Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-10

e contents, and | fell fainting to tht
, floor. -
4 knew no more for several hours
When | rallied ! vas lying upon the
sofa, the lamp was burning dimly-
an easy chair was wheeled to my
side, and in it | saw the form of my
husband. sprang up quickly
The drug was doing its work. He
was in heavy slumber, and already
bis breath came thicker and shorter,
and bis pulse beat but family.
MY anger had passed away, and
all that wild end worsbipping love /
had cherished toward my husband
came back upon my heart. / chafed
his hands. / kissed his lips, / strove
to rouse him, bat all in vain. Again
| paced up and down the apartment,
but oh! What different emotions pos
sessed me now.
"A little paper which I had not be-
fore noticed, lying upon the table,
caught my eye. Scarcely knowing
or caring what I did, ] took it up
and opened it. saw it was in the
handwriting of my husband and l
eagerly read its contents Great
God! what had l done! It was a
note which Ernest had sent me, and
it did not arrive till l had gone out
1t ran nearly as follows:
Excuse me, Aggy dear, r,from COM
ing home to tea. My sister, of
whom spoke to you this morning,
has just come home, and has Just
sent for ME to come to see her. If
she is not too weary | will take you
both to the opera this evening, and
will call for you at eight.
Your loving
HUSBAND
Now for the first time, | remem.
bered that he had told me in the
morning that an only sister of his,
who bad been absent for several years,
was expected home that day. His
parents resided in another part Of
the city. He would call for me at
eight bad gone out earlier, and
probably by some carelessness of the
carrier, the note had not arrived at
that time. ] afterwards learned that
he did call after me, and being told
that | was gone to the opera with
some friends, aud probably had not
received his note, be proceeded in
hopes of firding me there.
"A wild hope that he might yet
be reused seized me, and sprang
to his side. Bot alas too late-he
bad ceased to breathe!
'Oh, heaven Of heavens what haG
my blind passionate temper wrought
me and mine! Again l became in
sensible
Loving, tear-staiDed faces bent
over me. A soft hand was gently
stroking my temples, and | gazed
into the face of that gentle sister
whom had never seen except upon
that fatal night. She kissed me and
whispered
Dear Aggy, you are the greatest
sufferer Of US ALL
4 was told that | was found in the
morning by a servant, lying upon
the floor insensible, and my husband
reclining in his chair dead!
1t seemed that suspicion had nev-
or rested upon myself The coroner
MAS called, and bis verdict was, Died
by the visitation of God
Heaven only knows how loaihed
and hated myself.
i longed to confess the truth, but
for the sake of others forbore to re-
veal what would have brought upon
the family deep disgrace and addi-
tional grief A long illness followed
and / was taken back to my parents.
/ could not remaia 10 the house
which had been the scene Of my
great sin and my punishment.
years passed,but ] grew no better
but still trembling upon the verge of
insanity, yet trembling sufficient to
distinctly remember my sorrow, anG
to understand what was passing
around me. What was perhaps
strange ! vas conscious of my mental
condition.
Years passed, and my parents both
died. was placed in the care of my
uncle, who was myonly natural guar.
J:an E..x. !