The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1853-05-17


qualification of his appetite. In'furiher aid OF
his person and address he was possessed OF
ready tongue, talent for delicate fiatfery,
decided good tasto, ready knack of turning
his haud TO nything and consummate knowi-
edge of the world. ed shi - .ousa BIO .di .uqs
Upon his arrival at his new charge, his. first
proceeding was to Introduce an entire new
system discipln among the people, which 4
must confess, proved to be considerable to the
advantage of his employers. personally set
ting this in operation, hisseye lighted upon The
widow, daue hter, at work, in the slk-weaving
department of the factory was with him.
The moment he saw her, he struck. bend
ing upon her n gazo before which the red blush
| few 10 her face, while she appeared at tho
same limo unable to turn her eyes from his
A second or two this lasted, when ho abruptly
passed on 4 He had boen talking to me with
great volubility the moment befnre, but now
he walked silently aloae, and completed the
survey. .tsg4liaI 911arsrigT 3 as.. 8If f,ol
The next encounter was in the walk up the
stream / have before, mentioned. llere he
net her with Williams He immediately adj
dressed her. while Williams, knowing Misplace,
dropped little behind---hs heart flooded on
tho instant with a new and bitter passion
JEALOUSY sli ~ i1nono ar7ai 10. 7s.raaru
Poor fellow! at once he saw, his fond mir
castles of lovo and hope dashed in fragments
to the ground, and he walked behind them,
watching his new rival whispering and .excr-
ting upon the girl all his many powers OF fas-
cinaiion--his blood boiling with jealousy. ba-
tired, and revenge. For more than an hour
Southern coniipued to walk slowly by her side,
when, suddenly turning round, and observing
Williams. he calmly ordered him to 60 in some
other,drection It was The manageable had
but to obey; and turning. he moved swiftly a.
way in the direction OF tho grove. 1 was
thero'myself at the time, enjoying the beaptl-
ful evening. when i saw him come hurrl6dly
up. His whole frame appeared actually wri-
thing under the influence of bis passion, and
he passed without observing me, mpttering 10
himself as he went, by a roundabout. path
homcward 10 the village. He went directly TO
her mothers house TO await her return. She
came in shortly after him, but appeared absent
and thoughtful, and, returning indistinct an
swcrs to his questions. retired to her apartment.
He communicated to her mother what had oc
cured; and she, though she had perfect conf
dence in the sense and virtue of her daughter.
was Immediately struck with apprehensions Of
evil, little less than his. They sat for some
hours that night in earnest conversation, and
before they separated, knelt together in pray
or, that that power would iuterpose which a
Next day Southern's attention to Jane, whilc
M work. attracted the notice ofthe other girls.
and she had to listen TO their banterlng and
ironical congratulations upon her good fortune.
An evening or two, after Williams, who had
bcgun to hope his fears had been gronndless,
vcntured TO ask her to accompany him III a
walk She did not at first appear inclined,
but on hearing that it wss 10 he mp the West
water, ;namcdiately complied. That very eve
ming the same scene was repeated. Southern
met them. and at once bidding him to 90 about
his business. walked away with her towards q
secluded spot called the grove.
Wiinms's worst fears now appeared likely
TO meet with immediate confirmation. How
much more, when next evening she returned
home later than she had ever been before, re-
fusing TO him, and to her mother, any account
of whore or with whom sho had been. The
next, he determined at once to come to con-
cluson. lie watched her as she left the fac
tory gate, and docgcd her up the foot path,
where he saw her joined by Southern. and
walk with him towards the place have before
alluded to.
His passion was now aroused to madncss.-
He attacked Southern in tho most frantic man
nor; hut in the hands of his muscular rival
found himself as ain infant. The latter with a
bitter sneer, mastering his bands, lifted him
up from the ground and plunged him up to
Tho neck IN the reservoir, holding him down
ill he was nearly snffocated, while she stood
by, pale and much agtatcd, without tutoring a
word. .I lla if' ,uiJ Jf iie ..,iI
Williams scrambled out and skunk away
hearing as he went, the loud contemptous
lauoh Of his hated and triumphant rival-what
were bis feelings will not attempt to say
Next day Southern called at the school to dis-
c.o, T. eit httt N
locked. and the children playing around it
He had been antcipated-poor Williams was
gone: after his ignominous defeat. he conld no
longer look upon known face, and had gone
off, wet and dripping as he was, to hide his
shame in the great solitude of London.
But now comes the bitter portion ofmy task.
Dear reader, had ! been sure of your sympathy,
or of your forgiveness, i could have found it
in nv heart to have fingered longer upon the
banks of the beautiful Westwatcr; to tedious
ness could have dwelt upon the perfection Of
tho widows lovely daughter. Yet little |
could have tarried, describing even the scaly
spcndor ofthe serpent Southern: but it can be
protracted no longer 1 3ra qai
Alas. nlas, for you, fair Jane Granton! with
er could have wandered tho truant seraph that
| should surely have lowered watchful, round
the GROW of one so beautiful and young! why
! is your spirit changed! why IS that heau that
used to sit so proudly upon that graceful neck
bowed down ia blushfo humility to the ground
Woe worth the day you are in love, Cheeny!
and it is a love you are ashamed of No soft
tender emotion is your love, poor lost eir,! il is
passion, madness, an ever owing fire with
you, consuming every other thought and feel
ingl h sma 3Yod8 ltJl - f4a pdT .
Williams's departure, and its cause, were
soon the themo Of all lips in Westwcter, and
every eye was fixed, though covertly, upon Jane
and him, tho dreaded ovcrsecr, by all hated
and by her loved; oh, how dccply!lai5a7 odi
Many days had not passed. when she ap.
peared completely, abandoned to her, new PISS
sion, Every evening might she be seen, steal
| ing away in the direction ofthat fatal footpath,
to enjoy the perniclous bliss Of an hour with
him, whose every thought by day and night
was the accomplishment Of rruin; and every
| evening was the chain of hig fascination Gir-