The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-06-02

again, because 1T IS great, deep, truth Out
Of the heart are the issues Of lfeN Yes, out of
the heart are the issues of will, purpose, hope,
health, strength, enterprise, achievement, Sue
CESS Out of the heart are the issues of all the
good Tor ILL that can come back to US in
time or eternity on earth or in Heaven"
CHAP. XVII.
We foresee and could foretcll
Thy future fortune sure and well
But those passionate eyes speak true, speak true,
And let them say what thos shalt do
BropniHg.
With Miss vivian's uncle the difficulty was
even less in obtaining his consent to the mar
riage with Mark Sutherland; and for the
following reasons--Colonel Ashley worshipped
his proud, talented son, St. Gerald and, in
his estimation, no interests could compete for
an instant with ST. Gerald's interests Colonel
Ashley liked Rosaie well enough, and wished
her well enough, and he was resolved to do all
he could to insure her future happiness; yet if
o slight risk Of her welfare would insure the
domestic peace and content of st. Gerald,
Colonel Ashley was not one to hesitate between
the conflicting interests Of his neice and son.
And that the marriage and departure of Mark
Sutherland and Rosale would tend greatly to
tranquillize the life Of the already disturbed
husband, he could not no,o doubt.
1t was dreadful to notice all the fatal effects
of midas want of fath--it was awful to anti
cpate the final result The once naughty and
self possessed woman was growing spiritless
and nervous, subject to extremes of excitement
and depression, moody, irritable, and Eighty
to the last degree Her glorious beauty was
not fading, but withering wiittng, as you
have seen some richly blooming flower wither
suddenly without apparent cause-wither us if
scorched by the burning breath of the sirocco.
Ii was the simoom OF guilty passion that scathed
her gorgeous beauty. And the cause was appa.
rent to every one around her, not excepting her
bitterly wronged and most wretched husband
to every one around her but Rosalic, whose per-
feet truth and innocence of heart shielded her
from the suspicion of 80 much evil. IL it was
fearful to see the ravages that evil passion had
made in the glorious beauty Of India, it was
not less so to observe its desola6ng effect upon
the splendid genius of st. Gerald.
1t was now stirring time with aspiring
young statesmen. A great national crisis was
at hand and it behoovcd all prominent poll.
tcans to be up and doing. St. Gerald, of all
statesmen, should have been the most active,
the most energetic. The eyes of his party were
turned in anxiety towards him-the eyes of old
gray heads, exhausted by long liie's service,
and reposing on their well-earned laureis, and
the eyes of young asprants, painting to succeed
to them, were all fixed upon st. Gerald, as
their hope, their leader, and their deIiverer I!
A Senator already, he is carried up on the
tenth wave of popular favor Should he serve
them well in this crisis, as he surely can if he
wlH, for his talent, his eloquence, his influence
is mighty among the nations should he serve
them we'll this time, there is no honor, no, not
the highest in the gift of the people, to which
he may not reasonably aspire st. Gerald
should be busy now--riding from town to town,
from county to county, from State to State
converting the people, organizing meetings, ma
king speeches, drawing up resolutions and do
ing all those multifarious acts by which states
men in the recess of Congress touch the secret
springs Of the great political machinery to keep
it in motion, or haply to stop it altogether. st.
Gerald should be up ard doing for now is the
" tide" in his affairs which "taken at the
food" may bear him on to fortune-aye, uti-
matey to the Presidential chair. st. Gerald
should be active, stirring-for every day is des-
tiny! But the young statesman is doing alb
soiutely nothing. He is whitening in naetion,
because his bride is whitening from his side.
Colonel Ashley perceives it all. And can he
rec tho brilliant fortunes Of his proud boy thus
wrecked, if the sacrifice of Resale will help
to avert the ruin No. Rosalie Only give
yourself to Mark Sutherland and coax him
away 10 "parts unknown to that bourne
whence no traveller returnetb," if possible,
and your uncle will smooth your path-he will
try to persuade Clement Sutherland to forego
his wrath and hate, and yield you upyour own
fortune--hc will give you his blessing, and as
much assistance of every kind as your indie
pendent spirit will permit you to accept.
Colonel Ashley in fact gave his full consent
and appreciation to the engagement OF Mark
Sutherland and Rosalic Vivian. He even join
ed MIR Sutherland in persuading Rosalie to
fix A. early day for the solemnization Of the
marfiage
And having settled that matter to his salts
faction, he next sought his friend, Clement
Sutherland, and having informed him OF the
betrothal, entreated him to make some provis-
ion from the brides fortune for the young
couple, or at least to settle an annuity upon her
until she should be of age, and enter upon the
possession Of her property.
But Clement Sutherland was proof against
all arguments and entreates lie locked his
grim Jaws fast, and would yield not cent or
kind word At last Colonel Ashley left him
in Indignation and despair. He did not then
know that hate and revenge were not the only
reasons that constrained the guardian OF Mark
Sutherands young bride to bold a death-grip
upon her purse-strngs. No one then suspected
that the money grasping passion Of the man
had tempted him into ruinous speculations and
embezzIement Of the orphans funds. Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof" therefore, let
them not dream it yet .
A week after this betrothal, Mr.. Lauderdale
arrived, to fulfil his engagement with the
"spar king" young widow. He was received
with the utmost pleasure by his old friends and
acquaintance, and welcomed with cordial hos
pitality by Colonel Ashley.
The next week witnessed two bridals Mr.
Lauderdaie and Mrs. Vivian were married at
Ashley Hall, by the pastor OF the parish ana
at the same time and place, by the same MN
lister, Mark Sutherland and Rosalle VIVIAN
were united in that bond that only death can
sever.
The next day there were two departures
MIR. and Mrs Lsuderdale bid an afectionate |
sdieu 10 their friends and set out Tor their