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should she love him as only woman in ma
lures simplicity can love and should lie.
taking foul advantage of her affection for
him, work her ruin, and having succeeded,
then scornfuly leave her without PREPARATION.
an outcast fom even his bosom; dark
thing upon the world unwilling 10 live, un-
prepared to die, and should she, in the
hour when he spurned her, dishonored
thing. from bis feet ; even when size was
pleading for the love and protection of one
who with hellsl art had wrought her ruin
should she, IN that dire moment of crowded
miseries, strike ponard TO his heart
| She would molly do her duty y cried ],
excited almost to madness by the painful
picture.
Would you aid her in removing all the
/ proof OF crime 2 con,aned the mask would
you assist dat poor 20 70 place berea,h ti>,-
dark earth all tina, was earthly of his defer7'
Il would If ihou art she. lead on
am ready; ave, ready 10 do more! Would
HAT my band Instead Of thine had sent the
recreani's soul to its kissing home +! love
thee now better than before. True, thou
hast been dishonored, bu, thou art avenged!
BE moi too lIas'y, sir SAID she ; let me
sketch yon one other picture, before call
on you for action. Again, will suppose
you 10 have an only sister, will suppose
her. with your full knowledge and consent,
10 have given her affections and her hand TO
one whom you believe to be noble, manly,
and in every way calculated to make her
know the true bliss of existence. She loves
HIM, even over the bounds of the worlds
alteration watches for his smile as the flow
er beaten down by the rain waits for the
sunshine; signs and dro0ps when the clouds
of sorrow cast their shadows over him; re-
joces when his hopes brighten; ministers TO
his every comfort, and seems a being as
closely bohnd TO him as light is 10 the dIa-
mond Suppose that he to whom you have
entrusted her, the nnermost heart Jewel Of
! yourself, the bright corner of your domestic
Preside; imagine that he should grow cold
; and unmind'ul of her peace, tina, his love for
: her should fade that her smile should fall
) upon him cold ms torch light on funeral
pail that her voice shonld no longer be mu.
sic to his ear; that he should seek for other
, smiles, and give to other ears the words
which were alone her due when you saw
her dropping, fading, dying beneath the
; sIadox of his neglect, what would you DOT
Stay him by the HAND which made
me ! | would slay him as dog that had
bitten, or a serpent which had stung me =
Even as spoke thought of my own de.
. serted wife, and Consci nee took pull a,
the halards' Of my heart, and rnng il to the
= very core. iel, as if could have given
world, had i, been mine to give, if could
be placed alongside the couch of nv lcn.,,
; bride ard | vowed in my soul never to
-r.'vo ~ o-ais, s' --I-4-r--+-------l-r--
: from the dreadful scenes of that night!
Lady said |, if you first tale be, as I
feel ii is, true; if you have slain him who
wrought your ruin, and have chosen me to
= aid in your dreadful task, pray You to has
ten the deed. Let there be no delay.'
Then follow me J. said she you need
a no; follow far
She led me on few steps, into what
supposed 10 be another room; here she bade
me to pause and calm myself. must ac-
knowledge that felt greatly agilaled but
mastering all my self-possession and pres.
i ence of mind, prepared to cast aside the
veil a, her bidding, and determined no, to
shrink from the horrible duty which lay be.
$ fore me.
She lifted the veil from my head. A blaze
y of light forced me TO close my eyes and
i then | dared not open them. Imagination
panic d a scene before me which feared TO
gaze upon. AT last shame Enclosed nv
II eyeds, and cazcd around. .
j. Surprise almost stunned me.
l. 1t could not be yet so ii 'casi stood
u within my own bedroom The stranger
d raised her mask. My wife's large black
G eyes looked sorrowluy out upon me she