Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-11-28

and able TO perform her duties TO her friends
afier she had thus unburdened her mind TO
Freeland, he grew every minute more absen,
and more ,aeiiurn; though he could not ca,
with appetite, he threw down rather than
drank repeated glasses Of hook and champagne
to enable him to rally his spirits bu, In vain.
A naturally ingenious and generous nature
cannot shake OF the frs, eompunciions visi.
,inrs Of concience for having committed an on.
worthy action. and having also been the
means Of injury TO another Al on sudden,
however, his counienanoe frightened and rs
soon a. the ladies len ,he table, hesaricd up.
leh his compliments and excuse with LADY
Lesle'- nephew. who presided aidinnar; aid
he had a pressing call to Worcester and.
when there, as the London mail was gone b.
threw himself into posi-chlise. and set NJ
for Somcrs Town. the place LADY Leslie h-d
named as the residence of Mary Bsnsun -
~ least" said'Frecllnd 60 himself. with
lghicned heart, ~ shall now have the satis.
faction n doing al ! can tn repair my fault"
Bot owing to the delay occasioncd by the
wan, of horses, and by finding the os'lrrs AZ
The inns in bed. be did not reach London and
pl'cc II his destination IN the wrrtrhcd fam.
iy had been dl.lodrcd while tie unhappy
wife was weeping, not only over the disgrace
of being 80 removed, and Tor her own and
her husbands increased illness in consequence
of it, but irom.ihc aronis.nr suspicion tha,
the mistress and friend whom she had IN
lung loved and relied upon, had disrrrarded
The tale ~ her sorro-s, and refused 10 relieve
her necessities. Fgerland soon found a con.
ductor to the mean lodgings which the Ben.
sons had obtained shelter. for they were well
known, and their tate was generally piucd.
bat u was sometime before he could speak. as
he stood by their bedside Hr was choked
with painful emotions At hr,i-with pleasing
emotions afterwards for his coOcicncc smo,e
him for the pain he had occayoncd, and ap.
pI'udcd him forrho pleasure which he ramrto
bc,tow.
e. come, " said be At length. tVhilr tie
sufferers waited il almost angry wonder to
bear hi. reason Tor tho, rn,rudinr upon then,)
81 comr to tell YOU from your kind friend,
Lady Leslie"
Then she hi, not forgotten mc Of" Scream.
od ont the poor woman, almost rnsping Tor
breath
" No, to be sure. she could not forge, 700;
she was incapablr-." here hi, voice Who'll.
ly failed him.
Thank Heaven ." cried she. tear, trek.
ling down her pale check, - can bear any.
Thing now. for that vas the btuere-l part Of
an"
MY good woman" said Frcclnnd, "i
was owing To mis,ak,-pshaw no; II vas
owing lo my fault, lhi, YOU dId M, receive
fly pound note by the post Yesterday "
"frNypounds'''cricd the poor man, wiring.
lng hi hand, "vhy. that would have paid
al We owed and could have gone on with
my business and our lives would no, have been
r.,scd, nor irssacci o"
frc,I1ni noV turned away. unable TO slya
word more but, recovering himself. he again
drew near them, and throwing hrs purse to
the agttalcd speaker, SAID, There gr, we'll
only gc, well aud whatever you want shall
be- yours, ~ ! VIll never Jose this horrible
choking again while live"
Frccland to,s a walk aNcr thi, scene. and
with hasly rapid strides, 'ho painful choking
being his companion very often during the
course of IL, for ne was haunted hy the image
Of those whom be- haddrsgrlccd and be conld
not help remembering rhl, however bI1mahIa
his negligence mIght be, il was nothing. eth.
er IN siniuine.s or mischief To the lir told 10
conceal It, and that. bot for that lc of fear.
the effects Of hs negligence would have heea
repaired In time
But he was resolved that be would not
leave Somers Town lll be- had seen ihe,s
poor people set,led IN a good lodgings lie
therefore hired a conveyance for them, and
supern,erded their removal that evening o,
apartments full Of necr'sary comfort. " w
good friends, said he, 81 canno, recall the
modification and disgrace which you have en-.
durcd through my fault, but Trust that yul
will have gained, TO- the end, by leaving
cruel landlord, who had no pity ior your on.
mcriied poverty Lady Leslic's note Will,
trust, reach YOU tomorrow but II not, Twill
make up the loss, therefore be easy and when
I GO away NAV have the comfort Of Knowing
that your removal has done yuu no hann''
IIe them bu, not tll then, had the courage
To write to Lady Leslie, and tell her the Whols
truth. concluding his letter thus
III your interesting pro,eges have not sui.
fered in their health, shall not regret what
has happened; because ] trust It will be les
son to me, through life, and teach me never
to tell even the most apparently trivial white
lie again. How unimporan, this violation Of
the truth appeared TO me at the moment, and
how sufficiently moliycd as II was to avoid
falling IN your estimation bu, Il was, you
see, oyeuuled for evil, and agony Of mind,
disgrace. and perhaps REX Of life, were Ihe
consequences Of It to innocent individuals
no, To mention my own pangs Of an upbraid-
ing conscience. But forgive me, my dear
Lady Leslie. Now. however, trus, thA,
this evil, so deeply rePented Of, will BE- a
blessing to US all bat /, will be long before
forgive myself"
Lady Leslie was delighted with this candid
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