The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-07-06
LETTER FROM MY DEAD WIFE.

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ter, (which followed her to the grave
Immediately after.
Hw survived that period and that
whimind of grief surprises me. L hao
won ~ wife against odds. Twas poor
and roud, and when tainted by hel
fathelwi the words, fortune hun
ter" swore that / would earn an in
depenence and then claim her. kept
my wd. For five long years | labor
ed as dy man urged on to his labor
by one ,bsorbing passion can work
For fiveong years l scarcely saw her
but whe my long work was ended we
were m'ried, and she made my lif'
happy ined.
But SIN! oh, how much too soon
came thereat trouble, and | lost her!
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l resold upon travel; my medica
man adviss change of climate, of scene
of people, I'd Of association; mechan
ically assted to his suggestion, me
chanically look my seat one Lowell.
summers 1rning (the 10Th Of June,
in q first-cls carriage en- route fol
Paris, and lere afterwards l caret
not.
l bribed I guard to lock the doc
that I might dulge in my own sal
musings witht fear of intrusion, ant
had wrappednyself up in a fancifu
security whenst as the train wa:
about to start, small valise was pitch
ed in through t window, followed by
a hat-box, and lille we were actual,
in motion the d. was unlocked, and
man, jumping lilly over the luggage
which strewed tfoor of the carriage
subsidized into at exactly opposit
mine.
One feels almosn aversion towards
q new conner in railway carriage
With what ill-wihe passenger at
wayside station is,eived by the oecu
pants of a well-Ated well-heate'
compartment, whehe door opens t.
admit the rush of piercing wind,
dash of rain, and obably a dam
body.
| was almost saw with the faith
less official, and disaed with the in
truder. l felt irritatto degree tina
/ could scarcely acct for; and roll
ing myself into a cornI gazed stead
fastly out into the cory, as though
an agent for telegra company en-
ploved to count the pc.
The stranger, cooll,ollecting hi
luggage and divestindmself of {
courier bag which hl across hi
shoulder, proceeded, withe noncha
ance of a Queens mesger, to pre-
pare to smoke; and, hav selected
! cigar and biting off the, languidl
observed, No objection tnoking.'
"This is not smokinarriage,"
replied.
REALLY -
Il object?"
=, Really"
l. There was a cool impertice in tn
tone that reused my anger,l l turf
ed round and gazed at him.
He was well-built, hands maj
apparently about five and IT,. Hi
ewes were small and glitteri,s tha
!. Of a rat. His moustache vebush
y and carefully pointed. He wsesse
in a grew tweed travelling suit; love
were yellow, and in one hand ED
yerv handsome Russian leathfga
case. with the initials G. B., eve
thereon, in the other the unlightigs
and fusee.
The state of nervous excltemul
der which l labored would have n
nd to attempt anything; and altho
felt that at any other time l sho'
physically unequal to an encounter
this man, there was that within n
temporarily gave me a superb
strength.
81 object" 1 again repeated
words oozing from between my
ed teeth.
"Your objection shall not atfe
resolve in the least, and l shall ST
So saving, he lifted his right foo
It deiicately across his left kne
adjusting the fusee, rubbed it deli
" against the dry leather OF the
j. The combustible portion of the
fell off, "Confound it, the only
had: ] must wait til we get to I
bury"
i was SO eager for a contest wi
- man that this was source OF
disappointment. If | had q light
G me indeed | should have presente
him for the purpose OF brlngil
l. question to an issue.
I. Il imagine if you tried you
find enc, sir" l sneered.
"Can you give me light :"
ed.
q cannot"
"Wait till we get to Canterbu
III smoke you dry as an Egytlal
my"
II shall"
This closed our conversation.
ed back into the corner OF the &c
an unaccountabic hatred again
man cnvenoming every thought.
not STAY to reason with myself.
not ask, is this trifle of lightin
worth so much of bad and bltt
ton? | did not admit a ray
that. ere we reached Canterbul
tho vengeful feelings should pas
No: 7 logged with the craving OF
bier for tins moment when thu
was to be renewed, apd no pilgr
mr. desired to gaze upon the eraen
10th Mecca with a greater fever tha
ID in to behold the spires of the era
ana cathedral.
Inc The shadow was upon M
q 4he black cloud was looming overh'
three EDWARDS dashed and shriel
nper- train. Through the meadows
way Ill +ho ,o-f,,me of the su,,ii;
than WIN Wv rl,l;nu in iii,
THE fast rl'uieCs spa. 20, MIS- -
sunlight. By villages, towar'
by.and-by the mowers would
lon. their joyous way when the SUI
he red in the West, EverythlI
ed bright and beautiful, yet ! c
share the brightness or the hea
grief and rage were warrlpI
breast, and my heart, which
;. before had been stepped in te'
s-ly now bathing in the glow Of an
n,, ward dashed the train. FGR q