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Noit:wALK, Cl. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1942,
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‘Volume XXV.--Number 11.
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‘ed in his profession during 12 months past,
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that he still continues it few doors west ofthe
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all their calls in Dental Surgery.
rruptible teeth inserted from one to 8.
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ences.—Emcry Bissell, M. D.; J. D.
, M. D.; Hon. Thomas B. Bitler;
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establishments ofthe kind.
New York, Sept. 22d, I840. 45
G. W’. Raymon, Draper & Tailor.
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AVING taken a store in the south part of
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uperior Trimmings.
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Fall Fashions received.
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Norwalit, October 1841. 49
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TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT"
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’ his friends and the public in general, that
‘he has opened a shop over the store of Wm. 81.
B. Lockwood, recently occupied by M. Banks,
where hr wotild be happy to receive all orders
-in his line,.. He feels confiden,t_ ,in saying from
the experience he has had in New York as a
Cutter, that whoever will favor him with their
custom can depend on having their work manu-
’ Noirwa’.lk"."-April 20. - Josi-:rH E. CORK]-JR 23
( IL.—A few barrels. of’ bleached Speim,
‘ Lamp,,Oil, a very superior article direct
‘from New Bedford, just received_,,f‘or sale by
- ;. '. t — W. C. STREET.
, I_L‘.,-_¢Winter_'and Fall strained Lamp Oil
‘ of superior quality, for sale by
"T - ‘ - ' Joiiiv A. WEED.
ii Ila};-Wi_nter strained Bileachied Lam pOil,
' ofia-‘superior Quality, ‘Just received by
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- ’ EW Gro‘ce1'ies.—-Si. Croix-V-Porto Ris
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'Old on Young Hyson, & Souchong Teas-
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=Cloves,,-Nutmegs, Cassia.‘ & Indig_o—Buncb
. Raisins in} Boxes. Halfdz Quarter Boxes-Ja
va an Laquira Coflee by the Sat:k—Wheat,
Buc,kwlieat..&-. Rye Flour-Butter, Lard, Cheese,
'tC6dfi'sh ‘ac Mat-itere,i—-W. ,Hull_ 5.-. Sons’ Pas
ten‘. Riefinieidi Mould" Ca nd,les—Patept Hydrau-
itic Pressédido :' W. -Hull'&_Son’s steam Soap :
Principi and Havanna Ségars, &c. just received
31 25}
patently not listningto hcr excuse, ‘ I have
ilml_l° 5?)’ which Tequlfes 3'0"" S°fi°”5 Thomas is nowinipatient to call you his
consideration.
. i From the ,La‘d-iés’ Cozizpanion.
THE ONLY DAUGHTER.
BY iiiiis. EMMA c. EMRURY
’“ The thorns which I have reaped, are of the
Tree_T planted ; they have torn me, and lbleed.
Byron.
It was the sunset ofa beautiful autumnal
day,and the slant beams shed a golden glow
upon the dark foliage of many a giant oak
which spread its gnarled roots and broad
branches across the velvet lawn of Dales-
ford ; while the diamond ' paned casements
ofthe fine old mansion glittered in the rays
ofthe departing luminary. It was a scene
truly English ; the antique house, with its
heavy doorways and deep set windows. its
peaked roof and clustered chirnnies—-the
park stretching its emerald green turf far
around, and dotted with little copses wlicre
‘the antlered deer spotted in fearless securi-
ty--tlic village in the distance with its neat
white cottages and verrlaiit hedgerow-'s,——tlie
tall spire of the little church relieved against
the clear blue sky, and glittering in the la-
test beam of d:i_v—all combined to form a
picture of comfort and quiet beauty rarely
seen in other lands. Seated in a deep em-
brasure of a window which looked out upon
this lovely prospect sat the master of the
rich domain, and as the soft light touched
his long grey locks, it almost seemed like
a haloaround his vi»-nerable head. But the
feelings of Mr. Dale were strangely at va-
riance with the tranquility of the houriand
the scene. His eye dwelt upon the beauty
which spread itself before him, but his mind
was absorbed in other thoughts, and an ex-
pression of deep gloom rested on his fine fea-
turcs which told of secret discontent. He
had been sitting with bent brow and folded-
arms for more than an hour, and the sunset
glow had darkened into the grey oftwiliglit
when alight touch upon the shoulder arous-
ed him from his revery.
‘ You have been long in obeying my
summons, Marian,’ said he, as he turned 8:.
beheld his daughter by his side, ‘you are not
wont to be it laggard in your duty to your
only parent.’
The brow of the girl crimsoned as she
''ePll9d ‘ I “"35 “broad ram”! and heard “°t crive you full credit for the implicit obedience
your summons until this moment.’ °
‘Sit down. Marian,’ said Mr. Dale, ap-
Your consin’——
‘ What of him, sir ‘I’ interrupted Mariaii
with a startled voice.
‘ Your cousin, Sir Thomas,’ pursued the
father ‘ has again written to me on the sub-
jvct of your union. He complains, and ccr- of your j,_,,.e and d.,,,_,,.f
taitily with some reason, of the. protracted
delay to which he has been subjected. Since
your childhood he has been your affianccd
husband, and surely the time has come now
when he ought to expect you to act with
the discretion befitting it woman.
‘ Sit‘ Thomas would show his discretion
by chasing a lady better suited to his years,’
said Marian, harshly.
‘Tut, tut, girl ; a hale. hearty man of 4.5
is a match for any one; he has forborne to
press his suit out of deference to your girl-
ish timidity, and now he must be listened to’
‘ Father,’ said Marian, firmly, ‘ you have
spoken to me ofthis subject on former occa-
sions, and my answer must be what it has
ever been; my hand must be given only in
obedience to the dictates of my heart, and if
I understand my own feelings it will never
be obtained by my cousin.’
‘ Marian, I will not appear to you in the
light of a tyrannical parent; listen to my
motives for desiring this, match and you
will scarcely then attempt to oppose your
feeble will to a resolution so irrevocable as
mine. My grandfather had two sons, and
the elder of course inherited the baronetcy,
but the estates were unentailed, and on his
death bed the old man brqueathedto -his
younger and favorite child the bulkiof his
fortune, leaving to the elder little more than
a bare subsistence. This unjust distribution
of property naturally produced discord and
disunion between the brothers which lasted
during life, and my father enjoyed his wealth
at the cost of fraternal affection. The broth-
ers, playmates in infancy, and bosom friends
in youth, now dwelt within bow shot of each
other, they met in the field and thorough-
fare-—-they sat within the same sanctuai'y,——
knelt at the same altar and yet they never
exchanged a word of kindness or even a look
of recognition At length the elder brother
died, leaving an only son to inherit his title
and poverty. Remorse was awakened in
my father’s heart when he looked upon the
grave of his long estranged brother, be shed
the unavailing tears of penitence over the
obduracy which had servered those whom
nature had united, and when he.lay on his
death bed, a few years later, -he drew a sol-
emn promise from me, who was his only
child, that I would repair the injustice which
had resulted from my grandfather’s partial
-affection. - In obedience to my dying parent,
I gave the required pledge, but I blush to
confess, Marian, that I did not fulfil my
word. I had then several children and I
could not bear the idea of diminishing their
heritage by sharing it with the heir of_ my
uncle ; yet this was what my father desired,
and what he would himself have done had
his life been prolonged. - Indeed an unexc-
cuted will to that effect was found among his
papers, and therefore I was not left in any
doubt as to.the course I ought _to pursue.-—
But I wasgoverned by selfish interest. -and
contcnting thyself with making friendly ad-
vanccs to my cousin, the baronet, who was
my junior by some ten or twelve years. 1
made__no attempt tocqualize our estates. But
a promise given to the dead is never violated
with impunity. , My boys,-my noble and
stately boys, were one after anothercut down
consigned to the keeping of the grave,‘ and
at last, Marian, you only were left. Your
mother too soon followed her little ones,’, and
while standing beside her coffin, I vo‘,wed
that if you were spared to me. I would make
fullthe ample resolution to my cousin for
my long delay in fulfilling my parent’s
command. Contrary to the expectation of
every one you became a healthy, and prom-
ising child, and as Iwatched your growth
in_ beauty and in strerigth my heart again
failed me. I shrunk from the duty of redu-
-cing the heiress of Dalesford, and it was
not until you had passed the age of thought-
less childhood that I conceive a plan which
enabled me to perform my Luty without im-
poverishing you. Sir Thomas was the first
to suggest the idea of a union between the
heir of the honors and the heiress of the cs.
tiitcs of Dali-sford. Attracted by your bud.
(ling beauty, Marian, he offered to keep him-
self free until you should have attained the
age of womanhood, if I would consent to
overlook the disparity in years and tillow
hiui to consider you his future bride. I-lis
proposition removed a great weight from my
mind, for it enabltd me to accomplish the
dearest object of my life, and I gladly con-
sumed to such an arrmgetnent. Knowing,
how oftenthat such an afhancc produces dis-
gust in the minds ofthe parties, we conclud-
ed to allow you to remain in ignorance ofit
until such time as Sir Thomas might have
succeeded in winning your rcg_zird. Your
unfortunate acquaintance with youngWharn'-
clific, Marian, was a hindrance to our plains
because it awakened a foolish and transient
attachment, which Itrust is now entirely ef-
faced from your recollection. His propo-
sals for your hand, i'.\I:irian, induced the to
disclose to you my intentions respecting Sir
Thomas, and Iregrct that it should have
been found necessary to subject your cousin
to so long a probation in consequence ofyour
foolish partiality for this stranger. \Vharn-
cliffe is a tuaii of more birth. of fickle and
unsteady character, and neither by fortune
nor station ivarrentcd in his pi'csumption.——
I cannot therefore but wonder at the strange
infatuation which led you to listen for at tho-
ment to his suit, although I am willing to
which accorded in my prohibition ofall fur-
ther intercoursc. A year hasbcen allowed
you to forget this passing folly, and Sir
bride, therefore be prepared to meet him
next week, as your affianc-cd husband, and
as soon as the necessary arrangcmr-nts can
be made I Shall have the happiness of see-
ing you wedded to a rrinr: who is‘ dgiscrving
At this momcnt,a servant entering with
lights, interrupted the con vcrsntion, and Mr.
D-.ile discovered his daiishtt-i"s face bathed
in tears, while her whole frzime shook with
suppressed emotion. Surpiised rinrl displeas-
ed he bade her retire until she ll.-".tl banished
all such traces of agitation from be.rcounto-
mince and remember that his will was now
to be ohr-yed with cheerfiilness as well its
zilticritv. l\'l.irian gladly accepted pcrmis
sion to’ retire but no sooner had she reached
her ap‘-H‘l.lIl€*ni, then, drying her tears, she
drew from l'lt‘l‘ bosom a folded paper and
readas follows :~
“ Meet me to night in the little coppice on
the right hand ofthe park gate. I have hover-
ed about for vou three «lays without being able
to see you; do not fail trie now; I shall wait
tintil the stroke of twelve. The ship which is
to hear me for ever from my native land will
sail in fivetlavs; I come to bid you a last fare
well; dearest do not refuse to let tne listen once
tiiore to the tones of your sweet voice ere I go
to rettirn no more."
There was no signature to the notcbut
Marian well new the characters of her lo-
vers writing.' It was from Whnrncliffe—
from him whose suit her father had reject-
cd, from him, whom her father had applalls
ded for her forgetting, and with whom she
hadkcpt up a clandestine correspondence
during many months. ‘ It shall‘be 50,’ said
Marian to herself, as she replaced the note
he had once made a resolution nothingcould
the most polished elegance of address be
He loved his daughter, he liked his some-
what elderly nephew, he valued’ his estate,
and he was proud of his family name. "He
fancied he had fallen upon a plan which
would combine all the advantages that "he
most valued, and perpetuate the home while
it repaired the fortunes of the titled branch
of his family. It was certainly a well ar-
ranged scheme and would have been a per-
fectly feasible one but for the objections
which arose from the mature age of Sir
Thomas and the prior attachment of his
daughter to another. Still Mr. Dale did
notdream of resistance. His will was law
and he did not suspect that Marian would
venture to cherish an affection which he
had interdicted or to refuse her assent to a
marriage whichhe had projected. But. Mu-
rian possessed too much ofher fiither’s spirit
to become the passive instrumcn: of his
despotism. The unlimited indulgence which
had been extended to her in all trifling mat-
ters had rendered her incapable of iinplcit
obodieiice in serious one’s. She was so tin-
used to control that. it now seemed to her
an undue exertion of personal authority to
which her proud spirit could not submit-
One week after the conversation just narra-
ted Marian was on her wayto America, the
wife of Albert Vfharnclifle. Absorbed in
dreams ofa first and passionate love, and fas-
cinalcd by her husband’s agreeable pictures
of the new world which was now to be
their abode, Marian had little time to regret
her deserted home. If the image of that
desolate mansion and its heart stricken mas-
tervosc before her mental vision, the voice
ofilim for whose sake she had sacrificed all.
power to chase these painful fancies and
awtikcncd‘ cheerful acticipations ofthe future
Fol‘ ahrief interval Marian was happy—-
petlfectly happy notwithstanding h or disobe-
dicilce and her willfulncss. But such hap-
piness, the drcairis ofti feverish excitt=mcnt—-
lasts not long. Immediately upon her tir-
‘riot in New York Marian addressed a let-
tcrto her father, not doubting that the affec-
her‘,days and years would silence’ the die-
tates of anger in his bosom. She wrote not
as a supplicanl, but as a tender and affec-
tionate child who had been driven to extrem-
ity by his cruel determination. Her ltl.i€'l'
bieathcd the deepest tenderness, but no re-
morse, no supplication for forgiveness. She
atknowledgcgl her fault btit spoke of it as
jriid.-rt-d net.,i__,-ssar_\' by circumstancc-s, and
__nstead oftliroiiting herself upon her father's
mercy, seemed to extend the offer of mutual
oblivion of injustice. Three months elapsed
ere an answer was received. It was a large
phcket and Marian with tearful eyt-s greeted
the handwriting, of her father; but what
were her fcelingswht-n she fotind only her
own letter enclosed in a blank cnvelope.—-
The letter had been opened ;,her father must,
hltve read it, yet it had not softened his ob
dulrote feelings, and Marian knew that she
wa's,no\v an outcast from her father’s heart
andthome. Sh_e wept suchtears as she find
nevlir before shed ; even her husband's ten-
derless was powerless to soothe her remorse-
fuliagony _und, for the first time, she.» was
mii’e sensi"le of the maghitude of her sin
by he extent ofits punishment.
lbert Wharncliffe was one of those good
teriijercd, thoughtless beings who are known
in .ciet.y as ‘good hearted fellows,’ and who
are nvaribly attended by ill success in life.
\V"iiout high mental gifts or strong moral
pr’§:iples. without prudence and sometimes
wiyout integrity, without disinterestcdness
an heal generosity, the good-hearted man’ is
us” ly a reckless prodigal whose plentiful
flo‘ of animal spirits is mistaken for genuine
gc temper, whose kindness to others is
usi_ ly the result of an accute and morbid
se,itiveness to his own comfort. Such are
thfiiicn on whom society bestows the un-
m ning epithets ;—such are the men on
in the folds of her dress, ‘ there is no alter.
native ;. better is a life of affection with him
If I should stay and wt},
Sir Thomas my father’s grey hairs wofdf
be brought down to the grave in sorrow,
the sight of my unhappiness. Let me tfijp}
take my destiny in my own hands: he §-'n~
then relent: when he finds the steps irref,.
cable-—-he will pardon my disobedience V)'5Pn,i,
he finds it has ensured my peace of miryi,
any thing——any thing——rather than this’\;_\
tred marriage l And absorbed in strict,
thoughts Marian sat unhecding the flight
oftime until the deep toned clock struck the
eleventh hour, when she started from her
revery, and throwing a cloak around her to
conceal her figure, stole softly out of ti side
door to tneet her expected lover. '
Marian Dale had been the petted and the
spoiled plaything of the whole household of
Dalesford from her parents down to the
grey headed steward and gossiping nurse
who had watched her infancy. Her mother
had indulged her to‘ excess, and when she
lost that parent, her father transferring to
her the affections which he had hometo-
wards the fine fair childern, who now lay
buried in the family vault‘ in the village
church, fancied he was contributing to her
happiness by allowing her to follow the;im-
pulses of her own inclination in all things.
I-Ier character therelore.bec_arne imbued with
wilfulness to a degree tota'll~y- unsuspeetetl
by those who saw only the sunny temper
and happy girl.I Gifted with fine meritl
powers, shehad received an education‘ sup -,
er destincs me.
beauty and’ g'raceful.inanners served to dis-
play to advantage her reallynoble qualities
of heart- "Mr. Dale was like his ancestors
and for; safe low by - i_ .,'VV. ..C.'SAMM15-
N_or(wgfk,TI_)ec. 6,1841. 5 ‘, -' - -,
by the stroke of death._ The cliildrcii for
whose sake I boarded my wealth. were all
I love than one ofsplendor with that co'ld,‘;,:i
selfish, heartless profligate to whom myf-.it_,f--'1“
He
up bl
rior--to most of heriseix, while her extreme
a man of'stcrn,and inflexible -pur.po:e.’-Wihe -
-w m misfortunes pursues like a shad“ow——
a_ such on one was Albert Whariicliffe.
" fine. person and agreeable address
jdghim ti general favorite and he had that
dbfgood taste in small rriatters which
-,’-353$ current for talent with some people.
Q 'etched caricatures with great drollery,
pl,-wet, gracefully if not scientifically on the
flufe, was extremely skillful in manufactur-
ing charades, quoted Romeo and Juliet to the
exffeme delight of young ladies, and recited
j0v‘;5«;rgr_ses with marked emphasis if not dis-
_5,.ct,;m___V_I;I‘e had the art (and it is no des-
3 onefgentlehreader) of 'cj)ils_pllayj)ng alcj
i_ V19 ‘e in t ,9 best ossi e ig t. an
’n.g‘\itr'ti’sigtenabled to thribw into the shade
iljtr wiser and better man. As it skilfiil
Ljiion of goods in a shop window will
many an unwary customer to the pur-
- ‘ of inferior articles of merchandize. so
the dicious arrangement of his small ware
en ed him to retail them at" about double
the value. .
lTIOnhD-Il8 lmet him ivhhenlhehfirgt Emerg-
ed' int c sec usion in w ic s e ii pass-
‘ r eaijly years. He was the charm of
the mewhat limiéied sircltla) pf poglietydtp
' shewas con ne at a es or , an it
is n hrprising to the young and nnexperi-
enc ‘git"l,he shopld hagqe seemed the noblest
of . n. ' This avora e impression was
incr _ed by the suavity of his manners and
.‘voti1t:ndto herself; and when-tlfliis rprE-
o " ti ii rown intoa assion, er at -
gr’: ,lfiar’rii_inedi rejection of ..his suit had
aw" ,i'ied' allthe. latent wilfulness of. her
not Probably had she continued to meet
him society her ‘mature mind would have
jjud more accurately of -his merits, and
this arly folly might soon’ have fadedlike
the inbow tinted dreams whichgcharm the
of every romanticugirl in early life.—-
er -father’: -prohibition of f-. his‘-preaehtfe.
which she‘ was kept‘ dur-
',h
jhe
jiria
jdis
.
fanc ‘
3 ut
: nd the restraintiu
l
shake it, and under a severe countenance-as
izoncealed the most determined obstinricy. -
tion which had so long been the measure of‘
ing the ‘period of_.W,harnclifle's sojourn in
in the neighborhood, aroused that kind of
martyr-like pride which we all feel when -the
Sl'_lBd0\V_pf persecution falls’ upon our path.
Marian loved her husband with all the fervor
of her ardent n_ature.j but she could not be
blind to his errors. The familiarintercourse
of wedded life is but little favorable to the
delusions of fancy. The really noble quali-
tit-s ofcharactcr st-em developed in greater
perfection when viewedby the light which
glows on the domestic hearth, but the minute
defects also are apt to stand out in bold relief
unless thrown into the shade by virtues or
veiled by the hand of Love. The vacillating
temper and fickleness of purpose which were
Wharnclifli-‘s most serious faults could not
escape the penetration of his wife. Shesaw
him wasting dtiy after day in idle projects,
consuming their very limited means in luxu-
rious living,and deferring from week to week
the-_s.-art-l1 after some regular emplovnient
which alcneycould ensure them future‘ com-
forts. I-lis sanguine temper had led him to
believe that his superior knowledge of busi-
ncss would readily ensui"e him emplovmcnt
in the mercantile community. But 'to his
great surprise he found that even the head of
the bankrupt firm of VVharncliffe, Higrr and
Co. was not likely to obtain employrnecriit by
m€"'n3 0f M5 0W0 braggart recommendations
only. Winter came on and he was still tin-
cngaged while other means were rapidly
diminishing. It became neccssa rv to reduce
their expenses. Their costlv lodgings at the
city hotel were changed for piivatenpartments
in a boa rding-house, and,whcn, after the birth
of Mrs. Wharncliffe’s eldest child, they ven-
tllred 10 look into their little fund, they found
if "-"Fed"-’nl to remove to still humbler lodg-
ings in it cheaper pan ofthe city
Mr. Whnrncliffe became moodv nnddis-B
Commled and Marian saw with alarm that
he resorted to the wine-cup as a stimulus to
ills 5'“l“"£-’ 5PiTi1S- The pride of her nature
“'3? S_”bd_l1t‘£l by present sufl'ering,and painful
a““°'P1'1U0nS. The newly aivakcned feelings
of maternal aflectirn too had softened her
whole character, and she resolved again to
address her father. But month after month
passed away and no answer arrived to cheer
tit? heart of the penitent daughter. At last
as a l'('S0uTCe from the horrors of actual
jrant, she determined to turn to account the
.alr-nts which had once been only the adorn-
ment ofher affluence and station. She sought
Pljlploymcnt as daily governess. and some
kindly disposed persons. who had noticed
her regular attendance at church, her ladv
like. manners, and her delicate ‘beauty,
TS9*:\<.1tly.cn.-me forward to fa.vor_her-‘,views
{ .0. obtained engagements with several
.am1ll€_‘S. Go by exact appropriation of her time
was enabled to devote her whole day to her
pupils. _ ,_ C
_ TVhat ii contrast was this in bet former
lift’? l How often as she toiled through the
wet and dirty streets tit early morning. or
sat with heated brow and flushed cheek pa.
ticntlv instillinc the rudiments of knowledge
into the mind of some dull little student, br
<1 ra_2~.:'«=d h<=r_ \‘-'Pfl1‘_v limbs and still more
weaned brain to her humble home at twi.
light. how ‘often did the old mansion of
Dali-sford l'?SP. before her troubled fzmcv l...
Sh” -“a‘‘' ‘he °l”‘9TfUl sifting’ room, with the
hrtaht fire glaring on the rich pictures which
gr-'ice_~d the walls ; she beheld once more the
massive _old chair in which reclined her
.‘~’"‘_)-’ hatred father : the cumbrous table on
wlitch lay the newspapers it had been her
9V"“l".! lttsk to read to him,-i-her own low
Scat at the old man’s knee,—cvery thing
which had been so familiarfiso almost i_in-
regarded when she was at home, but which
“:P'_‘€’- S0 dear to her now, seemed to come
\'lVlfll_Vf_ before her. Yet Marian murmured
not at her condition. She loved her husband
too well to cmbitter his life with repinings,
and though she felt that an eflbrt of resolu-
tion on his ‘part might save her from hard-
shtp and privation, she uttered no complaint.
At length the. sympathy which was awak-
ened in the minds ofthose who had employ-
ed the wife led to some interest in the fate
of the husband, and a clerkship, with a verv
mpderate salary, was offered to Mr. Wliarii-
cliflb. But the emoluments of this office
“’f‘I‘P» not sufficient to support the family
without the aid of Mrs. Wharnclifl'e’s talents
and she therefore continued her laborious
avocation as a daily governess. g
Thus passed ‘five years. during which
two other Cl1llCl|‘Pl) were born to share their
parent s poverty. Never until she looked
"P0" he-I‘ own children had Mrs.‘ Vl’harn-
c.lifle' realized the full extent of her guilt
I-0“:.ard§_,__I_l§‘T,' I-3Ih'9,l' ._ AWE £12., x__!ifu.I .3 a.
may be in oti‘r’éhild'hoo . an ‘in ater li e,
to those’ who gave us,birth, yet never do
we ‘fully understand ‘how much we owe
them—--never do we feel the full ‘weight of;
the obligation to hOlfI0l“0_11l‘ parents, until
we clasp to our hearts the child of our own
bosom, the little being who in awaiting
maternal affection has rcdoubled filial love.
Again and again.did_ Mrs. 'Wbarnclifle ap-
peal to her _ofl"cndcd father. but her letters
were returned unopened and the remorse
which was eating. into her very heart be-
came more keen with "every new impulse
which her penitence received. She was des-
tined howevcr todrink still more deeply of
the cup of bitterness. I-Ier daily duties to-
wards her young pupils compelled her to
entrust the care of her little ones -to a domes-
tic.who proved totally unworthy of the charge.
The infant received a ‘serious injury from her
carelessness. a painful disease of the spine
was the result, and for six months Mrs.
Wharnclifle was‘ compelled to witness the
sufferings of herclierished babe.‘ The trial
was rendered more severe by the necessity
-wbicli -"still. existed for’ daily exertion on her
tptirtin order to secure thie-mere comforts of
life to her little family.‘ She could sit hour
afterbour beside herdying chill. listening-
to his faintest cry, tviitebing his every look,
smoothing with gcritle hand his uneasy
pillow, and ministering the thousand offices
of affection which afiorded so much solace
in memory. Her monotonoiis. and weary
tasks were still to be performed, her pupils
were still to be visited, and. with it bean
almost bursting she turned from -the pale
face of her little sufferer, ofti-n doubting
whether he would still be living to greet her-
return at evening. At length the child died,
and as she beat to impress a last kiss upon
his brow ere the_little shrunken form was
hidden for ever beneath the coflin lid, s-he
murmured in the words of the devoted mis-
sionary mother on a similar occasion: "God
grant the sacrifice maynot be made in vain]
She felt that the child had gone to born be:
offering of penitence to her offended Maker
she turned from her father's. heart and home.
From that time Mrs. ‘Vitt'lTDCllfI'é_fillel'£‘lI
rapidly. After the lapse of a few days spent
in mournfiil seclusion, she resumed her du-
ties, but her pupils who had learned to love
her tenderly, saw with painthe pallid cheek
and sunken eye of their young prec.eptor.—-
A short cough often interrupted her rend-
ing,rind she was soon obliged to relinquish
the attempt to continue her lessons in vocal
music’. ‘ It was only a slight cold,’ she said
when she was advised to practice the pro.
dencejso necessary tojour changeful climate
and she still persevered through all seasons
and even in ‘the most. inclement weather to
fulfil her daily engagements. But the short
dry cough became still more distressing. her
breathing was painful and labored, and she
was obliged to limit her walks to short dis-
tances. By degrees her strength failed ;
one after another of her pupils were given up
and at length the palegfiice and fragile form
ofthe daily governess was no longer seen
in her daiiy walks. Confinement to the
house was speedily followed by a total pros-
tration of strength, which stretched her up-
on the couch of sickness from whence she
was never again to rise. Consumption had
long been making its insidious ravages upon
her frame and little now was left for the
dcstroyer to accomplish.
"Mr. Whancliflb had been strangely blind
to the gradual change of his wife's health.-—
Hts patient endurance had rendered him
unsuspicious of the extent of her sufferings,
and it was_ not until the fiat had gone forth
and the voice of medical science had inter-
preted the decree, that be was awakened to
a sense of the trial which awaited him.—-
Wharnclifle was fickle, and thoughtless, and
selfish, but he was not hard-hearted. He
wept like an infant as he watched beside his
dying wife, and thought of the ruin which
his hand had wrought. His heart -now
told him that the indulgence ofhis wayward
passions had been productive of little happi-
ness to him and certainly of great misery to
others, His conscience reproached him
with many an act of thoughtless unkindness
many a cold and careless word ; and the re-
membrance of her uncomplaining patience
and devoted tenderness was now as a dagger
to his bosom, But repentance came too late
and the love which might have saved, was
now destined to look with, ‘late remorse’ up-
on his victim l
Death hovered long beside the pillow of
the gentle sufferer ere his dart sped on its
final errand. There was little pain in her
disease towards the last of her life ; exces-
sive wcnkness and lassitude were its princi-
pal symptoms and she lay hour after hour
with closed eyes and quiet smile, as ifasleep.
But at such times her mind was wandering
to the scenes of her childhood. The beau-‘
ties ofthe natural scenery at Dalesford, the
images which were connected with her in-
fancy, the old familiar faces of her father’s
household were pictured in vivid colors be-
fore her failing sight. She -would mfirmuf
ofthe rill and the greenwood, of the sum-
mer flowers and the joyous birds; then she
would fancy herself sitting at her father’s
knee while his hand smoothed her flowing
tresses ; sometimes she would seem to be
uttering some merry jest with her old nurse
or bantering the formal old steward who had
dreams, the remembrance of her dying
mother and the mournful array of the stately
burial would seem to be blended with more
recent recollections of her lost infant-then
she would weep piteously and beg the func-
ral train to wait a little while, only a little
while, and bear her with them to a place of
rest. There were other periods however;
when her intellect w_as as clear and uncleud-
gggsntfgguegiise had never touched her frame,-
“‘*—--.A. '. .
us 1 .
veyed to ber_ soirowing
her latest appeal was made to her obdurate
father,ere the long suspended stroke at length
fell and the purified spirit of her who had
been sacrificed by sorrow was released from
its earthly tabernacle.
One evening. about six months after the
event just recorded. Mr. Dale was seated,
absorbed in thought, in the cheerful apart-
ment wliich we have already described.—
The light of ablazing fire fell upon the
"rich carpet, the velvet cushioned chairs and
the luxurious decorations of the abode of
wealth, while a decanter of fine old port and
a half filled glass which stood upon the table
sparkled in the cheerful flame like melted
-rubies. Every thing spoke of afliuence and
comfort, but the -coiintenance of him who
seemed left to the lonely enjoyment of these
appliances was moody and melancholy. -His
loclr_s were tbiner and of it more snowy
whiteness, his brow wtisploughcd with deep-
ened furrows. and the lines of his handsome
month were marked witha firmer and more
determined expression, yet there was a de-
gree of sadness in his eye which seemed
scarcely in keeping with the stern ‘cold fix-
edness of his fine features. The” old man
whose commandments she had broken when ,
loved her so well in her childhood ; again
melancholy fancies would mingle with her ‘
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