Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-09-29

messages and terms OF endearment, all
Of which cut me to the heart, for they
sounded like so many reproaches.
spent the morning in answering it,
much to Maud's amusement, who, OF
course, thought ! was pouring out
volumes of love and my complaints of
my temporary widuwhood; after tear
ing up about doztn sheets Of paper,
| at last sent short note, cool, and
with no allusions to my misery.
For whole week | went on in this
way, suffering more acutely every day,
and every day receiving long, loving
letters from Mr.. Cartwright, and writ
ting short, cold answers.
A last, when he had been away ten
days, | could bear it no longer, for
felt ! should have brain fever if | went
on this way, SO | determined to 20 to
-iielton, where Mrs Cartwright lived,
and see my husband. came to this
decision one night, ard went into
Maud's room early in the morning, to
tell her of my intention. | expected
she would laugh at me, but | think
she guessed something was wrong, for
she seemed glad to hear it, and helped
NE to pack few things and set off in
time TO catch the morning train.
1t was three years to me, for the
nearer | got to my husband, the more
impatient | was to See him. At last
We got to Melton, large town. OF
course, as | was not expected, there
was no one to meet me, SO | took q
carriage 10 Mrs. Cartwright's house,
where | arrived about three o'clock.
| learned afterwards that Andrew
WAS in the little drawing-room with
his mother when drove up, but think.
ing | was only visitor, he escaped
to another room, so found my moth
er-in-lsw alone.
By her side were some OF my hus-
bands socks which she was darnlng.
socks which handed to my servants
10 mend, and which | longed to
snatch from his mother. His desk
stood open, letter TO me, which he
had been writing, lying on it.
The servant announced me AS Mrs.
Andrews, my voice falling AS | gave
nv name. 50 that Mrs. Cartwright
held up her hands in astonishment
when she saw who IL Was.
MY dear Nelly, Has anything hap
pened: How i'll you look: What is
1T: she exclaimed.
II want my husband | ga.ped,
sinking down on a chair, for thought
| should have fallen.
Without another word Mrs. Cart
wright left the room; feel sure no"
she gussed all about it, aad can
never thank her enough for loroearlng
to worry with questions Us to what !
had come for.
She came back in q few moments
k.-@ra giass>T y hue. Inch she made
me drink of, saying she would send
him to me at once If took IL | com
piled, and she went 10 fetch him; IN
another minute | heard his step out
side the door. and then he came in.
Nelly, my love-my darling, what
is it:" he cried. AS | rushed into hi.
arms, and hid my face on
his breast, sobbing bitterly.
For some moments | could not
speak, at last | recovered myself
enough to sob out
"Oh. Andrew, my love, my dear
love. can YOU forgive: | came to ask
you; and to tell you | cannot live with
out You"
would have said more, but his
kisses stopped ny mouth, and whsn
st length he let me 60, there were
other tears upon my checks besides
nv own.
That vas the happiest hour Of all
my life, in spite OF my tears; and be-
fore my mother in-aw again Joined
us, which she directly avoided doing
till dinner time. had poured out all
| had 10 tell into my husbands ears;
and | had learnt from him that he had
left me TO try what fret his absence
would nave on me; for he had felt for
some Tine that my pride was the great
barrier he had to overcome TO win my
love.
He had judged right. He was too
generous to tell me how much he had
suffered from my indifference, but !
know it must have grieved him terri
bly,. He is different man now, he
looks so happy, aud know he would
not change places with any one on
earth.