Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-05-19
dn 0rigiinal Story.
Written for the Advertiser.
AaAAX WILSON,
OR THE
ORPHANS PATRIMONY
CONCLUDED.
BY RUTH.

CONCLUDED.
Ten years had passed, leaving deep footprint
in the sand of time-furrows Of care and ankle
ty, want poverty and misery on brows that
once were fair and smooth bringing misery te
tho many and happiness to the few; the lgh
of being to thousands, and the darkness of the
grave to tens Of thousands. Ten years cannot
pass without leaving their impress on all around
To Lilly-now Mrs. Clinton--they had beer
years of happiness beyond her brightest dreams
wears Of love and devotion, on the part Of Har
ry,-years of quiet study, enjoyment, and i'm
proyement to his wife. Years that had maturet
the dif6dent, blushins girl, into the masnificen
woman one to be gazed at with wonder ant
admiration where e'er she passed; one to bt
priced and appreciated at home; true sncer'
and loving wife; tender and devoted mother
Such was Lilly Clinton. Ten years wife, ant
now the mother of four boys, the eldest eigh
years of age, the youngest two,-and still s'
fresh and youthful in appearance, that stran
ger would never have supposed her out OF he
teens. She was decidedly more beautiful nov
than at the time of her marriage; her figure wa
more full and rounded, her face more radiant
and animated; her mind we'll balanced ane
rightly directed and, in every sense OF TIT
word, ~ model woman" She felt that tt
Harry she owed all the happiness Of her life
had he not taken her from her tormcntors
placed her in social position fully equal tt
them, and procured for her the very best teach
ers that Europe afforded? In short he had
made her what she was. Surely she had cause
for gratitude.
Mr.. Clinton was not handsome man, at
least casual observer would not have pro-
nounced him so, but no one could look at bis
frank, manly face without being pleased with
him. His manners were perfect, and his whole
bearing that of "a gentleman, with mind OF
uncommon strength, and capacity of the very
highest order. He was wealthy too, and very
generous, always trying to assist those who
reqaircd-heIp .Fo-be brief be was-Hot' one
man of thousand, but one of five thousand !;
beloved and respected by all who knew him.
There was only one drawback to his happi-
ness. He had presentiment that he should
be buried alive. His family were subject to
apoplectic fits The male members of the three
last generations had all died before they had
attained their fortieth year. His father had
died at the age of thirty-nine. Two brothers
had already passed away; one at the age OF
twenty four-the other twenty-one; and all
from the same disease. 1t appeared to him
almost like fatality. But his worst fear, and
one that haunted him day and night, was that
perhaps somo of them had been laid in the
grave alive This idea had grown upon him
until it had taken entire possession of his mind
and though man of remarkable intellect, and
great force Of character, he was still unable to
Danish from his mind the idea that he would
most certainly be buried alive. He was willing
to confess it weakness, but one over which ne
had not the least control. His father had told
him of this fatality when mere child, and he
had become in o manner reconciled to die
young.
At the time of his marriage he was twenty
six, and havn been married ten years, was
now thirty six years Of age; had always been
yery particular about his business transactions; ;
and had never entered into speculation of any
sort, from fear of dying suddenly and leaving
his business in disordered state. But now
his friends persuaded him that it was only a
foolish notion, and one he should try to get rid
Of and to Danish entirely from his mind. So he
allowed himself to be persuaded and entered
with several others into speculation which
failed, and b, was ruined utterly ruined All
that now remained was the cottage in which
they were living, situated short distance from
Trieste, and within sight Of the Adriatic. 1t
was most enchanting spot; and the climate
was equal to Italy. Mrs Clinton preferred Trieste
to either Milan,'o ,'or Venice, as they had resided
for short time at each Of these places; and
finally, after travelling through the most inter-
esting portions Of Europe, and having visited
almost every place Of note in France and Italy,
they concluded to make their home i'll Austrln.
and selected for their residence the suburbs Of
Trieste. Here they had resided five years.
Mr.. Clinton was want to call them the five hap
picst years of his life; but now lie would be
obliged to sell Happy Home Cottage" and 50
he knew not whittier. For he had entered upon
what he supposed to be sure speculation, bad
staked his whole fortune upon this venture, and
lost.
AS soon as the tdings of his ruin reached
him, he went in search of Lilly (who was in
the flower yard) to tell her Of their loss, and
ask her sympathy. When he had finished tell
ing her about being destitute and poor, he told
her for the first time of the fatality that ap-
pssared to pursue his family, and bis constant
dread Of being buried too soon. As soon as he
ceased speaking Lilly ran to him, and throwing
her arms around his neck exclaimed, "Well,
dear Harry we can do very well without the
property, though am sorry for your sake as
it appears to worry you; but as for putting
you under the ground alive-why, that shall
never, nsver be. will stand guard oyer you
six months first. So banish the thought from
your mind, and gise yourself no farther unes-
s;ness about it. And am certain We shall yet
pass many, many happy years together"