The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-08-28

Of him that there did not seem enough all,
ia the room for me to breathe? I did
not love him, neither did fear. him; but
I knew him for a man CT unblemished
honor, and could not contemplate the
blow was about to inflict upon his name
without acknowledging hat he deserved
something better at my hands. He had
taken me dowerless orphan, for his wife;
he had loaded me since with every benefit
that money could procure; could recall
the affectionate gravity with which he
would reproach my girlish levity; the
cheerful readiness with WEIGH be acceded
to every innocent wish that | expressed.
Why-why, in the name of God, did all
this, which had 50 long forgotten, come
back to me. now! What would he say?
What would he Think How would he
look when he heard the dreadful news
that / had dishonored him, and left my
home with a stranger? / dared not con.
slider; covered my face tightly with m y
hands, and rocked myself backward and
forward in my pain.
And yet how could disappoint Alfred
or give him up who loved me 80? ooh!
Why" l inwardly moaned, "why did my
husband send me home to England. or
why did he not come also to protect me
firm harm? l have lived alone, without
a friend to warn me of my danger, and
now it is too later" So IN my extremity
l sighed, and SO [ thought. 3a#
The servants now appearing to ask if 1
required anything further at their hands,
[ dismissed them imratiently, and listen
ed wearily for the moment when silence
should reign over the little household
and its mistress be free to forsake it..
When it arrived | went up to my bed
room. There stood the boxes addressed
anc corded, to account for the presence
of which had been compelled to fabri-
cate the falsehood of my being about to
pay visit to the country the following
day, trusting that when the servants
found l was gone they would forward
them to their destination.
In the meanwhile l had OILY small
travelling bag TO carry in my hand. and
the few articles which required were
soon placed in it. | stripped off the jew
elry which | wore, ana. locked it in my
jewel case, putting the key in place of
safety; | emptied the contents of my purse
upon the dressing table, for 1 had no in
tep:ion of taking anything with me tina:
| could possibly 90 without Then
robed myself in my walking apparel, and
was ready ready for what?
Eleven o'clock, the hour for meeting
was close at hand; yet fingered, 10th,
am glad to think, to break through
the ties which bound me yet q
little longer TO the society of the good
and the pure. But had made up my
mind; / had given my promise. What
was there to detain me? was leaving the
room when caught sight of a print
which adorned its waIls-the representa-
ton of an infant, with clasped hands,
knecling upon its little bed. The sight
stung me; the remembrance of my orphan
ed childhood, my neglected youth, my un-
loved maturity, rushed into my heart, and
for q moment l wept bitterly.
"Ah!' l exclaimed, amidst my tears
chad had a child of my own, this had
never been, or had I had mother TO
teach me how to pray, Heaven might
mercifully have guarded me this night
against myself
But I felt that 1 had gone too far, and
that the time for thinking thus had passed
over my head. Drying my eyes, L quietly
unfastened the bed room door, and with
a lighted candle in my hand, crept
stealthily down the staircase, fearful lest
the servants should be attracted by the
sound of my footsteps, and fancy I need
ed their assistance.
But when I reached the hall I found
the task before me, Of obtaining quiet
egrees, more difficult than [ had anticI-
pated The ponderous bolts and bars
and chains were rusty; some could
scarcely move, aud of others did not un-
derstand the mechanism. As I was finger