The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-01
each moment was like red hot dagger

mon possessed me; think must have
been mad when vowed terrible revenge.
'Twere better, reasoned, that he should
die while yet there existed in his heart .
spark of love for me, than to see him little
by little drawn away by the syren, till per.
haps I should be utterly deserted, and left
with all my blind love eating away my heart
strings like consuming FIRE.
cat my request we left the opera at an
early hour, and with, a terrible purpose L
| entered my home. But what was that home
now to me The love that had frightened
| it was no longer mine. Some demon fur
| nished me with resolution to execute my
desperate purpose.
sit had been our custom sometimes to.
drink glass of sweet wine of an evening
when we were alone. drew the table to
the fire, and placed the decanter and glass
es. Then with trembling hands brought
deadly opiate, the nature of which well
knew. The first effect it produces was
deep sleep, which in few hours termina-
ted in the still sleep of death. filed the
glasses, and into one dr.. pped the drug.
All was done with rapidity. lest my resolu-
ton should fail me.
"When all was ready, paced up and
down the room, nursing the fires which
ragged within my bosom, by recounting to
myself the wrong which l had suffered.
pictured to myself my idolized husband ly-
| ing still and cold before me, and / fell into
passionate fit of weeping. Then I drew
another picture. saw him draw from me,
giving his love to another. thought of
all the agony had suffered that nj ght, and
imagined how much deeper would be my
wrong if spared him. At that moment
heard his night key in the latch, and he
soon entered the room. I stood in the re-
cess of the window. where he did not at
once observe me- The wine 6rst attracted
his attention-the fatal glass I saw him
lift it to his lips, drain its contents, and
fell fainting to the floor.
81 knew no more for several hours
When rallied was lying upon the sofa:
the lamp was burning dimly, an easy chair
was wheeled to my side, and in it I saw the
form of my husband. sprang quickly
up. The drug was doing its work. He
was in heavy slumber, and already his
breath came thicker and shorter, and his
pulses beat family.
"My anger had passed away, all the wor-
shipping love which l had cherished to-
wards my husband came rushing back up
on my heart. 1 cbafed his hands, l kissed
his lips, strove to rouse him, but all in
vain. A gain paced up and down the floor,
but on what different emotions possessed
me now.
"a little folded paper, which had not
before noticed and lying upon the table,
caught my eye. Scarcely knowing or ar
ing what did, I took it up and opened it.
I saw it was IN the handwriting of my hus-
band, and I eagerly read its contents
Great God of Heaven what had done !?
It was note that Ernest had sent me, and
which did not arrive till after ! had gone
out. 1t ran as follows:
Excuse me, Aggy dear, from coming
home to tea. Ny sister of whom spoke
to you this morning. has come home and
sent for me to come to her. IF she is not
too weary, will take you both to the ope-
ra this evening. and will call for you at eight.
Your loving HUSBAND"
s'Now for the first time, remembered
that he had told me in the morning that an
only sister of his, who had been absent sew
eral years, was expected home that day
His parents resided in another part of the
city. .'He would call for me at eight" I
had gone out earlier, and probably, by some
carelessness of the carrier, the note had
not arrived before the time. I afterwards
learned that he did call for me, and being
told that I had gone to the opera with some
friends, and probably had not received his
note, he proceeded to that place with his SIS
ter. hoping to find me there.
"a wild hope that he might yet be rous-
ed seized me, and sprang to his side
But alas too late He had ceased to
breathe.
ooh heaven of heavens what evil
had my blind passionate temper: wrought
me and mine. Again became insensible.
Il opened my eyes. Loving. tear-stain-
ed faces bent over me. A soft hand was
gently stroking my temples, and l 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 are the greatest suffer
er of US all.''
81 was told that was found in the NOR
ming by the servant, living upon the floor
3 insensible, and my husband reclining in the
t chair. dead
sit seemed that suspicion had not rested
upon myself. The coroner was called and
: his verdict, "Died by the visitation of God =
Heaven only knows how loathed and
| hated myself. longed to confess the
; truth. but for the sake of others forebore
to reveal what would have brought upon
i the family deep disgrace and additional
) grief. A long illness followed. and my rea-
/ son reeled. | was carried back to my pa.
, rents. could not remain In the house
r which had been the scene of my sin and
/ punishment.
: "Years passed; grew no better. but
was still trembling upon the verge of in
! sanity, yet retained sufficient reason to dis
. tinctly remember my sorrow, and to under
, stand what was passing around me. What
was perhaps strange, was conscious of my
r mental condition