The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-09-13

ri.. re with the heiress EmEae was looked on bv
many as certain. Albert. also wiled away
many a delicious hour with Ala. Ala 5
presence produced sense OF pleasure which
lie had hitherto thought his cold bachelor
heart incapable OF experiencing.
Ada sat in an elegant room surrounded with
all the beauty aai spendor that wealth could
afford but their dazzling brightness sent no
Joy to her heart. and her thou 5hts We're else
where. She hears footstep, sarts trembling
Ike timid bird, arranges her curls. an /
meets Albert.
How glad am to find you alone says
Albert in sweet voice. taking her wilin,
hand. Time flew on angels wings, AMI AL
bert ha not yet disclosed the object of his
une pee ed visit.
Ada" SAYS he in low tone, pressing the
small hand to his manly bosom. which now
heay.d with emotion. ''do you know how
deeply love YOU. how cold aud dreamless
will be this life without your soul-cheering
presence to smooth lis rugged path way, will
you fill that vacancy IN nay heart. which none
other can do? will YOU. dearest, be mine?''
The color came and went in Ada's cheek.
and there gistened in her eye a tear, As she
said in tremulous voice. .'Tha, | love YOU
that you have Won my first, best affections
need no. tell you. but yours | can never be;
there is secret In my breast which | hal
thought to carry with me to the grave, but
you are 50 noble. generous and 50 kind that
cannot deceive you; feel should Justly in
cur the diSpleasure Of heaven should | do it,
and should tell it. you would hate me, curse
ME, YOU would spu me from you one of
the most contemplate of beings; do not urge
me to tell that hich will ruin me forever, but
forget me, and | will bear alone and unShar
ed. my own grief, which has robbed this
young life of all It's sweets
What can YOU mean? Talk not this. dear
girl. fear not there is nothing in heaven, nor
on earth, that can change my love for You,
only permit me to know all.
Ada SAT- with her hands clasped III his, the
color had IA led from her lips End cheeks, and
her voice faltered as she said "Albert YOU
little dream that l was born slave. that there
circulaies in my veins African blood; that my
grand mother the ninth generation back was
black
IT'S false. you are but testing my love,
II needs none?'
''lt is As true as there is God that reigns
above"
Albert TO his feet. the blood rushed to
his forehead; he walked the floor with Some
thing like wildness, and excl aimed, warmly.
''ungeuerous. decettul girl, why have You
wronged me thus, heaven for bid that [ should
ever unite m self 10 one that is in any way
related to that detesieh race Ada Ill ~
hopes OF future Joy are at once Olaste ;; would
TO God We had never met. Never think of
me again. farewell hope to forget you. fare
we'll forever" He rushed from her presence
As i. he feared contagion. Ada sank upon
The sofa and gave Vent TO her deeply wound
ed feeling. she burie her face in her hands.
and bitter tears fell fast through slender fingers.
The cup of bliss had been ruIely dashed from
her lips ere she tasted it. But there was A
sweet consolation in the thou sht that she had
done her duy. The sound Of clrri .e wheels
aroused her and she hastenei 10 her room.
Some of the servants at once related to
Mrs. Wright and Emme, the circums ance OF
Alber being there, and spending the after
noon in the great parlor with Ada. The fire
OF Indignation and jealousy, kinl!ed in the
eye OF Mrs. Wright and lighter, Mother,
ex :lainei Enme. wi h her face flushed with
anger. ''thls panper Of a girl. tba: We took
through charl-y, has s.eppeI be-ween me and
happiness: she by some of her secret arts Is
endeavoring TO win the heart OF Albert glori-
Gus recompense for all our kindness; she shall
leave this house, impulent wretch to dare
stick herself up in best room when We
Were gone
Leave that she shall, aud we VII! send her
where Albert canno. fnd her" says Mrs
Wright in tone OF bitter contempt, ri>ing
and going towards the room OF the weeping
Ada. "Ahi YOU are crying over vour gull
are You. bu. 1t Is of no use, ungra,efuI girl
You have been playing queen of our elegant
parior to-day, have you? and LAYING secre
plans to catch the noble Albert You have
injured and disgraced our daughter, We can.
not endure such impudence fix up youl
clothes and leave to morrow, our carriage vii
carry you and your duis 10 another home
Adj! sank upon her knees and begged ano
pFayed 10 be forgiven, To not be turned anon.
strangers. But her tears and appeals for mer
cg made no impression upon the stony heart,
Of Mrs. Wi sht and the angry Emme. Mr.
wight was not AT home W hen they sent Al,
away. He returned much displeased with hi
wife's rash conduct told her he was respon
sble for the future fate Of the Young girl
Ada's new home was an unpleasant one
they were rather kind but coarse and uncoutl
IN their manners. which sent a chill to til,
heart OF the sensitive and gentle 4 ii
A few days after she entered her stranc.
home, she sat sewing a small window tia
looked upon green lawn, the soft and balm-
breeze came in and famed her burning TEN
pies: the fra 5raace of rich flowers fioased b,
bu. their sweetness lent no thrill OF joy to tn
aching heart OF Ada; the tears, in spite 0
her determination to keep them back woult
come and almost blind her; it seemed the sad
dest moment of her life. she tLoueht Of tn
misery OF the recent past. she thought of he
childhood hours how she used 70 rua an,
play in small yard in front of a little cottage
and gather flowers, and then run il throw he
arms around her mothers neck. pale love
" woman with brown. sorrowful ewes. an,
upon whose face deep grief and care, and no
time. had traced many a furrow; aud then sh
remembered how she wondered why lie
mother wept when she pressed her 10 he
bosom. aad would say "what will become q
my poor child
Rut the grave had lonr since closed over Ii