The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-02-19

bu: l shouli much like to see YOU. I.
You would be kind enough TO write a
note rs soon as YOU receive this. will
order II sent 10 inc at once 70 Tyburn
Square. | will wait on you at anv
hour on Friday yon may appoint. |
bei'eve l am not mistaken ia suppsins
that you transact business for NV
Trend Slr John Markham. and Won
will therefore know this to tc his
handwriting. Again thanking YOU
most gratefully, allow me to remain
your much and deeply obliged.
JrLiANA SHAPE.
This note was written upon delicate
French paper, embossed with a Goa,
Of arms. l, was in a fancy envelope,
tho whole richly pcrfamod, and redo.
llt1 - : ~ n - ss,vs
tents were an implied confession Of
forgery.
silence, or three lines of indigna
ton, would have been the only inno.
cent rcIly to my letter. But Miss
Srarc thanked me /; she let Inc know
b. implication that she was on init
mate terms with q name good on the
mesi'ehd bill. Ny answer was, tha,
! should be alone Oh the following az
tc;ao1n a; tirc.
At ;he hour fixed. punctual to
moment. broaghman drove up at
the corner of the street next to my
chambers. The Honorable Miss
Shapes card was handed in. Pres.
emily she entered, swimming into my
room, richly yet simply dressed in the
extreme of Partisan good taste. She
was pale. or rather colorlcss. She
hal fair hair, fine teeth, and a fash
ionablo voice. She threw herself
gracefully into the chair handed to
her, and began by uncoiing a string
Of phrases, to the effect that her visi,
was merely to consult me on una.
voldablc pecuniary difficulties
According to my mode, allowed
her to talk. putting in only an occa.
slonal word Of question that seemed
rather random observation than
significant query. At length. after
walking round and round the subject,
like ,imid horse in field round a
groom with sieve Of oats, she came
nearer the subject. When she had
fairly approached the point she stop
ped. as if courage had failed her.
But she soon recovered, and observed
-" cannot think Why you should
take the trouble to write 90 20 me, a
perfect stranger" Another pause
" l wonder no one ever suspected nc
before"
Here was confession and a KEY
to character. The cold gray eye. the
thin compressed lip, which l had time
to observe, were true indexes To the
lady's' inner selfish. calcula.
ting, utterly devoid of conscience un-
able to conceive the existence Of sron,
tancous kindness : utterly indifferen.
to anything except discovery and al
most to that, because convinced that
no serious consequences could affect a
lady Of her rank and influence.
Madam | REPLIED, as long az
you deal with tradesmen accustomed
to depend on aristocratic customers,
your rank aud position, and their
large profits, protected you from sus-
picion; but you have made mistake
in descending from your vantage
ground to make poor slopman your
innocent accomrlicc--a man who will
be kecnly alive to anything that may
injure his wife and children. His ter.
rols--but for my in,crl osi,ion,..voull
have ruined you utterly. Tell me how
many Of these things have you put a.
foa.."
She seemed little taken aback Ly
this speech, bu. was wonderfully firm.
She passed her white jewclled hand
over her eyes, seemed calculating,
and then whispered. with a confding
look of innocent helplessness, admira.
Ibly assumed:
About as many as amount to twelve
hundred pounds.
Aud what means have you for
meeting them
At this question, so plainly put, her
face flushed. She half rose from her
chair, and exclaimed, iii the true tone
Of aristocra,ic heautear; Really, sir,
| do not know wha, rgh, you have to
ask me thst question
laughed little, though not very
loud. IL was rude. ! own; but who
couiI have helped il! | replied.
speaking low. ba, slowly aud distinct
H; You forgot. | did no, send for
yuu you cane 10 me. Iou have
forged bills ~ the snouu, Of twelve
huudred rounds. Yours is not the
case of ruined merchant, or az ie-
norant oyer-tenpicd clcrk. IN your
case a jury Ishe shuddere1 d, ,ha,
~orG) would find no eytenua,lns cir
cuYsianees and if yop should ever
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