New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-01

nsed tn s;t. and on the smooth surfaces, trs-e
characters with my fnger-s0metimes my own
name. sometimes Mr.. Warbsrtons--and re-
cords Of sin and suffering fearful dsa''-oed''
and terrible judgments. What pages 1 nave
thus traced, to give shape or solaee to my 'or-
row. But all that mournfal writing lett no I'M
preston ON the blank panels, where the same
story was repeated over and over thoussna
times"
At length warblrton becomes absurdiy jeal'
Gus of the boy John, the grocer, whose KIM
untutored nature had led him to bestow fre-
auent little kindpesses on Elsie. Deserted by
her for this reason, on the very eve Of too
long deferred marriage, she finds the room
which had witnessed their passionate VOWS
cold and empty" my promised husband,
SAYS she. and my beautiful and innocent child
we're gone and forever" She never saw her
child again. Warburton abandons his profess
sion, becomes popular author, and alter the
lapse of several years, married one to whom
from her infancy, Elsie had been devOtedly at
tached. BY q monstrous imagination, Elsie,
having now assumed the name Of Hagar, and
outgrown the remembrance Of her old friends,
10 made an inmate Of the household. She as
sisted in the bridal preparations, saw the sac
red ceremony OF marriage, and was installed m
the new home as the confdant and dear friend
Of the young wife. Warburton, to whom the
bride was beautiful toy, bird Of brilliant
plurnnge and sweet song insists that she shall
never enter his study, as he wishes that place
10 be sacred TO himself The wife declares
that she has 10 love for the monksh closet,
and that not even her wOman's curiosity should
tempt her TO enter 1t, especially after night
fall Soon after delivering his injunction to his
wife. Hagar enters the forbidden room. In
moment, the husband and wife follow her
Without noticing the presence OF Hasar, War
burton proceeds to exhibit TO his wife the pres
entation copies be had received from famous
authors, with books curious for their antiquity
and az specimens Of art, and souvenirs of his
travels in foreign countries. On approaching
o certa n drawer, which he did net open, sud
den pallor came over his face, at question by
his wife, and he hastily sought to divert her at
tention from the spot. Hagar at once sus-
pected rome horrible secret But every effort
she made to open the mysterious drawer was
bafIled. At length she accidently found key
to iit the lock. Stealthily she entered the H.
brary, applied the hey to the fatal drawer, and
in molnc nt the fearful enigma was revealed
We must let her tell the story. 1" In case OF
blacL and polished wood was coffin, decayod,
% If il had been buried many years; the lid
was removed, and in il was n skeleton, which
instinctiycly l recognized as my child and
from the accumulated dust, red beads gittered
in the light Of the close lamp. My heart seem
ed stiller than grave, as looked on and saw
in the drawer beside these dread memorials oil
guilt and suffering, my picture, and the letters
| had written when was like it, young AMI
beautiful, and seeing in the future vistas OF
flowers, and fairest skies perpetually serene
those letters, so full OF love and confidence that
had made me what l Twas, TO that hour in which
stood there in the presence of such horrors my
forehead wet rs with the crown OF a murderess.
l know not whence had the strength TO
do SO, but mechanically lifted the fragile col
mn in my arms. and pressed it to my heart, and
on the skeleton placed the letters, and the
miniature, under which it crumbled, formless
which observing, a tear would have struggled
TO my face, but il was dried by tho hot fire
which burned intensely in my brain. took ~
the lamp and turning saw shadow on tho
wall, and in moment, looking down upon IN,
as from the DARK, large shining eyes, so mourn
inl that to have seen them might have taught
the very stones TO be pitiiul.'
The sequel, in its intensity of horrible repul
svencss follows;
Hitherto had been nesr Warburtoa 'tood he.id
hun, stnGied hhn--unknown-as an unseen spiri,
vi io" he said
"Netlanl'
his thin hys moved bu; he did not speak, and his eye
rested an with such melancholy and rsproachfu
tenderness thst reniorse went burning dowa iaio m,
heart, thu ugh mine had been ali the guilt iavoun
fairly aud silently pray ed have mercy him. oh God
whsIeNtr darkness 10 reserved iOr met would have
gone. lat his AIMS reached toward me and hal M
strength 10 cNouIe my will Aud Il had known TIA
was ihus giving NJ my soul IN that moment weulC
not could MT have prevented h,s embrace Tnas Ion
and passcnaie kiss ut with lpss cold n
the hsc sntcldcrins for msny wrotohei yesrs an
hercsittI IL viii never 60 cut
"Tfi,--,his Is no phantom oi Troubled BRAIN,
such phasroin - have Often be whispered, -
henosh his AIMS he felt the trohelas OF uy bosom
look M, Elsie dear Ese, ami u Inc we SHAH Ever
never poyrr part more " ami his low voice tarie,
nfha most ,oueling tender ns~s and sweetness
II am klsie--ys, | am Este-Pcor, degraded >
changed that ven have not Known me- ali Ihs while hu
mot yo,uflle hands OF Innocence draw me s~sy frun
vot--ptt ycursi IL 10 too hate, - your wieF
lyon ere my wife, have no othos--Ssn have no OF.
=, You ave mine in all thefoniSst lovely the ssere
cot obsatons-befo'e God, in sP'se OF mems prohiei
mona No-no-I sec how II shall be-youare m.ne, Sn'
lmssied her act knowing You wcre slve-;hSss ~
thought en- were dead and 81 mSrr'ed her! Aud yo'
will no,--swesr thst viii not Lave ne-tais pen
ascn, hltsks cut at last; sod tois curse OF secrecy
enase-sh. E,siet-pesce eoncs al leagta-S1i how lat
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