Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-06-28


pany with another person, standing with his
back toward hor, leaning against the frame of
the glass cases, IN carne:t conversations. Neither
perceived Miss have. atho' she approached with
~ herring distance of thom.
] Il marry her only for her money! said he,
almost in a whisper, but loud enough for her to
ovorhoar his words distinctly. ..and within one
month afterward | shall 90 to Paris. alone
Miss Kaye left the store Immediately, upper
cciycd by them both.
1t was fortunate for her that in the interval of
! her absence. her carriage had drawn up iminadl-
atoly in front Of the shop door, or she must have
fallen the pavement. As it was with a dizzled
head she tottored forward, and tho servant who
stood there. caught her his hond. She rallied
with powerful effort, and saying to the tootman
in faint voicc-s.H onlel' got into tho vehicle.
One who had then seen those pale, shrunken
trembling fcatures---the fixed. garing eye, the
wthcred lip, the distortion pnd deadly agony OF
tho whole face could not have recognized the So-
rious countcnnnco from which but a moment be-
fore, power and hope looked SO majcsticay forth.
The footman, seeing that his mistress was ILL., or
dered the coachman to drive with the utmost ra-
piIitv. and in a few minutes Miss Kaye at
her house.
He opened the carriage door Immediately. and
seeing his mistress throwing herself out before
tho steps were down, tho honest fellow caught her
in his arms, and carried her all the way INTO the
drawing room. lie placed her in chair and
handed her a tumb!or Of water.
In a few minutes her physical weakness was
conquered. Miss Kaye and walked into her
chamber, and summoning all the determination
and energies Of her nature, sat down TO consider
her
It was an intense and awful struggle which
wrung her spirit. Tho quick storm working of
her lips. the flush Of her check the flashing Of her
eve. told with what strength her purpose was de-
velopng.
lie Shall feel his baseness!'' she muttered 10
herself.
On the following morning she sat a'ono in hor
drawing room. when Hamburg in. Orders
had been given to admit othor person.
DO YOU think. she said, he was
seated, fixing upon him that dark eye which
burned with tho kecnes and sharpcst fires of mo-
raj Indignation and intellectual contempt. 'that
there arc mon in the world wholly destitute of
soul!''
IIcG IlrluI;r VOICE
calm; yet, III despite of effort, her tones vlbrated
with a searching sharpness of sarcasm which as
tonishcd Mr. Hamburg and agitated him not q
little. Tho consciousness Of what IS deserving
was in respect to her. came upon him with u blind,
formless fear. that shook his spirit to the tounda
ton.
There are persons l Think who, if they ever
had souls. have succeeded III wearing all trace OF
them out of themselves
All! think YOU so' said she. with piercing
scorn. You shall feel this cannot bel
She rose and stood before the centre table. on
the opposite side Of which he sat.
Il have been insulted, sir! outraged through
every feeling of my nature. I solitary and
undetcndcd woman: protected only by those SON
timcnts of honor that dwell in the breast of every
GENTLEMAN. those feelings of humanity that are
acknoulc lodged by every MAN. | have found but
one person utterly nscnsiblc to those impressions
Yourself. | am aware of the motive which led
vou TO solicit nv hand. | was listener to the
1, r,l-yr0 cd
self without mark. Il Will marry her only for
her moncv. Within month afterwards | 90 to
Paris and ALONE" The only revenge have to
take is to make YOU feel the utter paltrlness of
your character by showing you the difference be-
tucon your views and mino. This day we part
forever. On this table are deeds conveying to
YOU one half of my entire estate. from which you
may extract that money for which you would
have been willing to cucumber yoursclf-though
for only month II seem5-wIth wife. In ac-
corlanco with the form which has been pointed
out to nc. hero deliver them to your exclusive
use. Enjoy that money. and remember whllo
doing 50. that Won owe that enjoyment 10 the in
tonsc contempt woman feels for YOU; and let
that remembrance cause you to be ever accompa-
nicl in your secret soul by your utter contempt
for Yourself.
She rotroatcd into an adjacent room, waving
her hand as she disappeared, saying
You may retire sir.
VT. illnouFN sat LOT u tloiilcHi. oNct"iSiihicd
with dismay and shame; he then dashed the pa
pers upon the floor. and fastened out ofthc house
From that blow he mover recovered. In spite
of every effort he made to make head IN his own
mind against tho sense of self contempt. and the
consciousness of the thorough baseness of his
principles nothing could stand against tho remcm
bercd look and glance Of that woman.-He felt
like a detected tclon. He never could endure to
see her again. The confidence with which he
had pursued his former career was struck down
forever. He withdrew from society and giving
himself up to the lowest occupations of what IS
called pleasure. has sunk into utter worthlessncss,
despised alike by himself. and others.
\ FACT.-It is fact that there is but one
wing IN the House of Representatives at v ash
lngton. who docs not 90 IN for the protective prIn