Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-10-16

matter to him in the morning at our break |
fast, and laughed at it; but he grew much |
agitated and telling me to pay no attention |
| to such things, "as he sometimes talked nom
sense, he knew, NJ his sleep," he rose and |
went away leaving his meal unfinished, in
deed, scarcely touched. ana sure he does |
not know how often he speaks in his sleep,
for never mentioned the subject again
| though my rest is destroyed by it
And then his fits of sadness at ordinary mo
ments Hannah Hannah Hannahi there
is some mystery-some terrible mystery an
der it! Yes" continued the young wife.
The is so good-so-kind, so dutful to God
and man /? He hasstoo much tenderness and
feeling to harm a fly Hannah, what am
to think OF do for Tam wretehed at the pres
sent. 50
1t was long ere the old dame replied to
this question ShT mused greatly on what
had been told her, and in. the end said to
Catherine; ''My poor child, cannot believe
that William is guilty of what these circum-
stances lay seemly at his door. But ie the
worst be true, it is better for you to know it
than to be in this killing suspense forever
Go and gain his confidence Catherine tell
him all that has come to your ear, and say
you do so by advice, Hannah continued to
use persuasions of the same kind for some
: time longer, and Catherine firmly resolved to
! follow the counsel given to her.
, On the following day Catherine once more
; presented herself at the abode of Hannah.
and as soon as she Lad entered, exclaimed;
Dear mother, Ihaye told him all The will be
here soon to explain everything to Us bothln
The old Wapan Id not Exactly compre-
r hend this - 1nst,s said shs, given
an exps lMseg NJ yea r
$ No; Sl5a;M Catherine but Oh. .she
is not Iss. g, I'D zzsssss, . aa;i
:. time s.p. !. ing ssEassls Han Han,
r nan NAH anon onsh tx me MS vou rsn, lonr
" before. have been unfortunate, not guilty.
IS Go to kind Hannah's and | will soon follow
)" you, and set your mind at ease-so far as II
OF can be done Had known how much yor
have been suffering, would have done this
ID long before These his words, Fl annah
ae Oh, he may be unfortunate but not guilty
Hannah and Catherine said but little t
e. each other until the husband of the latte
came to the cottage. William sat dow
en- gravely BY the side of his wife, and afte
kindly inquiring for the old woman, at one
id commenced to tell his story. "The reason
of the nhappyexclamations in nv sleep, sal
ot of he, (which have weighed so much upo
my mind, dear Catherine, may be very 500
il told They arose from circumstances whic
has much embittered my own peace, bl
as which, hope, is to be regarded as sad ca
zee lamity rather than a crime When | entere
the army, which did at the age of nineteer
IL the recruiting party to which [ attached m
ad, self was sent to Scotland, where we remain
ed but few month"; and being ordere
an again to England in order to be transportt
efs to the continent: One happy morning as Y
est were passing ont Of town where we had re
ted on our march southwark, my companion
les. and | chanced to see girl, apparently abo
zen fifteen years of age, washing clothes In a tn
, of Being the most ightrhearted among the ligt
end hearted / took up large stone with the
, at tention of splashing the water against I
ui- girl. She stopped hastily, and shocking
, of tell, when threw the stone it struck her
the head, and she fell to the ground, with
id fear her skull fractured. Stupefed at wha
blu. had done, I stood gazing on the stream
And blood rushing from my poor victims hes
1eir when my companions observing that no c
9 to had seen US, for it was early in the mornlr
bar hurried me off We were not pursued, a
was we were in a few weeks on the continent;
the image of that bleeding girl followed
you every where; since | came home, have n
eing er dared to inquire the result, lest susplc
lus- should be excited, and L should suffer
re is murder! For fear, from the dreadful n
ind ture of the blow, that the death OF that p'
o. creature lies at my door,
as While Hutton was relating this story,
se." had turnei his eyes to the window, but "
and was his establishment, as he was concludi
this to hear OH Hannah cry aloud: Thank G'
e he while his wife broke out into hyster
eaks passion of tears and smiles, and threw her
wing into his arms
Is "My dear husband" cried she, as soor
AS her voice found utterance, that town
bur- Morpeth p
/ she at was" said he.
Dear William" the wife then cried
t her am that girl"
r the ~You. Catherine" cried the amazed
rfect- enraptured husband, as be pressed her to
him breast"
of it Yes said old Hannah, from whose
lie af tears of JOY were fast dropping; 1.-THE
whom you unfortunately struck was she
their is now the wife of your bosom; but your
l.l -~.-o,6od hlou-