Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-10-15
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SIT had been our custom some times 10 drink
a glass Of sweet wine ofsan5eyening " henswes
were alone. j drew the table to thefire placedte
the decanter and glasses. Then with trembling
hands brought deadly opiate, the nature Of
which well knew. The first e1ectit produces
was deep sleep, which in q fewlh hours termina.
ted inthest sleep Of death; @ I filed the glass.
es, and into one dropped the drug. All was
done with rapidity, lestimy resolution should
fail me. ~ ef & s5 81 "a = - -
'sWhen all was. ready paced up and down i;
the room, nursing the fires which, aged within
my bosom, by recountinS to myself the wrong
had suffered. Ipicturedt to myselfm idolized
husband lying still and cold before me, and
fell into, passionate lit OF weeping. Then /
drew another picture. Isaw him drawn from
me, giving his love to another. Thought ofall.
the agony had suffered that night, and imag.
ined how much deeper would be my wrong if II
spared him. Atithat moment heard his night
key in the latch, and he soon entered the room 4
stood in the recess Of the window, where he
did not Mt once observe me. The wine first at
tracted his attention, the fatal glass sawhinla
lift it to his lipS drain its contents, and fell
fainting toIthe floor stsgts
II knew no more for several hours. WhensI
rallied was lying upon the sofa; the amp,wa
burning dimlySan easy chair was wheeled to
my side, and in it saw the form of nv husband
1sprang quickly up. The drug was doing its
work He was in heavy slumbeT, and already
his breath came thicker and shorter and his
pulse beat but family. 81 l1Is!lE
'sAly anger'had passed away, and al, the wild
worshipping love which Ihad cherished towards
my husband came rushing back.upon. my heart
l chated his hands, kissed his lips, stroVe to
rouse him, but all ainyain. Again, III paced up
and down the floor, but. what different enogg
tions possessed me now 4Il36
- "a little folded paper, whictI hadinotbefore
noticed, and lying upon the table, caught my
eye Scarcely knowing or caring what I did, /
5ook,lt9p and and opened it i saw was in the
handwriting of my husband, and / eagerly read
its contents: Great Godof HeayenI What had
done! 1t was a oteithat Ernest had sent me.
and which did not arrive till after had gone
out. It ran as follows: y = y
to tea. My sister Of whom spoke to You this
morning, has come home and has sent for me to ).
come to her. If she is not too weary, | viii
takeeyou both to the opera this evening, and
will call for youat eight, Your loving
HUSBAND.
''Now, for the first time, Il remembered that
he had told me in the morning that an onlV
sister Of his who had been absent several years.
was. expected home that day. His parents resi-.
,ded in2another part of the city. He would call
for me at eight had gone out earlier, and
probably by some carelessness of the carrier,
the note had not arrived before tho time / !
afterwards learned that he did call for me, and
some friends, and probably had not received
his note, he proceeded to. that place with his
sister, hoping to find me there. -,.7- 1850
IA wild hope that he might yet be reused
seized me, and sprang to his side. But alas!
too late! = He had ceased. to breathe
OfI I1ooT ,t,.Ee Z.
blind, passionate temper wrought me andlmine
Agalnsl became insensible, y
II opened my eyes. Loving, tear-stnined faces
bent over me. A soft hand was gently stroking
my temples, and i gazed into the face of that
gentle sister, whom / had never seen save upon
that fatal night. She kissed me and whispered.
Dear Aggy, you arc the greatest suffererlof
US all. y isss fs ~
81 was told that was found in the morning
by the servant, lying upon the floor insensible,
and my husband reclining in his chair, deadl e
ut seemedthatsuspicion had not restediupon
myself The coroner was called, and hisverdict
Died by the visitation of God.' ss
"Heayen only knows how Iloathed and.hated5
myself longed to confess the truth, but for
the sake o. others ,forbore TO reveal what would
have brought upon the family deep disgrace and
additional grief A long illness followed, and
my reason reeled. Twas carried back ito mya
parents.ry j. could not remain infthe house
which had been the scene of my sin and punistsY
ment, H4a.sa
Years; passed; I grew no better, but was still
trembling upon the verge ofinsanity, yet re.
tanning sufficient reason to distinctly remember
my sorrow, and to understand what was passing
around me. What'was perhaps strange. j was
conscious of my mental condition. q E. 80 ..5l,
Years passed, and my parents both died. ss4Io
was placed in the care of an uncle, who was my
only naturalg guardian. From him 1 had inher-
7ted the selfish passion which had been'rny ruin.