Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-10-07
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ing any II the costly vines prepared for the
guests Bat finding himself thus the object OF
general atieuiIon--ior when the brlde spoke
every eve was turned on hm-he coiorcd. STAN
tnered q few indls'Ioct words, took he glass and
bowling gracefully drank long tfa to the bride
81 told you should succeed" said tie Young
and happy creature. her eyes sparkling with iri-
unph, p she retired INTO the circle ct bFIdes~
maids. Il knew Colonel Warren would not re-
fuse me- What pity lie has got such Pnrrtanicai
norian- IN his head. lie used to be the foremost
with a happy allusion or eloquent sentiment when
The wine circulated"
No one was there io contradict this joyous but
lhought!ess creature, or 10 tell her that Colonel
Watreu's indulgence IN VINE had nearly prov ed
his rum He had been absent from his native
city for some wears, dIrIng which period he had
formed his resolution not to drink, III consequence
Of a conviction Of his own weakness. Ga his
return. his old associates ia vain persuaded hm
TO alter his determination. He refused firmly tut
.coIrtcously. On various festive OCCASIONS ihe#
had endeavorcd to iudaeo hun 10 JON 'oem +"
pledylng each Other bat hts answer bad al"tt :
been the same. THIS the first ume since
hia return. that he had been at an entertainment
where VINE yas introduced IN the presence ct
ladies' l. vas resolved to Try whalher the
Influence OF the sex would not break resolution
which more than one fet to bo A rePFoaeh GA htm-
self How the scheme succeeded We have seen s.
No pen can adequately descubo the emotions
Of Colonel Warren curing the instant he hesIia~
ted before takIny the proli-fcd glass rom the
bride. lie was chiyalroGs II a fault ~ his De,
meanor to the sex, aud had never been known 10
rctase favor asked by woman. The BRIDE
was tho daughter ul his carly freud, II cherished
treasure whom he had many time daudled on
his knee, ana " hom he bad never done anything
TO sight or pain lie stood, We have seen, IT.
rcsolure for moment, hc-Itatlng between tears
f;r the result and dislike 10 dI-obge his favor
tie on thus her wedding night BJt, at length, he
had fatally yielded,
/ Lille did tho Young bride think Of the dreadful
issue Other tempting words and smiles Ltte
/ did she dream that tho haukerng love for VINE,
/ which had once reduced her vlcum to The verge
OF confirmed inebrIacy, would wpko again al The
/ taste of that glass, aud rage with more violence
/ than Young, happy and ihHughiic5s, she
+ looked only at The present triumph, without con
slderiug The result How then was she surprised
to hear, few months after her marriage, thai
+ Colonel Warren becoming an Inehrate-lhai
he rarely retired 10 bed unless IN stale OF III
/ toxication-and that, in consequence. his mae
pcf8on was becoming disfiInred hnd hts large
fortune wasting away. She shaddeTed, but Still
did rot think OF her own agency N the matter
and, when next she met htm, "'ih the privilege
! a lIoficd TO youth and beauty, sentdred 10 pca1
with him on the sal leCt.
| .-Madam," said tie, in reply, and the nolan
i choIv aud some hat stern tone III which he spoke
never left her memory, at Is too late. wa
never 10 drink again. broke that resolution
you know bow and when, and now | am a hope
/ Iesss InebrIa;e.
lie turned and left her presence. Her eyes
we're opened. On how bitterly dad she reP1oacf
herself fer having spoken those fatal words. Fo
utrhis she could not sleep She sought again an,
again to see her victim bat he avoided her pre-
seucc. Thev mover tact again bat once lea
der would you know how,
Some yeaIs after, ou cold bleak m"fA'n9 It
January, a trav cling siojgh. dra"n ~ ;"o spien
dId horses, dashIrT aloEg tho tDrupIho ue
tween \0rristown nuJ Phadelphla. There ha'
been q snow storm during the night. and The
4kes lay piled against the fences aud banks
! were they had been driven by the icy wind whtct
swept down from the hills beyond the Schuy .kil!
The sky was still overcast: the wind roged NO
iently; and intensely cold. Few scenes
could be more desoIate. Houses, barns, trees ant
hay rcks covered with snow, and the cat
tie. covering in the sheds, seemed every her
10 beseeCh the sky 10 yaiU. As the sleigh, Wit
It's merry bells, whlrled down the long hti TIA
leads to Manay unk turnpike, the horses sudden! J,
shed, nearly preeipilaling the vehicle INTO an op
posIte snow bank. \ lady slightly screamed an
locked oul in alarm from the tuTs winch enNel
opeI her: but seeing o cause for danger she wa
aboat to order the driver 10 proceed, when her at
tie boy, pointing 10 the object Whit had staTie
the horses, SAID,
Mother, what can that be in the road! Sure
" IT Is mans hat.
The lady turned, In the centre OF The h'gh
way was pile at drftcd SNOW bt,c lorge
lhan Il human body. ole end "i the P'e rs
been blown away. disclosing, as The boy SAID,
, man nat.
Gracious heaven" she exclaimed. "a" q b
that some poor wretch has ito1en 30 death here
James" and she turned 10 tootrpau, go an
see
With Intense 10 crest the lady watched "hh
j the ser> ant brushed away tho Snow. In te
seconds II apparent that corpse was iEdee
there, aud it was not long before the cause Of III
, mans death was evident IN empty jig iYln
= beside him. The spectators breathlesslE awaitf
u while the icy flakes were being removed tom n
; face for the LADY within q short distance
/ her home aud thought that. perhaps, She m'gi
: recognize the unfortunate being. She stepPt
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