Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-11-12
TIE MANAGES CONFESSION.

us through various apartments, giving IS
all the information in regard to the occu-
pants she was able, and kindly ans wering
all the questions, until we came to a room
where one OF the patients had lately died,
and now lay awaiting the disposal of her
friends, who had been apprised of her de
cease. We entered and gazed reverently
upon the face Of the sleeper. She was a
woman in the prime OF lie and bore traces
OF great beauty. What great sorrow had
'bereft this beautiful creature other reason
and by what relative. and for v hat motive,
had she been incarcerated in this living
:omb were queries wi i;h were in my
mind as 1 gazed upon her liceless re
mains.
My eyes iuvoluntarily wandered over
tie apartment. "A little table stood in the
corner, beneath the great window. ABB
BILE lay upon it. and as took it up a pa
per slid from between the leaves and fell
at my feet. Iraised it. 1t was closely
written sheet. and glance convinced m e
that It was some sort Of a revelation
which had been written there during the
last hours OF the life that had fed.
What is this 2 l asked, as l held up
the paper.
'Oh, that is probably some Of Aggy's
scrI6lIng. She used to call for pen and
paper. and she would write over several
sheets. and Then destroy than. That is
probably one Of Ofthem-oF no consequence,
presume said the woman.
l asked if mi ght retain it.
why yes. il you wish to- she re
piled.
= hid itnwny in my bosom, and we soon
left the premises.
What could you possibly want of that
crazy wOman's scrihing?' my companion
asked. rs we left the building.
fancy there is something here worth
preserving replied. Let US examine
it,
As we role homeward, read it aloud
to my friend. 1t was written in a tremb
ling hand, aud read as follows:
L was the only id 1lzed daughter of
wealthy parents. possessed naughty
and imper;ous temper. which was never
subdued or restrained. My parents were
not religious. and no care was taken to i'm
press upon M mind religious tru.hs.-
Consequently | grew up unprincipled and
extremely passionate. While every pains
was taken with my education and accom-
Plishments. my heart was left to run wild
oVergrown and choked by the briers and
Ihorns Of seltishness and love of tyranny
yet [ was paSsiouately attached to my
friends anu as long as they did DOT CT oss
my imperiOus will l got on nicely with
them.
Thus | grew to womanhood. Chance
threw me into the society of a young law
yer Of distinguished abilities, who had
begun that was predicted to be a brilliant
career. l soon learned to love him with
all the depth OF my passionate and impul
sire nature; and wild with Joy. when
one day he came to me. and ia eloquent
language told me how long and devoIedly
he had loved me, and asked me TO be his
wife.
We were married. If I occasionally
felt twinge Of disgust OF my own quail
tcation for wife, l soon silenced it with
the argument that my love was strong
enough TO make up for all d. fciencies.
M husband was all that was good and
noble. and generous. l was often pas
sionate and unreasonable. But he would
take me to his bosom. kiss me so tenderiy,
and say SO gently. You must subdue this
unhappy temper, Aggy. 1t is making
you miserabIe.'
Then when he was gone l would fly
to my chamber, lock the door, and give
myself up to an uncomfortable fit of weep.
ing for very shame,
I'VE had been married about a year
One evening would to God l could bio,
from the record of time that fatal night
but it lives like Kissing fiery serpent in
memory, and has doomed me to utter des.
pair in this world, and fear the next }
my husband did not return at the usual
hour. l watched long at my accustomed
place. at the parlor window. His slippers
and dressing gown were warming by the
CRATE and Everything was in readiness for
him; but he did not come. Twilight
deepened into darkness, and l began to
grow uneasy. All my selfish feelings
were reused. and felt my self sorely griev-
ed. An hour more, yet he came not.
paced up and down the floor in fit of i'm
patience. A ring at the door, waited to
hear his step upon the stairs but it was a
lighter step than his. accompanied by the
rusLling of silk. Nellie B -. an in
innate friend bounded in. She was dress.
ed for the opera. She said their carriage
waited at the door for myself and Ernest.
told her Ernest had not yet returned
from his Office. aud could not go. She
looked disappointed. a sudden thought
seized me. Would it not be capital re-.
renge for his neglect for me to find the
Parlor deserted when he came went to