The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-01-27

4 AsWasi M SuoIt now W DC cneeFtul; YET
she child herself for disirust. She looked
within her own bosom, and said, alt 10
impossible the heart can change" !" Again
abe wandered BY the brook and in The
grove, 10 rekindle lie memory OF those,
solemn pledges, 10 revive the look, the
tone, SO deafto her; ind then would hope
spring up again, and she would feel sure
that time would unfold the mystery, and
all would be- right, thasis, as her hear,
wished. s1dl ,sa saossqgpa ba5 ae6ius a
Shall wc follow lin 10 those sunny
bowers! Its possible for US, though
impossible for her. lheard il from ais
lips, and therefore il must be true. .5ai
He is not alone; there is one who talks
and walks aud reads with him, and with
whom he thinks il no harm TO talk, to
walk, and read; for she only wishes for
intellectual companionship. Her weeds,
which are very becoming, con.ras. s,ri.
kingly with her delicate complexion; but
ne has not learned 70 read those dark
eyes, or he would SEQ something more
than intellect in their unhallowed CLAM
ces. She knows he has left his heart far
away ia northern cline, and talks 10
him freely Q! his beloved cne, and also Of
her own desola,ion--her hear. is in the
grave! goi9 7i bpa .eolaa gai lioae9
All, man is not alone the seducer-wo
man is not alone The victim! s'1''
| He has fallen ;but her family are among
the proud and aristocratic4-disgrace mus,
not fall on them. He has sinned and
wronged, and must make the only repar.
alton now left, 10 redeem the daughter Of
,be house from infamy! gr,g;-,,s,l
For Amelia, there was no longer the
pretence Of affection; the letters ceased,
but without explanation; and at length
hope died; but love could only cease with
life. No censure passed her lips, and no
murmug was heard from her sinking spir-
lt. H & TatG glms # yt Sled saal3
Day by day the bloom faded from her
cheeks, and sorrow was written upon her
brow. knew she would die, for her mind
was not one that could be diverted BY
amusement, OF find employment, by con-
cen.raiion Of mental ensrgy. When there
was no longer any object for her affec-
ltions, life was without interest, and there
Twas nothing TO preserve even physical
strength. ad assm sAtmab .moo q
She could moi endure the though. Of
mingling again with the ibouRhless, for
her delicate nature would shrink from the
look Of pisy,ond would wi!her beneath the
look Of scorn; and we'll she knew that
both would be directed towards her-de.
sertion being almost as sure a mark Of
degradation as sin and shame, in vulgal
minds--the envious would rejoice, and
4 the malicious triumph. .st s'Jio ay~
7 KNEW that she had only little while
to live, and ! wrote to Robert s "a re-
proachful letter, such as / thought one
4 deserved who had thus trfled with and
trampled upon sucha heart. asi ''s. 2
He answered; but be did NOT Try 10 pal
late his guilt, He was married, and 81
lence was bis duty, nov; and any ex'
4 preston Of sympathy or regret would be
tn'y mockery.ai ~ aas's aN'@ W s7'!Ia|
\ ! prepared the way for conveying thi'
intelligence q, Amelia, as well as could
knowing that | could not soften il in an!
way, so thati. would notptove the deail
blow, yet still thinking il best MOTTO With
hold the stroke. ''"' 'a' - III @
4 The fountain Of her tears had long beer
d dry sand hoped this would BID ihemgusf
q forth again. i even dared 70 hope thai
something like scorn and hatred, might
be fosteled in her bosom This can Be
! done where only fancy or passion has ex
I isted; but.any ythingtiike revenge, or wish
/ to cihjure, can never occupy The piacetrus
A =. gasfl
love has once usurped in noble heart
She had fingered through the summer
and faded with the flowers, yet She, e,was
not confneddo herbed; and every day
read 10 her,and brought her garlands from
the wood those, wild vines and blossoms
which she had so loved in heal.h--apd
tried to cheer her with the hope Of again
i enjoying the pleasures ofslife. But this
she did not desire; she had put her trus,
10 Heaven, and would talk OF being rec.
onciled 70 live,snd the hope Of being use.
i full, If God saw fl % keep her yei hsile
j longer in the world; but death was the
messenget she longed 10 meet, and she
did not doub.fof happiness.in Heaven. 4