Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-11-06


l.PueIrv.' They The verses OF The uniortu
nate Ernest Lrcere, and tearing lest The paIniu
story should be revived, hIrriedly threw thef
lnto Isabels lap, but not hei"r. Morton had see
the hand writing As Isabel flung them INTO IN
I'll .Zfnp pile, Morio: darted forward and enatche
them from The fl .nes. Seriously alarmed nn
sexel, Isabel sIrovc Ia OBTAIN them, but he wa
as resuIute III obtaining possession, anti, dread
ing excite his curiosity by her parent desire 1
conceal them, Isabel Promised +" read them "iou
# he would return them Mnttou accordingly
placed The sc"rched papers upon The tabie.and Is
abel, drawing one from The parcel. commence
/ reading Bat anxtauS tn dlsar!n Col. Morton @
ANY suspicious which her anxiety to secure Ia.
papers might have gwen rise, she paused "n'
drew :, most iudIcruns picture oi her pneiica
lover. She dcpicted his 'nIdnx, his awkward
ntss, has exaggerated sentiment. his morbid sensi
hI.lts aud While reading The poem, which hap
poned 10 be his lament tor his mother, She min.
4 lcked his nervous gestures mud peculiar ton,
81 voice. Shocked at her crncl m'ckery OF the
dead, had not thought of Col. Morton, but when
locked towards han, the expression at MS c"HH
tenancc WIS aln"st denontcai.. Putting his
handkerchief to has TAP, which was bleeding pro-
!asel>. for be bad almost btiien 1t through he
pleaded sudden Illness aud Withdrew, bat TIC pa
pers disappeared win iijii.
On the night appointed tor the wedding large
and brilliant party was assembled. Inc apart
ments were dccorateG III "A style Of nnparaiici-
unipn OF wealth aud taste The clergy ma" WI"
,tfIcIaIe the occasion WAS alrehd; IN
waitinu--rhe bride and bridesmaids were ai'ire'i
their costly urthy-Ihe gr'"n,>m ~ hii ] 'incd
us III the ani r,nr, and nothing was wanting Ia
complete the arrangements but the presence OF
the bridegroom.
The hour appninied for the marriage was seven
O'Clock. but minute after minute passed, aud stu!
G." Morton. dad not appear. Eight O'Clock came,
a'!d 'i'rn the gr"osrne" spr"ng ,"'o c"friag ard
eff search Of hiu. while the minds 81 all
ptc-cut wee flied a,ih the mnst painful apprc-
hrt siliis Isabel almost Wild with terr"r.-
Illness or death sire s..id wohd alone dctrtn hun.
DAD She safe wlh ciaspcd hands aud dilal.ti ego
listening to- every football. Al length aca'fi'ge
was hear! driving at tall speed to The Joof, and
lic mex, uaiI.eut Col. Nj r,on entered the apart
n,rnt. O. eryoIue b. her agitation, isaoci sprnhg
i,rwasd and threw herself iuru his arr's. Discn-
sagItg himself from her he led her I" ii sea', ana
NH. we stood IN sp.ecacs- wonder; he walked
IL The d"or, and lacked It; then returning I" MS
trembling bride. he ionked down upon hcr win
sv.ressiuu shall n"v"r E-rget as he exclaimed,
Isabel A:heistai. NY fcrenGe Is complete! You
howe uT--eycn now YOU would forgive tho shame
have pat upon Nn,i, and wed your laggard lover.
", m debt l. plt3, aud leave to a lhe OF lin
g"rtng wretr hedness her who doomed To the
IRA of Il suicide MY beloved son! Listen 10
rner continued he, as With I'D cry Isabel star
tod from tier ea;--'yutnsn, listen to me! lie
whom Nnu cruelty murdered was NV son, Tue hI
spring of me only pare affection that ever filed
NV i.cart.-the child "i my love,--worshIPpcd
even was his mother III the midst ot crIinc.--
From the pni,Ions at my own dark lie rescued
them. They never knew whence came the
wealth winch ;f ,rded them Injuries for which
princes mig h, seer IN vain; they knew not why
the hush I'd and father left #, his home OF
peace and spcuGor. My wife persisted henearh
the b'ighinng touch If disease, and laid her IN
the gra c sadly but uncumpainlng; but when my
son stricken down IN the nids, ct his wong
hupes, swore t" be rc*cnged on his mur6erers
Isabel, could have pilied Nou-had Non shown
one womanlv feeling or piiying tenderness to
wards his memory. could have piied YOU; bur
no! Won Knocked him whom You hnd slain. Now
ru--and tell YOU brilliant assemhlagc that Isabel
AthcIsian the proud. beautiful, the high-bnrn is
abel A,heisran. p'ichted her faith I" Ant me
Lrclerc. The hucanicf.-and was SPnrned Ike Il
reptile frnm his path"
As he uttered these fearful wo'ds he strobe n
way and ere our cries could summon assistance
he ha. IN de good his retreat. The whole house
IVES e course, a scene If confusion. Isabel was
IN Strong hvsterr, and we too much overcome hs
the shack we had received, TO mucn discretion
IN our details of the cntasi:ophy. Before the
next morning the Whole town rang with the tale.
and while Isabel lay between life aud death. the
story Of her nrin"ipled cnGne:ry and It's fearful
rg,sih !t,rn was III the mouth of c. one.
Col Morton. or rather Capt. Leclerc. was new
cr AGAIN seen IN New York, but his black fig
was long tic terror Of West India traders, aud
many an il! lu'"d ship vanished in fl mes from
the waters over which his bloodstaiucd bark ca
raeret.
What became of isabel? vOn ask She never
again appeared IN society. Bowed down hv
shame and sorrow, outraged IN her pride rs well
rs tIriiuns she took refuge IN distant country
town. aud IN strict retirement endearv"red IN con-
cea her disgrace. Bn, it was NJ, until time
had desirnved her maiChcss heaniv. and raised
IN another generation, 10 whom The events Of her
youth were bat legends of olden dars, that she
could feel herself free from the brand which
stY mpeG her lair brow with shame, or forgot the
blight which had fallen upon her ynung heart.
WicklIffe.
The Bardstown Gazette of Saturday, has an
n nf DIM tyiye IN Mr. Wlr<ttttP, the