The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-07-11

NHNH, vi ltuNhihE '''N '''Nl ~
sank into the nearest chair, cXclnlm- !
ing:
"Estellc, | have strange feeling"
lately; strange thoughts, too. hay
made money my god, but it is III
ways turning to dead leaves in my
hands, always cheating me. Conc
here, dear.
| knelt beside her.
'Estollo, do you love your old aunt
as well as you did six months ago.
Better, dear aunt, because there
is perfect understanding between
us now. used to hope you would
sec that | could never love JNsp"r'
Compare him with Edward Manch"S-
ter, and SEQ the contrast.
81 don't like him myself, EStoIlo'
Then, as though talking to herself
she added "Why should | crown
my life with u deed so ungonero'ts
| / will not; I'll make third VIII
and Estollc and my nephew Shall
fare alike"
There was II stirrirg of the drnprry
of the low French window; II shadow
cropt along the wall. | turned again
to speak to Aunt Hampton, but mcr,
c,fui heaven! her head hnd dropped
upon her breast, her limbs were
riuid and her cys set the woman to
ali nppcarnnce was dead, AS soon us
/ could move hand or foot | rang Tor
help We placed the still form upon
the bed, and sent with all haste Tor
her physician. lie camo and pro.
nounced lbo caso apoPloxy, caused
by over excitement.
Dir. Manchester pa sod every spare
0 moment with us, trying i'll turn to
Z relieve the stricken i'll body and
the troubled i'll mind, for | boI'oYrd
+ nysclf to be tho cause Of the oVel
excitement, and even his g"ntlc rca
z soniug could not conVlnc2lne to The
o contrary.
d Thus three days and night posse'
d away md still no change. Anoche
f. physician had been called, but 10 M
purp So
,e watched and rrnycd in fear an'
ID trembling through the fearful st"'n
le watched II the hand TO move, III
lis eve to uuclosc; prayed for one wore
CT one look, ono sign even, bu' sui i
r change.
lg The storm ragged ON till md"lSh
IT. then the wind died away, the th'lI
IS. der ceased the clouds Separa cd, IL
moon shono forth, and my hca
IN Grew lighter, thought OF II letter
of had left unfinished. | would brn
~ it thithor and finish it, ! slcpp'
10. across the hail into my own roo'
ed How thoroughly tired | was. | s.
wv down lust for II moment IN my ea'
,rt chair. Nature would have her wa
Dr. she closed my eyes and J lorSoV q"
th and sorrow.
nd Merciful Heaven! What II cry!
III spraug to my feet i'll terror and h
ror. The cry repeated; ; II woina'
'o- voice full Of agony, then followed I
ale mad howl of brute, Il man cur'
lbs and nroans, then all WAS still.
The cry came from Aunt Ham
aid toms room. staggered there EN
not tho face Of the old batler was VIII
are with fear, as he opened the dt
dc. from v hlch the noise came.
be- Horrors! Jasper HAMPTON lay |
50 on the floor i'll the last throos
i'll death. "Sir john" the Faith
watch dog, crouched upon his br'i
ed, his iaugs fastened in his throat, =
!, ol Aunt Hampton sat upright III bed
50 ! heard the street door open !
shut. DR.. Manchester appeared
re- ON the scene, and, for the first Il
in my life | tainted away, Who
rest recovered my senses | was III
own room, ana the old housekco
lcro sat beside me.
lust | arose; the good woman rem
ana strated. -,
Ii u MIow is Aunt Hampton? W
ldS happened while | was lll?' asl
'stcr "Terrihlo things, Miss And
'i,n' think as how ho was going to IN
them think it WAS my old man
with done it; went aud ca rlcd hls old
nd and dropped it by Mlssua' beds
then took something sharp on
Hess edges (bet,,r lie down, Miss; yo
'rlcd white us Il sheet, aud mad" Tor !
her old Missus' heart. Sir john SIC
old in the hall, You know, aud Just II
him, was going to leave, | spose, the
sac took him; lcastways, there he
own dead as hammer, and
that "Auut Hampton, what OF her
le III interrupted.
"Why, that's the quoereSt ra'
ould it. o, my Lord, Miss, how the b
night did run! But that's wnat done
her good"
. "Oh, Hannah" l said, taking
ut he woman by the arm, "wlll yo" pl
'ould tell me how she is injured z
nov "Lord, Miss, what a hurry yo'
ngly. in. Of course I'll tell you VII
avn get to it. You know that Jaspe
lame gays WAS dre1dful bungllnS ie
we'll when he made for Nlissn5 !
wife" he didn't get any nearer 'han
+ the shoulder. The bleeding seem,
child, bring her right up, and she Is
an to waiting to sec you. ,
or an A vell-known voice finished
sentence. / turned; DIR. Man'
piled ter stood in the door.
in the X 4 ,
bolar. The room seem full as we ent
from An aged physician sat at the BED
oecta- and the Rev. Mr.. Ryerson ah'
attorneys were in the ROOM.
~ tbe Hampton was bolstered up III
l. l. onS r she held out her hand to me.