The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07
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Written expressly for the OHnmmo conrier.
ARTHUR HAROLD;
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Gbe Ee9rano familp
BY ADOLPHUS.

CHAPTER SECOND.
"Oh the heart that has truly loved never forgets
But as truly loves on to the close,
As the sun-fower turns on her God when he sets,
The same look that she gave when he rose"
-MooRE
g Unconquerabe pride! first, eldest sin;
Great fountain-head of evil; highest
Whence hate Of man TO man. and all else ILL.,"
........ Pollok.
''Oh. Envy hide thy bosom hide It deep:
A thousand snakes with black envenomed mouths
Nest there and hiss and feed through all thy heart
--IB.
That affection of the human heart which is
only manifested between the sexes. is vastly
different from that love which is universal
with all mankind. The latter is benevolence.
and when free from sel6shness can Dever be
turned to hate, or in any manner be instru-
mental in injuring the object Of its reg ard
The reason is that it cannot be the brightness
Of his life, who has not brought his whole men-
tai constitution in full subsection to it's genial
sway. When she once obtains possession of
the heart, no contingency can arise which will
cause her to plume her angelic wings and de-
part to her celestial paradise, for sin cannot
su'ly the robe she whitened, noi desecrate the
altar at which she presides. But the former
species of love-that which twinss in one, the
male and female heart, is active among all Of
every class and cline, where brutality has not
too much effaced the lustre of the sonl. It is
compatible to hate, malice, and all the dark
passions which place man in hostility to his fel-
low, and fill neighborhoods and nations with
'discord and violence. But as long as the evil
passions rankle in the breast, it cannot prevent
excesses; but on the contrary, is frequently
the initiatory step to the worst extremes.
With these explanations we proceed to in
troduce another individual, holding prominent
position in the chain Of events we are record
ing. James Salter was about twenty two years
of age, of tall, straight form, and every way,
as far as the physical is concerned, a good
looking man. He had black piercing eyes,
fnllface, and all taken together. a countenance
which indicated much kind feeling toward his
friends. He was wealthy, having inherited
the large estate of his recently dec eased father;
and the consequence usually attached to riches,
he endeayored to display 70 the best advantage.
He was the lion of the town, and dictated IN
all matters of fashion and extravaganza that
prevailed. Nothing was Ia mode in the more
aristocratic circle unless it had been endorsed
BY Salter. He felt all the self importance and
pride Of spirit which such position usually
commands, and disdained the society OF all
who were not obsequious to him. He was
aattered by most who knew him, and some,
even much superior in age, manifested to him
ahumiliating Difference. The ladies, especial
~ Of the "npper rank" reserved their best
smiles and kindest words FOR him, and he was
sought on all hands with the most winning airs
that could be assumed. He had always had
bis own way unopposed, and had contracted an
intolerant spirit that would not brook resist
ance. His frown was enough in that COM
munity, to annihilate almost any one who had
BEEN initiated into the genteel society. He
was passionate, jealous, and unrelenting. Snch
was James 6alter, the like of whom is FREE
qaently met with.
Though Emma Legrand had not associated
much with this society, owing to the uncon-
gsniality Of the prevailing manners and GUS
toms yet Salter had become interested in her
beauty and general reputation and manifested
to her the sincerest dsvotedness He had
monopolized her society, and regarded his for