Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-10

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81" At my request, we left the opera at
an early hour-with terrible purpose, ]
entered my home. But what was that
home to me? The lover that had bright
ened it was. no longer mine. Some de,
mon furnished me with resolution to
execute my purpose.
6 Tt had been our custom sometimes to
drink a glass of sweet wine OF an evening
when VIC were alone. | drew the table
to the fire. with the decanter and glasses
upon it. Then with trembling hand
| brought deadly opiate, the nature Of
which / we'll knew. The first effect il
produced was deep sleep. which in q
few hours, terminated in he'still sleep oil
death Titled the glasses, and into one
dropped the drug. All was done with
rapidly, lest my resolution should fail
me.
When all was ready, paced up AM
down the room, nursing the fires that
ragged within my bosom, by recounting to
myself the wrongs ! had suffered. MIC
tured to myself my idolized husband still
and cold before me, and I fell intos a pas
sionate fit of weeping, Then drew an
other picture. / saw him drawn from
me, giving his love toanother. l thought
Of all the agony / had suffered that night
and imagined how much deeper would be
my wrong i'll spared him At that mo
ment heard the night key in the latch
and he soon entered the room. | stood
in the recess of the window, where he did
not at first observe me, the wine first at
tracted attention, the fatal glass I saw
him lift it to his lips. drain its contents
and | fell fainting to the floor.
(" | knew no moro for several hours
when l rallied, / was lying upon the sofa
the lamp was burning dimly-an easy
chair was wheeled to my side, and in il
| saw the form of my husband. lsprane
quickly up. The drug was doing its
work. He was in heavy slumber, and
already his breath came thicker and
shorter, and his pulse beat but faintly.
" My anger had passed away, and all
the wild worshipping love which l had
cherished towards my husband came rush
ing back to NY heart. / chafed his hands
| kissed his lips, l strove to rouse him
but all in vain. Again | paced up and
down the floor, but oh! what different
emotions possessed me now.
:" A little folded paper, which / had nc
before noticed, and lying upon the table,
caught my eye. Scarcely knowing OF
caring what | did, | took it up and
opened it. | saw it was in the hand
writing of my husband, and eagerly
read its coatents. Great God of Heaven
What had done! 1t was a note thai
Ernest had sent me- and which did no.
arrive until after had gone out. 1t ran
as follows:
8. Excuse me. Aggy dear, from com
ing home TO tea. Ny sister, of whom
spoke to you this morning, has conc
home, and has sent for me to come to her
If she is not too weary, | will take you
both to the opera this evening, and l will
call for you at eight.
Your loving. HUSBAND
es1sEs5 tirssc; i 4-r,4rresss srrsia
thai be had Iodine in the morning that
an only sister Of his, who had been alb
sent several years, was expected home
that day. His parents resided in anosh-
or part Of the city. He will call for me
at eight. had gone out earlier, and
probably BY some carelcssness Of the car
rier, the note had not arrived before the
time. | afterwards learned that be did
call for me, and being told that | had
gone to the opera with some friends, and
probably had not received his note, he
proceeded to that place with his sister,
hoping to find me there.
A wild hope that he might vet be
reused seized me, and I sprang to his
side. But alas! too late He had ceased
to breathe. a
" Oh heaven of heavens what evil
had my blind, passionate temper wrought
me and mine, Again beeamesinsensible.
= opened my eyes. Loving, tear.
stained 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 save upon that
fatal night. She kissed me and gently
VIII sp red - :
/. Dear Aggy, you are the greatest suf
ferer of US ALL
4 was told that / was found in the
morning by the servant, lying upon the
floor insensible, and my husband reclining
in his chair dead.
/" 1t seemed that suspicion had not rest
ed upon myself. The coroner was called,
and his verdict, Died by the visitation
of God
" Heaven only knows how / longed to
confess the truth but for the sake of
others forebore to reveal what would
have brought upon the family disgrace
and additional grief. a long illness fol
lowed, and my reason reeIed. was car
rled back to my parents. / could not
remain in the house which had been the
scene OF my sin and punishment.
(" Years passed II grew no better, but
was still trembling upon the verge Of in
sanity, yet retaining sufficient reason to
distinctly remember my SORROW. and to
understand what was passing around me.
W hat'was perhaps strange, was uncon
selous OF my mental conditions. s~
:. :" cars passed, and my parents both
died. L was placed in the care ola I'm.
Gle, who was my only natural guardian.
From him had inherited the selfish pas.
sion which had been my ruin.
For time lived in his house. but
he found me too great trouble, and un-
der pretence.of solicitude for lny receive.
~, he placed me in an insane asylum. /
knew that it was only to get me out Of
his way, that he might have no hindrance
In possessing himself Of my large fortune.
But did sobject, felt that deserved
it all. zsa $500 -
Twelve years have / spent in this
treat. Every one has been extremely