Litchfield enquirer., 1864-04-21
WHOLE NO. 2OS1
question. She unused deeply on what had
 been told to her, and in the end said to Cathe.

been told to her, and ia the end said to Cathe- rine: - . '--=, ,-A.-7's ''s,''-- -'s --'.-'--
 Ny poor child, Icaunot believe taat Viii liam is guilty of what these circumstances lay seemingly to his door. Bu. if the worse Ss true, i. is better for you to know it than to bs in this killing suspense forever. to and gain his confidence, Catherine tell him all tiat has come to your esr, and say that you do so bl my advics.' . sf '.s' ! 1 fa>" ST
 Hannah continued to use persuasions of tho same kind for some time longer and at leaRth sent Catherine home, firmly resolved to follow the counsel given her. s---.s- --s = !.
 On the following day Catherine once more presented bcrsolf at the abode of Hannah, and, as soon as she entered, exclaimed .....
 Dear mother, have told him alll He wiR be here soon to explain everything to us both 1 The old woman did not exactly comprehend this. Has he not said she, given an sxplan- ation, then, to yous' >' ''
 No, Hannah, said Catherine; but, oh hs is not gully. When l had spoken to him as you desired me, he was silent for long time. and he then took me in bis arms, Hannah, and kissed me, saving, My darling Catherine. I ought to have con6ded in you long before. | have been unfortunate. but not guilty, 60 to blind Hannah's s, and will soon follow you, and set your mind at ease, as far as it can be done. Had knoWn h9w much yon have been suasr- ing, would have done this long befoce.'--. These were his words, Hannah. sOh, he may be unfortunate, putt :t nOt gsiltyt
 Hannah and Catherine said little more to each other Ynsil the husband of the latter came to the cottage. William sat deva gravsly by tho side of his wife, and commenced to tell his story.
 The reasons of the unhappy exclauasious in sleep, said he, which have weighed 50 much upon your mind my dear Catherine, may be very soon told. They arose from circum. stance which has much embittered my avn peace, but which, hope, is to be regarded as sud calamity rather t!h.an crime, When entered the army, which I did at the age of nineteen, the recruiting party to which attach, ed myself was sent to Scotland, where wa re- mained for few months being ordered again to England, in order to be transported to the Continent. One unhappy morning, as we were passing out of town where we had rested on our march southvards, my companion and I chanced to see g girl, apparently about fifteen years of age washing clothes in tub. Being then the most light-hearted among the light. hearted. l took up large stone with the iutsn ton of splashing the water against the girl. She stopped hastily, and, shocking to tell, when I throw the stone 1t struck her on the head, and she fell to the ground, with. fear, her 'kul| M lfFa!ssaeed. f !' stupe6ed by what had done, l stood gazing on the stream of blood rushing from my poor victims head, when my companion, observing that no one bad seen us flor it was then early in the morning,) hurried me of. We were not parsued, and were in few weeks on the Continent; but the iu,are of that bleeding girl followed me everywhere and since came home, have never dared to en- quiEre into the result, lest suspicion should be excited, and should suffer for murderl For fear from the dreadful nature of that blow. that death of that poor creature lies at my doorl'
 While Hutton was relating his story, he had turned bis eyes to the window; but what was his ''toni'hment, as he was concluding, to hear old Hannah cry aloud, Thank God r while his wife burst into hysterical passion of tears and smiles, and threw herself iato his arms.
 My dear husband cried she as soon as her voice found utterance, that town was Nor. peth.'
 It was said he.
 Dear William.' the wife then cried, T ana the girl.'
 You, Catherinel' cried the amazed and en- raptured husband, as he pressed her to his breast.
 Yes said old Hannah, from whose eyes tears of joy were fast dropping, tho girl whom you unfortunately struck is now the wife of your bosom but your fears have magnined the blow. Catherine was found by myself soon sf. ter the accidest, and though she lost little blood, and was stunned for time, she soon got around again. Praised be to Heaven for bringing about this blessed explanationi' Amen, cried Catherine and her husband
 Peace and happiness, as much as usually falls to the happiest mortals, were the lot of Cathe. rine and her husband from this time forward their great source of inquietuds being thus taken away The wife even loved her husband the more, from the discovery that the circum- stances which had caused her distress were but proof of the extreme tenderness of heart and conscience, and William was attached the more strongly to Catherine, after finding her to be the person whom he had unwittingly inj jured. A neW tie, as it were, had been formed between them. stsasnge as this history may appear, s is true, TIE death of William, D. Ticknor of the firm of Ticknor < Fields, was caused bv eon.. gestion of the lungs. The Danscrspt says ;--