The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-02-12

| No, Clara, that will never do; for as 500
as he knows that Betty, instead Of you, is hi
wife, he will probably leave her, and VIII;
would she do there, in the city, alone with n
friends to assist her! No, no, if he leave
her it must be here, where he took her from
for she is too good a girl to be entirely ruin
ed.'
i Think said Henry, that would be tn
! best course to pursue
Yes, Henry, and / must see if / can writ
as good letter as he has written
Thus saying, he left the room to indite al
answer to Dicks epIstle.
In the meantime, the young married coupl,
were anxiously waiting the arrival of new,
from home. / say anxious, for they borl
were; but for far different reasons. Dick wa
sure that his fortune for life was made, if tn,
old man would only invite them home. An,
this he thought there was 10 doubt of; for h,
conceived that no parent could be so hard
hearted as TO forever dsown an only child.
But with Clara-or with Betty. which tht
reader has seen was her real name-the cause
for Impotence was far different. She wished
ardently wished for the letter to arrive-ant
yet she dreaded to have it come. For she
doubted not but that would explain her rea
name and situation. And then what course
he would pursue, she knew not. She had
thought that she could prevail upon HIM moi
to write to her pretended father, believing that
he was ardently attached to her as he pro
fessed to be. But in this she was deceived.
and now she waited with impotence forwhat
she believed would seal her fate.
At last, the long wished for letter arrived.
Dick quickly broke the seal and read the fol-
lowing:
TO r. Bro,cn, Esq.
'Sir-Yours fthe 18th inst. is received.
can hardly address you as my son; for | feel
as though you had outraged all the feelings
which son ought to possess towards faith
er. My daughter, you say, is safe; for this
| am thankful, for her welfare is as dear to
me as my own.
If she has married you without my consent
or knowledge, she has committed hasty and
wrong act; and bitterly do / mourn to think
that she ould be deceived by your smooth
and artful prOtestatiOns oflove, and be induc-
ed by them to forget the duty she owed to
her parents. 1t would be doing my duty to-
wards you il could nerve myself to the task
to disown her forever, and heap curses upon
your head, for enticing an innocent girl from
the path of rectitude, and from her home.
But this cannot do-for j love my daugh-
ter, Clara, with such love as IA. parent pos
sesses for an only and darling child. There
fore, must of needs extend to you an invita-
ton to come home. Think not, by this, that
shall grant you my unconditional pardon
for your elopement, for l do not. But on
your return, ifyou are disposed TO make my
house your home,I shall use my best endeav-
- .,,I afx-.
and if find them to be respectable, without
for this one ill-timed act. But now, | say,
come home Immediately, and your wife shall
occupy the same situation in my family and
affections that she always has filled. And
you, for the time being at least,shall be treat
ed as her husband. This is all that is neces-
sary for me at the present, to say. And with
wishes for your safe return, remain,
IL. HARVEY.
There, Clara said Dick, as he finished
reading the above letter, Il told you that he
would forgive US and invite us to come home
but you would not believe me. However
you see was right
Yes, but
But whaI!-what are yon afraid Of now
why, he says that he does not forgive
you
Yes, but what Of that l-of course, he
would not at first say that we had his full
pardon =
= But said Betty, who knew not what to
think of the letter written by her former en-
ployer, it may be that he only writes this to
get YOU back, so that he can abuse both you
and me. Depend upon it he will never for
give u.s.
Yes be will, Clara. l know something
of human nature at least; and we shall be
received with kindness by your father. There
fore do not distress yourself with unneces-
sary fears
They are not unnecessary fears, Richard.
| know him better than you can, and fear
his anger
You need not, Clara, there is no danger
attending our return; so make your arrange
ments, and we will leave the city as soon as
possible
But this course did not suit Betty in the
least She concluded that Mr.. Harvey was
disposed TO assist her, now that he must be
aware of the situation in which she was
placed; and she thought he had written that
letter to keep her husband blinded as regar-
ded her real name; believing he would not,
Tor SucD an INVITATION, return ~ Hei Ioiuicf
home. And earnestly she plead with him to
his plan of returning.
Il do not wish to 60 back said she; l fear
my mass-my father is not, will not be re-
conciled. And. dear Richard, you say you
have friends, and we can certainly live and
be happy without his aid. So do not go
say you will notr And the misguided girl
wept while she plead, for W nat she knew was
the only course TO ensure her happin-
ness.
But Dick, thinking that all her fears were
on account of her father. would not listen to
her entreaties and she was forced to ac-
him back to her former residence.
With what feelings she looked forward TO
the coming evil, may be better imagined
than described. Bitterly did she repent the
course she had tekken in first deceiving her
husband, but it was now too late to retract.
But she had believed he loved her as fondly
as he protested to, and for herself alone.
With these views, she had, after noticing
his errer, kept him in the dark as regarded
her condition, thinking that they might
be happy--never dreaming that she
should be taken back, to bear the SCOTS and
sneers of her former companions.
But so it was. She was fast nearing the
place, which above all others, she wished