annette, you love that canting George
Herr;ck better than you do me. Don,tdis
a semble-I know it aIl--know what be thinks
| of you, the hypecrite p
. I had lashed myself into fury that was
5 not TO be calmed by her gentle repetition o
; my name--her pleading looks.
5 eyes, it must be so. If you loved m'
you would overlook what happened when
n was not myself Little things like tha
, would not cause you to dismiss me.''
: Little things !'' she repeated with a re
i proachful look. Richard, If you knew
I what you said last night, how you insultee
: me, you would never look me IN the fac.
i again. -
> ..Farewen, then. forever. almos
. hoEled and seized my hat to 60, l knew
:, not where -
: Richard. Just onelword more. If deatl
3 had been the pena:tyI could not have re
n sisted that pisintiys appeal
She held forth her arms, pulled me doWi
n again beside her, and sebbed apon my necl