Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-09-16

possession Of my soul 1t haunted my.
night dreams, and day BY day gained
strength upon me, till my whole life aud
being seemed centred IN that one wild
desire. We had many subsequent con-
yersations on the subject and BY every
methed and entreaty stroyc to gain my
object, but all to no purpose; he who
was gentle and yielding in aught else,
was firm and unbending this One day
! sought my husband with the firm re-
solve to gain my point even though his
priceless love should be the sacrifice
There was a thoughtful, serious look
resting on his face as / entered his pre-
.seiice Which | had never seen there be-
fore Could it be the fearful foroboding
of the darkwinged evil near | seated
myself on low couch by his side, and
with all the earnestness Of my nature
plead my cause. I had expected reason
ing and rcproaches, but none fell upon
my listening ear; | looked into the
searching eyes bent over me, and read
in their calm, unimpassioned gaze, an
answer to my pleading. 1 was madden
ed. wild / threw the e;rcl;no arms from
me and stood upSbafore him a III tbe
pride and dignity of my womanhood 81
Oh, in that hour Of passion and blind
ness + forgot nv woman's mission nv
wifelF duty. all all save hat one wild
longing which held captiye NV soul =
Bitter words werc IN n,v tano,,a wor,ls
which echoed through NV sonl dentbs
long wears Afterwards Of 4 home and
life Far away where no tvrant husband
should bend nv win 70 his. Az turn.
Cd to leave bis presence nv husband cast
upon me such i look Of m;nolod n;tv and
tenderness a look which hauntod mo
throuoh ali The worry 'voars of -our j..
trance mont ana so,,a,,s ! ~
That nigbt I Tx nv busband,s s;ao
when / tbopcbt 10 ,sos sisen;na s M
hastily prepared for aiaht saIacf;ns 80 :
few aTticles from y ! ,vo,,lro,es toat,a ~ :
with 4 few e,,,ontoas 20 nas, bon,.s III.
lingers souoht tbe door [nob ,sban !.
strange nnaceo,,ntal,le ;,,,,,,,s, aa,,s,S !,
mo Is tnrn and eave onee p,aro e ,'t ~
face which had been 80 dear 70 mo /
few faint hean3s ~ tbar;s;ng NOON str,e
elcd IN tbroneb tbe balfclosad, sba,to,ss
falling on the brown locks with din
rlorv An anxieas tronbled exn,ess;an
e rested on tho nale feat,,res ftbe olden
look Of Yesterday his slumber seemcd
restless and disturbed
thought / heard INV n, M, mi, RIM ,,rod
IN his dreams and bens.I;ng low / cangls
the words 40 Isahelle como basL g
me y q how those nlead;ng tomas
pierced NV very sonl and well.n;gl nm.
bent nv purpose hut The svren f;, ray &c
fame was beckonino mo IN IN and
needing not the voice Of love ana dntv
my feet pressed the stairway The door
Of our little parlor stood aiay and Tcauld
not resist the imnulse once moro y stand
within its hallowed retreat. I naussd !
moment bv the low easement where 7
had sat SO many lrorrs. tbc vines scanned
never to have twinod SO oracefn,Iv or
the june roses to hive Ilossomed =
sweesly there before. Tn ono corner
nv guitar. with its silhen strinos nec-
Iected and unstrunp, and there 81 / LETT
it, with the music book omen a. b;s a..
yorite song. stood nv piano silent and
still while the blue ewes of ~ lost Ar
ling looked renroacbfollv from tte wall
Casting one long lingering look on eaeb
familiar thing. nv feet crossed & the fires.
hold and trod the ,O;nd;no natb nav u
the little mound between he willows
/ plueked one white rose from III bal.
lowed spot. and went forth inta Tho cbeer-
I less night Mornine foun5 M # raj : al
way station. bound not z l,now;no whittier
or where. I had seen nm adyer s
in the daily naners of 4 colcbratod NM
AZ teacher resid;no 4, LARGO town ol TO-
one hundred miles distant snJ tl'itl,oy /
resolved % direct nv ,Sanaer;ns 60
ION on the IRON stoeJ born,leSd oso.,,
mr. fr,iey rom 4 - ~
Of kindred and home st,aree ~ o ,'s
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