M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-01-29

| had not some one come to my rescue.-
The silly crowd around mistook the
last cry of expiring virtue for an ex-
cess Of sensibility.
A fortnight after the marriage, as
had been arranged by my employers,
at whose mercy was, we started fol
Montelmart, my unfortunate bride be-
lieving that wewere going to far
different place. Several Of the engra-
vers were themselves our attendants,
disguised and acting as courtiers to
our magnificent equipage. The aw.
full exposure arrived, and when is Gid
come It proved more terrible than ]
had anticipated. The engravers caus-
ed the carriage to be drawn before a
mean and miserable cottage, at the
door of which sat my humble but ven.
cradle father. Now came the awful
disclosure. The poor, deceived Auro-
ra was handed out. The engravers
came up; they pulled off their disgui-
ses, and he whom Aurora had SO
pointedly refused, exclaimed to her:
mo, madam, no, you have not been
born Or brought up for an engraver,
such a lot would have done too much
honor to you. A bellows.mender is
worthy Of you, and such is he whom
you have for your huSband!"
Trembling and boiling with rage,
would have replied, but the engraverS
entered the coach, and, like the shift.
ing of q scene in a theatre, all
our grandeur disappeared with
them
Poor Aurora scarcely heard what
had been said. The truth flashed up
on her, and she sank back in a swoon.
Recollect that had now acquired
a considerable of sensibility and deli
cacy from my late life. AT that cruel
moment l tremblcd alike at the
thought losing the woman | adored,
and of seeing her restored to life. !
lavished on her the most tender cares
yet almost wished that those might
he unavailing. She recovered at
length her senses, but the moment
her irienzed eye met mine, "Monstern'
she exclaimed, and became insensi-
bic. Iprofted by her condition to re-
move her from the sight OF those who
had gathered around, and to place hel
on an humble straw couch. Here
remained beside her till she opened
her eyes mine shrunk from hel
glance. The first use she made oi
speech was to interrupt the broken ex-
ciamations of love, shame, and re-
morse, which fell from my lips, and to
beg to be left alone for a time. The
niece of the curate of the parish, how
ever, who chanced to be by, remained
beside her, and the poor young victim
ofmy villainy, for she was not but
eighteen, seemed glad of her atten-
tions.
How shall / describe the horrible
night which l passed9 1t was not on
my account that | suffered or feared.
She alone was in my thoughts. |
dreaded above all, for my love was
still predominant, to see that heart
alienated whose tenderness was neces-
sary to my existence to read cold
ness in hereye. But how could it be
otherwisel Had l not basely, vilely,
darkened all the prospects of her life,
and overwhelmed her with irtolerable
shame and anguish9 That night was
a punishment which would almost
have wiped out any lesser sin. Ere
quently, it may be believed, | sent to
know how Aurora was. She was
calm, they told me; and Indeed, to my
surprise, she entered in the morning,
the room where was. She was pale
but collected. fell before her on the
ground and spoke not.
"You have deceived me-" said she.
"It is on your future conduct that my
forgiveness must depend. Do not
take advantage of the authority you
have usurped. The niece of the Gu
rate has offered me an asylum. There
| will remain until this matter can be
thought of calmly"
Alas, these were soothing but de-
ceitful words! Withina day OF two
after this event, the interval of which
| spent in forming wild hopes for the
future, l received at once two letters.
The first was from the engravers, the
cause of my exaltation and fall. They
wrote to me that my acquaintance
had begot in thema friendship forne;
that they had zach, originally sub
scribed a certain sum tor the execu-
ton of their pot; and that they would
supply me with money.and everything
necessary for entering into somebusi,
ness, and insuring the creditable sup
port of myself and Aurora The
other letter was from Aurora. '"Some
remains of pity,n she said, whieh1
feel foryou, observation-disclosures con
duct, induce me to inform you that /
am in Lyons.q 5tis1my intention to
enter n convent. which. will rid me of