The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-11-12

, q went to he dwelling OF Annette. was
ushertd into aside p4rlor, where She lay upon
lounge, hefcheeks as colorless as the dead,
) her large eys shining tittuIy, aud looking as
II they mad ever been closed IN sleep.
'AS | benSoyer her, she SAID, softly
Phase dat come SO near me, Mr.. IslIngton;
/ ain Ill.
4 startedat that as if | had been shot. 'Atr.
Isnglon
i rrpeatd my own name, looking at her
with a. .woQderiuI glance.
'Oh ifl could believe it was not you, but
some olhef' size SAID, signing in a weary way,
aud shutting her eyes tightly, though not so as
to preventive tears that would ooze through.
What an you mean 2 asked aud my look
OF eXtrenrincredulity must have asonished her.
20 Richard, Richard, you don't know what
you SAID last night she cried, convulsveIy,
passonalely. You don't-you can't know
What yoa dd. O, Richard, the very recoIlec-
ton cfazrs ne. Don't, don't, come near me;
indeed, cal't bear ii. The recollectuns-oh
terrible, terrible
For Cots sake, Annette, what did | say
iril tnt, That | may ask your pardon on my
knees, and then wi leave you forever.
20, Richard, Rlchard,' she moaned. Then
She caught my hand with mpulsive tender
/ ness drew HE towards her, laid her head on
my ditn as she sand, IN tone that h2unts me-
, yet
/ vii tell you iltle, and then you must
80. Il viii be best for both Of US, Richard
Tor both. Il may break my heart but ii would
be broken some time, you know. Richard, /
cannot say 10 words what you said 10 me, now,
1t would Kill me to hear them. On [ never
thought this would happen-alttr all have
| Rpt I.lt tor pi,t, ,...I
revealed some horrible things 10 me. On
were you 50 wicked IN that foreign country
Did you love and deceive that poor Spanish
s'fi ! o, COD nrlp you, poor Rrchlld God
help you ii you did.
i sat s.uPldrd-Pale with horror. She
/ looked once ~ my face, and shuddrftd as she
SAID, orokenly-'l could torgive yol all but
that
Il ir!t Ike condemned criminal For
while sat there struggling for voice, and then
told her that, however wicked | ha1 been, |
had never deceived wonaa.
,s,,.le tig f},aj@ha'' she said, sinking from my
ard, cannot forget last night. Don't get down
to me- IN that way. | know now-I knew
then that you were not yourself, aud for that
reason, brCause YOU will a0t conquer that fatal
haoh, we must part. Dou't say another word
my dear; weak aud yirding as / seem, can be
hrm. remember that your uWn hand has thrown
the cup from your hps have tiled 10 belle
We her voice grew broken aud so5blng-I
have tried 50 hard 10 believe that you were ey-
rrytning good and worthy-You don't know
how have ld"lized you, looking on you as the
saviour oiny HE. That Is what have said 50
often when they reasoned with mt--'Father,
he saved the hle Of your child How can |
help loving nm O, yes they all know il es-
ryoody knew how | loved YOU. never took
palns to conceal it, but now-now-l must
Il walked the floor in anguish OF body and OF
spirit. Then went to her and said:
'Annetlr, you love that cantmg George Her
rick better tuan you do me. Don't dl$Sembie-
| know 1t all i know what he thinks OF you,
the hypocrile
Il had lash~d myself ntoa fury that was not
to be camed by ner gentle repetition OF my
name-her pleading looks.
Yes it must be II you loved me, you
would overlook what happened when was not
myself. Little things Ike that would not cause
you to dismiss me.
Little things y she repeated, with reProach-
tu look Richard # you knew what you
SAID last night, how you Insuited me, you wou!G
never look me in the face again.
Farewell, tnen, iorevrr,' almost howied
and seized any Tat to 90 | knew not where.
: .Rlchard just one word more.
III death lad been the penalty, could not
have resisted that PlaIntye appeal.
'She held forth her arms, pulled me down a
gan beside her, and soboed upon my me- as II
her heart would burst. Again aud again she
essayed 10 speak, and again fresh tear" and cho-
king sobs followed. / was almost dying with
shame, and the hot tears pressed TO my burn
ing eyebai,s, but ] bit my lips and kept them
back. MY whole frame was shaken, but not
alone with her anguish. There was scene
held up before my soul-a black dlssraceiui
scene.
Only to say, dear Dick she gasped forth at
last, that, If | live, | shall never, neVe: marry
anybody else and if, at any time, kno"
that you have thoroughly reformed, Oh then,
$ If you will lake me, aud love me still, VIII
be yours yours through all time, through all
eternity.
, Il kissed her many times, and desperate, mad
dened, hating myself and cnrSing mankind,
left her, Tor what 2 Iis manner startled me; ;
his yocewaS hoarSe and herce
10 come to be begsar and a PauPer. al
the age OF twenty nine, through the love OF
rumH
Another movement and / was alone "A
fearful page IN the book of a mans history hdd
been untolded to me- / shuddered as LETT the
arbor. He who had talked with me was no
where TO be seen.
Three wears after that I was travelling 10 "a
( stage coach, when an accident happened OF
| somewhat serious nature. The coachmah was
. dragged from his seat and trampied upon by
: the horses, TIL his body was IN shocking con-
diiion. He was carried to the nearest housT.