Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-04-01
CHAPTER v.

II In the meantime how happy wns r1fn
| lily, and brilliant and beautiful were ths
tints with which fancy painted the com
ing years. Her love for Clifton was al
sincere as his was selish--yet little die
she suspe CT this-indeed the trnthfulness
of love left little for Discrimination to do
and the dissimulation Of his love owed il.
success TO the truihfulness of hers Ever
had he acted out more openly his rea
character, she would still have blissfully
closed her eyes.
The marriage day was already ap-
pointed when Mr.. Wilmot became a
bapkrup, ! Now indeed the bright star
Of happiness withdrew its light from
young EmiIy's life, and gloomy clouds
obscured the future late SO joyous. For
il cannot be supposed for a moment that
Clifton Sutherland could think Of sacri-
ficing his precious freedom unless the
ieuers were golden which should bind
him. No sooner therefore was the fail
uro Of Wilmot g. Co. made known, than
with the most cutting noncbalance he
cancelled the engagement.
Such events are too trite among us TO
call forth much wonder had the power
Of love overcome the thirst for riches,
then might one have wondered with
some reason.
And all this misery was caused by
LOOKING UP.
Unhappy Mrs. Wilmot, sad was the
wreck her own folly had wrought. j,
may seem almost incredible, yet 30 much
had pride and vanity occupied. her mind,
that the change in he, husbands habits
and manners had hardly been noticed
or il so, she had taken pride in saying,
"Oh Mr.. Wilmot is never at home now !;
he is engaged at the club, or the races,
or the opera" All this appeared SO fine
to her as if Mr.. Wilmot' was at last
Looking Up .....
With a mind totally undisci plined, her
every thought conceived in selfshness
and nursed in folly, how little was she
calculated 10 meet this reverse Of fortune.
Upward her path had ever tended; what
then were here feelings when she found
herself thus suddenly hurled from her
long coveted position No sympathy
had she for her unfortunate husband
no thought for Emily The blow for a
time restored Mr.. Wilmot to his senses
Gladly would he have thrown himself
upon the kindness OF her wife for sym
palhy, and had she for moment lost
sight Of self, and soothed the troubles Of
her conscience-stricken husband she
would have won him forever back from
those haunts which were rapidly COM
peting his moral ruin as they had alrea'
dy impoverished his fortune. But on
The contrary the most cutting reproaches
and complaints met him at every step,
until grown desperate by her unkindness,
he rushes once more from his home to
drown reflection in the excitement Of the
wine cup.
One word for Emily. She had loved
her heariless admirer too sincerely to
meet her disappointment unmoved, and
(or a brief season she gave herself up to
all the "luxury Of woe" But when
reason and reflection resumed their sway,
she blushed for her folly in regretting
for a moment one to whom gold was of
more value than truthful loving heart.
Summoning, therefore, all her woman's
pride 10 aid her, she s,rove in the per-
torrance Of the many duties which now
devolved upon her, to forget forever the
he arless being by whom her affections
had been thus betrayed. Nor did she
strive in vain.