New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-25

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! thst v e should meet like this y
| Edith stood before her. dumb and motiOness.
! Here ewes were fix ed upon her face
| Il dare not think OF that said Florence, nm
/ come from Papas sick bed. We are never "nnder
,os, wenever shall be, any more. II you would
| have me ask his pardon, will DO H. Mans. ! am
/ almost sure he will grant It nov, # ask him.
Nsy Heaven grant j, Ia you. too. and comfort yo1
! She snsw cred Dot a word.
! sNslter-I am married 10 him, AMI We haye
! son said Florence timidy, Is at the door' ard
/ has brought me here. VIII tell nun tnht you are
! rspentant that you are changed. ssd Florence
| looking mournfally upon her and he VIII speak
/ ~ Papa with me. know. Is there any thins o"'
this that can do T.
Fditn. breaking her silence, without moving eye
| or limb. answered slowly
"The stain upon your name upon your bo''
bant. on ,oar chili's VIII that ever be forgiven
! Florence
will, ever be. Mama It's Freely freely.
| both nv Walter and by me. II that 10 any cons0-
ta,ou 10 o. there Is nothing that you msy believe
more certainly You do not--you do not ialtered
/ Florence. speak OF Papa but am sure yoa wish
that should ask him Tor ms io's"e"e '
you do
! She answered not a word.
~TwiIlr said Florence Il will bring Il You.
/ If ,ou vii let me. aad then perhaps we may tsse
| leave of each other more like what we used 20 De
! N one another | have not said Florence very
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| .hrunk back from you, Mama. because lear You,
| or because dread "a b" dsersced by You. onls
! 1i.h to DO my duty to Papa. l am very dear To
l him. and he IS very dear 10 me. But never csh
forget that you were very good to me On pray
/ ~ Heaven" cried Florence falling on her bosom
I " prsv 10 Heaven Mans q forgive you all THIS
Gin and shame aud 10 forgive me IT cannot help
\ doing this III il Is wrong when remember what
you used - be
Edith ss ii she fell benesth her touch, sunk down
q n.,rr midi - ne
! FLORENCE g. she crled d" Ny better angel BE
fore | am mad gain before my stuobornness comes
back and s,nhes me dumb believe me- upon my
soul. | am innocent
"Mamal
sGuty OF much Guilty Of that which sets a
waste between us evormore. Guilty OF What must
/ separate me. through the whole remainder OF my
life from purity ana nnoceDce--rom you, OF MI the
earth. Guilty Of bind and passionate resentment
of which do not, cannot, will not, even now re-
pent, but not guilty WIN tnst desd man' pe"'e
God o.
Upon her knees upon the ground, she held up
both her hands. aud sNore Il
Florence 20 she said "purest and best OF ma
tures-a hom love-who might have chsngedme
ling ago and Did for time work some change even
in tae woman that an--believe me- am innocent
of that and once more my desolate heart letme
lay this dear head. fof the last time
She was moved aud weeping. Had she been on
ener thus IN older days. she had beer happier now
There is nothing else in all the world, she
said that would have wrung denial from me No
love, no hatred, hope, no threat | said that
would die. and make no sign. could have done
So and would, 1t we had never met, Florence
Il trust" said cousin Feenix smbling IN ~ The
door and speaking half Ia the room, and han ont
Of IT, that my lovely and accomplished relative
will excuse my having, by little stratagem, e.
fected this meeting | cannot say that Was AT
first wholly ncredulous TO the possibility OF my
loving and accomplished relative having, very IN
fortunately committed herself with the deceased
person with white teeth because, IN point OF isc'
one does see in this wOrd--which Is remHkao'e
for deviish strange arrangements and Tor being de
cdedly the most unintegible thing within mans
experence-very odd conjunc,ons of that sort
Bot rs mentioned to my friend Dombey could
not admit the crminslity Of my lovely and accom-
plished relative until IL was perfectly established.
And feeling, when the deceased person was. IA
point of fact destroyed in deyllish horrible msn
ner that her position very painful one-and
feeling beside that our family had been niue 10
blame Ia not paying more attention To her sud that
We are r careless iamily-aUd also that my amt
though a devilishly lively woman, hsd perhaps not
been the very best of mothers-l took the Liberty
o see king her in France. and Offering her such pro
lection man very much out at elbows could
offer Upon which occasion my lovely and accom-
plished relative did me the honor to express thst
she believed was, Ia my way, deyiish good tot
fellow and that therefore she put herself under
my protection. Which in point OF fact understood
be "A kind thing the part of my love and nc.
CON .iished relative, as am getting extremely
shakey and have derived great comfort from her
soicitude."
Edith who had taken Florence to a sofa made
gesture with her hand If she would have begged
him 10 say more.
My lovely and accomplished relative resumed
! Cousin Feenix, still ambllng about at the door,
will excuse me IT, for her sstisa faction aud my own,
and that of my friend Dombey whose lovely sud
1 he tau0bfar "a mucb adm |
plete che thread of my observations. She vii re
member that. from the first. shs and ! have never
alluded TO the subject of her eopement My I'M
preston, certainly. has always been. that there
my stery ia the affair " hch she could ex-
plain if SO inclined. Bot my lovely and accom-
| plished relative being devilIsh resOute woman,
knew that she not IN point Of fact, to be tuied
with, and therefore did not involve myself III any
discussions Bot, observing lately, ttst her nc.
cessible point did appear to be very strong de.
scrpton of tenderness lJr the daughter OF my hisBd
Dombey II occurred 10 me that If | could bring
about meeting unexpected on both SIDES, II might
lead % beneficial results. Therefore. D.iBg IN
London, In the present private way, before gong
10 the South Of ISy, there to establish ourselves,
| In point oil TACT until We go 10 our long homes
which is a deyillsh dissgreeable reflection Tor
man, applied myself to the discovery OF the resi-
dence Of my friend Gsy--bsndsome man OF an un-
commonly frank disposition, who ~ probaoly Known
To my lovely and accomplished reatve-and hsd
present place. And nOs," SAID Cousin feenix,
with real and genuine earnestness shining
through the leyity OF his manner and MS sHpsfod
speech, Il do conjure my relative not to stop
half way, but ~ set right, as far as she
whatever she has done wroIg-not for tire honnr of
her family not for her fame. rot for sny ot
those considerations which unfortunate clfcunstsu.
ces have induced her TO regard. as hollow, and IN
point Of fact, as approaching 10 humbug-but
because 10 IS wrong add not right
Cousin Feenix's legs consented to take him
away after this and leaving them alone together
he shut the door.
Edith remained silent for some minutes with
Florence sitting close beside her. Then she took
from her bosom sealed paper.
debated with myself long time, she said in
low voice, whether 10 write this az ALL Ia csse
Of dying suddenly or by accident and feeling the
want OF It upon me. | have deibersted, ever
since, when end how to destroy t. Take IL. Flo
renee. The truth is written in it.
q" Is il FOR papa asked Florence.
" IL IS Tor whom you will" she answered. 1T
is given to yo1. and Is obtained by you. He never
could nave had 4 Othersise'