The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-05-16
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BY EMILY II. MAY.
'There is nothing SO despse duplciiy. To my
mind woman who should be guilty Of it is unworthy
Of being loved
'You are too severe said Ellen in reply to the
speaker, and exact more from our sex than you de-
mand of your Is This jus: p
Il admit the truth Of what you say; for, though l
cannot trust man who is guilty of fasehood loathe
and abhor woman habituay given ito duplicty.-
We look for more purity in your sex than in our own,
and that love only ought to be favored by you which
regards you in this exalted light No true man but
chafes at the chains that bind him to the grosser
things of earh and has ongngs for something better
and holier; and love in its puryfor all love is not
pure-steps in here to lift US heavenward, by afford
ing companionship with being Of finer sympa-
thies, and more heavenly impulses than ourselves
With what loathing then does it ill me to find her
decelu; for of all The virtues truth is, in my view
the highest. Let man woman be incapable of
fasehood, and he or she is incapable of continued
guilt
Ellen was silent, for she had begun the conversa-
ton in jest, and she felt that the speaker uttered the
truth. She continued silently at her work, and, in
few minutes, Robert left the paror, and went out
Not until the front door had closed him did she
look up, and then her eyes met those of her cousin,
the only other occupant of the room, who sitting
at the opposite side Of the work table. The face OF
the latter flushed land her lips parted if in par
tal terror, She clasped her hands and exclaimed,
ooh! if Robert knew it, and then burst into
tears.
Emily rose up, went around the table, and encirc-
ling her friend with her arm, said soothngly
But he will never discover it, dear Lucy; so
don't fret 1t was only yon did it, and then it
couldn't be helped.
sBut if he should find it OUT sobbed Lucy, soh!
how wish had never told him that untruth Don't
you think she continued, looking up earnestly tiro'
her tears that he has heard of it? He scarcely said
good bye when he went out.
sNo-no'-quicky retorted Ellen, scam yourself,
dear Lucy, or, when he returns, he will see you have
been crying No one could have told him. Besides,
even ifhe knew, he might not be angry, at least not
pery angry, for you know he spoke of habitua du.
plicty, and of that, my dear, enemy,even if you
had one, could charge you of being guilty.
.But wish had told him the truth at once; and
will never deceive him again, said Lucy, drying her
tears tam.
Lucy was betrothed to Robert Emerson and
IN many respeCtS iuiiy "oiIhy Va "iS 'o'S' "' sHS
had one faut-vanity. Fond Of dress, fond Of amuse-
ment. fond of admiration, and fond of display, she
was often led into foes, for the qualification of her
vany which, in her after oments, she bitterly re-
pented Robert not ignorant Of her falllng, but
he knew she had good heart, and he trusted in time
Z, cure her of her foible Still he not aware OF
the many errors which she had committed for the
qualification Of her vanity, much less did he suspect
that fsebood had been rescrted TO in order to con-
ce.l her conduct from his eye. But such had been
the case.
Robert hated alike coquetry and untruth lie had
often said that he could never love woman who
would tre Intentionally with suitor, for, apart from
the seIfsh vanity which such conduct displayed there
WAS ALWAYS more or less duplicity in fHt Lucy
therefore since her acquaintance with Robert, had
studously avoided the that, otherwise, her
love of admiration might have induced her to commit
pt alas how true is The remark that our errors dog
our footsteps, and will not let US go even when we
would forget them During sojourn at Saratoga the
preceding year, Lucy, then ushered into the great
world. and comparatively thorghiless, had allowed
the attentions of young man. whose suit she would
mn, have encouraged seriously for moment she
had first listened to him to pass away an idle hour,
found herself compromised in measure before she
,hught of her indscretiun She was glad therefore,
,,hau her summons home took her unexpectedly from