Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-05-11
WHOLE NO. III

- No-1si1t YseSse0 ptS Rand With emo
II t:on---'"1 On nseaa. my young friend,
$ The scoraici boy whom 1 would have
!. rescued. but for his intolerable pride: .
c .''Oh. sir, evasion is unayailinc. NC
i could not Eastake the hand that rcl;yed
: u.s. Have You not then some interest
: II he@ring--wi!l You not sui1e. tic to
/ tell YOU, what have been the fruits of
-I,oar hount, = Il shall gladly listen
/ to all IN which you are CONGO, ned, said
: Ir. Courtney, ard Alvah proceeded.
u. Two lays skr you left Us, my POO,
Itaiaer was removed 10 more comtor-
/, table shelter and ! was entered u,
school. Icoald We: attend to the per-
soma! wants ofny father, and melted to
icNertion by every claim Of gratitude
and duty, | could but progress in nv
Istudies. was soon ready penman
and acconptan., and a year afterwards
was received into a wealthy mercan-
ltile house as an under clerk. Wv
wages enabled me to make immediate
provision for my father, Il they were
yearly augmented. Aud now" he
adds in subdued tone, '.since NE is at
length called to receive far higher
wealth than that Of earth, my first ea-
ertions shall! be to Discharge the pc.
cuniar, part Of that obligation which
has SO greatly influenced my presea:
destiny" 'sThe obligation which You
speak off, said Mr.. Courtney, .sdoes
not exist. An ample equivalent was
at once received in the pleasure Of as
sisting INDECENT virtue. do not then
wound again BY SO unjust an :at:us.oa
tell me, Is your venerable father
no morev Aivah briefly skc.chea
the late events, ard Mr.. Courtney now
shook him warmly by the baud. Fare
well. dear Alsaa. Ny Carriage has
been some time waiting; believe re-
Joice in your prosperity, and rem IN
Der you may always command nv
friendship. AVIAN looked wis.ully
after him as he departed, but the form.
OF Isabella was not visible. She had
shrun!s back in tue carriage at his ap-
preach and had thus escaped observe
tion. From her father, who was him.
sell too much excited to notice the All
ta,ion o. ms child, she now hear q
description ofhis first knowledge Of Al.
Yah Hamilton. She made no com
ments, but every word was treasured
up in her heart, and though years
passed a. ay without a single event TO
memory, every vision Of her
ber idea Of moral excellence in
ngina,ion Of Isabella was idcnti-
he'd with his image. This imper;sha-
bic attachment, however, partook OF
Ihe high tone Of her mind. 1t was a
ieeP and sacred principle, hidden, ia
me recesses Of her heart, and leaving
10 trace on the surface of her char.c-
c:.
Isabella was far too lovely to remain
aasousht aud Mr.. Courtney was as
at her decided rejection OF
'epea'ed and splendid offers. lie ex-
he catrcated, nc taxed her
With pcrverseness. She deprecated
'is anger with seraphic gcntlene.s.
She anticipated his every wish, but
Ter fir,nness remained mistaken. Ills
lttention was at length called to CO.
ects Of yet deeper anxiety. His love
4 pleasure, his boundiess expenditures,
us recklessness Of gain, had gradually
wasted an estate which, though sufli-
len. for AL the ehaster eIcgancies II
tie, was i adeqael 10 The support Of
LA now stood on The
erge OF ruin, and those who had shar-
d his substances locked coldly and
on his wreck, While The un.
Apply Courtney, driven almost to
madness, could scarcely believe the
eri,dy Of the world h had hitherto
implicitly trusted. tie was aot, how
Yer, without comforter. At this
our Of trial, the virtues Of his child
'ecame moro fully developed, as The
,em CLEANS brightest thro' the SHADES
t darkness. lie. affection deepen.
ns in us intensity as its object was
deserted by Others, her fortitude, her
now came over his scorcL-
.. and ~ithered heart with baln,y io.
iueDce. Their family seat was to be
,ab.iciy sold, and the fearful day ar
isel. !. bile it was yet crying new
'arcsiaser appeared, apparently from
distance. lis horse dripped viii,
,,eca, and his cousaenance was pale
I'D as.tated. The property ~ Is ne
--at in such cases, was going at hal.
IS value, aid the stranger bid il Of.
.Ir. Courtney vas still the eceunanf.