Litchfield enquirer., 1829-05-07

lhg with hoF husband and lny good woman
 SOhlFlVed Co speak A few NVNlv Go tha zen.
 lSmNn, and begged him to take ppeAl esra
 ol such . gentle creature and ht promlsel
 he would. On goihg away, ,hp vo0Hg
 lady came to my W,l6 aAA sall soGlv. W IA
 you ncNr any ONe speak of EvA HaS yard.
 tel mem she hNs gone te England SllA her
 nasbOhd'" My WlO ptoMiSeA She would.
 Thcy drove oii, Slr, and we never sEpeoIi
 eG to see them again but my good spouse
 eeuld never forget the CIrelMAtAnce, and
 oiea spoke Of the young glrl, and said heF
 mind Misgave her ihal she was no, hApDv,
 Well, about two years aNerwards, lt waa Tn the winter, slr, a young woman Qot euv oF \ wagon that passed that way, aHA came Into tho house. She had n bAhv la hpr arms, and was crying blNeflS Tho wagon, lt seems, had taken hpr np lhrp0 nlileS beyond, and she naked tu Ae ,Ol down at tho first houSe, w. Anvwgbpi A a minute lt was the ghl who wuu, away wItl the British officer She knew ,uN ,uV, aS III ee she waS,. for she was nearly deOd She told W her phlHll StoFy--shv hAA llyI ed With her uncle, Who was her a0ly rVlas ton living, ln Boston, where she became acquainted with this officer llep unele hated the British, and forbade Aer le snsak to ono of them. Dul lhls ono, alr, She leved and when a woman loves, She IA ready te iaraake every thing to follow her husband. lls stole her away iron. hef Hnele'S house, and married nor privately, They were on lhOIr way te sMbark lsp England, when they stepped At our h0uae, Well, Slr, they arrived In England. ani sue says he appeared to ldOllAe her, and slle was 80 happyl but lt Was not to luSt Atter some strange conduct on hla part,he at length told her he could no iongs er eOheeal from her that he had been n,aPA rled previous to his coming to thIs country. that hls wife was stlll living, and he could not entirely eStranve himself from hvrI that hls violent passion l6r her had Induced hln lo do aS he had done that he fehAnls ed, and should always love her Alone, shall not repeat alI that poor Eva sAId, sIr," continued JedSORI "but the result was, that she scOrned hIs promise of AvD. porting her and her child fn Ailiueneo. ana resolved Co qult the villain who ma d b9sely deceived har { ala. aehaaa. eMsaasgla. neFIea, She dvteFniinpd iv throw hersel ip0n her uneles mercy Dul when ~ M5 n lIcr Journey 10 hInl, she WIS obliged tO top to gather strength aild courage 10 pFO@ eed. We made Inquiries about ller uhelv 10 was deAd, and hls eStaie !eii Go strangers n his VIII, Poor Eva and hef baby llad 10 friend, and no home We kept her wMh us God has blessed our means, they |,nye both been treasures t0 NA, WU Fes moved 60 this town, and have lived liele eight years, the glrI you saw 's Evas
 !" And her mo.herl" gasped oW tho stranger.
 !" She, too, Is here, and slll doals upon tho wretch who never has made one ihA auiry about hef or her chl!6."
 " am Ael I believed them dead," eAa i claimed lhe unhappy invalid !" bring nc my child 1 1 will oSplaIn, l will atone feF
 Tho proud officer vas humbied before ine simple InnkeepeF--ho saw and blessed she wondering daughter, and noI daring 70 ask to behold her mother, he, in terms or deep contrl.lon informed JedsOn that Eva wns In reality hIs wlle, ihat aiier hIs arrival lh England Ae was urged by hIs friends 70 nllkl on engagement with wealthy Iaay 10 whom 10 had long been contracted, and tho marriage was only delayed on account of hiv enforced depaitufe--lhal, dIeAalng lho resentment of his family, And 0vaEs whelmed with shane foF hls inconsistency. ho al length resolved to Impose op Eva
 lhe tale Of hIS previous marriage, trusting
 lha. her devotion Co lllm, and heF degsls
 lule silualIoD among strangers, would to. duce her tO Do content with possessing
 hls love, while another bore Ills nanles
 But on returning aiisr . temporary Ab. sonce ,and learnlnR her departure. Ala gFIef
 and remorso knew % bounds. He lnquls
 rod cOncvrnIDg oil tic vessels lhal had saIl-
 ed for America, end learned ihas female
 and q child, answering to hIs description. of Eve and heF babe, had gone ln one oI them. Tha. vessel was wrecked ane ,he miserable husband and talheF believed
 himself bervit of those he had 70 loudly loved and so deeply Injured. He ncvof
 fulfilled his marriage contract, Of loss she
 ramembrnnce of Flo first md maFlyIed l love. flo had beeD for many years all lE-
 valid. and nG length resolved Q vlell ,ho land and tho birth placs Ogh hls lovely
 victim,
 Tho result Is known, except ihal tha gentle Eva saw, pltled, and IOEgave hel