Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-16
fancied could comprehend how such man
 might love her to the whole extent of his rough,

might love her to the whole extent of his rough coarse nature, confess was at loss to ac- count for true reciprocity, if indeed there was any such thing. That his ardent attachment to her might excite some kind of sympathy some emotion, akin to pity and perhaps grat- itude-I thought possible; but that there should exist any thing like true, mutual love, seemed as contrary to the laws of nature as for the dove to love the tiger. And Yet how many such incongruities we see paifed, if not mated-married by law if not in spirit The day made what I intended should be my last visit, found my fair patient sitting up in chair and crying as if her poor heart would break. She was all alone.
 This is very bad for you to be exciting your nervous system in this manner,' I said, ia a kindly reproving tone: Has any thing hap pened too serious for little calm philosophy to master?'
 'Oh doctor she exclaimed, l am poor. miserable, heart-broken woman alone and friendlessl
 'Oh, not quite 80 bad as that think an- swered, lightly. Where is your husband2'
 This was the first time I had ever spoken the word husband to her. and looked te see if she received it as a familiar, unauestioned fact. She shuddered and covered her eyes with her hands.
 Did you see in the paper this morning. she sobbed, the arrest of notorious burglar, called Patent Hammersm,h2 P
 Yes, l think, did see something of the kind' =.
 That man was none other than Ralph Weg. ner.'
 Good heavens, you amaze mer 1 cried Your husband a burglars'
 He is not my husband,' sobbed the poor woman.
 'No?'
 Sit down, doctor, and let me tell you painful story in few words and then, if you can give me any good advice and sympathy, l shall receive it with gratitude and if you scorn and cast me from you, shall 6ud was mis- taken in supposing you had heart
 l seated myself and becums all attention.
 was reared in affluence,' she resumed, and for seventeen years was the pride and joy of fond parents. At seventeen fell in love with a man some years elder than myself, whom l believed to be perfection itself. My father knew better and warned me against him. He finally forbade him the house. We correspond ed at,erward, met clandps,inely, and at eigh- teen eloped with him. We went as I sup posed to the house of clergyman and were married sand then Set off on wedding tour The man l had so wildly loved proved to be Q black-hearted villain, and soon robbed me of all my money and jewels. and then deserted me in strange city. He afterwards wrote me that the marriage was sham, and that he had deceived me in that manner in order to revenge himself on my father for his insults.
 A blank followed this awakening froup @ bright and glorious dream to a reality, too hor kl~ t<,, L~J l.. came insaus. returned to reason in pauper msdhouse. 1 got my liberty in rage, wrote home to my father the whole terrible truth and implored him to receive back his poor, wretch si. broken hearted daughter. was a ragged inendicant. ln q strange city. and Grd only knows with what intense and fearful anxiety 1 waited the answer to that letter. Iwaited days -weeks-mohtLS. None ever came, 1 WAS cast of, then-abaudou-d ruined for t:is world and thu next. Oh, tue sutf ring anl deg .adatlon which l was compelled to endure. At lust Ralph Wagner offered mo his protec- ton and his hand. accepted. We were married. He declared he loved me, aHd cer- tainly treated me with respect and affection. 1 knew not than that he was housebreaEer and when found it out asked myself what better was than he that should leave him ? So have lived with him ever since, nearly two years, and he is arrested and 1 am again alone in the world. Such IS my sad history, doctor. Now tell me what to do.'
 Write again to your parents, said l. they may not have received your letter, or their re- ply may have been miscarried.'
 I have sometimes hoped Sc, and l want to die in that dclusion, if it be one,' she eagerly rejoined. fl were to get an answer now that they know ,ny condition and have cast me of forever, l! mig ght craze my poor brain. Besides am no longer fit to be forgiven aud received among the good.'
 It is never too late to repent replied . Remember, the words of Christ, to the men who would have put to donth the guilty woman for her crime, He that is without sin among you let him first cast a stone at her. We nave all our errors, and all need forgiveness. After saying much more of similar purport, urged her, if she did not wish ts write to her parents, to give me their address, an4 let me ascertain in nay own way if they still lived end cared for her. She finally consented and wrote the address on a slip of paper. read It. sprang from my seat, and looked at her in per. feet amrzement. l understood 1t all, but could scarcely credit my senses.
 She was my sisters child.
 pass over the scene that followed this dis- eovery.
 It was all a mistake on her part-her letter had never reached her almost distracted pa rents, who had long meurned her as dead or as lost to them forever. She went home with me and remained at my house till her fond and loving parents came to reclaim her. It was . fearful scene of commingled joy and griaf when we all met under the same roof and humbly on our knees, we all thanked God for the won- derfu restoration of the lost one, who was plucked, indeed as bran from the buIning aud saved in body aud trust in soul.
 Three years after, Ralph Wagner died in prison, and with him perished one great por- tion of the guilty secret. have purposely concealed all other names-but my sad story ia none less true notwithstanding.
 1 Mr. Hopkins, of Massachusetts, has made q | report upon railroad matters, in which, claim ing that Massachusetts may have five lines tap ping the great valley of the west, be says:
 "The first line, having every prospect of al early completion, is by the Boston, Hartford and Erie road, running from this city through Hartford to Fishkill, and there crossing tn, Hudson to @ connection with the Erie road About seventy miles of this line are to be built and it is expected will be completed within , year and half. We are informed that a, agreement has been entered into between thi