Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-29

WIN g mans hAtaGf I'M IHua q
Wpman's view Of the case, and that
angered me, tlll presently we were
q~uarrelling, and the dreadful words
escaped me.
~ wish you or I was dead
Il shocked him he asked me II
] meant Il, and ! repeated,
II am sorry ne we're evermar.
ried, and I DO from my heart wish
one OF us was dead"
He grew pale.
at is time WepaFted, then,"h said,
"The sooner the BETTER" | re.
Joined.
Thus took upon myself the
double burden Of LONELINESS and
calumny.
Ny husband went ont Of the
room, never looking back, aud left
the house. | trembled for what
had done. L. felt oppressed and
lonesome; but thought he would
come back. Music, embroidery
and reading, | tried successfully
but failed to be either amused OF
interested. | dressed myself IN my
best. and walked through the mos
pOpulous streets, hoping 10 NEE
him | passed his store, but could
not see him there. Who would
have thought, looking in my smil,
ing face, that my heart ached?
met my fashionable friends, anC
accepted an invitation to u party
l consented TO be one Of a commit.
tee to raise funds for q charitable
object.
| went home sorrowful. A nigh
of anxiety ensued. The morrow
came but no husband. My sor
row was changing to anger. l re.
solved to go to his shop; and pu
my resolution into practice. Ev.
erybOdy was there but my hus
band-his partner waited upon IN,
with alacrity. bought a lew lri
Iles, and then asked, with as it'll
apparent concern as possible:
30, Mr.. Saunders, where
Charles p.
"You must know that he sale,
for Europe YESTERDAY"
How | looked, what | said ther
| know not. | seemed TO live q
age in a momentum age Of be
wildering, hideOus recollection
When l came to myself, l wa
grasping the counter with bot
hands. Mr.. Sanders held q Chai
and was begging me to be seatel
| shook my head, and, in the fu
belief that | was dying, got into
carriage and was driven homl
Calling my servant on my arrivi
there, | asked her IL Mr.. Ware
hail been home since the prcviou
morning?
o, yes, ma'am,' she said, I'll
came after you went out, and
) helped lin pack the leather trave
ling trunk. lie said that he WI
called away ina hurry and that W,
all. Then he left no word for m
| grew cold my very teeth cha
, tered, and | had only sc.l-commar
enough TO dismi,s the servall
= What could they think Of il ut II
| store, for OF course more than VI
! Saunders saw how startled az
: distressed ! was. How did thu
look upon e WIFI who knew noll
I ing of so important "a step OIL Il
;. part OF her husband? Misery N
| were companions now. | 10
all interest IN my house hold u
4 friends first cOndoled with, TIN
T. deserted me, on account OF II
gloomy countenance., Why | "
thus abandoned was q mystery
all but myself. Sickness of bot
followed sincknCss OfheHrt. ! HI
II no relations ; had been mn on
child ; my parents were both dea
Amer my recovery from IL 81
cUuraging illness, | received Il vi
g FROM my husbands partner.
was a handsome man, not ev.
: middle-agcd, and much admire
Il by every body. His manner "
IS SO kind that | was gradually led
coniidc my troubles 10 him. Ala
his coming bodied no good. |
y brought the astounding intel
II gence that my husband had d
solved partnership with him--tl
the business had been carried on
- writing, aud through The mediate
of a friemd-and that he knew not
! lug of his whereabouts. This "
D, dreadful tidings to me. | h
heard no word from him "
not rich In my own rights bi
% were coming in continually | 81
lived extravagantly, and knew 4
which way to turn.
My husbands partner came
" The rescue again.
If Give up your house," he sa
of "take a smaller one in the subur
aud II you will allow rae, | will +
one years rent in advance, and h
you to find means TO i've"
thought he was a very angel
n, kindness, and in my sdepend,
III state was ready to follow his adv
in every particular.
owned a grand piano. By 81
Us ing that and some of the lurnitu
| managed 10 pay most OF my dc
aud 10y giving lessons in music o
~, hired instrument, ! supported II
u self. Mr.. Saunders seemed alwi
IN my friend. | thought him the S,
Of honor II lie paid money
me he placed it to my account, 9
es in my ignorance of business, I
90 that / could repay him sometime
A year passed.. | had tai
10 boarders, a man and his. wife, G
had three or -four pupils who pJ
me we'll. began to get used
,al my strange situation. Mr.. Sal
nd ders called once in a while, and
pnIv tbin0 tbot trnuhlc1 mo N,