Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-05-21

This rlVal, SAID L, must be very potent person
age If you unable to break the charm which fascin
ates your husband dspe the influence which she has
over him. You must have the power, if you have the
will to do So"
mo-" said she, my power gone-his heart is lost
to me- and is inaccessible by me Oh you little know
the treatment have to receive from him from him
whose whole soul mne but whose mind is steeled
and poisoned against me No human being can tell
what have suffered what do suffer-
The moment arrived and we reached the Elephant
and Castle The sudden check of Goodman took my
poor Fanny by surprise and threw her forward so as to
bring her in contact with myself but the lamps of the
coach had been lighted at Smther's bottom and we
were in the dark, compared with objects without and
shall forget the hurried scramble into which she
rghted herself as her eyes glanced on countenance
outside the carriage brightly illuminated by the lamp
on that side-she seemed thunderstruck.
"My God p said She there is Charles ~
"Who the devil is Charles p said l.
"Hush my husband" replied the lady he's COM
ing I'm so glad these people in the COACH
The door opened and hand was introduced
Fanny said the master of that hand, in soft tone
of endearment
Here am, love-" said my companion.
| "Alone-what quite full ?" said the husband.
Yes, dear" said the wife, and so tired l never
was so glad to get out of coach in my lie.'
In moment thought recognized the voice of the
husband. [ coiled myself into the corner. She would
have got cut without my being betrayed, if she had
not dropped her glove. Why the deuce had she ia
ken it off? A light sent for, and the moment
it came beheld in the object of all my indignation
and the of all her sorrowthe oldest friend of
my life-Charles Franklin.
| why, exclaimed he, the moment he recognized
me, I" is this you Fellow traveller with my wife, and
not known to each other ?-this is curious"
Franklin" said l. in sort of tremor.
"Do you know my husband, y" said the lady
chow very strange!'
"Yes," thought /, i" wish it were impossible"
Il have not you these ten years. said Franklin
Come home with us-you must and shall-I-"
"Ipdeed,' said -"
"Oh, come come" said Franklin : you can have no
cngagementyou shall have no engagement to supersede
this. rejoice in having found you after so long sepa-
ration"-and then Mr.. Franklin introduced me to his
wife in due FORM much to the establishment Of our fellow
travellers at the other side of the coach who concluded
by what they had said that were if not actually
and wife, two of the oldest and most intimate friends.
We left the coach. My trip from Brighton being
periodical and frequent had no luggage and we pro-
ceeded with the maid and the bandboxes to my friends
house-of course shall be excused mentioning the To-
cality-but it of the prettiest biioux | ever
saw good taste predomnated p every part of the de-
corations and soon discovered by certain drawings
which were pendent the walls that my fair companion
artist, while the pianoorte and harpe bespoke
herr she had herself indeed, informed me she was)
accomplished in other sciences.
After a suitable delay of PREPARATION such taking
off things and refreshing, and all that our dinner
served-nothing could be nicer or neater.
Fanny, dearest said Mr.. Franklin, let me give
you tllS Wig KNOW, NY Wlc you Ike H.
mo, Charles, DEAR not bit more, thank you," said
| Fanny.
Come love- glass of wine with me-" said Charles;
it is old fashion, but have been apart some weeks,
so friend will excuse it,
ITO be sure he WILL said Fanny, and they drank to
each other with looks admirably suited to the action
How strange it isl said Franklin, that after so
long separation should meet in this extraordinary
manner, and that Fanny should not have found you out
or that you should not have discovered her "
! NV I've nj, lin Ic4ro
gers do not talk to each other in stage coaches
Every true my angel said Mr.. Franklin " but some
accident might have brought your to his ears
his to yours
While this was going on sat in state Of perfect
amazement.
About this period Fanny retired and proceeded to
the drawing room cautionng us as she departed, not
to be long,. Charles flew to the door, and opened it
for his departing ar-he accompanied her beyond its
Threshold and thought heard sound something very
like kiss as they parted
How strange isl said he resuming his seat and
pushing the wine toward me- that you should have thus
accidentally fallen in with Fanny she is very pretty
! don't you think sop
More than pretty, surely, said 1 there is an in
tegence an expressive manner about her to me quite
captivating"
"If you present when she is animated, said her
husband you would that payuness of countenance
rather the variety of expression to advantage; her
mind lights up her features wonderfully; there is
want of spirit about her, can assure YOU
" was quite surprised when heard of your elOpe-
ment,'' said |.
"Her MOTHER said Charles, an old woman as proud
as Lucifer, mad after title for her, and old
brokendown lord had been wheeded coaxed, or ca
joled. attered into making her an Offer which she
would not accept and then the old lady led her such
le that she made up her mind to the step that made
i her mine"
"And insured your happiness" said l.
: "Why yes" said Franklin upon my word, taking
all things into the scale, see no cause to repent the
STEP Between Ourselves-of [ speak as an old
iendFanny has not the best temper in the world and
OF late has taken it into her head to be Jealous An old
acquaintance of mine, whom knew long before was
married. has been here from France, and have
been good deal about with her. during her stay and
did not think her quite person to introduce to Fanny
she took huff at my frequent absence from home and be-
gan to play off sort of retaliation, she fancied it,
with young lieutenant Of lancers of our acquain
cut the matter very Short proposed excursion to
Brighton to visit my mother to which she acceded and
when had settled her out of reach of her young hero
and under the eye of my mamma, returned to fulfil my
engagement in London And now that this fair obsa-
Gle to her happiness has returned to the continent
q have recalled my better half
"You SEEM however, to understand each other pretty
e WE'LL" said
"To be sure, replied Charles the only point is to
keep her in good humor, for inter her temper is
the very dev-once know how to manage that, and all
goes well, and datter myself have ascertaned the
mode of doing that to a ncety.'
II Whether it was that Fanny apprehensive that
under the genial influence of her husbands wne upon
the score of old friendship might let slip some part
the days adventure know not but we were very early
summoned to coffee and, confess was by no means
dspleased with the termination of the conversation
: which every moment expected would take turn
that would inevitably produce recurrence to the jour
and PERHAPS eVentuallv tend to betray the conf