Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-08-13
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! was deeply affected. Twas yet young man,
and my heart was not then, nor has il ever been
scared TO misery. The pcrilous situation of an
old, and had ne doubt Of an innocent friend,
was enough to arouse all my faculties in his "a.
vori but when 10 this was added the eloquence
OF his almost heau-broken wife, felt as if |
could have gone 10 the worlds end 10 restore him
to freedom and her TO happiness.
fastened to assure her that every faculty
was possessed Of should be exerted in behalf of
my friend, and not doubling that the charge was
exaggerated, comfored her by an assurance OF
his speedy enlargement. "Indeed," continued,
seeing that her feelings still oyerpowered her,
INDEED there Is no room for fear. The charge
will, | trust, be easily disproyed. Tonight will
see your husband free. But now LEI US hasten
TO his aid" and calling coach, ordered il to
drive to the prison.
Never shall forget the sad yet grateful smile,
with which that angelic woman thanked me for
my promptness. Ii seemed as if her whole soul
was wrapped up IN her husband, and as if every
moment of suspense or delay was to her worse
than death. would have put her down at her
lodgings, but she could not be persuaded to desert
him 10 whom her VOWS were pighted. What is
sta1aS IA lo hOllu hG lllG GuuoluiCN Vi MOlllhls
The meeting between my old school.mate and
myself was one Of sad interest TO both. As
pressed his hand, crowd Of former memories
rushed across my soul. For moment we forgot
all but the past. But then came the terrible con.
sclousness of the present, Of the gnomny Of
Duyal's situation, and the pers thai threatened
10 break his poor wiie's heart One brief word,
one hasty assurance of my friendship, and of my
confidence in his innocence was all that the time
permitted US. lie said nothing for the iaer en-
tered TO conduct him before the committing mag
lslrae; but ! could see that he turned his head
aside TO brush away tear, and hear as he press
ed my hand, the ieryent ejaculation, "lhank
God!' would not have given that one moment
for the richest hour ambition ever had.
With much difficulty his wife was persuaded not
toaccompany ustothe police office, where re-ex-
animation was to be giyento the prisoner before his
/ final commitment 10 answer before his fellow men
for the awful crime of murder. As it is necessa.
ry for the unity Of my story, will premise the
circumstances Of his marriage as subsequently
learned them, both from his own lips, and during
the course Of the examination.
In the village of G, though celebrated
for its female beauty, there was no one TO rival
| Mary Simmes, the ward Of the wealthy Mr.. Will
son. Even when first beheld her and when sor-
row had made havoc with her countenance, she
was still eminendy handsome and sure more
exquisite expression never saw in any human
face. She was an orphan. Her father dying
left her under the care of his friend, bequeahing
her u large fortune, with the not unusual provi-
sion that she should not marry without the con-
sent of her guardian. Beautiful, accomplished
and an heireSs, she had no sooner entered socie.
~, than her hand became the prize for which
wealth and family contended. But TO all her
sutors she was indifferent. They amused her
leisure, but they touched not her heart Con.
scious of feelings not accorded to every one, she
longed for some kindred spirit who might love
with an intensity equal to her own. From the
crowd she turned away, wearied with their selfish
and empty protesations. She longed to be low
ed, not for her fortune, but for herself and when,
at last, she met Henry Duval and listened to his
| high and lofty aspirations, she felt, before they
had known each other month, that her destiny
was woven with his. And he loved her in return,
/ ay! loved her with an intensity of which only ex-
allied natures are capable. Lule did they think,
in the gueessnesso of first affection, that woe, and
sorrow, and misery should yet fill their cup 10 the
brim. But the web Of fate was already woven.
Henry Duval, was indeed, being TO be loved.
Frank, generous, and confding-wilh a fine per-
son and noble air; possessed Of talents as brill
liant as they were varied-wuh mind disciple
ned by study and enlarged by travel the fascina-
ton of his conversation ard the openness Of his
heart, fixed the admiration which his address was
calculated to excite. Is it TO be wondered that
/ n. I.
yer occurred to her that his poverty was in her
guardians eyes, IAN insuperable bar 10 their union;
and when Mr.. Wilson, at last aware of the dan
ger of further intimacy between his ward and
Henry Duval, forbade the latter his house, the
beautiful heress for the first time woke 10 the
consciousness Of her situation. She knew her
fathers WILL andlhat she would be pennessif if she
married withcut her guardians consent. But it
was TOO late. Their troth was plighted to each
other, and shortly aflerward they were married.
For the first time that lovely girl disobeyed
her guardian. But she was happy. In the pre-
sence of him she loved she could forget fortune.
friends, fauerers and all. She trusted too, that
her guardian would relent. Poor thing! how she
deceived herself Her letters were returned un-
opened, and she herself spurned from his pres
IehCe' L Hell lu'uIe history was lhdl ol hunufeuS
before and since. Poverty began TO oweraround
them. The utmost exertons of her husband, op-
posed as he secretly was by the influence of her
guardian, scarcely suhiced to win the necessaries
much less those superhutes of life which habit
had made invaluable. As last resort he remo-
we'd to the city; but his pride forbade him to seek
his old acquaintance. At this time it was that
our correspondence ceased, and lost all knowl-
edge of him. Here too he fell sivk. Want be-
gan already to haunt his lowy dwelling, and to
strip ii of its last few comforts. YET in that
dreadful winter his lovely wife was an angel from
heaven. FriendIess and aIone almost without
means or sympathy; deserted by all who had for
mery crowded around her, she maintained them
selves for four wcarv monlhs on The profits Of her