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The wife essayed once more ssEdward,' , said she slowly, mildly and aaectionately ''the time has been when you were willing to confide your secret joys and sorrows tt one, who has never, l trust, betrayed you confidence. Why, then, my dear Edward, i this cruel reserve? You are troubled, ant refuse to tell me the cause'

 Something of returning tenderness soften ed for an instant the cold severity of the hus bands features, but 1t passed away, and bit ter smile was his only reply. lime passed on, and the twain were .sepa rated from each other. The husband sa gloomy and alone in the damp cell of dun geon He had mingled with the men whom his heart loathed-he had sought the fierce and wronged spirits of his land, and breathet into them the madness of revenge. He hat drawn his sword against his country; he had famed rebellion to a flame, and 1t had beer quenched in human blood. He had fallen and was doomed to die the death of traitor

 The door of the dungeon opened, and a light form entered and threw herself into his arms, The softened light of sunset fell up- on the pale and wasted cheek of his once beautiful wife.

 s.Edward-my dear Edward,n said she, q have come to save you. have reached you after thousand difficulties, and thank God my purpose is nearly executed.o

 Misfortune had softened the proud heart oi manhood, and as the husband pressed his pale wife to his bosom, tear trembled on his eyelash. q have not merited this kind- ness,' he murmured, in the choked tones oi agony.

 .sEdward,n said his wife, in an earnest but faint and low voice, which indicated ex- treme and fearful debility, '.we have not a moment to lose. By an exchange of gar ments you will be able to pass out unnoticed Haste, or we may be too late. Fear nothing for me. am woman, and they will not injure me for any efforts in behalf of a hus- band dearer than life itself'2

 ''But Margaret, said the husband, ssyou look sadly i'll. ' ou cannot breathe the air of this dreadful cello

 ssOh, speak not of me, dearest Edward,' said the devoted woman, q can endure any thing for your sake Haste, Edward, haste, and all will be well,o and she aided with trembling hand, to disguise the proud form of her husband.

 s.Farewell my love, my preserver," whis- pered the husband im the ear of the disguised wife, as the officer reminded the supposed lady the time allotted to her visit had expir- ed farewell we shall meet again." re- sponded his wife-and the husband passed out unsuspeeted, and escaped the enemies of his life.

 They did meet again-the wife and the husband, but only as the dead may meet in the awful communion of another world. Af- lection had borne up her exhausted spirit un- til the last purpose of her exertions was ac- complished in the safety of her husband = and when the bell tolled on the morrow, and the prisoner's cell was opened, the guards found wrapped in the habiliments of their destined victim, the pale but beautiful corpse of devoted wife.