The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-03-04

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but had besought 1t as favor; that she
might be blessed with their companion.
ship, and solaced by their presence and
aflectionate sympathies,-and that she
might the better reciprocate their kind
condolence.-But even this state of af.
fairs was not to continue long without
interruption. For pining under the cold
indifference, heartless neglect, and ire
clalmable turpitude af the man to whom
she had committed her all, 1.-The being
in whom she had reposed her innocent
and truthful hopes and affections, the
priceless, spotless jewels other soul, fra
sile nature yielding under her burthcn-
some accumulation ofprotracted wrongs.
gradually, sadly, but surely, the fair
flower dropped, withered, persisted"
"About year after the departure OF
his brokcn-he hearted Amelia for that
"house not made with hands, eternal in
the heavens" the brutal Haskins having
heard of it, went to France in search OF,
and to claim his daughter, ostensibly,
but really in hopes of extorting
money from her protector. He found
her in the care and protection of her
truly kind, attached, and now aged rela-
tive, Madam Gardelet; who, as well as
the beautiful child, begged and plead
that they might not be torn asunder at a
period when the advanced age of the
former emphatically demanded tn"
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when too the tender age Of her juvenile
companion (now somcIhinr more than
twelve years old) required the constant
and motherly care that the matron was
bestowlng upon her little charge. But
equally obdurate toward the soft plead
ings and kind amenities ofretincd nature,
deaf to the whispers of conscience. and
dead to the requirements OF honor,
it was sufficient for him to know
that he possessed the hgalright, to con-
firm, nay ftstcn him in his disrcputable,
contemplate, base purpose. 1t is not
improbable too that he was chagrlned to
learn, that Madam G. had already pre-
pared and executed a will, which, at her
death, instead of enriching him in the
least particular, would transmit all the
revcrsionary right of an immense fortune,
which had been left in trust, first to his
late wife, till her death, and then to her
daughter absolutely, upon the lattcr's at
tanning the age Of twenty. Perhaps SO.
! know not. But at least, this state of
things, not only because 1t prospectively
elevated his child far above him, las in
deed she already was immeasurabIy so
in moral point of view,) but would
place her quite beyond his control and
oppression probably, ere long, may have
cXclted his jealousy, mortified his pride,
and in some degree strengthened and pre-
cip,tated his evil and selfish designs.
Besides his harsh course was very likely
in great measure, if not
entirely, by his finding himself DEFEATED
and disappointed in the main sinister
motive which had prompted him 10 I'M
dertakc the voyage, viz the hope OF pre-
vailing on Madam Gardelet to place
large sum of money in his keeping, pro
fsscdy for Celeste's maintenance and
education till the expiration OF her mi
this as it may, Mrs. Will
mot. the ruthless wretch forced his help
less child from the tender, the fearful
embraces other dear, fond, decrepid rel
alive and bencfactress, apparently on the
verge of the grave, to transfer her to the
cold harsh treatment ola comparatively
vulgar step-mother and her two daugh-
tiers. And all this upon some frivolous
pretexts about bringing her from the Vi
cinity of the corrupting influence of the
French court ,--and protesting his inten-
tons to do something great for her-and
declaring it was particularly incumbent
upon him, her natural protector, now
that she would soon strip up into woman
hood, to have her under his parental care
and guidance"
"On the eve of her departure for
America, Madame Gardelet had affec-
tionately loaded her with costly Lyomerie,
some of which had been her dear moth
er's, and a considerable portion Of it was
composed of her own gifts to the child,
as endearing keep-sakcs. Her step-sls-
tiers now being sufficiently grown to at
tend balls and parties, and being unable
to purchase such costly ornaments, and
too, being so homely as to desire to in
some measure compensate their PRIDE by
decorating themselves with these, and
thus to make the best possible figure on
all occasions of public display that they
attended from time to time borrowed the
chlld's splendid French jewelry, without
ever returning it, Saying they could best
take care fit for her. till they had RI
fled her of nearly all those valuable pres
ents of her aged relative. There We're
a few exceptions, about which the little
girl took resolute and dutiful stand,
and would not yield them to the avari-
cious cravings of the cormorants. They
consisted manly of her late mothers
miniature richly SET. and suspended al