The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-09-23

ty, which has already become so dangerou.
| TO my peace of mind, and quit country il
which seem doomed to meet with nothing
but sorrow aud notification
Fitzgerald walked the apartment in an az O.
ny ofdoubt and anxiety. Harcourt endeav
ored 10 soothe him by telling him TO lea
nothing, and striving to convince him that ht
| might indulge his attachment aud seek its re
turn with honor; bnt he continued pacing
the room until the servant announced Mis-;
Walstein, when he took his hat and rushed in
to the street.
He returned more composed, and seating
himself beside the object of all this sOloitude
attempted in vain to converse with his ac-
customed freedom. Sophia was talking o.
the importance of education to females.
'Willyou hear nv story, Miss Walstein ,
at length he somewhat abruptly said. 1t i,
a melancholy illustration of what you have
just been saying, but Think | can tell ittc
YOU, though scarcely know why asl, you
to listen to it,
She turned very pale. and trembied excess
lively when he spoke of his wife; her artless
loneliness, his regret and sorrow for her
She looked on him with tenderness that as
sured him he was beloved. Still he became
embarrassed as he began to speak of him.
self
This said he taking Isidore's last letter
from his pocket, will explain what-my-'
Sophia started from her chair, threw of the
head-dress that confined and covered her
luxuriant tresses, and letting the rich glossy
ringets fall over her neck and shoulders,
cried,
We'll do know the contents Of that let
ter; Albert. my dear, beloved husband . aud
sunk almost Iifeless into his arms.
lie gazed on her as if he doubted the evil
dence of his senses, then pressing her TO his
heart, exclaimed,
ofjoy, that Harcourt and Emma rushed into
the apartment.
To describe the surprise and happiness OF
all interested, would be impossible.
Dear Isidore,' said Fitzgerald, when they
were all quietly settled. how could young,
timid, and ignorant girl-pardou me for the
world-leave her home, her husband, and
thus alone travel in Germany, without leaving
any trace behind? 1t was the last place in
the world should have sought for you, as
knew you had perfect dread of Madam
Waldorf, on account ofyour grandfather
Trne, Albert, but he told me in his last
moments, i'll never saw you again TO go to
her; and said she was noble and well educa-
ted, though proud. l knew she was rieh,and
had ample means to do for me all wished.
Had you examined your old wardrobe, you
would have missed two suits of bows clothes.
that your mother had preserved, because,
as you told me, your life had been saved in
them. These wore after the first day, cut
ting off my hair, and staining my skin. You
could not have known me yourself Y on
ak how could Leave you! To make the
effort, it needed all the consciousness Iielt Of
my unworthiness for the station in which you
had placed me needed all the misery that
constantly suffered, and the modification
caused you. Oh, Albert before ] could
summon resolution to leave you, / heard my
self called fool, and by your best friends.
do not wonder att; for how can any one
perfectly uneducated, and even ignorant of
the most common things, appear other than
fool, in the most intelligent and polished So
cietyl Riches may dazzle and beauty fas-
cinate, but highly Intelligent and cultivated
man cannot long love an ignorant woman;
and you acknowledge that it is dangerous
experiment for any such man, to take an un
educated girl, however beautiful. for wife 2
Yes, yes, my love, will said Fitzgerald !;
unless every woman were an IsIDoRE.