The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-01-31

You know love you, that ] will ever love you, anc
no being that lives has the power the rght to con
troll my heart to you in Joy and in sorrow have
given but with you, dearest Josephine, the case
different you must obey the commands of YOUR pa
rents and you dare not refuse TO comply with the
known request of only brother who sincerely loves
you, and thinks he your happiness by promo
ting your worldly grandeur. | will not ask Won TO
dsappont them. have purchased this last interview
by pledging my honor it shall remain unsullied. -
Here he interrupted by the convulsive sobs OF
Josephine and seating himself by her side he contin-
ued, My dearest girl, fate has disposed of you |
know your truth, and feel that my devotion to YOU is
appreciated; but we must part. My prayer is, that
you, at least, mayb be happy. As last gilt oblige me
by the acceptance Of this Pearl ornament. Ii is as
pure the bosom on which may occasionally re-
pose and in placing it there, let me solennly swear
that, be it at my dearest my darkest hour at sun
y noon or deepest midnight that you send this trnc-
ket to me, | Will fly to and to assist ou'-
Saying this, he pressed her for the first and the last
time III his and rushed from the apartment. ie
met no person in the hail. and mounting his horse,
rode for minutes with the utmost speed, then
checking the animal on the brow of hill he gazed
long and intensely the noble mansion ii stood
proudly in the moons broad glare, and strove to con
vince himself that genuine love alone, had induced
iin to make sacrifice that filled his soul with ago
ny. 6 am poor; she will, she ought to be rch''
Years rolled away, Henri removed to Il distant city,
and stTove in the hustle of business TO blast the keen
rcss Of his feelings in which he far succeeded as
10 marry amiable that lie fencied fesenbled
Josephine in mind and peculiar traits Of character
but he did not find in the married state that exquisite
delight his imagination had pictured, and when his |
business called him to visit the native country of his
he left home with but little regret.
One day, he was hastily walking through the
at Paris, he accosed by little girl in
good English, who inquired with much simplicity if
he doctor. Pleased with the appearance OF
the child he replied i'll the affirmative, and asked who
was sick She said her poor mamma was dying, and
begged he would make haste. They hurried along
through several dirty narrow streets, until the child
stopped mean looking house and then turning to
Henri she said my mother does not know | went for
doctor what shall do =? No matter | will eX-
plain and after mounting three pair of stairs, they
ered chamber, where lady lay insensblc, having
Just tainted No one was with her but poor neighbor,
who called to if she were dead the little girl
going down the street had told the sad tale to eve
" one but few understood her except this poor Irish
woman, the widow of a soldier With the utmost
care they strove to revive the sufferer and at length
succeeded. She called her little girl, and Henri
heard her distinctly arculae the name of Josephine.
The name was dear to him from early recollectons,
out being one in France, it caused no 9th
sr feeling. He prescribed for the patient eftamoney
With the Irish widow, and departed Business occu-
lied him necessarily for several days, and the circum
stance was fading from his mind, when the little Jo-
ephne again crossed his path. He inquired for her
mamma, and informed she was much better, but \
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