Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-18

count the circumstances to which alludc."
Sir Phillip composed himself into an atti-
tude of attcntion-doubtlcS his fair bctroth-
eds misery uncle was dead and his will in
her favor likely to be contested. With
great effort she Steadicd her voice, and fixing
her sOrrOwful gaze upon him
" / need not remind you Of the very unjust
anger you displayed the other evening, but
after aslecpless night, cndcavorcd to forget
the annoyance, by mitigating the sorrows of
others, and left home yesterday morning on
one Of those visits to the poor Of which you
have so often expressed your diSapprohatiOn"
Simply for your sake, my dearest" helm.
terruptcd While admhing the bcncvolcnce
which prompts ifrcrn; r.rnru'jtit fs, tIIaiiii-
ed when you expose your health to the per-
nicious influence of the unwholcsomc air in
the miserable dcns you enter"
Isabella proceeded
"As was leaving one of the miserable
dcns you describe, the mistress Of it begged
me to visit young woman residing in one Of
her garrets. She was poor SraInStrcSS, who
had worked very hard IL -,Itpert herself and
child but the little one was ill-dying, the
parish doctor said, for want of fresh air and
proper nouriShment; and, with her wailing
babe constantly in her arms the unhappy
woman could work no longer"
Sir Phillip drew forth his elegant portmo-
mic, but Isabella rcpuscd it with gesture of
dislan, saying
"Thc smallest of those silver coins is grca-
ter than the average of her daily earnings,
and the price Of that giittcrng baublc might
have saved the life ofircr child. hurried up
to her wretchcd room, she continued, rising
in her excitement, and standing before the
pcrplcXcd and dismayrtl baronet "She was
rocking her moaning infant, and her song
struck chill to my heart; it was the Span
sh air had learned because you loved it,
Phillip. Nay, hear me out for he would
have risen" At first. this unh lppy mother
seemed suspicious of me; but when she saw
| wept ut the suffering of her boy, her own
grici burst forth in sobs and words, and she
told me her sad and mourntul history. need
not tell you her name, nor that Of her be-
trayer, nor recount the broken promises in the
impassioned letters she showed me. Yet a
little longer" she said, restraining his impa
ticncc, "and have done. While was there
with them, the babe became worse and died "
And at the remembrance of the mothers
passionate grief, Isabella covered her face with
Shcr hands and wcpt.
Sir Phillip turned to the window to regain
his self possession, and collect his ideas for the
pcnitent speech he felt himself under the hu-
initiating necessity Of making.
Taking his scat beside his still weeping mis-
trcSS-
~ deeply regret" he said, "this unGortun-
ate circumstance, but my Isabella has too
much good sense to punish me for events that
occurred before knew the delights of n pure
and lifelong ailtction-cvcntS, too which |
have bitterly rcpcntrd.
Miss Grandby remained silent, and Sir
Phillip felt constrained to go on.
"This is most unpleasant subject to dis
cuss with lady, but my beloved may rest
assured that have in every way acted hon
orably by this young person.
llonorably !" ISahyl!a repeated with bit.
ter emphasis. al heard that ycur stewart
punctually dolrl out weekly hale crown, for
the maintenance Of your child; u piltance that
has just sutccd to afford it shelter. When
l looked around the miserable room, rcmcm-
bcrcd with horror aml Indignation, Sir Phil.
lip Dcvcril's proud boast, that no English
gentleman more carefully studied the comforts
Of his dOmcStics than himself, even to provide
the stewards table with wine!'
Utterly abashed, hc extended his hand inn
plOringly, and asked
"What can say that will sufficiently cx-
press my SORROW aud repentance :"
"Iour actions, not your words! " she
quickly replied, "mu>t prove its reality for
myself it only remains to say farewell
"No, no, he exclaimed, "you cannot be
so cruel!
"Sparc us both" she interrupted" any
further pain. My resolution is irrevoca-
BILE Could | be prevailed upon to act in
opposition to my conscience, and become your
wife, the memory of that dead babe, the grnanS
of his forsaken mother, would rest in contin.
ual shadow between us and happiness. lean
not marry the man have ceased to respect"
"This is Mrs. Manners doing!" he cx-
claimed angrily; 81 have long seen that, in
her ScltiShness, she has Strvcn to diSunite us"
Not another word" cried Isabella with
an imperious gcstrrc. " Your accusation is
false and unjust. Though would willingly
have spared myself the pain of this interview,
yet could not bear that even my best aud
trucst friend should know how low Sir Phillip
Dcverill has sunk in the estimation Of Isabel
Ia Grandby."
He bit his lip, but restraining the angry
feelings warning in his bosom, he answered.
1t is evidently useless to attempt to rca-
son with YOU nOw-to-morruw we both shall
DC calmer."
Cuc CNtCHucu IVT udIlu WIFI CalIIl, Sau
farewell, and then they parted.
As soon as the cabriolct drove from the
door Miss Grandhy rang for the butler, an old
and attached servant.
Christopher" she said, 81 wish to leave
England immediately if possible,
can you arrange it for mc?"
"Christopher nodded assent
q" shall leave my pensioners in your care,
and there is n young woman-whoSe address
will give you-who will be received by my
hOusc-kecper in the country as soon as She is
ready for the journey"
Christopher withdrew to make the hurried
preparations for his young lndy's departure,
and she sought the chamber of her aunt.
Mrs. Manners was seated with her hands rest
ing on her open Bible she glanced anxiously
ut lsabeliass PertHrbed That kind look
destroyed the remains of her fortitude, and
sinking at the feet of her aunt, Miss Grandby
gave way to convulSivc burst Of tears. Mrs.
Manners was too sensible to check them, but
her tender endearmcnts at length restored the
weeping girl to compoSurc.
my kind aunt" she whispered, "I must
leave here directly; fear my own weakness
you will 60 with me, will You notY"
"Are YOU sure" asked Mrs. Manners, ''that
you are not acting too hastily TINT Won will