The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-12

GA shedeck Of the steamship, when, ~ . momsns
Of chagrin, she had been 90 near shrow'og ser
impetuosiiy would hurry her now. - sne kneT
Gu sing myself for my weak ness and pcrhdy: while
Jo~eph kept asking me what Intended 10 do.
.Dss dor said furious'y ~ shah XVI you. that
IL what sha,l do. 80 you drive me mad with ques
ton. which neither angels nor hcnds can aaswefl'
Tknow what you win do said Joseph, you viii
go homo and marry Margaret
You can have no conception Of the effect Of these
have seen men shake with the sgae. All that
might have bcen--what might be ssiil--the happi
ness cast away. aud perhaps yet within my reach
the temptation OF the devil, who appealed to my
cowardice, to dy from Flora, break my Vows, risk
my honor And hcr life for Margaret-aii this
rushed through me tumnltuousiy. At length
said
NO, Joseph, shalt do no such thing. I can me-
yer be worthy Of Margaret IL will be only BY fast.
ing and prayer that can make myself verify OF
Piora'
swlil you start for Italy In the morningi' he
asked pitilessiy.
For Italy In the morningy' groaned Meet
Flora, travel with her, playthe hypocrife, With
Smiles on my lips and he'll In iny heart-or thnn-
| der strike Der a, once with the truth; what was
| 70 dey To SINE men the question would perhaps,
have presented few difficulties. But tor me, sir,
who am not quite deyiod Of conscience. whatever
you may thiuk-let me tell you. I'd rather bang
| by sharp hooks over roasting fire than be again
| suspended as / was betwxt two such alternatives
| aud feel the torture Of both!
Having driven Joseph away, locked myself
into my room, and suffered she torments OF the
damned 10 as quiet manner as possible, until
| morning. Then Joseph returned and looked at me
| with dismay.
| For heavens sakei' he said, you ought not to
| let this thing kill you-and it will, il you keep
| on,
so much the better, / said, IF 1t kills nobody
| but me- Blu; don't be rmed. Keep perfectly
cool, and attend to the commission am going to
| trust to you. 1 can't see Flora this morning; /
must gain little time. TO to the station OF the
| Lyons railway. where have engaged to meet her
\ party; say to her that am detained, but that
| will join her on the journey. Give her no time to
question you, and be sure that she does not stay
| behind
| sT'tf manage it-trust mev said Joseph. And eff
| he started At the end of two hours, which
seemed twenty, he burst into the room, crying
| Good news, she is gone! told her you had lost
your passport, aud would have 70 getanether from
| your minister
swhatr I exclaimed, you lied to her"
'Oh there was no other wayr said Joseph in
geniously -'shs 10 so sharp! They're to wait tor
| YOU at MarseIies. Bat I'll manage that too. On
their arrival at the Hotel d'0rient, they'll fad
telegraphic dispatch from me. L wager hat
they'll leave in the frs. steamer for Naples. Then
you can follow at your leisure
THANK sou, Joseph
Il felt relieved. Then came a reaction The
next day / was attacked by fever. l know not
how long 1 struggled against 1t, but it mastered
rae. The last things | remembered were the visits
OF friends, the strange talk Of French physician,
whispers and consultations, which L knew were
about me, yet took no interest Inland at length
Joseph rushing to my bedside, in futter ofagita-
ton, aud sasping-
'FIorao
WHAT of PIoraf 1 demanded
Il teiegraphed. but she wouldn't go, she has
come back; she is hereP
| was sinking back into the stupor from which
had been reused, when heard rusting which
n ,f. IF rat ras in m Ia "a
vision appeared TO my sickened sig ht-a face which
diny thought had seen betore-a flood of curls
aud u rain OF kisses showeriDg upon me--sobs AID
devouring careeses-Fiora's voice calling me pas
soBate names; and l iayips 80 passive, family
struggling to remember, until my sonl sank into
whrling darkness, and knew no more.
Que morning. cannot tell you how long after.
/ awoke aud found myself in a strange looking
room. allied with strange objects, not the least
strange OF which the thing that seemed my
self At first looked with vague and motionless
curiosity out Of the Lethe from which my mind
slowly emerged; painless and at peace; listlessly
questioning whether was alive or dead-whether
the limp weight lying in bed was my body--the
,neaniug OF the silence aud the closed cur tains-
Then, with succession of painful fsshes as ii the
polo of al electrical battery had been applied to
my brail memory Observation-Disclosures, Flora Pa
ris, deliriun. next remember hearing myself
groau aioud-then seeing Joseph at my side. i
tried to speak but could not. Upou my pillow lay
glove, aud he placed it against my cheek. An in
discribable. excruciating thrill snot through me;
still could not speak. After that came relapse.
Like Mrs Browning's poet, 1 lay.
''F1ixt gloom aud CLEAN,
With Death and Lille at each extreme"
But Que morning l was better. I could talk
Joseph bent over me, weeping for JOY.
Tine danger is past hs said. 'fhe doctors say
yea will get weli' E
Have been SO i'll thenf'
.iiir echoed Joseph. Nobody thought you could
live. We ali gave you up, except her-and she
'SLe!' said, SIS she herei' .-.-.
From she moment of her arrival. replied Joseph
she has peyer left you. Oh. If you don't Thank God
her. he lowered his voice. and live Ali the
Of Jour HE just to reward her, You the most
grateful wIech! You would certainly have died
but her. She has cely slept till this 5rI-
ing. wien they .aid you would recover
Joseph paused Eysfs word ne spok went down
low. of lovely form fitting through my dreams Of
breath and magnetic touch OF lo,ei.fusing warm
sweet lite into me-but 1t had always seemed Mac
rot, never Flora.
.ihe glover" asked.
demanded it; You would not DO wi bout it; you ca.
re'se it, and addressed to it the tenderest apostro-
And Flora she heardt'
'Flora!' repeassd Joseph. Don't you know
haven't you any idea-what has happeueds IL has
Il. ii me at oncer said Keep nothiny bacs.'
Immediately on her return from Marseiiles
rent ber that?'
She established herself here. Nobody could come
between her aud you; and brave, true girl she
proved herself. oh, but she was wild about you =
she Off red the doctors extrayag sums-se would
have bribed Heaven itself. If she coaid-not to let
you die. But there came time--ons night, when
you were raying about Margaret-I tell you, it was
terrb e! She would nave the truth and 80 I toll
her-ereryfhinS, from the beginning u m All ca me
builder now to think of it-it struck her SO like
What did she say s-what did she dor
She didn't say much-'oh. ms dod. my God =
ed ne letter which she had written 10 slargareti
70 MargaIetr started mp, bus fell baok again.
ss xga spHan i, was latter .,
the MODEST woman. wrote another, fore thought
Mar. aret ought to know everything, 1t might
Eat got worse news fsoln her stiithat her health
continued to Decline and that her ply sician raw
tSt s pesoney refused oTyaee G i'al ANY,, B
got these letters Yon know the rest
THE restln said. as horrible suspicion flashed
psnea. Oa '''' a.' ''''''A'ns '''''0'e h"a nap
'Yes;-to Flora; Rat you have heard this worst
She . gone; she is by this time in Rome'
Flora gomez But you said she was here
"'Sses go she is But did you think meant
f Msra.rei sMapposed you knew Not Fora-but
"I shrieked out, Margaret That's the lest
remember.-et least the last can TELL She was
there,-l was In her arms:-she had crossed tbs sea
and my dreams were trut; and the breath and mae
netic touch OF love, which infused warm sweet life
lnto NE, abo seemed not Fiora's ut Mhrgaret's
We're no iitus'on. apd---what more can tell p
FROM me moment OF receiving those letters Mar
garet eneraies were ronsed. and she had begun to
! regain her health. There is no such potent med.
clue as nope and love. 1t has saved her and il
| savea me. ny recovery was sure and speedy. The
happiness WHICH had seemed TOO great too dear to
| Ore ever Pftslbie. was now mine. She was with me
again, an my own Only the convalescent, who
turnins health, knows what perfect bliss IT,
| As soon as l was strong enou h to travel. we
set oar ior itsiy ~ faithful Joseph accompanying
Us. We enjoyed Florence its palace, of art. the
aaiat oia caurehss. atont which the religious SEN
iimeht oi ages Seems q hang like an atmosphere
| tne morning arg evening elanor OF musical bells
the A.fo, ana the oltyeerowned Tuscan hills ali
90 otishtini to tne senees and the soul After Flo
c enFirons whore the anelens aptly located the
heafen and hell, and where luxurious, passionate
People aksorbs into its heod the spirit OF the SOL
ana IN, Nare aud languor OF the cline From Ma
pies TO Rome; where We saw Sc Peters that bubble
Ia of 1ha rrlnl l.