The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-10-21

noble husband. The trunks stand
corded in the passage, ready for the
journey. Everything is prepared for
their departure. To leave a fathers
roof forever, as ones home, under the
most favorable circumstances when
he has been all that father should
be, where a fond and loving mother
will watch over your memory there,
and brothers and sisters often. often
speak your name, and all watch ca
gerly and anxiously for your return,
is terrible, aye, even like severing the
chords that bind to life, bat what must
it be to turn from it, blackened and
scathed by the memory Of trial. suffer-
ing. wrong, insult and privation, know
ing there will be none left behind TO
which the fond affections can turn
with the pleasing consciousness oilov-
ing and being beloved!
They had been talking of her faith
er, and Madeleine's tears flowed free.
ly at the thought Of parting with him.
Since her mothers death he had seem
ed moody and gloomy--had stunned
all companionship, walking here and
there, restlessly, as if his mind were
ill at ease. If Madeleine had spoken
to him he had answered briefly as he
could ana turned away, and if her hus-
band did so, it was all the same. He
seemed to wish to be undisturbed, TO
be permitted to indulge his reflections
of what ever character they might
be. unmoIcstcd. 1t was dreadful to
think Of leaving him without one
word Of Kindness, one expression OF
affection, but he had studiousIy avoi-
ded giving her the slightest opportu-
nifty to converse with HIM. And fine
had, what could she say to him.
For more than two years he had not
spoken to her one pleasant word. She
had learned to be uneasy in his pres
encc, to fear him, and much as She
wished to go TO him and, throwing her
arms around his neck. beg Of h,m to
forgive her II S1e Ia" III any way
Wr"hSeo hllh ana ask OF nam 10 Io'o
ard bless ms only ohI'd' Nhe dare" not
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-" nat small say my oear nus
band! ana the pleading eyes ol 'Ae
speaker looked luliy INTO his lace.
"Just what your feelings shall
prompt, but tell him, dearest and the
fond arm that encircled her drew her
more closel y.to his breast. "Tell him
that we are going away to our tar-oil
home, that you-that |, ask him to go
with US, if he will; that we should
have done it before if he had not so
carefully avoided us, or if he cannot
20 now, to come any time when he
wishes, and that we will do everything
we can to make HIM happy a ch'lds
duty towards APPARENT no matter no"
greatly that parent may nave efrco'
can never cease. TWO wrongs can
never make r'Sht. "hcn you' dear
Madeleine, became my Wlie, your
parents became my parents l trust
did not iall IN my duty, or my alice
tIonto hcr WHO sleeps so s"ce'iy' SO
quietly now, anu trust shall never
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