The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31


lion when at last came the wished for =
en- yelope, with foreign head on 1t, ana Il
strmped with tho post,mark, Homourg v
Y. 4. II. Fortunately was alone as l
rcad. almost terrified, that my husband
had zone to Homburg, with view OF {
winning handsome sum of money with I
which to buy an annuity for his father
The success of his first venture in gam
ing 35 napoleons had in sense demor-
allied him. He had now plunged lnto
gambling; commencing to play with
@reat luck, and winning e5OO on the
first evening. This was almost doubled,
the next day. He determined to leaEe
when he had won El5OO, but on .I tnF nc
third day he left oil play with loss VI
GOO, and on the fourth, the whole OIL
the rest of his winnings were gone, TO-
getber with the .Gl00 he had taken OUT
70 play with. The anxiety felt to be
win nv husband, when read this ter
rible letter, prevented my yielding TO
ANYTHING like useless grief lgot ready
nv travelling things in nm hour, ana
telling my people at home that Cynl
wanted to see me immediately ON press
ing business, left our house IN tlme 10
reach London by midday. Fortunately
on tbat very morning, a halt-yearly dlV-
idend of money of my own had been Tor
worded to me in the customary way
coehed this at our bankers, and after
nass,ng n wretched afternoon in Lon
don. of course all alone, / left by the
mai train for Brussels, ! must tel
Won that, wanting to rest somewhere, l.
Ind wandered into our academy eXhlpl-
tion Of pictures. and had there been
first staggered, and then fascinated; by
large painting Of rouge-tS-noir tapies
nurroupdcd by every representative OF
gambling life Long did ] stand lean
INC on the rail before the picture, read,
INC the history of every group, ana
finding my own portre't in young Wiie
endeayoring to drag her husband ron
the scene. In twenty-four hours after
had left London, az quickly as we ieC,
r ters travel, | was with my dear hIso"rg nus a,'
1 in Louisen-strasse. ON, no" p&'e "nI
n wan he looked But the happiness
felt in once more being at his SIDE tG
comfort him makes me look back TO t4&'
T. meeting with more JOY than sorrow. ne
y, Kissed me no tenderly, asked how ou'
. iittlc Edith was, and then, pulling
=" chair to the table, rested his head OF
, Lis @ hand, and remained silent for
n minute or two. ,r,,;,,o,
Il UO, Louise, he said, q have rune'
10 you > aud then he broke down con com
~ pletelv. When | had had some te"'
- told him cheerfully we must thLoi then 'a, ai
s. s., of business. | had brought E6O IN 81
y notes which would pay any little pili
~ he owed, and take us home. BUT IN
husband would not speak, sitting me
III t;onlegs with his face buried IN HI
OF hands, At last, as l feared, came OF
ny worse news. He owed Cl5O to a bankI
e. in Hamburg, and had bound himself
: make over the proceeds OF niS comm
&c sion. whenever he should sell ou', 10
a. English monoy-lender, who h&a 1"
II, vonced him large sum at about iop
'to cent interest. | would not snow Il
husband what felt on hearing thi'
rk; and hard as the struggle was, l tried
nd talk LIGHTLY Of his loss. We must st
led ot Uonburg until more OF my dlVldeh
Of ,yaro cent TO me, then hasten home, a.
ent harry ont TO India, where we coulu IL
an Cyrirs pay, and perhaps send SOL
| of it to his father. My husband &
in more cheerful Ms the evening wore o
all and as we walked through the 0cnlc
ext Garden into the cemetery, he SUI
ter 2Wcll I sbaut have to lie here after a
the Touise, having shot myself through
,w. snair' Tired out as | was, | went
,ou he'd very early, and was soon asle'
,ho ,Dher D T WAS awakened by the noise
ty, some one cropping about near the uro
re- ing-table. ,,. ho olormo
i've {" Is is |, dear; don't DC "IuLnio
ire. said Cyril, as asked IN terror VINO
her thore. Il am only looking 1or
md ale seemed as frightened as | W
,wn md his voice trembled as he answer
ick me, The next morning, when
,rs. occasion to open my purse; all my no
,oh u,oro pone. and there was nothing
her il Int some bits of tobacco-leat sti
ion inc to- it. as though it had been carr
the in the pocket with loose cigars. oa
ars, purse had not been out OF my pos
rain sion till | had put it on the dress
YOU table at night. Oh the sad misery
|; to the thought which flashed upon
that God forgive me if ] wronged him
all bo knew not what he was doing. !
hus- money must have followed the way
&c. the rest. Cyril must leave her at o
, to T would not stay for the remainder
hen the money expected. That morn
you we had engaged horses lol
i've, Saalburg, and L wollid urge upon u
be- husband the necessity OF MS Poi1s ="
in the afternoon. We had haruly,
me the town when occurred the acci'
anu which deprived my dearest HUSBAND
his reason. My horse SHE'D across
,,,It roo5 ot one of the little mike
Az A. Drawn by dogs, and slipped gu
,,o Jown into ditch at the road side
Set G.st loving me to step off without as cr'
bv a Cvril sprang off his horse, ana ru
W orr m TO assist me, when my animal, Il
,anv struggles to stand up, kicked my
,lleot band on the forehead as ne haa s'o W
;torv down to raise me. From that mo
, The he lay without sense or feeling lor
;, ro, dovs with great starred wound o
,rao forebead. like the break which
,Io in makes in glass. Nothing but a
49,, ,,v - iahored breathing, and the ire
lupO- l'oo .---lza oI nwo1 that be
num- beats OF HIS Puloo' huh oman
/ the lived, tor MS eyo', .u y;ght An
fell quite insenslpie 10 Si1 1onraasad ma,
K mp alton OF raising 'no ouor 10Y I.yel had
had the bone 10 sheir pioid and tbe g
help successfully Peilon5 aouln5 favorable b
On of toms genefaiiy seonltu t Iii he wa,
8 he recovery, IL was noU III " danger /
ne by Thought OF c9hSIIeb "iIpoat boned tb
what than deatn, anu a'lnonS ;f bo ,Uo
,cided to be restored Mnoio. WI n'sl raoson ~ were
Of his be. his memory UNI anu uot deceiv,
in the and the doctoiS o W." nona a ~ a cnre.
help. they sald, WIN lLii5 ,n5 nOp ~ course nm
7al in sent Tor our ciiiu' -! ~ oo NV moo
of on | gtaylnQ here 1Or biiio, az ny T.