Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-05-11

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thnSs to hile his own fro her, tier al absorb
ing love can easily RET tn tr4c!ags Of cars n
the beloved brow, p1Infut thought IN the ADVERT
ed eve. ami the knawugs vi \ trol1lat con-
sclsnce in Tie compressed lips For several Gays
she remarked th,i at dnf:rr her tltiSbiai gam
81 i distracted anI unaSu Ally ihongh;fai,ant Wh,n
h rrturnei al glt, this HoO- .ilt gwen 10
one oil ftsrTi>a imp ttIts4es, anI n We eY.4-lt
~ IN Ter tar lntile q fiqnnr. One evening
n Returned IA tins cta si.ic, am aitGr sltting
few moments ia tic parlor WIKI her sisters.
who were visiting her, too> Up lamp, aui with
an anStaai ~ step, pTocect.ea 10 his ch amber
SD. softly followed him, aHxiops to "a ire MS
troabes, yet If afrti solicit his conf ieuce,
AMI when she reached Il, ci.4nber-1oor, sat
down irresoiutely 10 the sh t.oW OF her iuf4nt's
crs,iie, unc ,Ttain whether tn tarow hHrseif Ga
his bose ani give vent 10 il r anxious feelings,
70 retire an leave hiit to hustif.
Ne .nwh.ie, Traverse se..tei himself at his
writing desk, ant drawing forth pecAet-hooh.
began 70 examine is contents; aui i, was pain-
fal 10 watch his changing cogHtHnance rs he
tnrnet over leaf after lt,i. At last he Grew one
ptper out iroI the gest ana by Isg Il the Gesk
before him. begin eti tuuy, 10 copy some part
Of It oG Il aians sheet before hin. His ficc
flushed IS much from CN lie meat OF ireliug.
fro u the liquor h. had drank. Again h opened
his pocket book ,4nl took from ii auot.r paper,
II seemed but partially written out. Elea's
fears coui. stand it longer Tor his pen pass
81 rtPi " over its sarficc The burning Hash tn.
hi snfaseI h. ttce. ave pitc TO a fearful
p !cs', an ii Il n shook Ike an asPen-teal
she rose tcrUoitugiv, an stoo uuo1scrvti be-
hltl.i his oh ar. Tn. ptper check
extensive mercantile house IN The CITY, for go
fiIri out BY her hushan IS hIn, .! thu horror.
the fear, The nIdncSs of that moment 10 the poor,
sui ring Ellen. Terrible phautons fitted be-
FORE her eyes, Yet by tretHc n Gus effort, she
controlie,! herself, AMI as he affixed the forged
signature 10 the paper. she iail her hand upon
his arm. He started, dropped tIr pen. ani look
ng up, mel / n terror stricken W OF his wila.
moment; one moment, that seemed to have TIE
Wretch ,e.neSs OF years concentrated IA its short
space; terrier an anguish Il ishing back from eye
Il eye. All iitn the husbiu!, the guilty,
sce nee stricken man, buried his GeaIh- IKE face
in his h ~ $, and his form shook with the vio-
Lance 81 hls emotions. She kueIt br-idc him
ld- her heal upon his knee ana wrpi such bitter
tears OF sorrow as we oa!y VICE FOR others dearer
t!l1a ourselves. Not word was po3.en for
ernl moments; the deep silence, broken only by
tn glsping. Of poor Ellen, who struggled for
breath. An what We're The thoaghls wildly
rushing through the brain of the guilty man
Conscience carri'i him back to the time of their
marriage, when sha hti 50 C"utiy r.proved his
Presuniptnon> ass rtIon ilIdt ihpy would be hsp-
Ply, by gently reminding him there coaiI bs 10
truc happiness without the blessing OF Got. He
trt ia It there hi b-en blessings for him
n It IA, ~ clst II rec alcs>lV from him, and Ii Al
rush 4 he.Llong to the prrcipce over which n,
now hung. IA sht n ii s4ve him-saveI him
fro n hiHself--slv-1 him from that act OF moral
Siici it, III Which, by one tel blow. he WoniI
u I've sunk hinself aui those who were dear TO
III torever-sived hum from IN awful sin IN
u SIGHT ot Col oh! that he hal told h'r be-
for! Oh. that 81" hal knoT+i hls troubles, how
$ would II NJ. comtortFd, a'tyls@i, and support
"a mn ne no 81" "Hit NJ might nave
i'it' u - 5t us sass neeh s'oi''!iti
by the Intoxicating drtughts-tat, GIv after day.
ma !icn.d his brd!n-ani night after night pal
size his powers. lie now saw that his gentl.
ne'h-' "hon ne io'"i Ter h-F "raAne.s nor
10 ann Vas one 10 grow strong a- stern hivers-
" met her the s1piinT that benfs ITS STEM
.r stem ana troops ITS leaves as the fierce blast
sweeps by, YET rises unbrohen ia ats beautv, as
soon az the storm IS huShat, 50 dia Ellen Ira
verse IN ihr frNt burst OF her grief bow her head
aud weep titteT5y-yci she wept not long,-hcr
ANXIOUS heart vas fiti OF busy plans And now
Oh The repent tht husband that, which had lo
cone hiohths before. would have saved HIM ma
NJ ping. and hHr many a heart-achc. lie o.
penNI hi- hart to her faliy am freely; an told
mr. OF ms Gin .uiths AM straits he told her OF
rev-rsas; he told her how lie had been pressed III
IN co nni<S'on OF tins act. An white he con-
Jesse mat ihtenPrranc. was the cause OF his
- ~ - 'N 'o'' - 'if' ne h@a not stfehg,i
=. 10 oI.'N ~ - ~ "Gh SPoHe ms g"ht'e "'e
- ''7 i'" Hiir u use' WIN my
lirSt eatefrh MT honSe. wv Gear HtSodhd'
WIN tlr bIeSsing OF boi we VIII be htppS tef,
on. now ththk Nun: she "XcIaIfned. Whtie her
beautiful eyes swimming IN tears were raised TO
iieaVrn. mat II MS permitted me to be the
humble means Of saving You from tins dreadful
SIN an the ai<Grace u II wo"it have followed.
lhih< too! + war, IN YOU are saved. an IN
Us s'FeHS,h Tree 5oafsSii IRON The 'hra'4otii