The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-06-02
TIE i.\llM.,~ GAklAND.


the feelings y! Isabella when the iYtc of MORT
rcr became k9oWu to her Mrs. Howard could
nj iar-at that greatly rs >ao Ia he'd offended,
she STA ncr ctiia; anl hty al wished to re
rtivr eoulc Intelligence: from ihc lugitiYC5 Il
Meantime. the VOYAGE to Fn-And wa> pros.
p .ron~ ana speedy True Isabella, dream Of
lnTc wa sometimes iturbed hv tie voice Of the
ni0mltGr within; the rrmemhran of ter sister
''n.riinrN would ntrud' bat She >ir0ve to har
l~i 1t. She would often repeat to herself, " Cor
nflia "as incapable Of loving Ntanly as lore
hun: she Is 50 calm. rational, >ac viii soon
b' rrc"ncilcd And Stmly, When lac looked at
IN, beautiful Isabella tried to forget that b. had
tnlitit.di h,mo,u 10 obtain her. They arrived
in England ami ''taniy fastened to Introduce
his bride to his relative, and friends. Nor was
II ill he observed The looks Of surprise min
gled with the looks of admiration with which
they regarded her, that he rccolectei he had sent
TO his sisters n'inIature Of Cornela, as rcscln-
biance Of his ailianced bride An explanation
was unavoidable And Isabella felt humhcd
and mortified ON Observing the expression Of eve
" eye as 1t rested upon her 1t was too evi-
dent that some degree Of contempt for her was
mingled with their disappointment \ sudden
conviction flashed upon her mind; her eyes
were opened TO the humiliation She had pre-
pared for herself. She saw that although the
relatives OF her husband treated her with polite
ness, as his wife, they secretly desplscd wo-
man who could suppants sistcrior> IKE her in
tended husband-and become fugitive from
heririrnds and country She was lpa''i and her
feelings, always irritable, sometmr, broke forth
IN pcevl>h replningS, or burst, Of mingled anger
and grief. and Slanly soon disco, cred, that it is
possible for a .nlalet b. beautiful and f;,stinat
tn%. without beng perfectly amiablr l,a3rlll !,
thoughts bcgta 10 talle thciriliaht more trcurcnt
" across the Atlantic She wished 10 write to
her mother ana sstCr~. hut Il feeling oi shame
had hitherto prevented hey. She had iIst form
ed determination 10 write immediately. when.
III an American paper, which. with some others
Stany had given her to read. She saw an account
OF the death Of Charles Mortmer The shock
was great. Her heart suggested a thousand
fearful ughts->he felt that She was 200 pro
badly. the cause II hls death: for she well knew
with what devotion he had loved her The anX
irt1 to hear from her family vas rcdonh'ed-
She wrote to her mother letter. expressive OF
the state Of her feelings Before an answer
could arrive, the death Of an infant on whom
they coated. filled both herself and StanlY with
Che most acute sorrow Isabellas health began
TO decline, in consequence Of her anxety-her
Wit and gaictv were tled-shc was miserable
and felt that she deserved TO be 50 for She had
made no effort to subiuc thc sudden passion
which had caused her 50 nyich sorrow Poor
Isabella perceived that although Stanlys kind
ness towards her was not diminished, his pas
sionate admiration hich was kinded BY her
blauy and had moi ,st,em for its basis, evident
ly began TO decline. She fancied that he regret,
ted having left Cornea for her sakc-and the
of aI IN har on