The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-06-04
WHOLE NUMBER 30

of her own into his, as she replied, God
knows | love you-love you even as my
own soul But cannot answer to night.
Tomorrow l will see you again. We
shall both be calmer then, aud then you
shall have my answer. Good night now
and may God bless you and keep you
ever
One kiss was then pressed to his brow
and she had glded from the room ere
he was aware, and wended her way home
ward.
That night sleep came not at her bid
ding. Again and again she asked her
self what shall do How we'll she had
loved only one with her ardent, impas-
stoned nature can fully tell. To bis tai
ents aud genius, for he had both, she had
bowed aud worshipped almost blindly.
And, now though her confidence in his
principles had been shaken again and
again, this still remained. But dared
she trust for happiness in that alone =
One moment she would almost resolve
never to trust him more. The next he
would rise up before her, discarded, dis
graccd and ruined. God help me,
God help Inc y she murmured, family
but cannot say to him, nay
The next morning Nellie arose with
her resolve fully taken. She would
marry Fredric Deleval. Perchance it
might save him from ruin, both tsmpof-
al and spiritual. And o, to do that
were joy beyond what words could tell
were worth even a whole life's sacri-
fee
She saw Fredric. All arrangements
were made and the bridal day appoin-
ted All that remained now was to ac-
quaint her parents This she did i'm
mediately. At first their anger know no
bounds. They even forbade her the
house, or to be called a daughter OF
theirs. But Nellie had resolved, had
promised even, and was not to be shak-
en-. All their anger and threatnings,
therefore, were of no avail. Calmly
aud quitely she replied:
If | cannot see him in my own home
| shall see him elsewhere. If the mar
riage ceremony cannot be performed
here, then we will 60 among strangers;
for this night, three months hence, I
shall become the wife of Fredric Dele
val.
Finding they could now avail nothing
but that their opposition rather made
matters worse, they at length reluctant
ly consented to her wishes. Fredric was
received as her future husband, and the
bridal was to be solemnized beneath their
roof.
: All was now preparation for the COM
, ing event. Nellie gave herself little time
G for sad reflections Nay, she religiously
thrust them from her. No present fore
| bodings should cast their shadows over
the future. Sorrow should not come.
In due time all was ready. Invita-
tons we're extended and n large and
brilliant assembly witnessed the mar
riage rites and amid the congr atula-
tions of friends they started on their bri-
dal tour.
After few months sojourn abroad
the Delevals returned and settled in the
village of l.. Here Fredric commence
ed the practice of law. He had wisely
forebore the temptation and allurements
of city, still knowing bis own weak
ness.
For time all went well; and never
was life happier than Nellie's. But
where principle is not the controlling
power all resolves and promises are weak.
Fredric fell in with old associates. He
could not resist their influence. He
fell.
At 6rst il almost crushed the life from
| Nelie's heart. But she was strong
|, and an energetic woman. She would
not yield without one great and mighty
, effort.
Her influence over Fredric was moi
, vet wholly gone. After some time she
prevailed on him to 60 to distant state
far removed from his old temptations
and there with her assistance, establish
3 n school. 1t was done and Mr.. and
I Mrs. Deleval's school had acquired q