Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-04-05

Unable to endure her agony, Bertha, with
groan, rushed past her insalters, aad gain
ed the street. ... ..... f., .-....
She was not even sensible of the direc-
tion she took, so terrible was the whirl OF
her emotions. She saw nothing, heard no.
thing, felt pothing, but that she had been
mocked, in her dearest and most sacred
affections. She did not 60 far, however.
Before she had walked hundred yaRds her
limbs Jailed her, and she fell senseess TO the
ground.
We have said she did not even know
what directions she had taken; she had in
fact, gore the opposite way from the one
she had intended; and now, when she sank
to the earth, she was where she would least
have chosen, in front of Judge Warwick's
house. .....
Harry himself was at the door, about to
go out with bis mother. He saw Bertha
totter, and rushed forward, but not in time
TO save her. Lifting her in his arms, he
bore her into the house, bis mother, with
womanlo sympathy, opening the parlor
door herself, that Bertha might be laid on
the sofa. Harry tender!y laid his burden
down, but in so doing letter fell from
Bertha's bosom TO the carpet. He picked
il up, to preserve for her, when his eye
caught what looked like his own handwri-
ting and Just at that instant Bertha family
opening her eyes, perceived him with it.
'Oh give it TO me-" she exclaimed,
/ scarcely knowing what she said, 81 know
| you did not write it--that it was a Jest
! played at my expehse-give it to me and
let me go-I will go to my MOTHER" she
said, staggering to her feet, with wild
look, and shrinking from Harry's eyes, "let
me 90 to my mother"
| Her words, ncoherent as they were, re-
vealed TO Harry that some cruel jest had
been perpetrated on her, in which the let
ter he held in his hand had been made to
play principal part. In the impulse of
the moment he stepped forward, and took
Bertha's hand. ..... ......
"Stay, dear Miss Howard" he said with
emotion. "You are without brother, father,
or other protector, and If, as you hint, some
one has been playing jest on you, | will
defend you. Don't turn away from me,
Bertha, dear Bertha-mo,her, interce0e for
me, for you are woman-there has been
some cruel, cruel insult here, by forging a
! letter in my name"
He could resist no longer, but, as Bertha
sank sobbng on the sofa, where Mrs. War
wick supported her, opened and read the
| letter.
SHOW, in heavens name," he exclaim.
ed, rhs is too bad But will shame the
perpetrators of this wicked jest, and pro-
tect you, Bertha, by endorsing what the
letter contains. viii you really be
mine ?" he continued, kneeling at her, and
his mothers feet, while, with the rush of a
whirlwind, came over him the revelation
that he had long, unknown to himself, low
ed Bertha. "Will you accept my heart
and hand? 1t is no sudden Affection" he
exclaimed, passonately. 81 have known
you long. My mother aud sisters appre-
ciate you and will welcome you to their
midst. Is it not so, mother! Tell her ior
me-she will listen TO you"
Had Mrs. Warwick been asked, that
morning, if she was willing that her only
son should marry Bertha, she might, per-
haps, have hesitated, much as she valued
the gentle girl, for she had, like the wife o
a Judge is expected TO have, very ariSo.
cratic notions. But Mrs Warwick posses
sed heart, and she was so indignant at the
base trick played on Bertha, and wished SC
much to comfort the sufferer, that she pres
sed the fair hand tendery and became {
more eloquent petitioner than even her son
What could Bertha reply! Her owr
loving heart pleadedy secretly in Harry
favor, and it was only pride that led her tc
hold back. However, after much entreaty
she was won to consent, which she did a
last between bushes and tears.
She felt, the next day, almost ready f
retract, fearful that Harry's pity, and no
his love, had led TO his declaration. Blu
when the Judge himself came to solicit tn,
connection-ior he, too, forgot all mino
considerations on hearing Of the brutal ies
and when Harry recounted TO her hov
he had long loved her, without reall,
knowing it, she was fain TO ratify her con
sent.
1t was bitter DAY for Miss Tiveno
when she heard how her j-si had turned out
} But our heroine has long since forgiven her
} Occasionally Harry and his wife even talk
with smile, Of BcRTHA's PlRsT OF AFaIL
RosToN PHILASTHRoPY.--Som of th
: newspapers of Boston are rather severe ol
t the Philanihropists of that city, who w0al'
overturn the constitution and sundeF In
, union for the sake OF ameliorating the con
dtlon OF those unfortunate sons OF Africa
r now held in slavery, and yet allow an un
fortunate white debtor, 40 the last stages O
consumption, 10 be sent to Jail and to di
there. This was done under law which
J Notwithstanding the detestation against sla
very, is allowed on the statute books, an
: which gives a creditor power not only owe
! the liberty, but, as in this distance over th
: life of the debtor.
/. THE GoLD Burr BuBBLE.~-The Place
!, Times calls the Gold Bluff excitement a
S audacious deception. The effort is mad
d by spectators to Keep up the excitemen
J., but the thing is decidedly dead, and thos
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