Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-02-07

which may, and which I dread will, involve me
in disgrace She shall net share il with me, if I
can help itr
/ was silent for some moments, and then l
said, in as impressive a tone as | could assume.
MIR Sinclair beware of what you do Your
own fate in ife-your own happiness, as we'll as
the happiness of the fair and intelligent girl
whose affections you have won-depend upon
your conduct IF you have yourself committed
any act that ought to make you hesitate about
yoklng the fate Of another with your own, saw
so; but if you are victim, instead of guilty, ]
implore you to summon courage TO your aid, and
not allow yourself to be borne down by any
amount Of circumstances"
These words of mine seemed 10 have great
effect upon him. He staggered ito seat, and
covering his face with his hands; fer some mo
ments he appeared lost in thought. Then sud
denly he said.
Heaven knows am guiltless!'
That's enough" l said. l will believe YOU.
And now it is strange think to ask, but will
you take me into your confidence :"
II will"
agreed. | will now go and calm the fear.
of Mary, aud return to you immediately"
| accordingly went back to the Dempsey
house, and said, aloud,
II have seen Mr.. Sinclair, and circumstance
which he will write an explanation of to Miss
Dampsey, forces the putting off of the marriage
stance cannot be explained without prejudice to
him.
l perhaps really did so little too far in say
ing this much, but somehow had faith in the
man, and was amply rewarded by the look of
gratitude that was east upon me by Miss Damp
sey, who Immediately said,
Il am quite satisfied"
The guests were rather wonder-strfcken at
this state of things, and some of them put on
such stupid looks of wonder, that it seemed
doubtful whether they were awake or not
The ladies were OF course indignant, for they
had dressed themselves all for the OCCASION and
now for there to be no wedding at all, was too
provoking
How they settled it among them after left,
do not know for got away again as quickly as
| could and hurried back to Sinclair's chambers
who seemed wonderfully claimed by the assur-
ance | brought him, that even what had Just
happened had not shaken the confidence which
Mary had in him; and then he cried,
oh can be ever worthy of such a crea-
turc ~
Yes said 7, you certainly can be worthy
of her if you choose"
Il cannot" he replied II cannot How am
to do so, when You have heard, which you
shall hear, the melancholy circumstances by
which / am surrounded, you will admit that
no longer ought to think OF Mary Dempsey SIS
wife
And yet you say you are guiltless."
Il ami am. But know you not / have seen
enough of this world to know that, in order to
preserve fair fame, it is not enough to be in
nocent, but you must manage 10 seem so like
wise, or you will not escape the very worst of
censures."
Il certainly know that the world IS ccnso-
rious world, but know likewise that we are al
ways tAe worst Judges of what affects ourselves,
and that let those circumstances be what they
Sc o,,tt 70
false eolors, giving an Importance 70 them which
they do not deserve
He looked at me with something like hopeful
ness in his countenance, and proceeded
'Mr. Sinclair, it strikes me strongly that you
are allowing your mag natiOn TO get the better
of your reason, and supPosing Yourself to be in
volved in some affair, from which extrcation
would be easy with little more resolution thar
You possess"
'Think you so! But you cannot Judge until
you know all, and all you shall! know # you will
do me the favor oflstening 20 my recital
/ signifed my assent, and at the same time
expressed what pleasure it would afford me to be
of service to him, after which he began as fol-
lows and can only inform my readers that the
tale is most strictly true.
''Sir," he said, 'about ten years ago I was in
a far more precarious situation than | am now.
for was too young then to have found out my
real powers, and was, as it were, houndering
about without profession, and being first one
thing and then another, in the hope OF making a
respectable livelihood
II was unfortunately situated in my bringing
up, for had an ignorant mother, and a father,
who, although a man of considerable abstract at
tachments, had not one particle of knowledge
calculated to be useful TO himself or his children
However, he had constiutionally such an irrita-
bic temper, that at the age of sixty, when he
died, he had not friend in the world to follow
him to the grave, with sigh of regret.
Il had several brothers-one older than my
self. who WAS of a morose, not to say vicious,
turn of mind; and three younger. The one next
to me was named George, and lie had always
been ill-used and neglected by the whole family
and more particularly by his mother; | suppose
because lie had the misfortune OF not being
very good looking. Moreover as she, from
some unaccountable idosyncrasy made
pet of the eldest, who was aboutas lovabe Il
parsonage as a pig, she thought, | fancy, that
she was making the matter all square, by show
ing ill-will towards another member of the
family, but certainly she did behave towards
us all in manner to excite my Indignation for
long time-a feeling which has NOW sottened
down into pity.
Next to George there was Alfred, who made
himself acceptable to my mother by humbling to
the elder brother, who was the prime favorite,
and altogether Alfred had a very contemplate
character.
"Ihen there was the youngest, OF when
don't know much, except that tha-e were some
indications about him OF the sulky. morose dis
position of the eldest, which might, or might not
deveope themselves.
After my fathers death l gradually left off
having any Communication with them, for with
one act and another, they certainly did disgust
me- and now | never see any of them at all"
'lndee8n'
"No There has been no quarrel, but COM
II. Ialt Oh I -
lieve, they all live in London, | don't know
where and ! dare say l should hardly know
them if we were TO meet accidentally in the pub
lie streets; so that you may say we are not &C
cording to the common acceptance of the term,
a united family"
But do YOU mean TO tell ne, AEr. Sinclair,
that anything of 50 trivial nature as general
difference OF sentiment, temper and opinion can
ALLEVIATE a mother 5 Lowell!
1T has alenated now, for she has not made
the ghost of an effort to clap eyes upon me now
for six years.
as it possible.
"It's true; so Won may guess she is not body
possessed of tie .nest feelings in the world, and
her ,eoravst goes long way towards Upsett;ng
the theory that there is natural and instructive
love between child and parent"
Il am of opinion said |, THAT all duty
and affection is due from the parent to the child
and that tse affection of the child for the paren;
is ana should be merely an acquired feeling, and
solely dependent upon the conduct of the pa.
rent"
We're that opinion universal doctor. il