American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-14
Volume V.

held Sir William. Hi, counenance was down, asst.
| Are you not WE'LL Sir William?'' said Louisa,
with voice faint and br ken-to which Sir Will.
liam shook his head, sighed, and said. This mo-
ment leave you. Loulsa--I go to be wretchedp
but you may be happy with your husband = go to
my native country to Try and pttcu'e OF half
oblivion OF that happiness which | once d,eaued
might be made delightful with Louisa" Tears
we're The only answer she could give. Sir
| Wllliam's servants appeared with carriage for
MS departure. He took from his pocket two pic
tures one ne had painted Of Louisa he fastened
round his neck, and kissing ii wnh ,spture, hid it
| in his bosom. he other he held out in besita-
ting manner to Louisa. This (,ad hey II Louisa
will accept it. may sometimes put her II mod &c
one who never can cease 10 adore her. She az
look on it when this heart shall have forgotten to
love. and ceased To be wretched.e Louisa at last
was overcome. "Oh, Sir William, (said she) what
would you have me do?'' He eagerly grasped ner
hand and led her reluctant to the carriage They
entered il and driving off with great rapidly, were
soon out OF sight of those hills which paslured the
| fiusks oil the unfortunate Venom
| Louisa tell; but her sense of virtue not over.
cone. Sir William paid her Every attention during
their Journey. and on their arrival ip England took
her to his seat in the country. Louisas only plea
sures it they could be so called were her books and
| her music, which served to alleviate 70. While her
misery. and blunt The pangs OF con,ron ST Will
Hams heart was not made TO- that " hich he thought
~ Gould have perfo' medit was still the soJect to
lremorse, compassion and love. Louisa never mem
Toned hes wrongs in words. hut i any times few
sta unx tears would speak them. Her pangs we're
lteepiy aggravated by the recollection OF be father
l. father left in his old age to feel and suffer
lder his own misIortuDes, AID mis- dauehter's dis
lgrace. Sir " iilam meant to make some atone.
ment tor the iOIury hs had done him by thai ctue2
Ibounty, which IS feparaon only 10 the base but 10
the hooest an insult. Bu' he had not an oppor,u-
Unity OF doing that as hr heard hat Venupi. shortly
after the elopemtot ol his daughtet, removed from
his ha ltalon and oreathed his last IT, OF the
villages OF Savoy. Louisa tel, this with anguish
1.-The most poignant and her aflic,i ior aa lie
refused consolaon SiI William W called orth
the whole o. hi> teBde ness and attention III mlti-
gate her sufftrings, and Al last determined on
moving her 10 London, thinking the gaie'y here
night cont ibu'e TO alleviate her e,ief l. London
he hired her house tul did no, live with her She
then ieit all the hGr, ,ors OF that guilt, whici she
now conslde ed a, only the Of herself, hut
as the murder of her fat her Sir Wilhelm
launched into company; but there The peasoses he
experienced as falla ious a. the tfiei dshps Of
his companions. ln the society of LOUIS ne touu6
sensibiiity and truth hers the only heat that
seemed interested IN his welfare. Through grief,
a last, Louisa began to lose her rest. and the color
faded from her cheeks. Sir William observed
these alterations taking place. Often did he wish
to blot out few months of his life. to be again
stored to opportunity Of evlng happiness to that
, family whose unsuspecting kindness he had repaid
with the treachery of robber, and The cruelty OF
an assassin.
; One evening, while Sir William sat in little
parlour with Louisa, a hand organ of rema kably
fsweet tone heard in the street. LOUISA dIop-
ped her lutte, and listened there she heard the old
tunes played she had been accus omed to dance
tears IN spite of every effort trickled down her
cheeks. Sir William ordered his servant to call
the organist into the room he was acco dinghy
brought. and seated at the door. He played or
} two tunes which Louisa we'll knew; she gave her
self up 10 recollection. and her tears flowed without
control. Suddenly the musician changing the sops
introduced little air of wild and plainsise kind.
Louisa started from her seat, and rushed up to
5 the stranger He threw of ,attered cloak and
; black patch I, was her father She would have
sprung 10 embrace him, but he turned aside: at
last, nature overcoming resentment nc nu's into
tears and dearly pressed to his bosom his long lost
, daughter Sir William stood fixed in establishment.
g come not TO upbraid you,' said Venonis "E
come tu to seek Wy child TO forgive her, and to
die. When you US first Sir William, we were
virtuous and happy; we dane ed aud we sung. Yet
we left our dancing you were distressed, and we
pitied YOU. Since tha, day the organ, nor the Lutte
, have never been heard in the fields of Venom
grief has almost brought me TO the grave. Yet,
methinks though you robbed us of happiness you
are not happy: or else why that detected look
amidst this grandeur see you Wears and tnose
tears, which under the gaudiness OF apparel,
that poor deuded girl she'd" But she shall shed
no more" cried Sir William you shall be happy,
and will be just Forgive, my venerable siiends
the injuries have done thee; forgive me, my
Louisa for rating your excellence at the price so
mean. You, my Louisa, continue TO love your
William but few hours, and you shall add the title
10 the affections of a wife. Let my future care
bring back peace to your mind, and its bloom to
your cheeks. We will restore your father to his
native home under that roof we will once more be