Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-12-10

pain, the bitter anguish. The rsmo.se and una
vailing despair which followed.
No. no--let his nights Of drunken revslry
and obscene lshgeags Pass- LIDO pct wish to re-
It was on dark dismal ,piEbt when the
bleak north wind was whistlpg around the
house, the snow flying and drifting an all d-
rections, that I drew my chair nearer the fire
and piled my needle 10 get work done that
night which i had promised. Dssolste and
alone, vita an aching pain in my heart, aud a
burning and throbbipg sensation in my brow
my mind wandered back 70 the past. Not two
yesrs had passed aimee left my fathers pro-
lection. apd with what startling correctness did
each feature Of those short months pass before
me--short 10 the happy, but years Of agony to
me. The present. Gould IL be Tint ! was the
the once happy Amy Robsrts--she who had
been reared 10 luxury y--caressed by friends
fattsred and courted BY th6ee who would shun
disordefed dress. hardly think my own faith.
Ier would have recognized me then, so little
resembled the gay, giddy girl once was The
dark and mysterious future--what q blessing il
IL We cannot ralse the vail OF futurity and read
our life for few hours even, az reyealed--how
our souls would shrink--how our frames would
bow in she agony Of despair and heart faint at
The foot fall Of Waldron sounded through the
hall-I arose 70 meet him and brush the snow
from his cfotbes--his looks were wild and haR-
gard, those dark thrilling eyes were red aud
bloodsbot. Z o raised his arm TO strike me, ]
eyaded the blow and be fell 70 the floor. In a
phrenzy Of madness he arose. CIutcbipg me
BY my long hair, be would II around his band
and drsgged mo out--oHt Of the hall-out Of the
door into the pIttiless storm, and there he left
me- In vain did tell him was ill, in vain
did beg for shelter, place 70 lay my aching
head upon the floor anywhere but in the cold.
drifting snow bed.
1t only aroused the demon within--he bade
ne begope and dare not return. | succeeded
In dragging my weary limbs TO the nearest
house. my brain whirled, stumbling, l fell at
the very threshold, Days aad weeks passed
my BRAIN was scorchipg with feyer-my inco.
herent rawlings filed my watchers with terror.
The tortures Of my soul was terrible-but one
by one the demons glided back. and my angel
mothers spirit scothed me again as in childhood.
so thought, and slept When l awoke
new life seemed to have dswned upon me--the
past seemed like horrible dream, too fearful
to be true. 1t was not until my infant daugh-
ter was placed in my arms, that realized all
the crushing truth. For days had its wailing
cry sounded upon my ears nnheard. its tiny form
nestled by my side unknown and unnotced.
was commanded not to talk, as the delrium
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into weeks, ere could again resume my nee
die. Henry Waldron was gone, none knew
whittier. The officers Of justice were sent upon
his track, but he eluded their search. He was
my husband in the sight Of Heaven and as such
/ had loved him-how besought high heaven
in his behalf--how l prayed for his return to
reason and to right. You ask could forgive and
love him then 2 Yes, insanely worshipped
him--my love had been increasing until it had
become a mania. / never heard from him but
once-he had been arrested on the charge Of
forgery and was awaiting his trial--he had a
wife and two children in Louisville, Kentucky.
He was found guilty, and sentenced to a term
Of years at the Penitentiary May he return to
the world holier man, and prove kind hus-
band to his wife, aud indulgent father to the
children Of his love-may they work together
qwhile the day lasteth-and when the night
draweth on may they rest in peace"
Should you ever meet my destroyer, tell him
forgave as would be forgiven.
Laura, my child, i commit to the care Of the
Rev. d. Thomas. know she will be less ex-
posed to the dangers Of the world than her un-
forsunate mother--they are childiess, and she
will soon learn to love them as if they were her
natural parents. 1t is hard TO bid the world
adieu when 1t contains my only earthly treasure
yet can safely commit her 10 the care Of
Him who has promised to be father to the
fatberless. "a
!
was born. l never sought him but once then
he spurped me from his presence as he would
viper. l request you TO write to him of my liie
aud death tell him that in my dying hours he
was embered, and craved forgiveness tor
the sorrow have brought upon him. l have
supported myself and child comfortably with
my needle, and succeeded in laying enough up
to keep us from The charity Of the world during
my last sickness.i Here is box of letters and
papers which will assist you in corresponding
with my absent friends. You will find farewell
messages to those loved IN my happy youth
fal days: Review them at your leisure.
am exhausted now and would sleep my
time is near at hand then shall be at rest
yes, forever be at rest. And this was the Wild
ow g story. vas
1 saw her bot few tmes after this interview.
Her countenance wes calm and placid she
talked freely and almost joyfully about her de-
parture to the silent city. 1t was only when
she looked upon the fearful face of Laura, that
clouds oershadowed the radiance of her face
But she would strive to Danish these gloomy
thoughts aud comfort toe young mourner.
have often thought thst it were indeed better at
times TO be in q house Of mourning, than the
place Of feasting ra.&
Not many days later, stood beside an open
grave and saw coffin lowered into the tomb.
The words Earth to earth--dnst TO husband
the soul TO the God who gave itP' fell from the
lips OF the gray halred parson moufntuIly, ana
it sank solemnly into the hearts Of the gathered
friends lasss.sl-tc
was perhaps. the only person present who
knew the life trials, the dark and terrible mys-
tery that had surrounded the once beautiful and
accomplished Amy Roberts And that life
history Of wrong and suffering; of crime and
desertion, had been entrusted to me when her
breath came short; when her body was racked
with pain, or frame conyulsed with the hollow
cough. All who Witnessed her last moments.
and saw with what triumph she burst the bands
of death, could DO longer doubt that there was
q truth and sitalityin Religion which the world
can never give or take away. &
Laura has found home where she ia loved
and nurtured /: She has been welcomed TO their
hearts as treasure whose price is untold. And
she will repay her benefactors with daughters
love and confidence. as5s stad
This is no idld tale-and should 1t cause an
erring creature TO pause before too late, and go
with the swise for wisdom, aud to the strong for
strength then will she have not died in vain.
but look down from her starry home on high.
rejoicing that blessing has come through her
suffering. t1t ssisl
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