Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-03-14

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attorneys from Gretna Green, will commence
an action for criminal conspiracy, or a-crim-
inal prosecution for bigamy."
What then can do ?"
Heaven knows, Henry, for don't. Mo.
new YOU need not offer her, for that she will
never receive, even if itwere your whole for
tune and estate Forgiveness you need not
ask for that she will never give you: her
brother is determined to have honor for no.
nor in former days it would have been
blood for blood, or blood for the dishonor
wrought. And what must be nay own feel
ings regarding the matter, think you, Henry
Richards, when tell you, that before the
loss of their estate-Which, because wrong.
fullv taken from them, has been again re-
stored-I was a visitor along with Frances,
YOUR wife, at Harriet's fathers house, and
that she and her brother have frequently
returned the visit at Rochdale-that in the
simplicity of my heart loved Harriet, and
deemed the love returned, and that long az
ter her retreat to toll in Manchester, and her
fight from it, my heart yearned after her
because l could not find her-yearned as
only that heart can yearn which truly loves
and whose love receives no reciprocity"
Here Richards groaned in actual agony Of
spirit No former representation Of his vii
lany had ever before wrought so visible an
effect upon him, or so keenly reached his
heart His face did not burn with shame
the color had fed from this lips quivered
his eye lost its lustre and grew unsteady,
and he grasped the back of chair for sup
port But still Burslem continued;
s'What think you, then, must be my feel
ings regarding the matter? Think you that
/ can look leniently upon it, or easily forgive
you the blow with which you have wounded
my own heart, as well as the heart and honor
of my sister 0 Henry, / felt when first
received this letter, and heard its then ques
toned truth confirmed by your victim and
her loved, that dagger driven through
your heart would be no retribution-t that
| living implement, and the torture of weeks
would be insufficient for my-But here
comes my sisterp
"Well, BROTHER" she said as she entered
| the room, and seized Arth1r's proffered hand;
" your voice has been loud and your language
| high. hope if Henay and you have been
| quarreling, that it is now over"
Arthur shook his head and smiled
"Quarrels are often suspended, my dear
sister, he replied, " only to commence again
with more deadly vigor."
Mrs. Richards, amazed, looked at both in
quiringly, and then said, "Nay, if that be
| so must interfere, and establish q lasting
truce between you, and you shall both sign
it,"
"Agreed, my dear Frances" cried Henry
and she deigned to recognise him.
"We were only speaking about the appa'
rition that glided into your drawing-roon
the night before last" said her brother
meantime looking at Henry.
Henry was silent and his wife, after, vain
ly looking up to him, and waiting to heal
what he would say, observed, "I was Ger
tain there was more in that than Henri
would acknowledge. The subject has neve
left my mind since; and awake and asleep
the apparition, as you call it, of that lovel,
female, has haunted me. Whatever may b
in meaning, or however it may affect me
pray explain the mystery, and leave me N
longer a prey to the worst of apprehensions
| Have l not seen that female before ?"
You have, sister, but under very differ
ent circumstances" replied her brother
e and in the full blaze of beauty"
Henry, anxious to escape the scene tha
was sure to follow, put on his hat, and wa
drawing on his gloves, when his wife--hi
second living wife-turning her eye midi.
upon him, and striving to repress a risin
sob, and a hot gushing tear, said to him
so, Henry, you go, and leave the true ex
PLANTATION to Arthur Well, it must atfeC
you deeply, or you would not thus depart
But let us part friends, at least"
She held forth her hand-he seized it spas
medically, and bending down imprinted
warm kiss on her cheek. AS he was passin
from the room, he heard the word coward
hiss from between Arthur's clenched teetl
and he turned mechanically back and face
him angrily.
J ssYou remember our dear friend Harric
Jeffson, sister," said Arthur.
, d" Harriet Jeffson, Arther," she returned
DAhl yes: and gracious God, now that
f | think Of it, how like her was that splendi
J | apparition of the other evening How
: should like to see my dear friend Harriet !
s You may have that pleasure soon, Fra
ces. !" her mother replied, looking keenly
! Richards, whose gestures betokened imp
tience and alarm. &c saw her this mornin
/ and she promised to wait upon you towar'
noon"
At this moment the keys of the piano
the draWing-room were moved as II spo
T. taneously, or by an invisible hand, and
}, stream Of simple and touching music gush
n forth. accompanied by female voice, nc
moving and melting with its soft and dellca
n sweatnesss, and now thrilling with inton
~ blOuS VI Ndcb OOAhpdoo 0A4O tSVNA3 o@-AN@ y
If trancing, as if by magic, the astoninh
10 listeners in the adjoining room. The servan
, too, attracted by the pathos, ventured mes
" certain that it was not the voice of this
mistress, and quite unconscious of havi
u admitted any other female into the house th
morning. The tunes she ran over we
2, chiefly of a melancholy kind and when 8
Ut came to ''Home, sweet home" her very hes
le seemed to linger upon the words, and
le weep tears of blood at the prospect of leavi
e, it and happiness behind.
" In vain did Mrs, Richards endeaver to &C
OF lecture what friend It could be who had tn
D. stolen unpercsived into the house to surpr
re them in a manner SO strange and unexpectt
fe Henry had many acquaintances in Manch
e. ter. and she had but few, and she COT
O. scarcely expect that any of those 80 late
Y, introduced to her for the first time wor
venture upon such trial of her friendshi
;" oI think | can solve the mystery, France
e said her brother, again glancing significant
at Richards. "But let us go and see.
ID can be no ghost or apparition, or luna
d from the asylum, and why should we
ID afraid :"
q, They moved accordingly to the drawn
Of room Arthur first, Mrs. Richards secoI
ID and the agitated husband of that lady brir
?" ing up the rear, but by no means fond
g following at all, as he knew the voice too "
D. to be the least dubious regarding its own
1 He was, however, ready for a retreat, shol
or his worst fears be realized.
The music still sonnded from the piano
~ the door was opened and Harriet Jeffs'
" dressed in a style more becoming her stati
lg and charms than formerly, was discover
or running her fingers along the keys. fai
Id | hut simultaneous cry, or shrek, burst fr
re | the lips of both females as they met a
n. were lost in a sisterly embrace. Richar
~ though prepared to fly from the scene, '
vet fascinated to the spot by the picture
lis his two wives-alike, but oh how differ'
-in each others arms. A moment mo
and Harriet disengaged from that embra
a. turned to where Richards stood riveted, o
n with her form swelling, and her eyes fla
ed ing, pointed her finger towards him, 9
~ said to Frances, " Pardon me, my friend
1v seem to have taken too great liberties
stealing unseen into this house, and US
he your piano but assure you l did not, i
bs strict sense, think l was committing q
of trespass in using any degree of freedom
~ the house of Henry Richards"
Il She continued to gaze upon him, even al
ay she ceased to speak but he, awaken
lie from his enhancement, and growing b
and careless with despair, cast back u
her a defiant look, and then turning slo'
upon his heel, left the room and the hor
al and went direct to his factory, wher
It leaving his wives to another chapter,
he shall now accompany him.
se Our readers will remember that lnkm
,st the assistant-clerk, had accompanied
cotton buyer, Mr.. Everwell, to London,
h an extensive sale of choice cotton, thus lie
90 ing Mr.. Greasewell wholly alone, if We. exc
~ the boy who swept out the counting-hoS
no busted the desks, lighted the fires,
ra. alwaysaremained in readiness to run errar
be and do their trifing jobs. Accordingly
,c- confidential clerk, on that identical forenc
= =, remained alone Mr. Richards kept his {
n. private desk always locked with sundry bo
" and papers enclosed, which he imagined
ne ne one had seen, or had access to but hims
sct Some of these papers had reference to
affair of his marriage with Harriet Jeffs
IT and which, indeed, plainly proved that
" marriage had taken place at Gretna Gre
N m and had been perfectly legal and bindi
for others, and one or two small memoranda
of books had reference to his own private
an penditure-to some of his amours with
- males connected with the factory, and OF
matters chiefly interesting to himself.
IRE But. with a skeleton key, during his n
,ur ter's absence on his marriage tour,
l.