Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1855-10-04
UUTY-A TALE.
By MRS. DINNIEs, OF MO.


darling Eva to visit her grandparents; fol
be assured you will then, as ever, be in
, the path of duty"
! 81 own it is an imperative duty. dear
} husband. and it would be pleasure to
: visit my beloved parents after so long an
absence, were it not for the sepa "a tion
from you. Edward. After five years oil
! such happiness as we have enjoyed, how
, shall bear to leave you? Indeed our
married life seems but delightful dream.
for amid all your business. cares. and
appointments, your illness, and occa.
siOnal dependency. never has the lamp
of love burned dimly in your bosom, nor
ceased TO shed its beam of lgh; and glad
ness upon your wife and child"
"Ah! dearest, | would call you a fat
terer, but that know it was impossible
for any one ever to have been unkind TO
you; your own devoted affection and un-
tlTiDg attention 10 the wishes of your
+ husband would have called forth kind
ness from stole, Isabella! but enough of
sentiment for the presenl-so let us nuke
arrange ments for the voyage. which must
be made Immediately if al this season.
! But still Isabella Delaney hesitated-
she felt strongly the desire to visit for the
+ first time since she had ef; them. the pa
rents whose only child she was. and pre-
sent to their embraces her own young
daughter. now glowing in the innocence
and loveliness o! four years life; but ii
would be her first separation from her
/ husband, and oil the superstitions of
warm temperament. deep. true. loving
woman's heart rose up within her. whis
pered its fears and preseniiments, and
threw their shadow upon her spirits. and
! as she flung her aims around her husband
and clinging to his bosom. consented to
60 without him on long and perilous
voyage"
'Oh, Edward, she exclaimed, 'it seems
MS if one OF us was about to die, and leave
the other TO all the horrors of cold
world-lts cares. It's sorrows and lis evils
while the aid which each has mutually
rendered is 10 be Withdrawn. and the
heart left to bear its misery and g'adness
alone. There is fearful weight uron my
soul. and vainly try TO shake ii off,"
Nonsense, Isabella! it is but spice OF
your OLD romance clnging abou. you.
even a fer We years marriage; come. love
cheer up. and prepare TO start early in
the morning--the ste mer leaves at seven
and The baggage must be on board to. night.
and do mot fn-S~. IL ;" -~r'.' '0"5
feiters and a jourua!--a,l you sec. hear
and feel must be transmitted to me. y
And he ;ried to soothe and occupy her
mind with bright themes. She saw his
object, and said with sad smile, We'll.
dea Iest-wear this until we re re united
ard she fang around his neck gold chain
and locke:, bearing the initials |. NJ,
which she had worn in her girlhood.
On the morrow they parted. Isabella
and her young daughter under the care Of
,rus,y clerk of DeIancys was TO go as
far as New Orleans. and there be put un
Ter the protection Of the captain of
| British brig, bound for Belfast, near which
city her parents resided.
Edward Delaney was a young man
whose parents. having emigraied from
New Englon when he was quite child
settled at Narchez Mississippi. and early
becoming victims 10 the fever 0. the cll-
mate. bequea thed their son and n limited
property TO the care Of Catholic relative
residing in that vicinity. This relative
faithfully discharged his duty to the boy,
by G wing him every advantage which ed
ucation could afTDrd--and preparing him
for the active pursuits Of life, Ito which
from his small means he would be com
pelled to turn his attention) by rearing
him in :he principles OF his own creed,
and teaching him that pure and practi-
cal religious faith was the basis on which
he should build his future character. He
showed him that energy, perseverance.
industry and decision. every noble aspi-
ration. and every fixed principle must de
pend in on eminent degree upon the truth
and purity oil his religious beliel--he pro
; we'd to him that il would be his only
shield amid The temptations OF the woflc
his only. consolation under the trial:
and afilictions OF life-the only reward
TO which he could look when the vicissi
tudes and disappointments to which al
f are equally subject upon earth, should
leave him i'll old age. still seeking fo
that golden treasure of the mind, peace
He early impressed him with sense ~
the responsibility and dignity of man
and inculcated the primitive idea, tha
made in the image of his Creator h
should be careful 10 preserve this like
ness. uutarnished by passion. vice o
meanness, until returned to him from
whom ii came.
Is it surprising then that. with sucl
principles growing up and Strengthening
within him. Edward Delaney should a
: the age of twenty one commence life o
. noble and high minded being as eve
moved among his fellow men? With
/ strong desire to see the world, he 500
h persuaded himself that voyage TO Eu
rope was necessary. for :he advancement
S of the commercial business in which h
: was engaged. His friend and guardian
Mr.. Selmer, smiled at the casuistry of tn
:, reasoning, which arden: youth is ever S
5 ready TO enlist in behalf of its wishes
but as there was nothing wrong in tn
= desire. he did not oppose 1t, but only ad
dsd to his approval Of the plan. one
!. those prudential considerations. whIc
I, always present themselves to the mind G
). age. And when. iE little more than
twelve-month after leaving Na:cheZ, Ed