Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-05-25
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The woman looked up III amaze
m,ut at the man before her surprised
in her revere, It va. some iitt!e time
before she could collect herself She
did not know hmm al first, lIo" could
she recognize. III that handsome broad
shoulder man. the sun. burned farmer
boy she had known long years ago:
But at the sound % bis voice .he knew
him. and the crimson tide Of shame
dyed neck and brow as. with ker face
bowed IN her hands. she ask piteousiv.
20 Tom, Why have you come here:
Ever since tina; morning when We
fcuad you had -c=s, A@ta .tssS
looking for Won, replied Tom. Ria,
Rita! Why did you leave me So:
Listen. Tom, she answered. lifting
her face from her hands. land | wIIl
tell ven all If you care 10 hear II. Il IL
short story and soon told.
lie came to NE tha, I ght long years
ago, Imrlor,d ne To e with hlm; hi
swore that he loved ne better than Ill
the world; Il At the Jaw would soon
free him from the Woman that Was
his wife. ana that should take her
place. vas yery Young then. Tom,
and loved him krtw II Was sinful
but couiG rot h,lr tt listened 10
him. believed him. trusted him. aud
went with him. IL brought ne here
and surrounded me with every luxury.
lie WAS kind and gentle 10 mr, and
only seemed to be harry, when with
me. tined 10 think MAS happy too.
but a'as, What woman IN my posi-
ton can ever be happy: lie told me
that he bad taken steps 10 procure -
divorce from his nominal wife, aud
would soon make me bis honorable
bride: and tired TO be satisfied. but
as the months passed his visits became
less frequent, heard less Of the
divorce. and NY eutreatIes that he
would comply with his promise only
seemed 10 annoy and anger him. He
was growing tired Of me. And Oh
hat wretchedEess Was III the thought,
that be, for whom had sacrlii, ID
everything, would desert me
With hIs love 10 sustain me might
bear ny shame, without that there
was nothing left ne but 10 die. When
my child wos born at these words
! Toms face flushed crlmson-he had
never thought of that; Rita saw that
blush and her voice tremblcd but she
went on, after my child was Torn liz
came to ne and wanted to be TO me
+ all that lie had been before, but Wien
! | looked at my little innocent daugh.
/ ter-this child Of my shame and
+ thought Of the cruel cross she would
/ have to bear all her lie III atonement
/ for her mother's sin, | almost learned
to bate the man who was the author
of her being, and from that day tC
this, lie has been nothing more than /
stranger to me. lie has been true t,
Inc in one respect, for | wanted roth
ing that mOner could buy.
After my child little Flov. grew
older, he came and legged that b,
might tell her " hat lie was to her ant
claim her for his own. He cried ovcl
his child and said she was the only
thing in this vide world who nigh
ever love him now, since | had turueC
from him; ut ! could not bear tha
my bright little daughter should know
OF the shame attending her birth, aut
| made him promise that he wouI,
never do anything by which sh,
might know it. He left me, swearin!
that he would move heaven and eartl
to get released from his bondage tina
he might take to lis home and heart
bis vile and child-for such he SAFE
we were-Uut lie came again after
few weeks, low spirited and detected
lie SAID there was no possible means b,
which he could get the divorce, ant
begged me to take him back in m
favor again, saying that be could onl,
be content with his wife and child 70
such we were in the sight OF God.
The love which bad made me forsak
honor, home, mother and friend
pleaded hard for him, but for m
child's sake, | refused his prayers
He left knowing and acknow led in