The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-09-14


ted husband sternly, "peace, do you dare tC
talk thus, and before our child!"
81 .dare TO speak as ] cho.e, Mr.. Landon
You are heartless unprincipled wo.
man, rabel, or you would treat the hus
band Of your bosom with more sympathy
when you saw him depressed in spirits and
ruined in fortune, and all for yOu-you
are the cause of ii! have loved you, Ara
bel, as man seldom loves woman--I have
toied for you willingly, that all your wish.
es might be gratifiedi ] have wasted many
precious years in heaping up gold to buy
you fiattery and spendor, and this is my re.
ward. YOu know, too, that il was neces.
sary for you to economic some until my
fortunes were again firm; though you are
more oxtravagant, if possible, than ever
Now you see the results-l cannot longer
avert them-l have no wish to; it is right
thatyou should suffer"
''Suffer!" repeated the beautiful woman,
with fall curve OF the lip. "Do you think
| have anticipated this, and not been pre-.
pared for IL There are those who are
ready to bestow upon me what will not
i've without, and to still retain me in the
station to which aspire"
"What do you mean, ArabelP gasped
the unhappy man.
"You will know within twenty -four hours,
was the COO! response, as the magnificent
princess swept glittering from the room.
Mr. Landon sank into his chair and groaned
in agony.
Papa! papa-dear father!" whispered
the soft voice of his daughter. Her warn
lips were covering his pale face with kisses
Mechanically he opened his arms, and the
sweet girl nestled TO his heart, and sobbing
upon bis bosom, muttered "She is unwor
THY" with full comprehension of the We ry
great sin of her proud mother.
A few days from then, Alice Landon, the
fragile, beautiful, gifted, and delicately
reared young being, was pennicss orphan
Her ambitious and unprincipled mother haC
collected her jewels and rich articles o
dress, and eloped with wealthy Parisian
a former suitor. Before her husband wal
aware Of her perfdy they were far away or
the broad ocean, destined for The gay Frenci
metropolis. Then the fond, true. loving
heart of the stricken man suddenly broke
he died.
His blessing--his dying look Of love-
was all that was left for poor Alice, upor
whom he had OF late years, lavished tho
Overlooking affection of strong nature
that sought love and sympathy from the
partner OF his life. but found not.
So Alice with her pride and tenderness
her youth and inexperience, her lovelines
and genius, was left suddenly alone and ut
terly destitute.
81 had rather die than stay here" mur
INJURED Al lice Landon to herself, as she Sat a
midnight in her little chamber.
IL was a year since a frendless orphan
she had been taken by hard hearted
/ wealthy relative, as a teacher of music 70
several ill-tempereG, ,overbearing little miss
es. Young as she was when she attempted
the task, her rare musical abilities render
ed her very competent; and had it not beef
that the family were SO patronlzing an
naughty in their manner towards her, she
, might have been comparatively happy. Sh
had even "scoured knives" more than ono
for if failure to obtain sufficient help up
on any occasion CHANGED to occur, Alice wa
unhestatingly sent into the kitchen to per
form the duties ofservant as well as teacher
There was music and mirth and spendor il
the paror below her, and as the unhapp
girl listened, mild flush of fever gleame
through her cheeks, and frightened into he
large, dark eyes. She was thinking of tn
moments of suffering, the many wrongs an
insults, that she Lad endured within yea
She was thinking how she had that even
ing dressed and adorned with her own hand:
the two young ladies who were to max
: their debut under the favorable auspices
= wealth and friends. They were not so beat
tiful, so accomplished, so gifted as hersel
but the voice of praise and lattery, aud pei
: haps love was melting into their heart.
1 while desolate and mOurniui, she was le
to direct servants aud sOOthe lretiuI chi
! dren, and then steal away to her chambc
= to muse bitterly over her destiny.
As she sat in the darkness ofdespair, cor
, ming oyer wild plans of escape from her III
Z happy situation, one of her cousins hur.Ie
b into the room in her glittering attire.
"Come, Alice, some of the guests wis
20 hear you sing" she said, glancing at hel
) seit in The mirror, and arranging beconin
tress in her forehead.
Excuse NE, this evening, wont you, En-
, mar plead the girl. 81 am not very wei
! and have not had time to change my dress.
> "Your dress is we'll enough" was tn
; inpatient reply, with a cold glance at tn
plain, dark dress of Alice. do not kee
, ,, them waiting for you"
There was deep color on the cheek
The proud girl, as rising. she followed he
lady cousin from the apartment. On
might have deemed her a peerless queen
instead of crushed and slighted music
-, teacher, as she passed through the crowde
, rooms and took her place at the piano.
$ was one unfailing source of happiness
her--the enthusiastic love OF her art; an
t when she sang or played she always forge
Y surrounding circumstances in the absorbin
r delight in which her whole soul melted an
, hoated.
r There was sudden hush throughout th
=, apartments, when The sweet, clear, will
tones of the beautiful singer rose through tn
T light and perfume, upon the enchanted ear
I, of the brilliant assembly. All who could
r pressed around the instrument to catch
Z. glimpse of the fair performer.
/ Alice's heart was swelling with mournfu
= ness and pride and bitterness, when sh
: chose a theme sor song; and If ever hig
= and glorious, but agonIzed spirit, expresse
selfin music, the inspiration of an eloquer
r soul brcathed in that full, sweet, but intens
: melody.
Men murmered or drew in their breat
with a sudden sigh, as they gazed on the ra
= diant young musician. The thick dark hal
l.; was folded IN wavy and shiny masses aroun
her exquisitely proportloned head; her bro,
= was matchless in starry purity and pride