Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-02

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the entry, (for darkness seemed to have
fallen upon herr up the stair, into her owr
| little chamber. There falling headlone
on ihe floor, she laid in silent, bite,
agony. Her spirit was almost broken
| Where now were all her happy dreams
Dashed, like q temple by some strong
wind-their ruins, choked up her heart
The long sunny road was darkened. The
little cottage with its honeysuckle, its
garden, its fruit trees struck by pitiless
lightning. The priest and the altar, the
manly. form of William, with his honest
dark eyes-shut by her guileless thought
by the cloud of doubt-6f horrid accuSa.
ton. Visions of officers, and jails, and
witnesses, and disgrace hoated before
her. -,
For long time she laid there; but at
length, slowly rising, her brain beating
with dull, heavy throb, she clasped her
hands, and broke into the widest grief
= II never go home-itll kill mother .
The little children shall never think they
had a theft for sister: and as for William
-God help me we were going to be mar.
rled so soon-and l was so happy; but L
can meet his eye now-I can't prove
anything was in the dressing ROOM, I
did ask Miss Lena what did the pretty
thing cost, and when she said five hun-
dred dollars, | did say sOh how nice if
would be to have all that money, %,
m rrIlned--1'm ruined. Mother, did /
leave home for this %" ''-.''" ..'''.! II :
Away, in the dark night, has that poor
girl gone--the burden Of suspicion crush.
lns her life out. On, on she hurries-sbe
so fearful of the dark-she who had nursed
hundred idle little superstitions of ghosts
and FAIRIES. Night, with its cloudy arms. rms;
welcomes her now, and covers e her inno.
cent shame from the sight of even inani.
mate things by the wayside. -.
sa.3 Fl CHAPTER IT. i.a7 ea,abg od
= Mrs. Lucy's compliments: ma am
and here is the bracelet Miss Lena wore.
She heard she had lost it ma am but hadn't
no idea it was in her house but it GOT
dropped between the cushions on the
sofa, she expects, and she's very clad
she S found 1t ma am, for Miss Lena felt
so bad" ..,
THAT poor child" was Mrs. Atlev's
first exclamation as she took the MARCEL
mechanically, and returning to her room.
placed it upon her toilet table: 81 have
almost broken hef heart, have sent her
away despairing, | shall never forgive
myself" -. .. .. .'..'t.' D. o''f
And had her own daughter deceived her
thus. The thought was death to her fond
hopes. She threw the bauble on her
dresslnStable; and sat down, overwhelmed
with distress. Her first thought was to
write to Lena, her second to inform moor
Mary by letter, as speedily as possible,
and she had just seated herselffor the lat
ter purpose, when a hurried knock startled
her, and a pale woman stood before her
with startling voice and man
ner: Mrs. Alley, where have yan sent
my child For Gaaa'- # she was SICK
and the servants tell me that she is gone
GONE WHERE 2 Tell me, or l shall 60
crazy;' -, -.r.-.rf ....a- 3 e.. s.urr
Her distress was fearful, when she had
listened to Mrs. Astley's broken words of
self.accusation. "Where SHALL | 90 2?
where shallI find my poor childa Oh,
Mrs. Ashley, l hold you responsible for
the life of my poor girl. And she had
such dread of the jail-and she hadn't
any courage at all. Where shall find
my poor child +? Oh, Mary, where are
you this hour! .-- ... il. .as..'., aaI
1t is fearful thing to charge the in
nocent unjustly-to listen not to the
prayers of the helpless-to judge with
harshness those who have none to plead
their cause. atI =" .-t ..i...r- -si0-
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