The Van Buren press., 1876-11-28
MISCELLANY.
Tho Gamblers Wife.

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Can a woman hinder fate? And coul,
| hinder oi s,Ol, eai'te II love whicl
came into ny heart tur Alian Sinrr
DuI not know tile IMAM us we'll. beatGl
tlmn ,l,o-c wio wrfne,l n,e agai',s, him
Il he WAS IL, the wrany. then 50 much tn,
more need of Iove strong as death I,
SET him right How cotili turn Iron
him. since every stei, but Increased III.
,tistu,cr which might He he. .*tea us fs,I
all eternity s-@s -
Once. ju.t once. he doubted me. II,
had heurl that friends were Ing to in
aat,lce me against him. an,l IN the heat
Of his mad passion he ca'nc to ace me
Anger. intense anger md desperation
were in his lazing y~s. md the iierees,
reproach upon his naughty lips. as he
faced me. the first time he ever itrownet
elmn me Ia III, NJ, lifs.
IS, ,on have given me over, like the
rest OF rhcn2 ! thank you" he said, in
freezing tones ID
II what do you mean, Allan"
sskcd
II mean that the one who dares tn
speak wor,is which shall take. you away
from me. must be brave enough to fac.
death itself; for | will ---''
sprang up and.e'pvere,l his qnivering
lips with lutt my hn,tls
Don't s,ss IL, Allan." | cried - ain
,oms ALWAYS. Oh, do keep back the
wicked words!
He caught me In his arm, and burs,
into tears ~
/ t+iieve ] never -saw man hreak
down who'll, before. and never want IL
again. II was kighlini la see my han.i.
some, brave lover 50 shaken with stormy
>obs But knew then how he loved me
nh. l knew then.
When he was quiet, he made me gt
upon my knees and with my hand lifted
towards heaven. swear that | would i'e
his forever. IN pite "f all that the wurl,l
nigh, say. aaS glad enougl, to do il
aud when afterwards lle added. with his
lIa,,d claspi,,g ininc aul both rais.'d. .',s
do h., thee. NJ may Divine justice do b,
me hcncefurtI,, 4 though his terrible
par,estness made me si.ivrr little.
WIS thu. kf,Il To fed that We t.u>tr,l encl
other ut last, anu were past all doub lny
forever
We were married soon after. and Uur
iilr hogan together knew well enough
whit mine would be. | had not c,me t.i
II path iuil ot soit, fragrant h'wrrs. ],
wi, 1" lie u fearful, il nut n Ion. 4, ,ugpi.
likely TO h; fo,, ri her I ,nos, tnrn .i,,
cn1en' OF IN, da'ina's lite. "r se-slluul'
90 down together No earthly power
could =. I,aral.. Il. new Bat was stro,l.
ii, The great love | bore him, and nj,
t,rait n.N ai,cr tailrr,ti.
For a month after our marriage he
came home rrpulnriy.- his apparent &C
cupu,lon vas head ctcrk Ia wcll.knaw,
Ii liz tn, knew. ,,h. pi s. that his real
mi pl,,yihpnt was TAR rh"u2h removed
from any thing us honorable rs thal--bnl
Then he lwgamiore return later. m.til one,
W., three. ami sumctinca fphr O'Clock
w"ul.l strike ~lIlnm bringing him
/ had resolved at first that | would al.
way. rr,,inin NJ, until he came. thinking
TINT might li,is have more h"l'i npo'I
Inn. My bnsInrss ~as I" save him
Nothing was u" hard 10 lN ht,ne il
might Int react, that goal NJ last
A, ] said. lie hogan l., return later now.
aud there g,ew to he u haggari hook up
on his lace which il WAS dreadful :" ser.
since 1 knew, unl, too we'll. what brought
il there. But ! trlr,l 10 h i,atirnt and
whemt ven he came WAS rHrrt.l not l.,
make the 4 gh'es, allu,i"n t" the lat Hess
ni the hour. IL w,.hld m.'t IL, with him.
We sat down to SUI per. for l persisted
in having Il ifvaIiathv 1T his
r,,urn aud th"ugl, have seen his eyes
ill nai,y and man, Il time when iie l't,k
Ell at me steadily MS he had n way Of do.
ing, he did M, tell m,. his th,,n sh's, AMI
tprei ended no 1" notice them while !
intended 10 his wants.
!, is awful thing for woman to ace
The husband OF her 1--we going down
eadil,, but surely. before her frig',ten.
I'd eyes. ami she powerless I" seve. l
had wondered uuce how miserable, i'll
treated wives, whose husban,ls were
scarcely 1T To live, could still cling I"
them: but though Alan was tender and
kind when with me. ] coutd understand
n W. by nv own heart. h'w it was that
they l'o.e everything lher than separa
ration
A year went by and no visible change
came bat the constant anxiety toll mp
on my ince ! wanted I" keel, the signs
back, but 1 coul.l not. Friends noticed
il. and among them the "unt wl" had
taken IN, d,ad mother place. She hal
rmvcr liked my husband. AMI Mt the an
niversary of our marriage she came, IN
solemn state. Ito inquire into matters,
rs she termed IL
"You are looking poorly. my child. !"
she said. opening the subject ut once
Your marriage. is p rhai's. unhappy!
There cuHli not he n kinder husband
,l,a, A, an" NV face flushing IN mo-
mcut He has never spoken u harsh
word to me-