The attraction was mutual; and when he returned to
Calcutta, I went with him as his wife. Then came twenty years of a
happy married life;--happy, I mean, so far as a perfect union of
souls can make us happy in this world, but miserable, at times,
through intense anxiety for the absent one exposed to fearful
perils.
"We had three children." There was a tremor in the voice of Mrs.
Montgomery as she referred to her children. "One only remains." She
paused, as if to recover herself, and then went on.
"I lost my husband first. Ten years ago, he fell at the post of
duty, and, while my heart lay crushed and bleeding under the
terrible blow, it leaped with throbbings of pride, as his honored
name went sounding from lip to lip, and from land to land. I had not
the sad pleasure of being with him in that last time. For the sake
of our children, I was residing in England.
"Troubles rarely come alone. Two years afterwards my oldest son
died. My home was in the family of General Montgomery, where I was
treated with great kindness; but as my income was not sufficient for
an establishment of my own, I felt a sense of obligation that is
always oppressive to one of my nature.
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