The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-11-12


Forgive you yes, have done so long
since come, let us forgive this past folly,
and say not another word about it,
1 rejoice, said Isabella, that you arc
here, will now tell you all about i; so
that l may stand none the worse in your
estimation and with this determination
in her mind she began-'you know John
Wedding, OF course. He comes here fre
qucntly to see my elder brother. Our
family have always treated him with the
fullest confidence, and somehow or other
began to confde in him and when he
came one day and found me alone, he
persuaded me to read your letters. did
so. When bad finished, he hissed
through his teeth, dry essays, scholastic,
theological essays, nothing more there
is no affection in them-none at all if
a fellow wrote such letters to me, should
be inclined TO despise him. And thus he
continued to speak, until | began to feel
and think that you did not care for me
Oh! Horatio, can you forgive me p
You know | do, Isabella do let me
hear the end of this affair, and we will
dismiss it forever from our memories.
We'll, | said, what am 10 do = lie
instantly replied
Write him sharp and caus,ic letter
Il said could not.
Then he proposed to write one for me.
saying that could copy it and send it
10 you, and YOU would never discover the
trick
l wrote that letter, you received it, and
| told you lie in order to mislead and
deceive you. Horatio, YOU pardon me,
but cannot forgive myself; cannot
bear to repeat or hear the name of that
serpent; tho sight of him unncrves me
and feel that would gladly die to be
away from the place where he is. Mother
has forbidden him the house, and he has
rendered himself execrable TO those who
are acquainted with this painful episode
As Isabella ceased speaking, Hendcr.
son replied
1t is even as imagined, let it PASS, and
forever.
John Welding was a polite young
man, but deceptive and cunning. he
meant to scperate Isabella and her be.
trothed, and pursued this course to ac-
comp,ish his base and nefarioas end
During the time that Isabella did not
correspond with the young clergyman, he
adroitly managed TO introduce friend to
her whom he was anxious to serve but
she repulsed him with such prompti,ude
that he did not venture to repeat his un-
welcome overtures aud thus the plot
failed.
Uoratio assured Isabella that he should
regard her with the same fond feeling he
ever had cherished, and entreated her to
bury the past which had given both SO
much pain.
Whilst he was at home they visited
the scenes OF their early love, and spent
much time in each others society but
he did not fail to perceive that there was
n quiet langonr about Isabella, which bod
ed no good. Her eye was CLASSY bright
but yet its fire seemed unearthly, and The
fatal hectic marked her pale check
Could it be possible that she had laid her
sorrow to heart, and that this was its un-
happy fruit. Yes, IIoratio became pain.
fully conscious that she was i'll, hut she
would not confess il.
They at length parted again, she 10
seen her home, he to distant field of la.
bor Letters passed between them week
ly, and their sprils became more closely
united. She always spoke of herself as
being well, and manifested the greatest
concern for l,is health aud happiness.
One morning the young minister re.
ceived letter from his native town he
eSan:ued tie address the writing was
that OF s. ia8y, hut he ~as not familiar
with it. When he broke the seal he
found his betrotlied was sick, and that
the letter had been dictated by her. She
concluded by ssying,I shall soon be we'll
Another week elapsed, ana the postman
placed in his hand a black sealed envel
ope. 1t was from Isabella's friends. She
vas then well ; yes, she was dead--died
OF broken heart, for she never forgave
herself and John Wieidiny was her
Murderer. ga ~
When iIende, son returned to his home.
he found neat aone erected at the head
Of her grave, bearing the simple inscrip-
ton, 10 the memory Of Isabella Monroe,
who died July 9Th lo4S. ~ -.
II an al rest no,y.'
And at the foot Of her narrow bed was
planted the weeping willow, a fit emblem
Of her own, and hcr lovers sorrow.
Mrs. Monroe, wien she saw Horatio,
grasped his haul and said dT'
John Welding killed my child, never
can lsee him again; she never fofeave
her.elf could she have done that she had
now been liviog.' st,s .s.s..,,.s
The cunning knase who tLSA cJnlrived
to throw a fatal error into the inRocept
healt Of Isabella, destroyed the happiness
OF a family, and IIoratio Heuleyson, from
the date Of her death TO the preaent mo
ment, has endeavofed 70 gain rest 10 bis
soul, but he finds IL not, and earth and ex.
istcuce seem 10 him = blenk TIE gift ~
the mourning ring that better land WHOM
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