Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-05-06
81 on her deserted death bed, has conceived long

sy on her deserted death bed has conceived long
Ing to see the father of her child Both will be gone
fed Would the father grudge that trouble a-he
took more to persuade Jessy out of her hard power
ty into his pleasure! Would he be too much of
coward to visit this poor where suffering and
CHASTITY death have succeeded love-"
Lady Julia looked to see if an answer was expsc-
ted to questions that seemed so abstract.
Do not be amazed, for it is you only can answer.
Poor Jessy's last toll to finish the gown you
wear The father of her child is Jour son.
dead silence allowed this somewhat startling
announcement, and the girl evidently took pleas
ure, which Be: trand shared, in driving home the
knife Doubly had poor Jessys life been sacrificed
to the pleasure of Lady Julia's blood.
The lady stopped down and kissed the child, not
hastily and then STOPPING lower. she kissed the
moveless hand of its mother.
Send for him." said the girl.
81 will fetch him. said Lady Julia. rising. 81
see the likeness But take this, my good girl - and
she tried to force her purse into the Ieproachers
hand.
Il hone not-skilful aid and she added, yield
ing the hopelessness plainly written ON the aspect
of that cherries room if not for them. at least for
yourself and your-.''
With a passionate burst of tears. the girl dashed
the clanking purse upon the ground and then kneel-
ing to the dying woman, whom her grief startled
from the apathy of death. she cast her arms over
her, and cried: Forg i've me, Jessy-my darling
JeSSy could not he II. GEAR would not Dcar
that offered to here, by your bedside. Get better,
dear, for he will come and do not II me that
killed you by my wicked thoughtlesness."
Jessy's faint lips moved with smile that died in
coming. The girl laid her head upon her friend,
and gently sobbed
"For Heavens sake try to calm her." said Lady
Julia to Bertrand; Il will 90 to fetch him. will
bring him myself
She lett the room with head less proudly lifted
than when she entered it: but thought her face
looked far more beautiful in its downcas tears than
when was confronting the public gaze in the great
portico.
Bertrand who is a young Frenchman, bred in
England, told the whole story but there is lit
tie more to add. We left Jessy to die alone with
the father of her dead child, who was bonorably
brought back to her. And some atonemen has
! been made to Anna, her friend. ] think she had
the subscription meant for 'Uncle Tom," many
times multiplicity but that did not. truth makes me
confess rein her tongue when she found that Jessy
could no longer be disturbed by the reproach show
cred upon the recreant lover. | must confess, too
that he boldly did his duty in undergoi & the pen
nance which | believe few Of these demoralised
. Englishmen would have had the manlness to bear
and which it relieved Annals heart to infict. Also
he did duty in attending as nourner when we bur
ried Jessy. But how much better if he had thought
of his penance before how much better if those
well meaning easy going reformers, who set up tc
teach in America how to put the world to right:
at blow, would think of the path by which theil
luxuries reach their own dainty selves! How many
Jessys, each following the other she perishes, il
takes to clothe Lady Julia through all the sea
SONS she eniOvs