Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-15

she, III fear you intend again to deceive
me; but your son pleads so in your fa-
vor-henceforth am yours She pres
sed me to her beating beart-we regard
ed each other moment with silent and
indispensable pleasure. My children"
said The abbess, while tear of sensibility
stood in her eye, you have acted rightly.
The gentleman appears too much Affect
ed for us to suspect that he intends to
impose upon US. Aurora has felt too
much to be any longer the slave ofpride.
May this union be more happy than the
irst-May Heaven bless you.''
These expressions spoken in solemn
and dignfied manner, Gained the tumuIt
OF our minds and proceeded to give
them the whole history Of my life, not
emitting to express the remorse which
many OF my actions had occasioned me
10 feel. | felt With the warmest satisiac-
ton the gentle pressure OF Aurora's
band, as related the scheme which my
iondness for her had made me conlrive
She listened to the account o! my riches
with Indifference but was touched most
sensibly at the mention oil the manner in
which | had settled the affairs oil her Ia
Their.
Our friend the banker had brilliant
entertainment on the occasion Of this our
second marriage.
1t may be proper just to mention here,
that there was a house for sale in most
delightful situation near thai friend OF
ours. learned from an expression That
escaped my wife, that she was pleased
with it, bought it for her, and within "a
hours surprised her by presenting her
deed which made her The sole mistress
of il.
After that took her and my son to
Paris. Here, as If she preserved all her
former pride, she appeared DO way al
fecied with all The splendor OF the richly
decorated mansion that she was going to
inhabi. bu, knew that adversely had
learned her wisdom enough TO render
her indifferent tor such matters. Here
hen found myself beloved by one that
twas worthy of all my love.
A year had passed thus happily away,
when one morning Aarora came to NY
apartment, her eyes sparkling with joy
" Surely my love-" said she, "you will
not refuse the invitation OF your wife F? |
am going to give dinner at Lyons;
aud have sent on NY son 10 do tor US
the donors o. the house"
On the day OF the FETE come in good
time. and found Aurora dressed with
more ,hsa usual elegance. Dinner was
announced. Judge of my surprise, when
she took me by the hand ard led me to
an apartment which the graces them
selves had ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 present TO
me the ten engravers, my first friends
The authors OF my tortune--of my mar
riage--oi all my happiness-and then
imagine the enchan,ment which the
charming gaie'y of my Aurora gave to
this scene.
When retired TO the drawing room,
Aurora, by touching string, raised
curtain and gave to our view two mosl
exquisite pictures. We approached to
canine them. "Ch, enchanties i"--
my friends and | exclaimed together.
The FIST was the scene that took place
before my fathcis's door in the village OF
Noun elimar. Under it was written
!" LOVE CONQUERED BY PRIDE. The Sc
cond was the FETE which we had that day
held Under it was" PRIDE CON
ouRnED BY Love"
Here ,ben approach the conclusion
Of my history. Atthe time | write this
am the father Of four children. The
engrayer, whom Aurora had discarded,
IS the godfather of the first. That en-
graver is at present gentleman OF high
responsibility, He has since married :
charming woman, who is distinguished
at Lyons by the particular attention
which she pays 10 he education OF her
only daughter, My Aurora declares
tha, she cannot be completely happy I'M
til the fine girl shall be her daughter al
sos what is something extraordinary,
my son thinks the sentiment good one.