Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-01-04
tsvsry limb from the hs.ehils&hicR had faIlsn

Qnly year petpre ~ FBAtck h.fhSl NY ocv.nS
the wife Of Arthur Hope; yseS " which [
had been concentrated fnfel shappiness.!
diStafbed Only by the 9wAayward fnnciesf
that shsihadi atJtiass ccpjused uprto maF3
her own quiet. Mr.. Hope had become ac- |
,quainted with her only 4 lev months Pc
fore their marriage, during season oi
much suffeSing, when she saw hsr fortune
wrested from her by distant fslatises,i and !
herself and little uephsss left iniahsolnte
Then IL The midst of hsF anguish came
ArtlnF Hepe, and before she had recovered
from the PAihfui, dfeAtn lIs etass' q lsei-
ing which succeeds Aeute safferipgs che
found, herself. his Bife.ss 1slIiM ia I'd
There followed long weeks Of happiness.
Tor Margaret truly loved her husband, and
his manner 10 her, though always quiet.
was full of Iaffeetionate ilitefest:S Atiengthi
4 sort, of shadow s.creptl between thems
which Threatened wholly TO blot out their
sunshine. Margaret was sexacting and
| Jealous, though she made no complaints.
MFR. Hone never knew what was passing
An her mind, but he 'fsitsat times that a
change had come over bothg and strove In
vain to assign y, cause for the ,alte eration.-
| Margaret was morbioly sensitive in regard
4 to pecuniary affairs, and her pride suffered
intolerably at the thought OF the obiiga-
tons under whiehlMr Hope. had placed
her, for every debt of her mothers had
been paid out of his own fortune! the
! slightest GOODNESS in liIs manner caused her
pain, and as his was sensitive, Funcom-
1 municative nature she found dsaitbonsand
trifies over which TO make herselfwretched
for days. A single suspicion of her iieel-
iEes would have led to an explanation on
Mr. Hopes part, but he never dreamed OF
her sufferngs, and so thea shadows dark
eped aperceptibly around them. ea5ii 5aA y
A few weeks more MDrgaret had become
"a mother, and I'M the engrossing cares OF
maternity, she forgot. for little lime, the
thousand fancied annoyances which had
I caused her SO much pain. But now a
!. sadden reality was given to her doubts
MIR. Hope had married her for pity while
his heart was anothsr's. The thoughtless
gossip of Mrs. Chiffon. silly, frivolous
woman, had destroyed the happiness oi
!, that wayward, but high-minded girl. and
there was no power to remedy the evil.
There Margaret sat in the solitude ol
her chamber. almost maddened by the nae
of Jealous bitterness which deselated hei
n soul. All Wab eXptdtifco nv" - ~ =, ,
2 coldiess, his sad. gentle manner; ne d.d
not love her, she was an alien from : ms
heart, burden in his home. Her mrs.
impulse was to leave the house forever, =
seemed impossible for her to remain IAN there
another hour, to meet again as her has
8 5and the man who had made her his wife
, only from feelings of commiseratiofi. r
The crying of her child rouaed her from
? those narrowing reflections, and she. wen
into the inner apartment where 1t hay. Sh'
took up The infant and returned 10 the sit
! ting room, hushing it to rest again wltt
her soothing voice. While the babe slum
i befed upon her knee, the little boy 'stol'
e into the chamber, and crept TO her sid
with the con6ding air which her gentle
ness had made habitual with him.
!. You must be quiet, she, said, when h
:, beganst to talk, Il cannot hear yon now
= Tile child locked wonderingly in he
face, and then stole away into 4 corner o
u the room ntimidated by that strange Sc
o verify Margaret was not even aware tina
+ she had spoken to him, and sat engrosse'
/ BY her painful thoughts. q ''.'1l'. ~ ~
Is At length her husbands step sounde'
IT upon the stair, chilling her very heart a
'e she listened. eti 9rF 2it.Hoiso3 si-t
G .All in the dark, Margaret he SAT-
opening the door; shall ring for lights?
'e If you choose she replied, coldIy.
When the lamps were brought, b
l. stopped for moment over the, child, the
'. seated himself at a table to read som
Q. letters. G. 'ss,8 r ,.tp 1sfao-1 , = --ias
He does not even notice that 1 am sui
e. fering,' thought Margaret, and her l'eaI
y grew hard. ,ss. .-.iis = h
~ A sudden exclamation from her hut
te band caused her to turn toward him.
When he caught her eye, he strove 10 az
g pear calm, but she had distinctly hear
j! the suhothered expression of pain, and 81
D. his features working with agitation sBs
III she made no remark, and Mr.. Hope 81
st leaning his head upon his hand IN dee
70 thought. ihry
g When tbe.beli rang for dinner, he roi
II and turned towafdfher. s"lsH 2,
to That. WAS the bell, think? $50 $50 Z = .
le L am not going down to dinner 81
replied a8aFiiT sfsrs.ls
re Are you ill?' lie asked. anxiously.
Z There is nothirg the matter, but l
Iy not wish any dinner ,sss I, :
q He urged her for several moments, 'ar
We then left the room. When he returned
Twas dressed 20 60 ont.
w Il may mol be'in till late, Margaret
ur said, do not situp for me. Good-pig
Id dear asH,'-aaN = -G
2 s Heokissed. the child, and would lha
it pressed his lips 10 hers, but she resolute
turned away her head, /, He regarded Il
ho for 'n1onieht viii surprised, paIned loo
.ss and went away. q She Heard tie hall 90
nd close hehind i'm, and FOR the FIRST til
am gave way 70 a burst Of tears. . - -.
= aMaIhmaP exclaimed fbe boy
Ar. .Are you here stiil?' she said. Go
lag - - Il. SlffE ,TFYf us.f@ l1st4N asat -
be ped AZ once, t,of,at sll nfd al! =, ..,a.
,ad 1sH s@';H Has willie been naught, 2 he pIeade
- .bs i. very sGrry "a rs, q issqs ! i
say liNo. NO; geOd-pight-Gods bless y
AZ? boy. .1ois eds j. fianS sai ysaigub lrsi
zee She rane the bellaand gave both ci