Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-10-15


her infant, for companions, my wiGe's
heart seemed conslantlyI yIyontIing with
rapturous delight. trust tGas equally
happy. Her purJ Jsnd thej goodness,
seemed TO have disHwsdsalI my evil
disposition, and gave room only for
the exhibition Of the good qualities
which possessed.
'At length my friend returned from
foreign countries; and his first act was
to seek out the little paradise oil which
| had sent him most glowing discrip-
tion. You was then about three years
old, and the very picture Of your moth.
er. Being warmly welcomed, my
friend prolonged his stay at the castle
from weeks 10 months, till he had all
most become one of our little circle.
He was always paying the most devo-
ted attention and gallantries 10 my
wife, who received them as coming
from her husbands friend, and in that
light it was, that also viewed them.
Gradually did Emaicne advance hints
as to, the sinseriiysstu4s .vife in her
professions of devotion to me; and allu-
ding To- the favor which she had shown
him, previous TO our marriage. Finding
that repelled his insinuations with
indignation, he desisted for the time,
but not till he had aroused not only jeal-
ousy towards my wife, but hatred TO-
wards him. At length he advanced,
seemingly, plausible proofs OF the peril
dy of her whom had esteemed as al
most an angel, and then, like coward
as he was, he fled from my presence,
improbable as it would have seemed in
my caImer moments, then believed
that my wife had never loved me; but
had welded me with her affections fixed
upon another.
In a paroyxism ofrage, | sought her
apartment, and charged her -syith -pcrG
dv. Terrified at my furious aspect,
and horror. struck at the charges made
against her, she fell insensibIe at my
feet. When she awoke to recollection,
she defended herself with all the truth
of artless innocence; but too enraged
10 listen to any thing, bade her begone.
Now was all the hautiness of her
Spanish blood aroused, and turning
proudly and without tear, she took
her child and was about to depart.
But determined that she should be full
ly punished, | snatched you from her
arms, and again babe her 60. All a
mothers tenderness rushed upon her
heart, and for the sa Ike OF her child, she
deigned to kneel at my feet and beg,
with tears and entreaties, for, her sweet
her only child-but,I ! was.Spyie)dipg.
She then asked for hef lGte, which
gave her, and she departed forever.
Determined that the child of one like
her, should never be called my daugh-
ter, | had you carried to peasant,
whom l paid literally for taking care
of you; hoping that as his child, you
would be happier than as heir to mise.
ry and rank. Broken hearted and
desolate, with all my visions OF happi-
ness crushed at blow; strove, by a
life of gayety and dissipation, to lose
the keen sense ofmy misery. 1t was
not long till thoughts of my rashnes
in Judging my wife thus hastily, forced
themselves upon my mind; and with
them came the conviction Of her inno'
cence. At this time received wore
from Elmainge, stating that the whole
story which he had tolehasssa,,skas false
hood. That he had seen anNoved the
beautiful lsodene; and that. maddenee
because she preferred me, he had de-
vised this plan to distroy our happiness
When I received this information,
was carried insensibly to my bed, ant
on Y awoke TO such wretchedness a
, words cannot discribe.
} The image Of my gentle, suffering
deserted wife, thrust from her home
her child, and happiness, forever, wa
$ always before my mind. hastened
Z. as soon as I was able to leave my bed
/, for you, determined at least to do jus
\ tice to her child. But, as if fortun,
I had deserted me, my daughter ha'
disappeared but few days before; sup
! posed TO have been stolen By "a ban
j. ofGipsies.
0 i have never known peacefu
S moment since. 1t was your great re
: semblance 10 your mother, that led t
e this discovery this evening.
:, Let US go to your mother, dear Isc
: . dene, even now, and on my knees wi
II ] impIore forgiveness for my injustice
= for hope, that my sweet child has al
ready forgiven her wretched father
y Freely did the weeping Isodene, nov
d no longer ZaiIa, award forgiveness I
It her parent, and late, as it was, the
n started for the Gipsey camp. in scare
IS Of the lutte woman. The Gipsies wer
$, holding their midnight revelry. bl
e her they were looking for was ne
IF there, and, upon inquiring, they foun