The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-11-08
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anu begged me to call and see them
did SO, and was received, not by him, but
10y Aurora. This was the first sight had
got OF that lovely girl, and for tn, first
time IN my life my young and palpita,iny
heart teIt the power of beauty. A new
world unfolded itself before M eyes; !
soon forgot my borrowed part one senti
ment abs s'rbed my soul-one idea en-.
chained my faculties The fair Aurora
perceived her triumph, and seemed to lis
ten with complacency To the incoheren,
expressions of passion which escaped nv
lips. That interview fixed my DESTINY fi.r
ever! The intoxication of enjoying her
presence hurried me on, blind to every.
thing else. For several months saw i,er
every day. and enjoyed u state of happi-
ness only dampcd Ly the seIf.accusinp Tor.
ments OF solitary hours, and by the neces
sity was under Of regularly meeting nv
employers, who furnished me with money
jewels every thing could require. A,
length Aurora's father gave u little fete in
the country. ot which WAS evidently the
hero. a mmnen; occurred, in which
thoughilcss Of all but NV love, threw
myself suitur NJ her feet. She heard
me with modest dignity, while tear of
JOY, which dimmed fnr moment her fine
eyes, convinced me that pride was not
tie only emotion which agitated her heart
yes, discovered that 1 was beloved!
l WAS an i'nposter, but, heaven is my
witness, | deceived her not without re-.
morse! In her presence | remembered
nothing but herself; but in the stiIlnes. o
solitude, s"phistry an'l passion disappe,tr.
ed, leavlnga dreadful perspective before
M! When ] a>so i.ted the image OF
Aurora with the miserable fate that W AS
soon lo fall upon lier--%h-n / iyure,l q,
myself her delicate hands employed in
preparing The cosrsest nourisl,ment
'hrank back with horror. Ger started, GOV
cred wit, cold perspira,ion. Blu, self
hive would come To my aid, aud though,
tlat ifsiie truly loved Hie, she might vel
lie happy. L would devote rny life, !
swore, To the task Of slrewing flowers
along her path. But ali my lIorrs, all
my Tears cannot he told; suffice 10 saw
that her father believed me when | rep.
resented my estates as being in Dauphilic
IA dista,,t PROVINCE. would not allow
y farlhing OF Aurora's portion tu ,e setlle,l
otherwise than ON herself. So there was
one hascness Of which | was not guilty.
We were married. At the alt;.r n shiver.
ing ran through all my veins, y general
trepidation seized my whole frame, AMI
should infalib'y have sunk to the earth, il
n Hood of tears had not come Ia nv relief
The silly crod around mislook the last cry
o! expiring virtue for AN excess Of sensi.
Lility.
a fortnight after the marriage, rs had
been arranged by my e,nployers--a,
whose mercy ! was-we started Tor Mon.
teliInart, my unfortunate brile believing
that we were going TO far distant pac,.
Several OF the engravers were theirselvc.
our attendants, disguised and acting A.
courlers to Our magnificent eauipaye. =
The awful moment VI expo ure arrived
nd when it did come, il proved more ter
rlble than had even anticipated. Tie
engrarers rauscd tue eqripage To be drawn
up before u mean and miserable cottage
ut the door Of which sat my humble bu,
venerable father. Now game the awful
disclosure. The poor deceived and sur
rrised Aurora was handed out. The en-
gravers came up-tiiey pulled of thei,
disguises-and I've whom Aurora had Sc
p,iniedly refused exclaimed to her:
mo, madame, 40. You were not born
"r brought up for an engraver; such lol
would have done you too much honor.-
A bellows pender is worthy Of you, and
such Is he whom you ha, made your hus.
band"
Trembling and boiling with rage,
would have replied, but the engrayers en-.
tered the carriage, aud like the shifting oI
scene in theatre, all our grandeur dis.
appeared with them.
Poor Aurora scarce heard what had
been said. The truth had flashed upon
her aud she sank back in swoon. :
Ieecollect that had now acquired a
considerable degree OF seEsibiIity and del.
icacy from my late life. AT thar c,uel mo
ment ire,n6led alike. ut the thought ol
losing the woman I adored aud of seeing
her restored 10 life. lavisbed upon her
The most tender cares, yet almost wished
u,at those might be unayailiug. AtlengtI,
she recovered her senses, but the moment
that her frenzied eye met mine, she ex-
CLAIMED: ~ stst
"MonsterI'' -
After which she agais became insensi-
ble. 1 profiied Us lles condition to re-
move her from the sight Of those who had