The autobiography of a married woman; No girlhood Books Group

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...in the counting-room. They belong to some of the boys." "Hush!" said I, laying my hand over his lips. "Do not add falsehood to the other crime. Your own hand is against you! But for that, perhaps, the subterfuge had served you! And, worse than all, 0 Ralph, that you could indulge in such a wanton game the very day our darling boy was near the gates of death!" And with forced calmness I pointed to the fatal date. He sank upon a chair, and dropped his head upon his breast. I could not bear to see him suffer; I knelt at his feet, and besought him, for his children"s sake and all our sakes, to return to us, and love his home again. He promised then, and took the mighty name of God upon his lips to witness it; and I believed it would be kept. But, alas! his vows were like words written on the sand, of which the sweeping tide leaves not a trace. CHAPTER XVII. Many a weary night I sat to watch for his return. I could not sleep till he was safe. Neither angry words nor cruel blows could drive me from this pitiful solace. I knew that he no longer loved me. But still I strove to keep my place, an unloved and neglected wife. "Why," I despairingly asked, "why am I condemned to this fate?" Alas, the answer is inevitable, and my over-burdened spirit sinks under the terrible weight. He loves another! There is no grief in life like unto this!--none under heaven! Death might sweep each tenderly loved friend into his loathsome caves, leaving me desolate; but he could inflict no pang like this! False friends might whisper falser tales to him, to my dishonor, till he spurned me, or taught my own sweet babes to despise their mother; yet, in the consciousness of innocence, I could find comfort for such grief, trusting in hefivenly jus... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The autobiography of a married woman; No girlhood (Books Group)