Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-29

Darrell bestowed especial attention on him
and fattered his vanity by encouraging hi
visits.
Herbert thus became acquainted with tb
beautiful daughter of Mr. b., and in a it'll
while was prOfessedly her ardent admirer. ma
KING the pleasure of her society the apparen
niotFeIor MS visits to Mr.. ID. s residence rathe
than regard for his friend Henry Ellen, how
ever, could not reciprOcate his passion, as sht
nad previously bestowed her young hearts af
fectlOns on Mr. John Powell, the brother of he,
" best-lOve schOolmate." Therefore, the more
attentive Herbert became the more marked
were her manifestations of dislike until they
at times npproIimated actual insult This
stung Herbert s vanity to the Quick, but con.
ceai'Dg his vexation, he firmly resolved on de-
Vlsing some scheme to supplsnt his rival, and
at the same time punish Ellen Henry had
already made him aware Of the high esteem
which Mr.. ID. entertained for him; and had told
him that his father mentioned him approvin ,ly
| to Ellen on several occasions. On these hints
he accordingly acted; and having correc tly csti-
! mated the character of Mr.. Darrell, was conf
dent that gentleman would not permit a con-
| tlnuance OF POwellS attentions to his daughter
| If made acquainted with his parentage To
| discover the most feasible plan for attracting
his attention to the subject, employed Herbert s
mind for a few days, when he concluded it would
| consist lii cessation of his visits and pursuant
l I.
| rell's altogether.
| In the meantime, without taking into con-
sderatlon the qualifications and habits of Her
| bert, and regarding him only as the son and
heir OF = very respectable parents, Mr. Dar-
| rcii had made up his mind that he would be n
| proper match for Ellen, and decided upon eff
| tectIDg their earl marriage. This was proba-
| bly, the first occasion for years together of his
| manltesting any concern about tho future well
fare vi his children, and far better would it have
| been had this never occurred, inasmuch as it
undoubtedly spraGg from mercenary motives
| For 1t ls but fair TO Imagine that one reason
at least, for Mr.. d e desire to hasten Ellen
| wedding, arose from the consideration that he
would thus be gcnteely relieved of the burthcn
OF her support.
| When ne observed that IIerbcrt' visits were
| discontinued, he was greatly chagrined, and
| fastened to discover the cause but could obtain
| no satisfaction respecting it from his family
| In his precipitation he sought Herbert. and
without rejecting upon the improperly of such
course, consulted him concerning the matter
| Herbert cOOlly informed him that he did not
fancy putting himself in the way of insult, nor
want to Interfere with the ights Of other people
| MIR. ID. requested an explanation Herbert
then acknowledged his regard for Ellen, al
Ided to her repulses, and insinuatei that tbey
| were attributable to her preference for Powell
whom he could not recognize as & worthy riya,
having met him on one or two occasions and
OF hearing that he was the brother of Ellen's
schOolmate, but further than that he had not
inquired. He deemed it impossible, though
for child of Ellen's age to have any decided
preference Tor lover, and was disposed to ridi-
cule Herbert 9 jealousy lie, therefore urged
tle latter to renew his visits and dismiss his ar
prehensions.
Subsequently, MIR. ID. prosecu ed his inauir-
les further. lie learned from Ellen that she
was afianced to Powell with an understanding
that they should remain single two years longer
and then seek the consent of their parents He
also ascertamed that the father of Powell was
a worthy and wealthy mechanic, and that tho
son was engaged in learning a trade in com
pllance with the old gentleman wishes; after
having first, however, obtained an ample edu-
cation. Mr.. ID. considered q mechanic and
the son OF mechanic, unworthy an alliance
with his family, and accordingly after inform
lng young Powell that he would never consent
to his Union with Ellen, peremptoriiy forbade
continuance Of his visits.
Herbert was oyeUoyed on hearing of this cir
cumstance, and. as the coast Yas now clear, he
gladly returned to lay new siege to the heart
OF Ellen. Carefully concealing from her his
participation in exiing her favOrite ad.nirer
he denounced her fathers conduct in the
premises as unwarrantable and tyranical and
whi!c expressing his sympathes for the afflicted
girl, inc!ted her to hope for early escape
from such unendurable bondage He ma
neuVered so adroitly and was withal so seem,
ingly sincere, that long Ellen corsoled
herself for the loss of Powell by acccp:-
ing him in his stead; and, after partially Sc
curing her affections, 1t became an easy task 10
poison her mind towards the absent lover,
through occasional derisive illusions to his
humble position ill life.
But Herbert did not love Ellen Originally.
he sought to win her to crafty his vanity; and
after she refused to listen to his addresses, a
sentiment of revenge which was aroused
prompted him to punish her for wounding his
5olt-csteem. His present Intention was to ac-
qure an influence over her for the purpose of
display, and then humilitate her by manifest
ing indifference and neglect. Had their lives
flowed along without interruption, he would
most likely have given her up soon for a mower
charmer, and no serious harm have ensued to
either; but fate ordained it otherwise Neither
did Ellen love him; and even while expressing
for him the highest regard, was conscious Of
holding him only as a substitute for one who
had pEOr claim on her heart, and fer a re-
union with whom she would not cease to hope
Mutability being feature of social as we'll
az Of physical life, it must not surprise US to
learn that the parents of Herbert fell from their
lofty estate. The elder Mr. Lawrence was en-
phatically fast man." and soon after his
sons sre-establishmeDt as n suitOr for the hand
of Ellen Darrell, he had the misfortune to be
detected In the commission of what was magni-
tied into heinOus offence, although in itself
but simple transactOn-mere attaching an
| other gentleman name to a bit of paper-le-
gally termed ''Jorgery." To avoid prosecu-
tion, which he rightfully suspected would termi
nate in his being elected to serve the State in
| the arduous, lrksOme: unpleasant and unproft-
able capacity OF a penitent ary convict, he COM
pounded the felony by giving up nearly every
thing he possessed. As soon as one crime was
publicly traced to him, his acquaintances were
astonished by revelations, showing that for
years he had been habitually practising the
most consummate villanies Of course, polite
society ''read him out" discountenanced, BAN
ished, and execrated him and his innocent
| family shared in his fall
| Mr.. Darrell lost no time in commanding e..
| len never again to receive his son as a visitor
and when Herbert next called he dismissed
! him sans ceremOnie, with the Injunction tQ
never cross his threshold again.
lro BE CONTINUED.