The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-05-11
FOR VIE GAZETTE.
THE OLD TRUNK,
No. v.
THE SEDUCER.
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AT the breakfast table, in tone calcu-
lated to soothe the feelings of the stranger.
Mr.. Ellington informed his wife and daugh-
ter of his intended residence with them.
The matron, with placid smile received
the intelligence, expressing the happiness
it afforded her. But Evelyn perceived. in
the flash of Joy that beame5 from the eyes
of the lovely Emily, more than she herself
knew, or knowing, would herself have
willingly acknowledged. From that mo-
men, were his dark determinations hxed;
the enjoyment of her charms freed from
the shackles of matrimouy, was his OBJ.
feet; and to attain this end, he resolved
10 assume that course Of conduct towards
each party as would have the greatest ten
dency to deceive them into good OPT
MON of himself. For this purpose, to the
father of Emily be appeared the most can.
did. the most honorable OF men; whilstin
Mra. Ellington. bis respectful and atten-
tive conduct had excited an almost mater
nal partiaitY To Emily he seemed tim.
id and reserved; but off would she en-
counter bis dark eye, gazing with the most
impetuous ardOr DER every ineament OF
her countenance, and when accidentally
he has held her hand within his own, she
has telt the vibration that appeared to a.
gi,ate its every fibre; nor could her own
bosom suppress the responsive glow, the
sympathetic contact crealed---in short, E
mily loved! The invidious Evelyn had ne
elected no opportunity or means OF en-
crossing her affections: the poison OF love
had become the boisterous inmate of her
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and tranquility. Infatuated with his charms
in an evil hour the too tender Emily yield
ed up her honor and her happiness; whilst
Evelyn unmindfll Of the ties of gratitude
or humanity, sacrificed them both Ito the
qualification Of his own brutal passions!
Time rolled on with rapid W ing, but
found no alteration in the cIiminality OF
their conduct, till at length MIR. Ellington,
having some business OF consequence to
transact in distant part of the country,
requested Evelyn to superinteHd Its settle
ment. For that purpose he had been alb
sent for some time, when Emily, oppress-
ed by shame and repentance, acknowledge
ed her guilt to her parents. To express
the feelings of the venerable authors of
her being, would be a task of impossible
ty; none but parent can form an idea of
them. One child beneath watery billow,
the other dishonored! and she, too, who
had been the object of their most anxious
tenderness &, solcltude, the only source of
their future Joys and expectations. TO
behold that column of beauty and limo.
cence, whose superstructure for years had
employed their every thought and exer-
ton, moulder into dust, and beneath the
hands of him whom their benevolence had
cherished, was thought too replete with
anguish to be endured emotions
OF revenge and insulted dignity swelIed
the breast of the venerable old man, but
age and in6rmity precluded the possibili-
iy OF their accomplishment
A few days TRANSFERRED, and Evelyn re.
turned; unconscious OF the storm that a
waited him, he entered the house with a
specious smile OF CALCULATIONS glowing in
his countenance. But scarce had be cross
ed the threshold, when the mother of Emil
", with rage too powerful to be governed
darted upon him, and seizing him by the
throat, exclaimed in voice that sounded
like the kneIl of death to his guilty soul
~eive me back, thou monster of inerati-
tude, the innocence Of my child. Evelyn,
conscious struck for moment, stood pas
sive beneath the strong grasp of in
dienant virue-but finding all was dis,
covered. be became desperate from the
circumstance, and determined to escape:
but in endeavoring to extricate himself,
the button Of his collar accidentally gave
wsys> and discovered his naked breast
Scarce had the eyes of Mrs. Ellington for
an instant fixed their horror. struck gaze
on the mark of large mulberry that stood
conspicuous on its front, than with a CIV
OF heart-wrthing anguish, she exclaimed
sob God! thy ways are Just holy and in
scrutable; but why, 0 Lord, load thy ser
yant with such complicated misery? Emf
", behold in the destroyer OF thy virgin
Innocence, your only brother!"-Evelyn
heard the words Of his mother, and with
q cry of unutterable horror rushed from
The house--nor did the receding senses Of
Emily fail TO receive the full meaning of
Der mothers exclamation; but the blow
was too mighty, the shock TOO great for hu-
man reason tot sustain; she sunk beneath
the effort: madness in its most deplorable
gate mas the consequence, and the fatara