The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-08-28
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strange to me; therefore my husband con-
scented to my taking house in the sub
lurbs where. with my small establishment
i of maid servants, l expected, for some
time, toahear that he was on his way to
rejoin me. But business iuterferred with
his plans, and one thing after another
combined to prevent his return, until w ,
had been three years separated from each
other; and although my own health was
then perfectly restored, I was enjoying
myself too much to have any wish to re
visit Calcutta. ,a
More than that, ! had begun to regret,
guilty creature that I was, that had ever
seen the place, or the man whom I called
my husband! had nevc- known much
of him, as may be supposed. During our
Brief married life he had been IL coupled
for the grerter portion Of each day, and
the little did know was fast fading from
my memory. The heart torgets quickly
from eighteen to twenty-one, ana sparticu
larry when absence is added to feeling
which had never eliminated beyond graf
itude. And much happened during those
three years to wipe the remembrance of
him off my mind. | was exceedingly
thoughtless and fond of gaiety, and my
little house was soon crowded with visit
ors. I was Pretty, also-I need have no
hesitation in tlanscribing the fact, since
1papel cannot reflect my bllshes-and
some among my new acquaintance were
found bold enough to tell me SO. Among
these was certain Alfred Knowles, a
connection of my own, who had intro
duced himself to me on that account, claim
ing distant cousinship ard taking an
advantage Of that claim to establish an
intimacy between u.s. He was hand
some young fellow, not many years older
than myself, with lots of life and sparkle
about him; and when at last he ventured
to tell me that he loved me as he had
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never loved woman before, he made me
believe that he was very much in earnest;
and, to my misery, went still further,
and believed not only that I returned his
love, but was very mach IN earnest also
Perhaps some may wonder that car
write so quietly on such theme; but 1
have an object in doing so. NY purpose
ia telling this tale is to show the means
| by which was rescued from the wrong |
contemplated; but | will not sully its
pages by detailing how the sin was so
nearly brought about. When it was that
| first fancied loved Alfred Knowles L
cannot say; but the idea grew by little
and little, until I was strongly imbu d
with it, and whom the crisis of my fate
arrived | felt as though | were entangled
in a web from which there was no posi-
bili;y of escape. II was not many days
after the completion of the third anniver-
sary Of my arrival in England that he i'm
plorcd me to break through the snackes
OF a marriage which had been unhallow-
ed by affection, and to link my lot with
! his, and | consented. Without taking
time to weigh the consequences of the
step I was about to take, without having
seriously ascertained whether my lover
Was really worth the loss of pr .sition, and
name, and honor to me. had promised
to give up everything for him, persuaded,
almost against my better judgment, by
the professed ardor Of his attachment and
the fervor of his entreaties!
| How well | remember the night upon
which had agreed to fly with him! how
well recall each trivial incident Of that
miserable time! 1t was warm evening
in July; even at o'clock it W as still light,
and thought the darkness would never
fall to cover my disgrace I sat in nv
drawing room striving to occupy myself
and to make the hours pass as they did
on ordinary occasions, but without effect;
my nerves were SO painfully acute that
the least sound made itself apparent, and
distracted my attention. AS the time ad
vanced, could hear the servants chatter
ing to each other as they put up the shut
tiers and bolted the doors, and shuddered
as thought how freely they would ham
die my name upon the coming morrow.
Ten o'clock how slowly the hours drao.