The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-09-25
1870

love Of Adela indeed the last anchor " hv!i the
storm carried away. But, as he had not taken the
ground Of infdey from conyiction that it was the
best, but had hewn it out as place of refuge from
ircsnuton and indifference the subject Of religion
was one which now wrung q Try fibre in him
Whenever, therefore, her mild L,. guagc or bright
example pressed it upon him, he felt it as a wound,
AMI began to dislike the hand which gave it. 1t
vas with himself that he angry, but he soon
vented It upon her One act of ,lnkindncs5 ever
produces another; for men always hate those they
have niured' At the end Of SIX wears therefore,
when the last sentiment which had lent any grace
or polish to the colossal features of his character was
worn away, he stood like some shapcess relic from
the hand of great mtstcr-Which we only admire
for " hat i has been. At the same time there were
many intervals during this PERIOD in which he seem
ca to start back into himself. shall mention one
KS De Nalcour had now taken decided part in his
hostiities to religion, Aslcla trcmbled at the nfu-
cncc he might have with their Child, when her adj
'anced years should throw her into his society,"
During the first part Of her lfc she herself naturally
enjoyed the almost exclusive management of her
and throughout this period, she watched with all
the cagcrness of mothers eve, every avenue bv
which corruption could enter. She even felt it her
duty, though it pain and grief to her, to guard
the child against the sentiments of her father She
did more; for she taught it to lift its little hands, I'M
spotted at least with its own crimes in s,lDDcation
tor those Of its parent. 1t was to scene of this
kind, that De Nalcour accidentally Witness
She had been teaching her daughter, in what sense
God IS the shepherd of his people. The door was
not closed and as he stood there, he saw Madam
DE Nalcour in the attitude of praver-hcr ewes Eft
ed upwards, but dim with anguish. The little Co
rea knclt beside her, touched by her mothers suffer
ungs, and in childish accents repeating her petition
There was something in the scene which spoke TO
heart strung ike that OF De N;lcour He felt it,
and felt it deeply. TWAS the same evening that he
stoodtor some time musinS upon painting, BY some
celebrated master Of the Roman school; in which,
whilst ahoy family arc taking their flight to heaven,
one despairng wretch among them is struck to the
ground by ITS thundtls. lie seemed greatly agitAt-
cd-beckoncd Adcla in a hurried manncl-lud his
finger upon the figure, and rushed out of the room
such lucid intervals Gf may so call tiem1 welc.
however TRANSIENT and every da} more rare. About
the middle Of the sixth year of their marriage, apa-
thy had so completely fixed itself upon him, that it
would almost have been easy to have reused his
statue as himself to any interest in the common cir
cumstances of life There is but one employment,
i dare not call ii am,lsemen) to which such a state
of mind emincnly disposcs men. 1t is sad that the
ancient Goths, during the time of peace, would
doze away whole years in the most senscless sloth,