Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-05-20

| by the sudden death OF The former supercarpo;
and Parker was only too happy TO obey The order
! TO depart at two days notice. The letter notify.
tng Mr.. Gurus Of his departure no, received
until after the ship had sailed /, assigned no
other reason for HE voyage than the unexpected
opportunity Of seeing foreign countries and bet
terIng his fortune. Mr. Curtis was desired
dissolve his wards connection iih the univ ers
~, and bid good by" 10 Mary. There was no
message or farewell for worthy Mr. Van Stamp
Two years passed away without apv further
intelligence from Parker. Meantime Mary had
been married to Van Skamp, and was settled in
New York. Her father had suddenly died. HIS
small property bad passed into the hands Of his
son in-law, and that Of Parker had been placed
by order of the court OF probate in the custody of
an nexceptionabIe Trusl Company in Boston.
Mays prospects for happiness IN her married
life considered 10 be singuarly brilliant,
when she left her native village. Her husband
was gentleman of repuIed wealth and highly
polished manners, established IN gentee pro-
'ession, The law, in the city OF New York. and
hers was understood 10 be indisputaby love
match. She was the envy of all the village bellies.
Shortsighted mor,als! Van Skamp turned ou,a
roue and gambler. The honey moon had net
passed before Mary became aware tina, she had
been grossly deceived in her estimate Of hi. char.
acier. Daring her fathers lifetime, she was
treated with some show Of attention: but soon.
er was her property IN her husbands possession,
han he threw off all restraint plunged into
ry species Of low dss aron, and left her and
child for weeks together without even making pro-
sision for their support; while he would he away
Al some race ground fashionable watering place,
sporting h!s curricie and betting his hundreds on
the turn Of a card To this pass thing. had como
IN the short space of two years The handsome
house In which she had lived being long since
gwen up and the furniture sold, she was liv.
ing al obscure boarding house in the upper part
of tho city; her child, a beautiful little bow, to
whom she had given the name of her old play.
mate. Parker, was lying i'll, her own health
filling, and. to heighten her distress, her beart-
less husband had withheld supplies Of money, and
weeks.
One evening. while she was sitting in her des.
oate chamber rocking The cradle of the sick child,
full OF responding thoughts, she heard a ring at
the door, and presently q servant came hurrying
to her room. saying that gentleman desired to
speak W ith her in the parour. LenvIng the child
IN charge of he girl. she has,ened below, and
found seated atone by the pariour fire, q grave
looking gentleman Of some fifty years old. in the
quaker costume. There was expression Of
benevoIence 10 his eye and sofiened accen, in his
voice which assured the agiiated Mary that he
would be messenger Of good iidngs.
"Mary," sad he, 81 come to thee a litlo
matter Of business. correspondent Of mine,
who 10 friend Of thy fathers family. has placed
some funds with me for Thy use, which | am 10
supply thee with as may be required. Hast thou
oce aston for any money at PRESENT."
"Oh! SAID Mary. unable 10 repress q Qush Of
tears .-''oh sir, was never moro in need Of ms.
sistance. Blu, know not whether il ,s right for
fDe TO receive it from n stranger. Who is tho
person that has sent i,i'
"'rha, am not a, liberty TO say"
"Then | cannot accept H."
at will be better that thou shouldsi, Otherwise
I'm directed TO take care, yselt, ,ha, thou hast
the benefit Of this fund, by dischnrg,ng oil the
bills that may be standing against thee for thy
support. think, Mary. thou maysi be content
al IN he
ceived by thee with the strictest proprIe,y.'
Thus argument and The evident Yespec ability
OF her visitor suffic lent rcome her scru.
pies considerable sum was received, all ar.
rearages paid off. and Mary more found her.
self in possession Of the means Of comfortable
subsistence. She felt herself bound, howeverby
her own ideas of duty to her husband, instantly
to aPprise him Of what had happened; and the
was that in less than a week he ro-
turned from some race ground to The city, and
robbed her Of the money remaining in her hands,
without giving himself the least concern al 10 tho
source from whence i, proceeded; and again left
her. TO seek amusement, al distance from home
Mary again reduced 10 great distress AID again re-
eved by her Quaker friend, who brought w
n and introduced her Theneeforwsrd this couple
welfare. providing for consong sorrows
averng as far a. il possible do the
husban braIity-but throughout co,,se
Of several years invioaby preserving
n. source from whence thew derived the
long literally supplying the means Of
support, Her n,iy 10 two children
and daughter Still she enabled support
and send schools in IN. n.;phborhood No
knew how she enabled do this, Quaker
gentleman. Mr. Logan. ard his wife Apparently sup
ted herself by her needle furnished
nearly all that uref for her itenance.
Meantim.. Van Stamp was gradually making that ce
the social scale which vice vitality destn
ed. From genteel he had become n shabby gambler,
from arstoratc boovvans to ow soi His iii-tea,
w,f. degenerated neglect vi
olence and after having last actually struck her
evening sailed into The street
fusen which ne wed fatal stab, and
81 ight home on a shntler, dead.
a this when the widow had
from the effects of her
nf her youthful vivacity and of
liza beauty had returned sitting
evening in the lit,le paror of coming
dale. which she had retired when carriage drove
door. and gentleman stepping ushered
the pa-lor. II. wrapped CLOAK ornamented