South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-12-08
! at length sent short note, cool and
with no allusiou to my misery.


with no allusion to my misery.
4 For a whole week went on i'm this
way, suffering more acutely every
day, and every day receiving long
loving letters from Mr.. Cartwright,
and writing short. cold answers.
AT last. when he had been away
ten days, l could bear il no longer,
Tor felt that l should have BRAN fe-
yer if went on in this way. so l de.
termined to GO to Melton, where Mrs.
Cartwright lived, and see NV husband
l came To this decision one night, and
went into Maud's room early in the
morning. to tell her my intention. l
expected she would laugh at me, but
| think she guessed something was
wrong. for she seemed glad to hear
it, and helped me TO pack u few things
and set OFT in time 10 catch the morn.
ing train.
1t was three years to me, for the
nearer l got TO my husband, the more
/ impatient | was TO see him. AT last
we got to Melton, a large town. OF
course Us was not expected, there
was no one To meet me, so [ tooss a
carriage to Mrs. Cartwright's house,
where l arrived about three o'clock.
/ learned afterwards that Andrew
was in the little drawing room with
his mother when | drove up, but
thinking wac only visitor. he es.
capped to another room, 50 l found my
mother-in law alone.
BY her side were some of my hus.
bands socks which she Was darning,
socks which had handed to my SER
want to mend. aud which longed TO
snatch from his mother. His desk
stood open, letter TO me, which he
had been writing, lying on il.
The servant announced me as Mrs
Andrews, my voice failing as | gave
my name, SO that Mrs. Cartwright
held up her hands in establishment
when she saw who it was.
My dear Nelly Has anything lap.
pened? How i'll you look ! VIVA, is
it?' she exclaimed
Il want my husband / gasped
sinking down on chair, FOR thought
| should have fallen.
Without another word Mrs. Cart
wright left the room feel sure now
she guessed all aboutit, and can ne
yer thunIl her enough for forbearing
TO worry me with questions as to wlIaI
| had come for.
She came back in few moments
with glass of wine which she mad G
me drink off, saying she would send
him to me at once If | took it. |
complied and she went to fetch him !;
in another minute | heard his step
outside the door, and then he came
in.
Nelly, my love my darling, what
is it?' he cried as | rushed into his
outstretched arms, aud hid my face
or his breast, sobbng bitterly,
For some moments | could not
speak; at last | recovered myself e.
nough to sob out
oh, Andrew, my love my dear
love can you ever forgiven / came
to ask you and TO tell you that /
cannot live without you
would have said more, but his
kisses stopped my mouth, and at
length when he let me go, there were
other tears on my checks besides my
own.
That was the happiest hour Of all
my life, in spite of my teas and be-
fore my moiher'in-law again joined ~.
which she dlscrcetly avo ded 10 ng TIL
dinner time, had poured out all !
had to- tell into my husbands ears
and had learnt from him that be
bad left me TO try what effect his alb
sence would have upon me; for he
had felt for some time that my pride
was the great barrier he had to over
come to- win my love.
lie had judged right. lie was too
= generous TO tell me how much he had
suffered from my Indifference, but
know il must have grieved him terri
bly,. lie is a different man now h'
looks 80 happy, and know he woul,
;; not change places with any one OF
earth.
A Boy Kills His Brother "A hoT
{ rible murder was committed near th
[ Smith Cross Roads, in Mecklenburt
r county. few days ago Alpheus 7
3 Jones and lis brother Henry, bot
Z youths, quarreled over tie distribu
! ton OF lot Of walnuts, and subse
3 quenny the former shot the latte
I with a shotgun. killing him instantly
. The murdered boys head was tori
| almost completely from his body.
a TUFTS PILLS A SUGAR PLUM
O TurT's Pits are now covered with
vanilla sugar coating making them