The Van Buren press., 1875-12-21

What am to understand from this p
he said
Ynn kSosc, William she answered
"Look into your heart, aud ask Yourself
All. William. have been II true wife l.,
you. aud good nother to your children
for fifteen years, aud now you turn from
me for some younger and pretticr VIZ
man. You see know all. William Tia,
note excited my suspicion. this morning
know women don't reason things un
like men; they know the truth be in
slnct opened your desk. and read
The nete YOU had hidden inside the b III
nf poems. and | don't know VIII, she i.
'nd don't care: out you love another
woman
S i'll the husband stood looking Il, his
wlfr-- the strang, st look. lie ia u tap
prnach her, nor d,d he answer her by AL,
WORT After while, he said soni,. and
quite to hi'nself
The little pink note in the hook
Well! to be sure Yes. yes. and sue il
Jealous
Jealous J" cfiedpnor Mrs Crawtor
That 81 light word to m AMI YOU nse
it lightly. Its notling that yon have
been 81 false to me that ,ou--''
"Enn,," stil the nll int.rru,d tin :
"yon make your accusations very cool
". Why do YOU declare that | have
been false To YOUR
"A little ray ot hope shot into the
wife heart
AT least yon must have made love to
| "A woman before she could write SO to
YOU"
He shnok his head softly.
| Yes. | confess that" he said
This Is more than | can bear" sub
| bed the wife -. ain an lot to talk e.,
| You: but YOU must know my resolution
We IN Isl part Papa will take HE home.
! will go t. him with nv ellil reii, and
tuu-fou can 90 To her. wherever she il.
| viii not share the heart that uuce WAS
all ipy own"
dnu think you were right to open
IN, desk rs YOU did. he said. bnt since
Won have found the letter. I'll make II
clean breast of it Lave /. sou elnin.
that comes and goes NJ will love that
woman. and she, poor girl, loves mc
suppose. if vuu feel anxlnn4 t. 90 to
rnnr father. ! INST let van - IN write
to the old ye'ltnm anl explain G.ol
night, f nna
Next day carriage stopped at the
door. aud white l,aIre,. ul farm r. step.
pei ffnn it 1t was Il mas father
NJ. Cawfprl had been AS good rs his
word. ial had written to him.
On, f.ther!' cried the wfetched WI
maa. As she cling to his arm. this Is a
sad, sad ending of all my hopes.
" YES. nn,. said the oil man Crav.
ford has told m all. II is yer. dreadful,
hut you cant regret leaving inn IA man
Her mother took her IN ner arms al
t,c door; that was som thing; but after
all she c ull not forg t her lrnI. long
wilclnml. That niyl,t Mrs Crawford
In, awake, aud not likely 10 sleep.
f" Awake, daughter = asked a voice
she answered: Yes, father, AMI like
ly to be-
Then the door opened, and the old man
came in.
Il came to brn YOU this. Your hns
band gave me this to give YOU. It's
about that woman that wrote that note,
and 4 read It to night, II were ,ot'
III set the can lie over here, Mi ght as
we'll yet over it at once. G ,ad night"
The same q ie-r 'ok that she ha see
in all their faces start. ed + ANA Ciawf RI
again; but it passed from her mi,d rs
she took up the thick le ter that Ind b zen
laid upon h'r pillow. and breaking the
seal, found within two snall pink notes
--one numbered 1" one and the other
two in black lead pencil aud aaotli
err in her husband = hand writing:
My DGAR EMMA It began. thiak
that, h., this time, YOU will have grow i,
anxious tn know more about the woman
that wrote t. me Shes a very nice lit
tie soul, though troubled with jealousy.
and | married her fifteen years agn l
lived very near her during eptirting days,
aud We wrote i,ot Inucl, tp each other |
had twp little notes ONLY Taos <"pt
| The ole Il Inhtrca two was written nn
! her returu fruin II short visit The other
numbered .one.' while she was a ,sent.
| The nu nher Lwp Is tle on. you rea |.
| | came across it that morning YOU spiel
me reading it | shout have told YOU
haa You MT been so cross. Is 1t when
was soft with the memory Of old courting
days, you snapped at m. Enmi. nv
dear YOU have fpry 'tten vear NV little
notes; but It instinct had only prompt
cd You 70 hook ut the dates, il w"ni'l
have b en- better lns i,ct always guide,
n woman. ,ou know Perhaps, nn the
whole, yolll not care To av always
with y',ir pareht, bat may some da. f"r
give your lil-b.n I, ani return 10 hin,
! Yours, as ever,
WILLIAM
Father. 4 +, rou think he cii ever for
give me. and take me hack said Mrs
Crawford 10 her father. the next mornlng
:" have bcrn such sn dict"
Il iolt know, I'm sire. nv dear,
said the old maa: and then he "peaed
the parlnr lpur. AMI some one staniin!
wi>hn l.. stretched put hiS usms. an
En- na Cr.wfpai rushed into them H'i
frs ii "f jealousy was over, ana 1t wa
her last
She was brushing up his hair, and
he enj ,ycd it aaazin .lr, aud felt. oh Sc
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