Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-04-03

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no sorrow can reach il in which 1 do no
fully share. ~" "s' g '-@'I '2'a+ 81
Very likely, sir; but permit me to sa,
that such declaration comes with an il
grace from the enemy Of my family-fron
the man to whom we are indebted for th,
sorrow that now weighs nponus.vp
4 Fanny locked from one to the other, v a
an expression of deep pain; but was so un.
neryed as to be utterly powerIcss to inter
fere. She fixed her eyes upon the sad and
csre-worn face of Winters, with look that
implored him to be fbrbearing; but he saw
it not having studiously, since his first
glance, kept his locks bent in direction
that kept her out of the line of his vision,
More in sorrow than in anger, he ereplied to
the harsh accusation Of Mr.. orme;
'I the enemy of your family who rob-
bed me Of my inheritance, and threw me
penniless upon the world2 The brother
of your wife. Who attempted to crush
me under a charge Of murder? Your
nephew. Who, upon the strength Of that
charge, banished me from the home of my
orphanage2 You, sir. Who, by arts the
most despicable, won the hand first solemn
" promised to me? Your son.in -law--the
cold-blooded murderer of my father
Who broke, with me, her plighted faith,
spnrned me from her side, as a branded
culprit=s=as the prosecutor of her family
and crushed a heart that loved her only too
well?n Before he could answer his own
last question, Fanny sprapg forward, and
falling on her knees before him, cried:
"Itwas l, Charles, 1t was /; and, ON nv
knees, ask your forgivness for my ,cfnel
injustice. And if it will be a comfort to
you, know that, In crushing your heart, /
also.crushed my own.'a4 s.sa 4so z11s9 "a
The food Of tears which followed, impe.
ded her utteEance, and Charles raising her
up from a posture assumed in weakness as
much as humility, led her back to tha sofa,
begging her pardon, as he did so, for hay-
ing SO tbaughtlessly mentioned her name,
IN this connection. al. ~ .~sa, saa,is is "a
ct is very manly 10 you, ,-sir; ;'isaid Mr.
Orme, seating himself by his daughters
side, and drawing her head down upon his
shoulder; "to come, at this particular time,
to heap reproaches upon Fanny" .i.a
81 have done wrong, sir, very wrong,
and beg pardon of you both; but your own
cruel injustice wrung from mc the ill-aal
vised defense of my character. 1 came
here, sir, against my win, and solely upon
business of yours-rlittie dreaming, and
certainly not hoping, that ! would sec yaurI
daughter, upon whom / have 80 heedlessiy
inflicted additional sorrow. 1 thank her,
however, most sincerely for h4yigg done
me justice, though too late-the past can
not be recalled, But let me dispatch my
business, and / promise never to offend
again BY my presence within doors once
closed against me. As Bank attorney, II
come to ask you if this check is genuine p
"Mr, Drme looked at the check, forged
by Doryille, at the signature and at Win
ters--i'N0, siF3n he said, it is not gem
uine.@sl 5vrt b,aa ,sa5ite doq1 5ae
"Ilad you not better mako Il sou sug,
gested Winters. :"The money has been
paid upon it; and as you will probably
never see Durand again, it may be well !
not to let him bear the shame Of forgery.
aWhere is George, sir?, You don't
mean to say he has run OFF, |
sHs Is gone, sir; and knowipg that his
forgery must be detected, it is not likely
that he intends to rstpra," !
"You are mistaken, Mr, Wiuters.--l
George is dissipated, but he could not
have done this-I can not believe it, and
feel assured that he win come forward and |
give il the lie" -.+s. .5..r |
Fanny, who had become somewhat com
posed, and began to feel an interest in
what was passing, thought of the. letter
she had just received; and taking it up,
suggested that it might throw some light
ON the subject. She read it with a varying
and said, with trembling
voice, "He confesses it, fatherl" Then
handbag the letter to Winters, asked him
to read it; and whilst he did so, she weptl
bitterly, In the meantime, Mr.. Orme
made good the check, and handed it back
to Winters, Who received u. ard bowingl
to father apd daughter, vas about passipgl
Gut, when Pappy saids
"StQp, Dir. Winters-don't leave until
my father has read this letter. Perhaps