New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-30


Itwos On the third Jay after he had TO the Gate
hcufe prison, (where he lay IN no small pam rom ms
wound, which lnfGmod ana ached severely lana Win
tho ihough and resolutions that have been
Of TO depress and yet 10 console hnl-tnst h. trmonds
keeper came and told him that visitor was asking Tor
linn, ard though he could not see her lace when was en-
yolopod in a black hood--her whole figure, too, beng
yelled snd covered with edeepest mourning-Etnond
knew ar once that his visitor his dear mistress
lie got up from his bed, where he was lying, oeng
very weak and advancing toward her, az the refining
keeper shut the door upon INN and his guest IN na san
place, he put forward bis LEFT hand or the right was
wounded and bandsged aud he would have taken tnst
kind Of bis Mistress which had done 30 n,ny oces
OF friendshp for him for many year,
But the Lady CaftIewOCd went back from hn, putting
back her hood, and leaning against tue grea saIcn" NJ
door which the miller had just closed upon them her
face CHASTITY white Fsmond saw ~ looking HUN
tie hood and her eyos ordinarily sweet ana tcnder
fixed at him with such tragic glance oil woe anu
anger caused the young man. unaccu itonned 70 w
kindness from that person. 20 avert hs own gnnces on
her face.
And this, Mr.. Esraond" she said, "is where ! zee
YOU and MS to this you have brought me -,
You have 10 cCnfoe me IN my chi2fnty' paa-
am" said he thouab, in truth he scarce knew how 70
address her-hs emotions at beholdng her 80 o'efP'"
cred hir,) -
She advanced little but stood silent and trembling,
lCoking out at him from her black draperes VITA NJ,
,rns white hands cnsped together, and quvering ups
and hollow eyes.
Not to rcproach me" he continued, after pause
NY eTlei u surlchfh ~ IL u .r.h.
Take beck your hand-dO not touch with il sae
cried. "Lookl there's blood ON IL"
II with they had taken il ALL said Esmond, III you
are unkind to me"
Where Is my husband T. she broke out give me
back my husband Henry. Why did you stand BY 81
midnight end zee him murdered Why did the traitor
escape who did ~ YOa the champion Of your house.
who offered 20 die for ~ You thst he loved and trus'
Cd, and 10 whom con.ided hin-you that vowed devo.
;on and gratitude, aad believed you-ycs, believed
youwhy you here, and my noble Francis gone -
Why did you come amongusi You have only brougn
Elf AID sorTow, and rcpentance-btter utter &c,
pentsnce-6s return for cur love and kindness Ddi
ever do you q wrong Henryi You were but an orpnsn
child when fret saw you---when he first saw you VINO
was 20 good and noble and trustlng. He would have
had you cent away bt Ike foolish woman bcsousht
him 10 let you stay And you pretended 70 love u.s. ana
we believed you and ycu made our house wre;ched ana
nv husb,nds heart went from me, and lost him through
ycr-T lost him tle husband Of my youth say Iwor.
ihiped him; you know worshiped him; and he was
changed 10 me He wGs no more my Francis ID old
NV dear dear soldier. He loved me before be saw you
and loved hius--Ol God Il my witness how loved
Linn Why did be not send you from among usf Twas
ouly his kndness, that could refuse me nothing then
And young as you weTe-yes, end weak, and alone
there evil knew there was evil, In keeping you,
read it in your face and eyes. saw that they eodsd