The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-04-09

but one thing she must insist, that she alone |,
should provide the 'Wedding dress This
lof course was readily granted; but as the
iday grew near, no one, not even the bride,
was allowed TO peep at IT, There were sew
eral young PERSONS at work at Mrs. Cander'
sons but il seemed as if they were sworn 10 |
secrecy; for no; word respecting this woEs
derful dress could be extracted from them.
We must condense our narrative, or we
would gladly expaliale upon the beautiful,
The noble character Of young Earnest Tenn
lpleIower, Of the enhancing facility Of his
wooing, and OF the many exceIlencies OF
heart that this new state of feeling elected
from our old friend Ann. Now, for the first
lime, ct thirty-fve, she began 10 enjoy her
youth, the expression iscorrec, for at no time |
did she feel more youthful.
/. is the wedding morning. The ceremo"
ny is TO take place, with splendid privacy |
in Mrs. Canderson's drawing-room; how
anxiousIy she PAGES from room to room, ex.
aminng TIM, everything has bridal appear
ance! Lady Rankles arrives; two coaches
and four at tie door--e every thing looks
brilliant. The bridegroom and Mrs Cander- |
son receive her. She somewhat hurries the
bride through the various apartments, shows
her how elaborate have been all the prepa.
raions, what care has been bestowed to
make The decorations worthy Of the occasion
and the parties. She is taken TO the win
dows and again made to observe The speEdor
of the equipages, present from her to her
dear nephew, which dear nephew begins 10
grow little impatient.
'Why, dear aunt, expiate, so long npon
these mere baublesF
Boy said she, Lady Rankles may never
again have such sweet feelings such unmxed
epjoyment--le her drink her fill. Ohn said
she, solemnIy, "srfficient to the day shall
= we fnd the evil thereof"
This is an unlncky, quotation, however
aunt; though from so excellent book, for
my bridal morning.
The bride struck, with something excess
lively singular in the manner of Mrs Can
e derson, said, God in his mercy grant that
:; i. may not be APPROPRIATED
t. Lady Rankles cannot say amcn,'
There appeared now an expression so
II deeply sorrowiuI, so almost repenant in the
u countenance Of the hostess, that II was
fearful even to look upon it. She ,hen con>
>, rinued--
Follow me, Lady RankIes, and you Ear
nest, come with us. am about TO presen,
10 your affianced bride her dress. 1t may
= uol be so splendid as she expects, but IT is
y one that she will never forget
. As they proceeded towards Mrs. CnDder-
" sons houd"nr, her gaiety had apparently re-
n turned. She used some sparkling impert>
! Inences that are go common place on marriage
" hoihinss, that bothher followers conceived
D. hat the dark cloud had passed away from
o her. Here would pause; but | have impn
: sed tax on myself and bitter MS it is, that
~ task will complete. Behold the three ia
the boudor, the door Of which the owner
;" has carefully closed. She grew very pale
aud appeared 10 be terrified a, the act which
:. she was about to commit. Twice she sroVe
= for uttcrance, and twice nothing but an in
'o distinct mufmur escaped from her lips. Al
!" length shriII unnatural voice burst from
u" her and producing common looking ole
' i deal box she spoke thus:
y y Lady Rankles this is your wedding day
:, have conceived it--I haze labored for il
;. II have prayed for it--snd | have achieved
= it; ~ nerlr forget my friends, OR FORGIVE
, MY ENEMIES! This day You shall be welded,
but welded to misery Hexha hauslbe,'
'My dear auntn
h Gracious heavens! what do yuo meant
4 were the simultaneous exclamation of her
alarmed auditors.
N That never forgive my enemies. This
- . madam, is your wedding day. And that
- throwing at her feet some rags that formed, !,
apparently, the dress Of a child in very hum
~ BILE life, that is your wedding dress; and so
~ sure as God will punish meditated infanlcide,
q and so sure as stand here an avenged wo-
,, man, so sure is The bridegroom that is trem.
!, bling before you, Alfred Runt, the owner of
that dress, at once your afiianced husband,
and your deserted sonr
~ 'Monstern exclaimed the almost petriied
. youth.
- AYE, monster If you will! The curse of
y God and outraged nature lies between you
9 ard your loves; but still she may make you
N very decent mother, tho she did nbandun
:, you to starve in the streets. Blu, beware of
h, the moiherly kiss, of the flial embrace,
- there may be in them an unholy fire. say,
NJ young mar, beware!
q Hitherto had the agonized mother p.eser
;. we'd a silence ina. appeared like stupelaca.
ton, yet it was not IL was the awful con-
,o centration of all dreful fancies, of all horr-
bic tn oughts; but the frame could no longer
H. bear this intensity Of suffering. One long
4 wild shrek escaped from hsr distended
~ ~ mouth, and she fell in poroxysm on the
10 hoor Alfred rushed to support her he held
I'd her head on one Of his knees, and wipec
a. carefully away the small streams Of Ilooc
-. that issued from her nostrils and the corners
:. Of her mouth, and once kissed the clammy
-nl and insensble forehead of bis apparently
i, dying parent; while the pale witch, her exc
~ cutioner, siood over the groupe, and exten.
y ding her long skinny fingers towards him
% again croaked out her sepulchral 'Bewaren
nj Notwithstanding the dangerous symptom
n Of her fiji, Lady Rankles slowly recovered
er Sine rose, she rallied, and with the awful dig
nd nifty oil unuterable anguish, she thus address
n ed her toriurer: Woman, you think an
o. going to curse you! God, in his unspenkabl
er goodness, forbid! am humbled--a de
m. based--a guilty creature; yet as such vii
al pray for you'll will bless you! See m
ed mere, in unGeigneG humility, knee al your fee
he md reyerently kiss the hem of your Carmen
for showing me this great mercy, in Thu
he stopping mo short Of incapable crime. Go
i. bless you for il! and mny he turn your wict