The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-07-18
THE NATIONAL ERA.
WASHINGTON, JULY is, 1850.


THE s~oof of IhE ohNrALOoN'
"An eagle and aserpent Wresthed In hsht -
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In Warrington city are seVerai eiegan' man
sions, upon the building, adorning' ana furnish
ing OF which the owners nave spent fortunes
and from which tney derive oomior'aoie
revenues, by letting them 10 foreign minister's
members OF the Oaoine'' SENATORS, 0r o'nef
wealthy men, whose temporary soJourn Win
their families 10 the metropolis make 'uch an ac-
commodation desirable one OF these mansions
had lately been vacated oy the spanish minister,
recalled to Madrid. MRS Armstrong es.aoushep
herself in this dwelling for the season OF her So
jOurn in washington. Here she commenced the
splstSiS preparations Coz sAs N.Y. e. Va ner'
daughter. The first week was spent In ordering
an elegant trouseau ior the bride, and passed
among jewellers, dry-goods merchants, miiliners,
and mantua-makers; the second week, In super
intending the work OF the opnois.erers' VINO were
engaged in fitting up the rooms In festive style
The third and last week before the marriage was
employed in issuing CARDS OF in'i'a'ion " 'no
wedding During all these three weeks'ne gates
of Mrs. Armstrong; city residence were oesiegeu
with private carriages or hackney ooaones anu
the gold basket on her centre table iaden WIN INC
cards of distinguished visiters VINO had caheo !"
pay their respects to the wealthy WIDOW. mrs.
Armstrong had also renewed her acquaintance,
and Louise her intimacy, with the amiaoie anu
dignifed Mrs M, the lazy OF the fresiaeh''
Louise brushed with sorrow, oewiidered' ios'
in the moral maze IN which she 1ound nersen-
Louise faded day by day she must nave taken
to her bed, but that her waning strengtn was sus-
tanned by powerful tonios ana stimuian'--aha
still hsr paleness, her emaciation, was atriou'eo
to mere physical deica0y
Ana young roo'suer =" 'here was anything
he admired win enthusiasm was me Pny@cai
s'renstn anu oeau'y --'his hau osen inc s"ohg
attraction tnal nao Drawn MIN 70 uertraoei IL
there was any'nine ne p'"eu Win aii MS neAr'
1t was pnysicai ueicacy. mus rs nc mao ioveo
Gertrude rom somirauon, ne now loved Louise
Dull, IL must oe oonie''eu 'hS' Vi ia'e Inc mon'-
DRY OF the glorious mountain giri haunted MIN
ike some granu 'an'as'i0 aream anu ne some
times sent sgn noa'lns over inc mus anu lores's
up into the lar mountains Oh virginia l nave
had little Tune 70 ana'yle the nature OF young
Frobisher--to show the struggle In his heart
between aam'rs"on Oh tue oeau'iiui amaAon'
and dread OF introducing such savage
into the rehned circles OF Engisn genu'ity'
Young frooisher lacked CONSTITUENCIES and hrm-
ness With the most elevated aspiration, he want
ed decision OF character, strength OF will, and
frequently needed the force OF external circum-
stances, or the influence OF another stronger will
to impel him In this course or in that Thus he
had acquiesced in Gertrudss negative with very
little resistance Thus he had yielded to the at
traction Of sympathies, and the magnetism of
the strong and decided wills ny which he was
surrounded when he offered his hand TO Louise
This subtitle influence, this spiritual magnetism,
still impeiled him In a course which be fanoied
he was pursuing OF his own free WILL
some women want master, and some men need
mistress Frobisher was one OF the latter
Inc Jay oeiore inc "eoains oane' Aouioo
was very ieeoie' FrooSner fegArueu her WIN
visible anxiety Mrs. Armstrong s0ugn' 70 reas-
sure him.
once out OF TINS country saio sne, mhere
she has suffered so much, her health VIII I'M
prove"
And she iectured Louise in private, and admin
is'ered quinine'
Night came-the night before the wedding
Louise lay on her bed, with her hands clasped
over her brow and eyes-eyes that seldom now
closed in slumber
81 shall die feel that this is the last night
Of my life, unless q miracle be wrought to save
mel ! cannot save myself am 30 feeble-i
am avery slave when was younger, happier,
and stronger, then suffered myself to be blinded
oya moral Illusion NOW, that the scales have
iaiien rom my eyes now that see how wrong
on my God how deplorabiy wrong, ! have
been, 1t is too late! Louis is lost to me, and,
worn out oy slavery and suffering, have no pow
or 70 resist this marriase--this execution shall
die ! shall die there before them all, and then
LOUIS VIII know how ! loved J and mother will
Know now she erred
mus mourned the broken spirit, in its still
despair. Sometimes wild impulses would traverse
ner brain, like f0rked lightning across cloudy
sky 49,
Louis lives he lives! While there is life
there ia hopsl What binders me from flying to
him nov1 Because he is not my husband1 He
sny hu'bsnd' he Is. though million Of Legis-