Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18
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Il Story Of Life as 1T Is.
This New Story, BY tho popu' lar author Of Mag
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wh;cb canIrrrrM tho viilayus OF Eciieville and
Bucktown, lying in tho YVES tern part vf til.
of New Y'rk. The moon was at the full, and the
LITTLE river, stretching pacidiy from shore to shore
glistencd ike FURNISHED silve und.r its broad
blaze, and reelected the blue with its count
less gittering orbs, and the giant trees and peace
full cottages which skirtel either shore.
"TOo tair q night for so foil deed J" sho re-
ed as with rapid strides she still pur sued her
way.
No sound broke the Stiffness Of nights quiet
reign, save her own unearthy voice, aud the music.
al ripping Of tho lmpd water as it gushed to
waste through the sluices of the old mil-dam, and
went tinklny on its way to mngle again wit b its
source, the soft South wind which eeemed to whis-
per to the leaves as it kissed them, the mnuruful
melody of the wlp p or-~ill and the monotonous
hum .,r Of ins.o'.iif ;:,.
LOO la', n,ent .or ~ ioui aeeu sue r.
800 - Wv hs,Ilnno cow. sba ,ion Z th. haskat
~"an w.. rrnnnJ ln.I, sd - snd rsm.v;na
first the ever and then a white ns pkin. SLOWED
,ha ,nnni ,bt m shin. uno, m, f.atnr.c Of .laen
inc hab. Nr' w
No ,nust M, Iva. an vct how eao kill him -,
.h. ox,i;m.d in n ,nne b,rjorin, nm FANNY xsf
ho wcr. a mn now or even n ,r,w,ng how VIVA
womb strnrgI,, for life md Gyht m. hack and
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srsn il w,1, .,n. q, h,r babe m,,ht do If I'M,
bow %, 7 bnrItn nv souI with lis hIoods"
An oroI mil. cJrnt over ths it'll. s,nless face
as shs ~ mon II as thou1h T., toucb her ba,ter
natnre. while remorss was busy with her heart bul
nmctI, ,hrnw;na shs nank;n ,,v,r ,ha iI ~. FAM
Sh. EXCLAIMED as sh passed the coy,r over the has.
ket
arr Io,k Mt him anv lonper I shall IN wild -
NV heart nend, for him aud nature. like skill
fni advocate rries to talk me from nv fell design
notent than either ~
A. she smoke the discoriant scre,ch of nm owl
upon a tree hard bv grated upon her ears and At
the same MON ant tho dismal howl Of a dog avcke
the echoes around.
'"e T fT arc hs month nisces Of D.stinv !" CON-
tinucd the woman with a chastiy smile, "their
answer is an affirmative one, and Destiny. not .
must take the blame :"
And cutching the basket with nervous grasp,
sbe urain
..w;th .t.,,,bv mao. tow,rd bcr 4 oon
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1t was indeed too fair night for the commission
Of such a. F.! cnlid murder! The mos heartiess
of all murders Who Can contemplate it without
thrill OF horrorI W. are assured that the hui
man heart is dece'ifu dboce aA things, and desper-
ately wicked" Corrupt human nature Is more
terrible than brute mature but In what part OF The
most frightfully depIaved and reckless heart docs
the black venom exist which SO obscures the Divine
iSHI thos "ioueAeu 10 6iloWcu
to lay her rcd right hand upon tho life OF harm
less sleeping oaoe "a being so helpless, SO pure,
and SO u that SIN itself sh0u'a stana appalled,
in its Sence and shudder 1t the idea Of polluting
it with q touch
Murder sleeping infant w hat diaboiicaI In
fuence could have been at work IN the heart of
tnat wretchou woman Nouiu IL nave pesn tnat 10
save her worldly reputation, she was willing to
take upon her soul loat OF guilt which would
bear her dowr, down ,. Down, in the uniathomab'e
abyss of woe throughout the count IS ages of eter
nifty? Or, di dshe undertake. the task for the sake
OF worldly gain! Or was she fettered by tn gives
IF SIM and forced INTO the commission Of the act to
save her miserable person from the strong arm Of
tie law7
Sha reached the bridge at last, and passing from
the bright moonlight under its gloomy portal, she
kept on her way till she had gained the middle,
when she brought up at one OF tho many openings
made at intervals throu"hout the length Of the
structure for the purpose of admitting light, and
placing the basket at her feet she gazcd out upon
The sh mmering water. Long did she stand thus.
Her better nature MAS evidently AGAIN battling
stoutly against guilt for she writhed in agony, and
an udible groan ever and anon escaped her US she
turned the fearful subject over in her mind
"To drop him in the cold, dark, treacherous
WATER" she murmurvd, ''and carry away with me
the Contracting reflection that b, is lying stiff
and stark at the bottom, when ought rather to
protect him from danger-to be willing to luse my
life in his defense! Oh, why, why has Fate fore d
this alternative upon me! Twill not do it " she
exclaimed, with sudden energy come, baby,
will take you back, though Fa,e itself stand to
oppose me J"
She took up the basket, ald started to retrace
her steps. For about thirty yards she had walked
with firm and reeOlute tread, and then her action