Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-07-06


ced, came up in dreadful review before
him. Tho whole nigh: was sleepless,
and i, was no shame TO his manhood that
his pillow tina! night was vet with tears.
He tried 10 purSuade himself 10 believe
against fact; he appealed to charity-io q
stronger emo,ion--love, TO arrest his
judgement; but the conviction would re-
main, that when Flora Blanchard, the
belle. the beautiful, accepted his vows.
and sealed ner own with too willing en-
dearmentS-snE wAsUNDER TIE INFLU
ENCE OF INTOXICATING DRINg. She had
in an unexpected sense pledged him in
wine"
Driven to this acknowledgements, he
next tried to reason that unpleasant fac,
into an accident. No-Io-no. That
would not DO. We NAV Geceivelhe waole
world and remain ourselves undeceived. -
He could rol heop down The tyranl mem
ory which dragged forward fact after fact,
the unwillngy received proofs that the
acciden. was ore OF series-probably
ITO be continued" Ia the morning be
fore he lell the house ior his counting.
room, DIR. Morphine was ANNOUNCED.
Has my sister relapsed9 asked Henry
anxiously.
oh no, sir, ah-- eh-,he fact is, have
SO l perceive said Henry. Filling up
he pause.
To beg-ihai is. TO assure you ihot
nothing | said yesterday morning had Eny
reference 10 the Blauclards.'
VINO said j! huc?' inquired Llenry.-
He knew he had mentioned The converse,
that his name aud relation to the family
had been men,ion,d to the Doctor a. the
Blanchard house. He knew just how to
interpret the Doctors protesiatlons, and
this call supplied the only link wanting
in the chain OF evidence Ii was hard 10
think that Fora had lowered herself 10
seek an explanation oI Henry's embar
fassrnent aud coldness from the Doctor;
but wha, else could be expected of q wo-
man in the hab; Of duplicIty 10 conceal a
willing intirmily? The Doctor was con-
fused
'Ba, my dear SIR at length he began.
my professional reputaton-
Oh. SIR, interrupted Wentworth, 'you
may cease. You uare thoroughly contemp-
Iible, selfish, aud la:ller. Nothing you
can say can make your case any better
nothing you can say eau make 1t any
wors' And tnkins his hat he lett the
discomft;ed physician 20 make his way
out of tho house after him. Their paths
we're III different directions This morn
ing.
That young man is fortunate. indeed,
who may have iho benefit of 4 sisters
counsel. Disparity OF age between the
parent and lhe child Inay mako the adino-
nitions OF our father or cur mother seem
cold. abstract notions of right and rules
of conduct laid down by persons above or
past all the emotions which saiiale snd &C.
iuate us. BI, one beloved sS:er, nearer
our own age, seems to bo one who can
comprehend our difficulties and in whose
Judgement we may seek relief aud guild
ance, as in thai OF one who understands Us.
Henry Wentworth applied 10 his sister
for advice. Shall we expose him? The
WuOlo UttUCUtIleHt, lFOui It's DIitil dHu W.
ring its progress, had been concealed from
her. Ii was necessary to begin al the be-
ginning and Tell the whole story. Weak
as she still was, she listened a,tentiyely.
Henry began with his first impressions
of Florn. With all the epihus of u
lover, he described her apparent perfec-
lions His sister smiled increduiously.
He vas not slow 10 perceive her unbelief.
but proceeded TO narrate the course of
events, TO the night OF. which he proposed
first 10 tho father, and then 10 The daugh
ter. His sister shuddered and sighed =
lie went on and detailed his suspicious
and their cause. and finally expressed his
conviction TINT his idol was worthless.
Thank Godp exclaimed his sister fer.
vehtly.
For wha,?'
That the scales have fallen from your
eyes
Then is il all true?' snid Henry, des-
pondingly, for to the last he had hoped:
Every word
Can any one doubt what was sisters
advice under tho circumstances?
We met Flora and h7- mother 4 few
months afler these events had occurred
The mother was dressed IN widow s weeds !