The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-03-31

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this, he should not be reproached for seek
ing moment of relief from the Iain OF his
duties'
You did feel for him, then p exclaimed
the girl, while CLEAN Of light shot to her
eye. Cold and calm as you seemed, there
was yet throb ofhuman sympathy under ii
ALL
Heaven only knows how deeply have fell
for that unhappy man, his crime is terrible,
but he does not seem born for evil
Born for evil.n exclaimed she eagerly-'he
oh no, he Is noble, good, generous!-'
She broke eff suddenly. dropped her
clasped hands and drawing close TO the
Judge. said 10 him in a changed and low
voice, They will not find him guilty. Do
you think they will?'
The Judge shook his head. 'The evidence
is strong-terrble strong
4 know-I know said the strange girl
with a sort of breathless earnestness. Bui
there is nothing positive-you can save him
you iCW save him. Did you not say just
now that he was not born for evil? Stop,
STOP, do not speak yet, have something 10
say-my heart has been SO full that i must
speak or it will break
Poor girl what is the wretched man 10
you?' said the judge deeply moved.
What is he 10 me, true, true everybody
will ask that question; you are the first, and
| am here 10 answer il. Listen SIR listen
since was old enough 10 know what love
was, have loved that man youunderstand
the man whom you are trying Tor the muir
der of his wife. He loved me TOO, and al
though poverty kept down his secret, and
wealth pampered my pride, love such as ours
could not be hushed or smothered by such
bad nurses. Those who love passionately
act passionately. / was ardent, impulsive,
sometimes arrogant. He would not endure
these things in me, because happened 10
have intellect, and was rich had been poor
like himself selfshly weak, he would have
| yielded up his pride 10 my great love. We
quarrelled. Ii matters not how Or wherefore
he went away. For months l never wrote.
He shall make the first advances, said, week
after week. till my pride was qucnched in
keen anxiety. ] wrote then and his answer
was that he lrds married! He thought that
did not love him-that my exaciions and
naughty will arose from lack Of affection. He
should never love any woman as he had low
ed me, his letter said, but had cast him
from my heart, and while his soul was thirst
ing for sympathy, aud tenderness, she the
woman he had married. was thrown in his
fancyine that excitement was 4 second birth
of love, that his first PASSION had persisted,
when it was only in resentful sIeep,he pledg-
ed himsellirrevocably 10 another.
% how had loved that man how truly
suffered! but no human creature dreamed Of
| it; why should they? had nothing but my
pride left, and shielded me from pity, though
| it could not from the anguish which sympa-
| Thy would have made more bitter. This was
Two years ago. He did not return TO the city
.or months, and when he did come back, with
his bride it was long before we met. ] saw
her often though, Tor she was frequently in
public, but il was always with burning al
the heart. and sometimes a naughty scorn,
that one wIo had loved me could love her, for
she was an inferior woman in intellect and
person-my pride, rs well as my affection,
was outraged in his choice.
we met at length-oh, how changed he
was-the whole truth had not yet reached
his heart, but his energies were broken, his
self-respect was diminished he was the most
pitiabe ofall objects Il man of strong ener-
giles suddenly rendered hopeless. Jealous
affection made me keen sighted, and knew
all this before we had spoken word togeth-
er. Ii was bitter Joy TO me when was first
convinced that he did not love The woman he
had married. My pride was appeased by
this knowledge: but as that gave away, the
passionate love so long held in check, grew
into strength again. 1t was premeditated
we should never have sought each other
but after two years separation we were
thrown together accidentally, and alone. 1t
was terrible meeting for US both-terrible
in itself. most in IFS cOsequences. For the
first time in our lives we poured out our
/ I,ota boo I'll A IL
of pride or prudence were swept away by
the strong feeling of the moment. | cannot
tell you all that was in this last interview; the
expressions OF sorrow and bitter regret on
both sides. You have seen him the court
and now that even in this terrible trial he
seems calm and unimpassioned. 1t is only
the curb ola strong will on burning nature
That day he seemed equally calm, equally
immoveahle, and this made my grief more
eloquent. did not dream of the struggle
that was going on under that cold exterior,
and thinking that he did not suffer equally
with myself abandoned my selltO reproaches
and expressions ofregret goaded his already
frenzied feeling or Ia madness.
oh If she were but deadp | remember
saying This mere than once. 1t was wild,
sinful, but only an expression of agony
Heaven is my Judge. had no deeper mean
ing. The last lime uttered this fatal wish
my hands were both clasped within his, and
rs he bent over NE l saw that his features
were convused and dreadfulIy pale. He
wrurg my knitted hands aud laughed
laughe d! say. You are Judge, tothe tor
Iured passions of men-the throbs of
breaking heart-the wild cries OF an uproot-
ed intellect, ale your study-tell me ifthis
man would have laughed, if my words had
not maddened him; if he had not been in
sane2 'Oh, that she were dead p uttered.
in the anguish Of my heart had my evil
wish-the next morning she 1r0s dead'
The stranger sunk into chair as she ceas-
ed speaking, covered her face, and shudder-
cd but when the small hands were removed
from over her eyes, they were dry and pain
fully brilliant as before.
what can l do for you? How can help
your said the judge, deeply moved by her
fearless agony.
Tell me- she said, twas he not insane?'
Her lips party opened, and her breath was
held back with intense anxiety for his an
swer.
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