Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-07-13

and forenoon remembered ever to
have experienced, as best could
though my couch, instead of Il soft bed
Of roses, was one made up of pRrticu-
arly sharp thornS.
II rose in the first gray light of dawn
and for an hour or more paced the mar
row limits of my chamber. When the
earliest gong sounded, descended
much relieved. to regions below, and Il
warm breakfast.
"All that intcrmnablc forenoon, up
10 eleven O'Clock was spent in pcrambu-
lating about the city, though absolute
" saw nothing more than If had been
born blind, so oppressed was | with the
unreasonable doubts and suspicious that
preycd upon my mind. Never did the
Iaggard moments seem so long, if cX-
ccpt those of the preceding night.
But the time for starting nj length
arrived. and with feelings of incXprcs-
sible relief lcapcd on board the train.
and impaticntly awaited the first puff
of the locomotive, looked ut my
watch, and listened to make sure it
licked. We We're five minutes in get
ting under way. Had not timed the
delay. could have safely taken my
oath it was half an hour; had been
called on to testify, | should have
sworn TO that.
but at length came the longcd-for
puff and snort Of the locomotive, and
we glidcd slowly ont of the station.
Although moving at an average rate Of
twenty miles an hour, il seemed to me.
in my anxiety to reach the terminus Of
the line, that we We're actually crawling.
instead Of flying over the iron rails.
"Nevcr did numbering stagc-coach
seem TO get over the ground slower. Ii
was nine O'Clock when we reached the
city, and taking the first omnibus,
hurried out to my humble cottage on
the Harlem road. saw n bright light
issuing from the front windows as we
ncarcd the house descended from
/ the omnibus and advanced toward the
front entrance. The blinds were open
and one of the curtains partially
drawn. Everything appeared as usual.
Snr, @ onir,.irn " t,"t 's sn;ri, '' ,in,"iior ~" y,
innIor.', ,r,,,7,,,,J ,,i" n,o NT', ,IrnraL
the window, thus making confirmation
of my previous convictions doubly sure.
crcpt up cautiously, like thief, and
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,ivoI rntnrr Dauinm,s ,,,nc,iorntn
rorrss in thr mnst tender and Inyiny
manner II vYs morr thon flash onI
blood rould br,r Tho sirht drove mo
frontir-,bsolutrly wild viii nns.ion
with tho t"rriblr mnrnnsn nf ynnro-
,nco in nv hn,rt drcw - knifo fr1m
NV nnclct tbn nrIy wn,mnn thm /
nnssrsscd. or ot lr,st that / hod with
mn-ond crrnt with - r,t-liLr mnvr.
mnrt nm tbn frnmt .tors Tho frnrt
entry w,s softlv cornrtnd ond that
favored my drsiyns N, movnmnnts
were rs silent and sinister as thc mr.
nose thot animated me- | turnrd tho
.nnb snftly. nntnrnd an tin.tno lo,v-
inw thn .trnnt dnor oior altar mo
81 moved alone The dark possaue
lrodinr to tbr lirLtcd room. and listened
with strained oars for - moment to tbr
owrrroLlr ictc-o-tL roinr nn within
Dorlinr's voice wos tIr first / hrorJ
oh, how her gentle tones smotr me-,
hnm. th"r brrnnJ and "n,roJ inf, m,,
vnrv soil ,s stnoJ thnrr nm tin-tnr
list:rin% with ho,oI hrootbi ~ "
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'nt s,TII w., W. +" W. ;,i ;'"H'I n'i' ." n"lIH'
noctcJ tn soe vnn nrnin Rut now i,
L nossnd onJ wa grn tornthcr or,in
know thot Won will forgiTe mo Had
known Won wouIJ hove como bort
dror Gcorpc. I shoulI have waited iii
this time: but was all alone in tbe
worlJ onL Allan I,vnI mo Lpnv,
vom Will, m MOT hlamn ,no dnnrr
"Oh what n miserable mockcrv,Wbot
a terrible satire upon woman's constan-
cy. upon woman's love, did these soul
less, hollow-hcartcd words convey.
Eapcrly | listened TO catch the rcsponsc.
Here was an old lover of nv wifc's
whom she supposed dead, lust turned
IN. 1t was growing worse and worse.
The reply of the stranger confirmed nv
worst fears. No longer could there be
any doubt of Darling's guilt. She had
married me because she supposed him
dead; but still she loved this old lover,
| could not doubt, thousand times
better than she ever dreamed of loving
me. What II consolation was this to
the injured husband the infuriatcd hus-
band-on the outside!
".Rlomo Won Mor;ono Wbv shouId
I blame Won dorlin~p'' intcrnosed thi,
old and favored lover in dnrn manly
tones uUow conId Won copsult nv
fonlinrs dnorest WHOM Won baJ cvnry
rooson r., snnnoso mo joad Iorr orna
Rnt Il we ro wc must toIn an o19rlv
train in tbc morning What time did
Won sow bo would rStrrn o.
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