The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-01-21

and which cries out more loudly therefore, for
retrlbution, while soul or memory shall exist,
than the deadliest wrong, the broadcast deepest
lasult, that even human malice Inventive as it
is) could openly offer to me; all this does not
one-half so strongly excite me to acquire fresh
power, and with that power the means of graft
tude (or if it be not $ gratitude" what syno-
mime, ask then, have we for revenge Pas the
thought that there is still ONE being upon earth,
one valuable, vrtuous, lovely one, who would
weep perhaps for the ruin of Charles Edwards,
and, i'll as he is, still thinks him worth preserving.
And since your good report, therefore, is SO
precious In my eye, you will not be angry If
refuse to do the thing which must deprive me
Of it? For the trlling service ever afforded
Captain B, it is not worth remembrance
far less such return as, to soothe my lmpa-
tience of obligation, you would affix to it. Trust
me, 1t is not pride which makes me shun your
offer; for the proudest event of my life take to
be the having received it. You do me in JUS
tce if you but think should be ASHAMED of be
ing indebted to Eliza Bellarmine- calling her
my benelactress--- of saying--I may not say that
she is my mistress" but may profess that
am her slave. But, frankly ought not
to sit down contented after having ruined his
fortunes at nd-twenty. | can pardon his
having DESTROYED his estate at that age; but not
his wanting virtue to endeavor to retrieve it
And besides, there is another point A man
has no right to put forth desperate principles
(as have done) for the conduct of all he world;
and then, in his own necessity, to shrink back,
like coward from proceeding upon them.
You are poor, Ellza-rch every way as com
pared with me----but it is that you have little, |
have nothing. | could not lose sight of this
truth--not of your being poor forall the world;
because it multiples ahundredlold, nay, it forms
the triumph that now enjoy She who filings
away the whole rental of a manor upon the ia
ehion of new necklace or a new car iage, might
lavish half as much upon such a runagate as
am, and think little of him after. She gets rid
merely of-that which is superluous--nay, ofthat
which she has pleasure to divest herself of ;
and which may Just well serve the gratltica-
ton of one passing Whlm as of another. But you,
E.liza--my pride cannot bate an of the re
collcction---you would deny yourself that which
YOU want What hundred little extravagan-
cies---nay, do them wrong, for they are but
clegances--the very particular attractions which
50 few female hearts can rcslst-hOW many flow
ers, feathers, balls and baubles, were resigned
altogether in that slip of paper, which, almost
with tears she'd and with thousand blessings
written on it, | now return to you!
And could | now let you make such a sacri-
fee ? Come---you have noble heart, as well
gentle and generous one. You would
know the worthless, although you might aid the
northeastern would pardon weakness, but
! am sure you must detect lt---cOuld | meet
your eye, Eliza--ask yourself if | cOuld-and
say that was come to accept your offer? II
would not do. Admit that it would not. And
hnC with EEofu otfn | Ne