, 1842-03-26

proceeded to the house of Mr.. Willis, and
returned, having the city beau in close Gus
today. They conveyed him to the jail for
safe keeping until they should depart. l,
appeared that he was not only a married man
and a bankrupt, but had put his hand on
other goods, for which crime he was now
arrested. This was a mighty blow TO Miss
Susan. The village girls, of course laughed
a littlle.about the wedding party which was
to come from the city, and they also limited
about..lhat waiting maid and the dress like
the sun; but all this did not harm poor Susan
she had other and heavier troubles. Many
weeks passed away and she was seen by no
n except her kindred, and they spoke
doubtful of her recovery from the dreadful
shock which she had received. At length,
however, she appeared again-but it was
with such a look of humbleh pride that not
even her direct enemy felt a disposition to
upbraid her, or laugh at her misfortunes.-
Now she remembered with agony the first Of
fer, and thought she was pursued by the
judgment Of heaven for her treatment of the
: faithful Wdwafd. She had loved him, and
had not her pride and love of admiration
been SO great, she certainly would have mar
ried him in preference to all the world be-
sides.
Her mind wasoccupied with these thoughts
one day, when who should enter the parlo.
but Edward himself. A faint ray of hope
crossed her bosom at the sight Of him; but
when she remembered the scenes that had occur
red since she there last parted with him, she
burst into a flood of tears. He approached
and seated himself near her-inauired in a
voice, not of reproach but pity, how she had
enjoyed herself since they had last convers-
together. She freely confessed all her follv
and acknowledged she had felt deeply con-
demned for her conduct towards HIMSELF
" Them" replied he with a bitter smile, eyou
have learned that the sincere affection of a
poor mechanic is not to be despised." His
words cut her to the heart, and she ~entreat.
ed hum to forbear. 3" have ever prayed for
your happiness, Susan he said. looking in
her face with an expression of tenderness
that induced her for a moment to believe that
he would forget her faults, and his former af.
lection would return. But, when the hearts
fervent hope.has been broken, and its best
and most intense feelings suddenly rocked,
1t Is like a blasted tree, scared with the high
lightning of heaven. and can never again be
verdant! Edward felt sensible of this, al,ho'
he could freely pity and forgive the repenting
TAR one, he could never love or trust her
more. After giving her some ~saletarv ad-
vice he left her to the bitterest reflection.
mat 1t is easier to lose than regain a lover. /
Seine months after he married again. I
and his second choice was not inferior to his a
first. Susan's cup Of disappointment was
now full, for she had all along secretly indulg,
cd the hope that she should yet win him back ,
to her love.
She lived a solitary being in her fathers
house until she had gained the hopeless age
thirty-ive, when, rather than bear the g
stigma of an old maid, she married a widow.
without fortune, good nature, or anything s
to recommend him except an ugly per- b
ION and a large family of small children. 1t r
now that the unhappy Susan began to y !
eel in reality the consequences of her first \
errors, poverty and the unkindnsss of her sor. {;
yet she sometimes thought if she c
'ould forget the past, she should be COMPARE. ft
lively happy. frequently when the carriage ?,
4 Edward Littleton passed, she would re- II
IRE and weep. until the faculties oflife seem. II
d almost suspended. W
At length she left her husband and return. u
q to her fathers house, where she passed the
'malnder of her days. Ever after, when 70
'nversing with young people on the sub p,
ct OF matrimony, she void say to them it
18th a heavy .look-"Look weH to the first W
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