Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-01-04
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hut Iierssya6ellsapopa aama !. Hiss I
Melville,s and ishp gesd the. sa'
IL seems that your Pari5f' '',ep.a, |.
George Anderson, is to mAfff ||4k elQ Y
dame, yaliK Melville 50 goes ~ FPltd:
They isayzyoaa merriede 10 iaif1uf Her-is
kslelretprning thex cempiiweniz II
sThs sheet fell FROM hsE hs4e 'sas4'
The cause of Mr.. Hopes agitation .s IiaQI l
left the house in order 70 conceAI spl-s K
"a What right had heItomhEy ~ she
le1claimsd, indignaRily,A tNhep N te
revenge binsslf yppn sslles slIl''
blow hen 4I,S husband 2hteied q YER
] late III he er1ninn she aeapt i for |
The addfess<d her and she retnFned1iio an
/ aver. !, But all, night long sfe Icy BsteningI
! to his irregular breathing, and many times
4 caught low sigh, which proved that he
was wakeful as herself. el'os'@-'
BIZ The neatt morning Mr. Hope rose earlyss
land when Margaret woke from the uneasy
[slumber into which, she had fallen after
I daybreak, be was standing by the bedside
4 ID travelling dress.
II am obliged TO leave atown for a few
y, y,.' aaS L,aw uoth;ng of. il until last
s.,
ssrha, l.t,ar va. the cause of this sudden
as ~ az II. and
her grief gave way to'a sort Of stony in7
.Ts ION a.. 1.,,J oo;n. Il tonceI will not rise,
eba s.;d coldIy md when he kissed her,
"a = vii ker I;ns rseSfIurneei no kindly press
nre NJ Hone nsdsad sat the door and
hooked bsck--he seemed about to speak.
then checking himself, regarded his. vile
fixedly for an instant. and with sorrow-
full gesture passed out of the room. d
f All that day Margaret was alone, and In
: state of excitement which was nttie less
Y than insanity. She was convinced ~; ina. ners
husband had loyea MISS weiy'psrenp VIC,
In momsnt1 o. anSel. n nay lus.t.e,.
another. ne ws,ss na.,s;I,D = =, AZ rs,a,st,s
1 had always weighed hsaviiy oh Va =
, soul could no longer De Dorne.
: There WAS only one Ihihg ", % Iuone
9 she must go away ioieyer. ohe Moq
8 not remain main, under tne fo9t Wnsn
9 never again De nome 70 he[. A Hel
= husband oe happy II ne eouiu' ip auu ,,' e,le
q felt bitter satisiact'on 40 hers "@'uoso
lation.l ,g1gI2.ss gis 10 s9ai@ sd. ~
u She had ln her poss1ssssiNon ss ~, t,iS ~
dred dollars reazeo IRON Ili1 .,'l,e
r yaiuaoies, wnicn MI. Ilope. nau ,.' n.',;.,I1
upon her retainlnS as ny. 'saS 49,
pittanee wouid serve, az .,s 81 ~.
. itseif weu'u % 'noie - s.ss
y luxurious nome. .r k.i,A
y On the evening OF That terfiole Gay
. Margaret Hope stole out irom .ne sheioel y.
: of her husband g root, anu WIN lnose wv
o helpless children went forth INTO the "'as
world. .1sti'R *ta - @'ii3ss
. Three days aftes y Mr.. Hnpe,Teturneo
II home and found the place desolate. III
. could obtain no clue to his wife's depart
, ure-the only trace Of her was note upoI
his dressing table. 2ss 70 Sni'isGo sAi y
I. iIsbaye left YOUR house forever; hence
i forth we must be as dead to one another
: Do not search for me, it would be in vain
Be happy in your own wav, and forge
even the existence of MARGARET.'
'e He sank into seat Completely unnian
!. ned bv blow so unexpected and terrible
,f Beside Margaret's rotellay folded pape
a. which he opened eagerly+-itywas the lette
at that contained the allusion To Miss Mel
n ville's former engagement with himself.
A perception Of the truth dawned upol
a him; that letter. or some exaggerated ant
as untruthfiil account, had been the cause o
Margaret's leaving his house.nuoY hog
id How much tunhappiness false, Prtfu
?, woman had wrought for him. lie hat
!. met Miss Melville several years before
20 while he was very young man, and 'ha'
IN been fascinated by her beauty and manner
,e She was bold, unacrupulousswOman, VIII
! had passed beyond her girlhood, and jha'
g Lleft there everv relic of youth or senthu
1T siasm. Cold and .desi gning. she deter
: mined from the first to secure so rich
q prize as Mr., Hope, and she nearly sue
ceeded. Fortunately for him, circum
- is,ances disclosed her tTeachery before b
T, had zone too far to retreat, aud he left he
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