Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-07-05

come frequently. for she delighted IN ch'!
dran, and then she descended into the gar
den with me, and opened the gale into ou'
own grounds.
! did go again, and very frequently. and
I wen; the more when spring came, tor i
loved the beautiful flowers shc lady ten
dcd. loved ner singing birds, AMI Fc'
gentle pets and more than oil luved ihc
beautiful lady: She sporeh with nin
when was merry-anf' so"'l'ed me when
troubled by my childish snrrows; she sung
To me, too, ihnsc sanss which NJ tins day
arc ny favorllcs. tfur around them seem
10 liusrr such n halo Of hdsh, memories.
ms she saugi would gaze upon her ex'
rccdng beauty, I'LL lis rharms c"lored
every idea MY hear' cherished as worthy
:, OF admiration.
Not many manlhs after our acquaintance
: co,,'ncncrd. tie low music rf AN inlan'S :
caro!lir. was heard in that dwelling oh!
how great was my ,lelich, when saw the
lady's babe ! i, had lis fathers features
hrl It's mn;hsr's smile, aad when il was
ulL enough to pratiIe. il had is mn;'cT''
inncs. ni:cn wondered IN my heart II
'hcrc was any t!ins ou earth uro'c lovely
rhan lhsi smile, more iu!l OF music .i,an
! those sweet tones.
Bot now cloud seemed 10 !llns over
that happy huRr. an, irs Sunshine Wa.
lniirs away; The lad, 5 eyes wercdInlHr''
with weeping. and Ser beauty Mas fas,
wi,hcrins under'ie Ltish;ins inh"erce Of
some great sorrow which she sirove 10 con-
cea!; her birds and her flowers, even the
care>ses Of her lovely child failed TO win
her from the grief. She did CONCEAL II
when with her husband: then she SUM-
mnned smiles TO h"r pale lips. and Tic
brightness of lovc still fingered III her eye.
bur it was only sorowfui To ME To s'e
those smiles, for | knew her heart was
breaking the meanwhile. and that the fin
ger Of tie Destroyer had been laid thai
pn!iid brow. was uo' long iSnornn. of
the cause OF such misery; rnnior spoke
!nmdly Of Harry Linton OF his midnight
revels. and his devotion TO the cup whose
contculs cast a blight on all that IS lar
and good ir If. Soon the ruth Of this
report was confirmed by his altered coun-
rcnauce aud mirn. Oh who would not
have wept over The wreck Of ~ much
beauty. over tie ruin Of that noble mind.
over the misery of that lovely Indy! Then.
too, there was rrin wrought over those
broad lands. and soon The stranger claimed
them as his. du-. and the lady .,was told
TINT ecssnr munsicniwas heneefprth no
home for her-ihaL she r'usrseck an'abid
ing place elsewhere, il so be che nigh,
find one.
There we're times when the spirit Of
other days seem revived in Harry Linton,
when he was again the fond husband, the
tender parent. and in The world. the man
Vi honor. But these were rare intervals.
aad even then. The consciousness ui his
uuworthincss haunted hi'n.and conscience
never ceased us ,orurnrs rs IL uGr"llcd
before him record of broken promises.
aud deeds OF sin and pointed his finger
stcru'y 10 him. az the DESTROYER oi house
holds peace Then he looked ou his
wife aud he saw her fadinS lrnm eauh, h"
cursed himself ~ her murderer. and agnin
sought The i.crhcam cup 10 drown remorsc;
and a!rcr Wild dcbauch he would return 10
his home 10 polu;c i, with lis daring oaihs
and mad rcvcIry. He nod gone abroad
seeking rcsl but finding il not when 'he
intelligence reached him the harpics of The
law m.re busted in his dwell. He has.
tened ,hi,hcr, aud The FRS, object that met
his eye was the form Of that injured wife.
she was engaged in preparing lpr removn!
the few articles that remained to her when
the calrIj ni The law were satisfied. and
rs he entered. was booking with tca'ln!
eyes upon Il canvass. where, in The pcrs"o
Of her husband were displayed so many
many eraccs. lie saw that delicate and
,imid creature, that frail exotic whose rare
beauty hc was 10 guard and nurse with
gentle sunshine, gentle dew" now expos
ed to the gaze OF rude and vulgar men.
cxpnsed 10 thoir coarse esia and rauniing
laughs. and he became infnriaIch. stnng
TO madness. Isabel me, him gently and
without fear; there was no rrprQach IN her
look or inGe save their sadness. aud no
work os bitterness escaped her lips.
Harry, this portrait shall go with Us :"
our new home. il is so beautiful, and so
many pleasant thoughts Of the past cast
their sunshine ;iroun,lil; there is tue Same
smile upon .hnse lips ,ba, they wore when
YOU asked me 10 be your bride so long
nso. Look. dear Harry" she sa,d. ra's-
ing iier mild eyes to his face. What an
expression OF fury met her gaze--those
tones Of senlleness, lhose eyes beam'ns
iru,i, aud tenderness as her woman's heart
lo,ked forth from them. only plunged still
deeper in his heart the gnawinS tooth ol
Rcmorsc---and in his mighty anguish
Reason no longer swnye'l him. With the
iorcc of madmap, he dashod-,he oilend-
ING thing from her hands, the canvass was
renl in iwnin, It's frame spliutered into a
thousand pieces.
"Oh, papa" said the fimid voice oi a
child pray do no, he angry with mamma
Dear mamma. she never is angry with
you, and every nigh, she bids me love you
aud pray for you, lha, you may be good;