The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-03-30
Hrilien for The Cecil Uhis.]
TIE REVENGE,
A Temperance Tale.
(coNcLuDED.)
CHAR. yn.-Continued.

CHAR. yn-Continued.
A few words Of explanation NAV
perhaps be Necessary as to Henry s
course in this matter. A short acuua,nt.
ance with Alice Meryil served to convince
him that she was worthy to become his
vile. Gifted with hce and figure of the
most exquisite beauty, and a swec, chile
like innocence OF manners, she gradually
*on upon his affection. At first it was
as the love OF father fora lavorlte child,
and he would sit for hours together, and
amuse her with scenes in his life. But
soon followed that sweet commingline of
soul with soul, and ere he knew il he
loved this hitherto Child, with an affection
which even surpassed that which he had
felt for julia Howard There was 4
strangeness about this love, at which cold
philosophy must ever stumble, and which
metaphysclans may attempt in vain to
elucldate 1t was strange thing to see
that stern, proud man, who moved among
his fellows with haug hty mcin, whose
bro" was ever dark and whose features
seemed scared and hardened by time and
passion; whose lip was ever curled in
scorn-whose eye though half concealed
BY the long black lash, flashed with fierce
eness that threatened to demolish the vic
tim upon whom he fixed his whitening
gaze who looked upon the mass as low
grorel'ng clan, nor sought companionship
save with few master spirits, and who
regaTde the worlds smiles or frowns,
with equal Indifference we say it was a
strange thing to mark that selfish lordlinr s
love tor an ignorant country girl. Ave.
and it was as beautiful as strange-bcau-
tIful to see proud human nature bending
ITS IRON nerve, and becoming willing in
st'ument IN the hands Of guieless inno-
cence and silnplicity-heautiful, to see
that bosom frozen by malice melting be-
meath the genial rays Of virtues sun.
1t is not however to be supposed that
during thus time, Henry forgot tia,
which for years had been almost his sole
thought, or even lost sight of it for mo-
ment. He still chung to the hope that he
should one d'y see Julia surpliant for
that which she might have shared. Nor
did he tail to make use of all the means
within his reach, TO make her feel the
great disparity between her position as the
vile OF George Ray, and that of Henry
Harcourt. As George continued in his
incorporate course, his circumstances ne
cessarIly became embarrassed, aud it was
only by the greatest economy on the part
OF his wife. that they continued to keep
up appearances. And thus while she was
forced to retrench every useless expendi-
tare, and even to denv herself MANY
things to which she had been hitherto &C
cnstomed; the wife Of Henry Harcourt
was living in palace, surrounded bv all
the ponp and Pageantry Of wealth, a crowd
OF servants ever ready to obey her slight
est wish, and her every want ANTICIPATED
by husband who seemed to make her
happiness his Only study.
Soon after her arrival at E. Alice
had become intimately acquainted with
Mrs. Ray. This acquaintance Henry in
stead OF disconn,enanclng- as might have
been supposed-sought rather to encour.
| oSe' but TIC toOk care mat when his
wife called upon Julia. il should be in
manner becoming the lady of Henry Har-
court, now by Tar the weallhicst man of
the place. Alice of course knew NOTHING
OF the circumstances connt cted with tn.
case, and many time did she unwitingly
cause Pang in the heart OF JuIls, ss she
alluded to her husbands muniticeace in
his lavish expenditure upon her dress. To
her this was source OF not even the
slightest pleasure, and many time would
she have dispensed with the costly articles
which Henry had ordered for her, and at
tired herself in those OF less magnificent
and more simple style, but for ipar of DIS
pleasing him. Although We ar. not to
suppose that Julia ever enyied her friend
Tor moment, yet che could not hut no
tice tho contrast, and even wish that i.
were less.
\ CHAR. VIII.