Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-11
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love Alas knew not the wide dark gnl
that yawned between us.
"Your father remained only short time
for the boat was 10 sail IN two hours, and the
Captain could not tary. He had returned,
and sought inc out, 10 learn of my circum-
stances and surroundings, for, said he 4 am
rich now Mary, and can mako o good home
for YOU TO which laughingly replied that
Lewis had the advantage, having provided
one .tyst-which words, unfortunately, Lewis
arrived in time TO hear, and, fired with ieal-
ousy, and greatly enraged, he left me for an
other shelter that night while your father de-
parted for sea- on three years voyage. Well,
watched until the grey dawn Of morning
came; my babe (for had a little girl, two
years old sweetly slumbered upon my breast,
unconscious Of the deep and wild forebodhg
that filed my heart The sun had just begun
to peep from behind the eastern hills, and I
still sat by the window, looking anxiously out
At last, ! saw the form of Lewis approaching;
knew too well by his downcast eyes that
something had belallen him; yet my heart
bounded with Joy at seeing him still alive, and
exclaimed to my sleeping child: "Minnie's
papas come" Excess ofjoy seemed mevita-
bly to be followed by grief or at least, so IL
seemed with me; for as my husband entered
the door, and ran to meet him, he harshly
exclaimed:
"Begone, vile womanl touch me mott"
"0h, these words For moments my ton
que was powerless AT length asked
What do you mean, Lewis2 Are you
crazedY'
"Am crazed Wonld to God | we're
and blind, too deaf ere had lived to see the
wife Of my bosom receiving the caresses of
another
"Speak |" said !, "and tell me what you
mean p
"yile, deceitiul woman | am rich and
can make home for you now Mary (repeat-
ing the words of your father y Ask the vii
lain you entertained last evening in my alb
sence and then ask me what ] mean r.
Lewis / said, "it was my brother whom
we thought was dead
MARY" he exclaimed while his eyes seem
ed starting from their sockets, leave me- or
by the heaven above us, ] seal forever the lips
that dare breathe so foul lie to mep
Startled by the wild frenzy / did as he
babe me, and saved him | fully believe from
being a madman | w,ote him note endea-
voring to convince him ofmy innocence; but
all in vain And saw what must inevitably
take place--a separation OH the agony of
that moment
at was not many days ere | saw in the vii
lage papers the determination of Lewis to be
divorced; and | was to be forever cast from
him, and, before the world, made ont a vile,
wicked woman. II was useless for me to re-
bel against the uniustness of his proceeding !;
for he was universally loved and respected
while | was without kin or means, and the
world believing me an unloyal wife Your faith
er, too, was far at sea therefore | had only
to turn my thoughts to my child, and live for
that
'rhe young lady (my enemy was the prin-
cipal witness against me, and | shudder at the
false oath she took, which made me an out
cast from society (for every one Stunned me- }
Others, too testified to seeing a gentleman
enter my house on the evening in question,
etc Enough, Media, that | was before the
court, pronounced unworthy the name of wife /;
and the tie that once bound me to one dearly
loved was severed forever and we were hence
forth to be rs strangers My child, however,
was some solace to me; but alas he took
that from me-robbed me of all that bound
me to EARTH left me to stem misfortunes tide
alone-yes, all alone. Oh, the bitterness of
the hourl Her screams, | hear them now, as
when he unclapsed her twining arms from
about my neck, | for the last time beheld the
form of my angel babe Where is the Justice
in such law2 OF all my sufferings, that
alone mdddeRS me
"A few months passed, and Lewis sought
| another; and prayed for her to be TO him
what i had been; for it was my enemy thai he
had chosen for the mother of my child But
Heaven to be paised ere one year rolled away,
Ely gentle dove folded hands upon her pure
breast, and passed from earth into our Heaven
| ly Partners arms who folds her up to His
bosom, waiting for me TO come there and Join
her for He presides where Justice reigns,
and there I'll have my angel missive."
"Your father returned from sea after three
long years, and have founda home with him.
Lewis left the country Had he not, fear
your father-but no, / will not say. All is
passed and gone why recall itY Years, long
weary ones, have come and gone since beheld
the face of him. loved and still love; and when
! shall have gone to my long home-the hea.
ven of rest for weary souls--the cold, selfish
world will pass my silent resting place, and
tauntingly say Here lies the dicorce nor
think to say-'one who truly suffered
wrong
My lips were moist when Aunt Mary ceased
speaking; for / no longer wondered why she
was sad DO you, reader
Ay, down in the innermost depths of many
q soul are crouched hopes and withered Joys
and as tears come rolling up from affections
fountain deep we hear them exelaim, in tones
of despair;
"Oh had he loved as ! loved, he could not
have believed me faithlessl