The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-18

"Ihen. with the nercenese oil tiger lear
ful Of losing his prey, rturhed my eyes to.
wards my husband, and his guilty 'para-
mour.' She seemed to be enjoying the per-
Torrance intensely. but he seemed to see no.
thing but her. His sheud was bowed towards
her, end she would occasionally left her eyes
TO his face. Then saw him emile Gust as
he bad smiled upon me thousand times
while he bent still lower over her with re.
newed devotion. a.5' ?. t' t"f
Each movement was like red hot dagger |
piercing my heort. knew not what demon
possessed me, think must have been mad
when vowed terrible revenge. 'Twere
better, reasoned, that he should die while.
yet there existed in his heart a spark OF love
for me, than to see him little by little drawn
away by the syren. till perhaps should be
utterly deserted, and left with all my blind
love eating away my heart strings like con-
suming FIRE. r.........,
"At my request we left the opera at an
euriy hour, and with terrible purpose en-.
tered my home. But what wus the home
now to me The love that had frightened
it was no longer mine. Some demon fur
n;shed me with resolution to execute my
desperate purpose. ...,....
at had been our custom sometimes to
drink glass of sweet wine Of an evening
when we were alone. drew the table to
the fire, and placed on it the decanter. and
| glasses. Then with trembling hands /
brought deadly opiate, the nature Of which
I we'll knew. The first effect it produces,
is deep sleep, which in few hours. termi-
mates in the still sleep Of death. l filled the
glasses, and into one dropped the drug
All was done with rapidity, lest my resolu.
ton should fail me.
"When oil was ready, paced up and
down the room, nursing the fire which ragged
within my bosom, by recounting to myself
the wrong had suffered. pictured to my
self my idolized hus band lying still and cold
before me, andI fell into passionate fit OF
weeping. Then drew another picture.
saw him drawn from me, giving his love to
another. thought Of oil the agony had
suffered that night, and imagined how much
deeper would be my wrong, if | spared him.
At that moment heard his night key in the
latch, and he soon entered the room. stood
in the recess Of The window, where he did moi
at once observe me. The wine first attract.
ed his a,te ntion, the fatal glass. saw him
lit it to his lips, druin its contents, and
fell fainting TO the floor.
knew no more for several hours
When rallied, l was lying on the sofa; the
lamp was burning dimly--the easy chaiI
was wheeled to my side, and in it saw the
I; form OF my husband. sprang quickly up
The drug was doing it work. He was in
heavy slumber. and already his breath CAM
thicker and shorter, and his pulse beat bu
faintly.
"My anger had passed away, and all th
: wild worshippng love which l had cherish
= : ed toward my husband, rushed back upon m,
= heart. chafed his hands, / kissed his lips
strove to rouse him, but oil in vain. Agar
, I paced up and down the floor, but oh! wha
different emotion possessed me now.
"a little folded puper, which I net befor,
noticed, lying upon the tuble, caught m
. eye. Scarcely knowing or caring what
did, took it up and opened it. saw it wa
10 the hand writing of my husband, and
eagerly read its contents. Great God o
Heaven! What had done! II was not,
that Ernest hud sent me, and which did no
arrive until after had gone out. Itran q
follows: Gna-. ''. 'a.t a..
"Excuse me Aggy dear, from coming HON
to tea. My sister OF whom spoke to yol
this morning, has come home, and has sen
:, for me to come to her. II she is not to
. weary, will take you both to the opera thi
evening, and will call for you at eigh
O'Clock. Your loving m
aa.. 5s..raa5 ,.. HUSBAND"
"Now, for the first time, ! remembers
that he had told me in the morning, that al
only sister OF his, who had been absent sew
J. eral years, was expected home that day
! His parents resided in another part of th'
. city. He would call for me at eight .
. had gone out earlier, and probably by som
. carelessness OF the carrier, the note had no
4 arrived before the time. afterward learn
ed that he did call for me, and being toll
that I had gone to the opera with. som'
friends, and probably had not received hi
note, he proceeded to that place with his sis
ter. hoping to fnd me there. r.s ...
: "a wild hope that he might yet be reused
, seized me, and | sprang to his side. Blu
. alas too late +! He had ceased to breathe
so ! Heavens what evil had my blind
i passionate temper wrought to me and mine
!. Again became insensible. ,s
d III opened my eyes. Loving, tear.staine
, faces bent over me. A, soft hand was gentl!
!. stroking my temples. and gazed into th
d face of that gentle sister, whom ! hadneve
II seen save upon that fatal night. She kisse
J! me and whispered, 3
' ""Dear Aggy, you are the gre atest suffers
q Of us ALL" as
y II was told that Iwas found in the, morn
!. ing by a servant, lying upon the floor, III
. sensible, and my husband reclining in hi