Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-01-15

his Wife, whose happiness, lie, Soul, arc IL
his hands, because the world will never dis
cover his dishonor, enveloped and hidden il
the love and pride of his wife !? The fact tina
men do this is more convincing proof o
human depravity than all the homilies Of al
the Puritans Lila's clasped hands were
cold from excitement to the tempera.
ture of the tomb. i-a So
After an hour or two Harry awoke. star
tied by tremendous crash of china He
sought his pistol, but to learn that he hac
been robbed of it on his way home. Ever
fearless, he rushed down stairs in time ctt
stop the robber and rescue the silver. The
enraged burglar, unable to escape by the
doors below, rushed up stairs to effect his
exit by shed. Lila, reused by her hus
bands danger, had gone down with him
and as rapidly as he, followed the burglar uI
stairs. Harry seized him second time
The offender pushed him off, and drew his
pistol to shoot, but the wife's tiny hand, SC
cold and ncrveless short time since, caught
the weapon before it was discharged, and
her husbands life was saved. The burglar
then leaped from the window and the wife
sank to the floor apparently lifeless.
Consciousness, the terrible consciousness
of everything flashed upon the high-souled
Harry; he was man again, and felt, oh!
how bitterly, his sin to that angelic being;
and as he knelt by her pillow, counting with
intense anxiety the feeble pulse (when hope
of her recovery had revived,) thoughts, y Of
the terrible tribunal from which he had been
saved but by that delicate hand, moved him
to the depths Of his heart. He was changed
and by the vivid light Of truth, he saw his
dependence upon an Almighty arm, and he
prayed as did Peter How can man boast Of
his knowledge, when he does not know his
God, his Creator, his Father-aye, that COM
passionate Father. The wife recovered her
health saved her lover. A shade of lone
illness never, afterward darkened her home;
the pride in her husband was more than
gratifed by his elevation in his profession
The education Of her son, conducted by
herself and husband, was eminently success
full in every respect. The elegant sycamores
and magnolias planted by her now rise be
yond the height of her house; thejrose-cut-
tings put down by her have become rose
trees and the whole square is redolent Of
the perfume Of her flowers. ,ai aaijso.a
Neighboring squares have been similarly
improved, and elegant villas may be seen
none Of which, however, are more resorted
to than Harry's. It is worth many thous-
ands in cash, but far dearer to him than
money No Turk turns more fondly or adj
miringly to the shining minarcts of his sa-
cred mosque than does Harry. and he loves
its gliding by the setting sun far better than
by the MOON The other day the twentieth
anniversary was celebrated, and the present
to the wife was picture designed by her
own Harry, and painted with artistic skill.
Suddenly presented to her view, it repre-
sented each figure in the scene Of the burg
larry, with startling vividness, and recalled
the emotions Of that terrible night To the
son it was an incomprehensible enigma, for
the tale had never been told even be tween
Lila and Harry it had ever been a subject Of
inviolable silence. Now it was recalled te
show the influence Of a true woman's love
upon true MANS heart
The Insertion on the picture is ]: ga hus-
band saved from assassination and from a
drunkard's grave by his WIFE" 9t a