, 1840-02-08
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THE PEDLE.i AND TIE umIREsS.
A STORY OF REAL LIFE.
BY SUSAN ANGUS WIIELpLEY.

BY SUSAN ANGUS NIlELILEi.
BENEATH the shade OF the lofty anl ven
cradle elms that surrounded her flther'.
dwelling sat Adelaide Stanhope. regardless
OF the darkness that thickened around her.
She folded her shawl more closely around heI
form, as she felt the chilling damp Of IN DC
tober evening. The cheek that rested upon
her hand was cold and wet with tears. She
felt that she WAS about 10 commit z cruel aci
TO repay the tender love and fond so.icI
tude OF years By rebellion. Size had prom,
ised that night TO (1rsake the home Of her
childhood, the protecting care of 4 beloved
father for wnat!--conraratively a stranger
one that her Wild fancy had converted into
something worthy of he: affection.
1t is hardly 10 be wondered IT, that j girl
of seventeen, amid the retired and beautiful
scenery by which she was surrounded, AM
wiIhOuta female CD npanion of her W age,
should have some romance about her. /;
had been the misfortune of Adelaide Sta:ihDpe
to lose her mother when very young. So
kind n counsc!!or-so precious 4 guide she
hli at the age oi eight been deprived o.
she was the youngest of nine daughters. aaj
the only one that survis cd her mother. She
~ s3SGSSCu I'LL os-lGNSlOslN-s NIL. tllss alAia So
understanding bcea strengthened AM cultiva-
ted, she would not hive been now C0nten-
plating IN act that she knew might break her
fathers heart and coaSumnate her W mis-
cry. Young is sac vas when she lost her
mother, she had not forgotten her dying
worJs-'hlways love and obey your father
and her present blind iufltuation was not
proof against the upbrdidings OF a guilty con-
science. HIS gray hairs, his aged form, lis
b~anl5nant loon, iIAe 81 many wandering IA
easy spirits. seemed. one after anota-er TO
rise before her inI-in ;;ina. an ], ~ she arose
to return 10 her dwelling, she resolved not /,
encounter his look or receive his blessing
that night lest her pcrpose should be shaken.
More like the midnight rob5er tiIln the herr
ess Vt her fathers wide dom1in, did she steal
into her d yelling, and through the dark find
her way TO her own chamber, where she
rang the bell for her maid. As she entered
with a light her first enquiry was for her
father. Ii seemed To give her great relief
when told he had gone to the library. where
she knew he was always in the habit of
spending an hour previous to his retiring for
the night.
Adelaide S.anhope dismissed her maid and
prepared to take Il step that was to pierce
her heart with ten thousand sorrows. She
felt a thrill Of horror as she heard the door
close after her. Guilt nude her a coward
and she had to take a seat ere she could re-
cover herself sufficiently TO decide what
must be lone first. She took her watch
from her side aad laid il on the table. then
loosened her dress to give room for the dis
turbed pulsations OF her heart. Again, and
again, size resolved to break her engagement,
but her pride would not permit so great a
sacrifice. The clock struck zen: she had but
one short half hour left to drop 4 line TO her
father, and to pack up the few things she in
tended to take with her. How could she
break the intelligence of her rebellion to
him! How could she tell her venerable pa
rent that she was about 10 forsake him in his
old age and fly TO the arms OF one he thought
unworthy Of associating with her or visiting
at his house! How could she entreat for.
g~iveness for so gross an acto Of rebellion? And
vet she did do it. The wound was inflicted
in that lonely hour that ave SO much anguish
to her aged father.
Accidentally, Mr.. Stanhope he'd discover.
ed his daughters private interviews with Ed
ward DelaLcey. This young man had one
evening intruded himself on the retirement
of Adelaide S. and introduced himself to her.
The adventure seemed rather romantic to
her youthful imagination which had convert
ed him into a perfect hero. Mr.. Slanhope
was very much shocked at his daughters i'm
prudence, and forbade her ever having ano.h- I
er interview with'a person whose Character
she knew nothing about She had been;
guilty Of disobedienec and was about to suf1
fer its effects. 20 rs s5s1s5j jtorn I'm is-.i,
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