The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-06-17

to him. He was Il man ofthe world. lie
had long been accustomed to that ndepen-
dence and liberty belonging to the unmarried
man ofgreat wealth aud position. The ardor
of that extraordinary aud devoted passion
with which he had been inspired for beau
titul and charming GIRL in those circumstan-
ces ofpeculiar and almost unparalleled mis-
| fortune, had probably somewhat abnted; and
he may have felt, at times, that he had more
injured his own prospects than benefited her
by thus binding himself to her for life. In his
station, with his usual gifts and accomplish
lnents, his reputation and wealth, he must
have been the object of many attent ions from
distinguished families with marriageable
daughters, who were awake to the advantage
es of an alliance with n gentleman so endow-
ed and so eminenly able to give honor, wealth
and high position TO any body who might be
privileged to become his wife, While thus
courted and tempted, far from the object of
his affections, he was suddenly assailed by
representations from his confidential friends,
Relic and Chew and others, that Zulime was
uniaithiul TO him, and had grossly betrayed
his confidence, and dishonored him. IL was
afterwards Proved beyond doubt, that her
conduct was wholly irreprOachable, and that
there was nothing in her department. to eX-
cite even II suspicion against her; but TO the
cool and deliberate ingenuity OF Relic and
Chew, nothing was impossible in their
scheme TO ALLEVIATE Daniel Clark from his
wife, 10 prevent the public recognition of his
marriage, and the establishment of the legti-
macy of his daughter So arttul was the cal
luminous plot contrved that Daniel Clark was
for time completely deceived. In trans
port of rage he was induced 10 wrong the
unfortunate and innocent Zulime by belief
of the ISLANDERS concocted by his pretended
friends and he resolved 10 abandon her for
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pure and devoted love which had prompted
him to rescue her from the peculiar distress
in which ne had first found her, by houOring
her with the highest pledges ofsyInpathy and
affection that man could give TO woman. Be
lieving her false and infamous, he felt that it
was impossible for him TO honor himself by
graIujtously avowing himself the husband OF
such womnn--the victim of foolish pas
sion by which he had been beguiled into II
situation contemplate and revolving, he
resolved his hasty aud unfortunate private
marriage should forever remain a secret, tho
its legality would prevent him from contract
ing another while she lived. He consequent
ly at once ceased to communicate with her,
and endenvored TO forget her in the attrac-
tons ofthe brilliant society in Washington
and Baltimore, to which he was considered
an ornament and an honor.
The unhappy Zulime, who had been living
by the false friends ofDaniel Clark, and their
families, suddenly took alarm at the total ces-
sntion of all communication fromOheT absent
husband. His silence was wholly ineXpIlca-
, be to her; and of course, the false friends IL
round her did not assist her to conjecture its
cause: but on the contrary, in turtherance of
their deep and pitiess design, labored to ag-
gravate her distress by suggesting to her the
most cruel doubts of Ills disposition TO do her
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q, nsinuated to her that, from stately or tickle
ness, he might have transferred his affections
to another, aud was intending TO desert her.
His neglect to make public avowal OF his
marriage now assumed Il most alarming as
pect. and her confidence in his fidelity and
, Justice being shaken, the most terrible sus-
picione arose in her mind that she was des-
tined to be again betrayed as before, and
rendered douby unioriunate-the most i'll
fatcd Of all innocent women that ever lived
, Incted by the demoniac plotters who sur
rounded her,she wrote in the most inIpassion-
ed grief and fear, to her husband, heseechlng
him to put an end Immediately TO her horrid
doubts, by publicly declaring their marriage,
, and securing authentic legal proofs OF 1t. To
, this letter, which was received by him when
in the midst Of his most jealous rage and
scorn against her, she obtained no answers
and her agony at this apparent confirmation
, of her previous dreadful suspicious, became
insupportabIe. The ploters still goaded her
; by new evidences ofhs purposed injustice
! to her, and of his virtual abandonment other
, to public suspicion, and final dishonor and
infnmy.
The alarm and distress occasioned by
these insiduous villains, finally wrought in
/ the mind of Zulme purpose to break thro
, all suspense and delay,b instantly going
from New Orleans to Washington, Baltimore,
, Philadelphia, or New York, 10 ascertain from
her husband directly the cause ofhis silence
his intentions in regard to her,that she might
know the worst at once, and be prepared for
, her destiny. She left New Orleans accord
: inuly, and hurried to the North. Not beiHg
, able to meet him at Washington, she went to
Philadelphia. She there fell INTO the hands
I of Relies agents and associates in villany
= who studiollsIy aggravated her alarms, and
contributed essentially to the consummatior
! of her irretrievable ruin.
2 Daniel Clark, in the transaction of his very
= extensive commercial business, had found II
. desirable to form a branch establishment it
' Philadelphia and for this purpose had form
Y ed a partnership there with Two men nance
. Coke and Hullings, with and through whom
he carried on that part of his traffic which
conferred in that city. With these two Phil.
. adelphinns, who owed most of their actua
/ possessions to Daniel Clark, and whose
+ homes of greater wealth were associated with
4 him and the contingency ofhis death without
6 n widows incumbrance of dover, and with
out sheirs of his body" Richard Relic and
+ Beverly Chew, of New Orleans, were closely
, linked in INTEREST," and the natural sympathy
between them was maintained by epstolary
3 correspondence. Therefore, thus fully i'll
IL IL.