Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-12-22

aud the nature Of his engagements both forbade
his entering into the scheme.
| EXasperated by the firmness of this reply. and
provoked beyond endurance at Georges having
presumed to form an engagement Of this nature,
without first consulting his wishes, his father ad
dressed him sternIv, Look you, George Williams
if yon are resolved to marry the girl in the face
Of my eternal disP!easure, then do so. But mark
nv words, sir, cent of mine shall ever enrich
the descendants Of cursed Jew, whose very God
is gold. No: in the day-yea in the very hour
that you marry Jewess, every inch Of my
possessions shall be brought to the hammer, and
with their proceeds shall seek, exile in a for
eign land, the home Of which your disobedlence
has deprived me in this. / would sooner close
your eyes in death, and die myself, with the
| knowledge that | was the last of my name and
race, than witness their eternal and irre'rlcvabe
disgrace in your alliance with the offspring OF d
wrctclcd and despicable Jew
| 1t was well for George that he possessed Sc
ronlty OF temper, not 10 he disturbed by trifies;
and that in extraordinary cases such as this, the
sacred name of father was q charm against wrath.
| His feelings were touched: but still he felt him.
self grossly nsulted. and it was in the spirit OF
his outraged affection for Esther, that he mildly
but firmly replied-that be the consequences what
they might, he resolved to marry her; that as
to his fathers leaving the country, he thought,
upon reflection, he would find the United States
large enough contain them both, without incon-
vcnience to either; and in regard to money, the
lady whom he expected to marry possessed sufti-
cient for both.
| aGracious heavens!'' CIRCULATED Mr.. Williams,
and raising his hands in unaffected amazement,
| he exclaimed, in soliIoquy-"ihe boy Is mad;
absolutely lost his reason! A Jew have money
sufficient! tell you, child, the thing is impossI-
ble Their nsatIate avarlce can never be satis-
fed No; If they possessed the wealth OF the
whple world, thew would, like Alexander, sigh for
more. But you do not believe my words; then
try them-put them to the test and sec IT they
be not true. Try even this, your paragon of ex-
ceIlcacc, and behold how soon her Jewish princi-
pie would betray itself. Write TO her-tell her
That you are a pennyless dog, and then see how
quickly her boasted magnanirnity shall evaporate'
This idea was much for George, and hastily
turning his heel he left the room.
He Immediately acquainted Esther, as mildly
as possible, with his fathers determined hostility
to their union; but he vcntured to express hope,
that little delay in the accomplishment OF their
Wishes m ght perhaps have favorable effect. he
concluded, however, by declaring that his own
resolution was irrevocably fixed.
Esther's reply arrived; George opened
it eagerly, and read follows:-"George Viii
ians, farewell for ever! That love you devo-
eal1: l,W XII. ne spp rds 4ia, 'asee "a rEh.
dn,med to misfortune Then be II So but never
sball nv last moments be embittered by the
thought of having provoked on, your unottending
head. a fathers curse! May the God Of Jew and
Gentle preserve you from such Calamity ~
Gam | say--farcwell for ever"
George was silent with emotion. lie could not,
for all The wealth his father owned, have given
him any knowledge of this eristle, for he was SO
we'll aware of the construction that would be
ulaced upon its contents. To his appropriated
mind, however her magnanmty OF soul, winch
scornod to purchase happiness at the r'ice OF his
fathers misery, together with that adherence OF
the parental curse, characteristic OF the jewish
II, ntcl, hafnS so pS a
rodccminr motives by which she was actuated
Indeed it is to this trait in the character OF that
people that may IN great measure attriou'e
the seldom occurrence of apostacy among them
For denial of that faith. in which their fathers
were content rely for salvation. conveys to their
excessive tal reverence an idea SO sacreiIg,ous,
that il is contemplated with horror little short
of that with which the Christian reyois from the
perpetraion of actual crime.
Bat lest the reader, influenced in some degree
by Mr. Williams opinion, should scan Esthers
episie with an eve less generous than that OF her
lover. we proceed TO inform him-that Mr.. VIII
lia,us had written to his friend in Virginia, in
terms so offensive towards her, that he, being also
the friend Of Mr.. Morgan, took the liberty of de-
claring. that he valued Esther's worth too highly
10 permit her entrance into the family OF any man
so lnsensible TO her merits, without making an
effort to prev eut it, and that Mr.. Morgan imme-
diatc,v acquainted Esther with this conversations,
which win Spirit eQudI vi W
Iiams himself, she penned the reply to George,
which we have just read
After this event, Mr.. Morgan fearing that Es-
theirs spirits might become prey to melancholy.
and concluding that change OF scene would be ser
viceabIe, sold all his possessions in Virginia. and
emoved TO Philadelphia; soon after which he tell
a victim 10 a bilious attack.
IL tho meantime George signified to his father
that he had resigned all hopes of marrying Esther
but begged to be excused, for the present, from
forming any other conneyion. To this he readily
agreed and in about years after, expired. b'es
sing George with his last breath, and leaving hun
heir 10 his immense possessions.
The tone of Esther's cpistle had been zoo deer
sivc for George to make any further appeal, dur
ING his fathers lic vet he had never proved false
for a moment. He had not heard from her since
that time. and did not even know. that she was
living; but soon he had settled his fathers at
fairs, inspired by hope, he set out once moro fer
the banks of the Roanoke-the scene of all earth
" happiness he had ever enjoyed. On arriving
there, what was his dismay at learning that Es
Their was gone, NJ. Morgan no more, and his in
formant even added, that he had heard Esther
was married; show true it was, he could not
tel.''
With dropping spirits and an almost despairing
heart. George proceeded to Philadelphia, deter
mined to behold Esther wife. and convince