The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-10-16

tue incidents OF my mouruful aud affecting
narrative
Emily Beuuclerc was the only child of
Major Beauclerc, soldier, who was married,
late in lie, a lady possessing every domestcI
virtue Which could render happy home o
terrestrial paradise, and when the ma Or clasp
ed to his heart for the first lime, his little
Emily, he ih nked Heaven, in the fulness Of
his Joy, for making him so blessed.
II was when Emily was nearly ten years
! of age, and beautiful as liulo uebe, that I
became acquainted with the happy and uni
ted family of the Beauclcrcs. During tenn
porary residence at the Isle Of Wight, after
a fatiguing professional year, made friend
ship With lhe major, and myself and wife
rarely passed happier hours anywhere than
in the beautiful and picturesque marine villa
Of The Beauclcrcs
Emily, as she grow in stature, expanded
into The oveliesl girl think | ever saw -
She was rather above the ordinary standard
of fifteen, aud her blue eyes and long silken
lresses were the most beautiful chat could
be conceived.
Among the occasional guests at the villa
IL
who, as well as being piesumlivo heir TO au
old batone'cy, was certainly most prepos>
ISessng individual. He united all the charms
Of good sense with lively and polished ex,
terror, and no one for a moment who looked
into his fresh, candid looking couulenance,
could have suspected that his heart was so
Ihoilow rs it afterwards proved.
| 1t is strange those persons who are most
interested in what is passing around them,
are commonly the last property TO coshpres
bend IL and so il was with the BBauclercs.
Ihey did not see that Mr.. Wloughby was
paying the most nssiduous homage TO their
beautiful child, but did; and while saw it
| | likewise saw an air and a manner about
IWlIloughby that | did not think at all conss-
tent with truth and honor. Yet, wha, could
| do? 1t is very difficult to convict man OF
harboing bad Intentions in his heart from The
tones or the glanccs Of his eyes!
! did, howeyeB suspect Mr.. WiIloughby;
and before leaving the BeaucIercs, one radi-
ant summer, | earnestly desired my wife TO
make an opportunity Of speaking 10 Mrs.
Beaucerc upon the subject. She did 50
Ispeak, aud got for answer that Mr.. Willough-
( by was a most estmabe man, and, moreover,
laIflanced to his cousin, young lady OF large
fortune and expectations.
4 My wife likewise told mo that she lnpcicd
she discovered, after that conversation, an
alr of codness about the BeaucIercs towards
us, aad as | bad (ancied il too, we gradually
withdrew ourselves, and fell how hard n
Thing it is TO give advice 10 people.
Emily, as | have stated, was then in her
sixteenth year, and paragon Of Ioveness;
and on The quay at Ryde, as myself and
wife were about embarking Cor SOUTHAMPTON,
we met the Beauc'ercs with their constant
attendant Mr.. Wioughby.
could see in the manner of the major
that ho wanted to say something, but did not
know exactly how 10 begin, and | said,-
'Well, major, we may not meet again for
some time. Believe me, | wish you all the
happiness tue world can Afford
i ihpnk you, DR.. - he replied, 'and
i, from my soul believe you mean well; but
let an old soldier tell you, that gratuitous
advice is always unwelcome.'
}, understood him, and replied:-
'What my wife said to Mrs. Bcnuclerc
INSTRUCTED her 10 say, and Ircgrc: it has been
i'll received. | valued my friends honor
1 "A soldier and gent!emln,' he replied
stiiily, knows how to take care Of his honor
; My child, sir, must be like Cg5ars wife, no
only innocent, but above suspicion
/. you have greatly mistaken me, ! said.
I 'Good day, sir he replied.
f., 4 boe ed coldIy, and SO we separated from
/, the Beauclercs.
Now, aneI that said TO my wife, 'wht
: would stop his best lIend from going TO de.
; s,Iucion?'
oh, never mind replied my wife, they
will come round again.
: However, for long time they did moi
come round, or squire, or any shape what
s ever, MS regarded US, and we have cersed tc
talk of them, except occasionally 10 wondel
how Emily looked, and il she was married 81
+ not.
e Ii was full two years after the little bit o.
e irritable cons creation have recorded, that
was passing through Fnsbury square one
. day, when suddenly somebody laid hold o
my arm with a grip, positively painful.
0 turned quickly, aud saw "a haggard, pal'
] care worn face before me, and pair Of deep
Iy sunk eyes glafng in my face in mos
o unpleasant manner.
e The strange looking man still held me, am
n in n hoarse discordant voice, he said -
you we're right--you were right
knew him by his voice; it Major Beau
clerc.
Good Heavens, Major Beauclerc' OK
claimed, 'what has uccuuedr
d you are right he repeated, 'you wer
right DR., ---'
: What do you mean?' said, in some a
IS lnrm, for | ianced he must be mad
For moment he appeared chohng, an
'l gasped for breath; then he pronounced th
: name of WiIloughby.
u The truth flashed upon me, and drawin
his arm within mine, said:-
@ Hush -hush!--be calm, now, be calm, =
and walk home wiIb me-
!. 'You were right he replied. | tell ycy
doctor, that man wns william
J Come, come, we will talk over this mat
y ter more calmly. Come home with me Ma
h jor Beauclerc.
He looked in my face moment, an
e then, linking his arm in mine, he wake
with me soma minutes neither o! us spoke
found that his heart was too fIll for utter
!, anco, and | preferred allowing his freshly q
" wakened feelings 10 calm little before
! Imade any inquiries.
S We at length reached my hoIse, and, be
h. fore ! would allow him to speak, missile
v upon his taking stmulant and sedativt
(which ! recommended TO him.