Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-09-30

Just anger you displayed the other evenihg
but after a sleepless night, ] endeavored to
forget the annoyance by mitig gating the sor-1
rows Of Others, and left. home yesterday
morning on one of those visits to the poor
of which. you have sosoften expressed your
disapprobation. : s9s5s' ..S
Simply for your own sake my dearest, So
he interrupted. lille admiring the be-
neyolence which promts them, 7 cannot butt
feel alarmed when you expose your health (
to the pernicious influence Of the unWhole- l
some air in the miserable dens you enter.
Isabella proceeded -
ssAs was leaving one Of the miserable
dens you describe, the mistress OF 1t begged
|me to visit a young woman residing in one
|of her garrets. She was poor seamstress,
who had worked very hard to support her !
self 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 Philip drew forth his elegant port
monaie. but Isabella repulsed it with ges-
ture of disdain. saying
The smallest of those silver coins is
greater than the average of her daily earn
ings, and the price of that glittering bauble
might have saved the life of her child. II
hurried up to her wretched room, she con-
tinued, rising in her excitement, and stand
ing before the perplexed and dismayed bar
onet. 'sShe was rocking her moaning in
FAINT, and her song struck chill to my heart;
It was the Spanish air I had learned because
you loved it, Phillip. Nay, hear me out e
for he would have risen-s.at first, this
unhappy mother seemed suspicious Of me;
but when she saw wept bitterly at the suf-
ferings Of her boy, her own grief burst forth
in sobs and words, and she told me her sad
and imournful history. I need not tell you
her name, nor that of her betrayer, nor re-
count the broken promises in the mpassion-a
ed letters she showed me: Yet slitt] -
|tger, she said restraining his impatlence,
s.and I have done. While was yet with
them, the babe became worse and died! y
And at the renemb brance of the mothers
passionate grief, Isabella covered her face
with her hands and wept.
Sir Phillip turned to the window to regain
| his self-possession, and collect his ideas for
the penitent speech he felt himself under the
humiliating necessity of making.
| Taking his seat beside his still weeping
mistress
| L deeply regret" he said, ssthis unfor
tunate circumstance, but my Isabella has too
much good sense, to punish me for events
which occurred before / knew the delights
Iof pure and lifelong Affection events,
too, which I have bitterly repented.
Miss Grandby remained silent, and Sir
Philip felt constrained to proceed.
.sThis is a most unpleasant subject to dis
cuss with lady, but my beloved may rest
assured that I have, in every way, acted
Ehonorably by this young person.
.Honorablyp Isabella repeated, with Bit
ter emphasis. II heard that your steward
punctually doled out weekly half. crown,.
for the maintenance of your child; pittance
that has just suficed to afford it shelter.
When I, look around the miserable room, [
Remembered with horror and indignation,
Sir Phillip Deverills proud boast, that no
English gentleman more carefully studied
THE comforts of his .domestics than himself,
even to providing the stewards table with
sEwine z,
Utterly abashed, he extended his hands
! jimploringly, and asked
What can Esay that will sufficiently ex-
1press my sorrow and repentance 2"
- Y our actions, not your words" she
quickly replied, smust prove its reality ;
for myself, it only remains to say farewell. =
No. mop he exclaimed, tyoucannot be
so cruel !"
Spare us both, 2 she interrupted, any
further pain. Myresolution is irrevocable.
Gould be prevailed upon to act in opposi-
ton to my conscience, and become your
wife, the memory Of that dead babe, the
1groans Of his forsaken mother, would rest a
continual shadow between us and happiness.
I cannot marry the man have ceased to re-
1speet. =.
sThissis Mrs. Manners. doingsr' he ex-
claimed angrily; s.I have long seen that, in
hereselfshness, she has striven to disunite
u.s. . ssss.s. 80 s.s.s s. S.
Not another word r cried Isabella, with
an imperions gesture. Tour accusation is
! false and unjust. Though would willing
F " have spared myself the pain Of this inter-
view, yet could not bear that even my best
and truest friend should know how low Sir
Phillip Deverill has sunk in the estimation
lof Isabella GrandbyY
He Bit his lip, but restraining the angry
feelings warning in his bosom, he answer
/ ed
1T is evidently useless attempting to rea-
son with you now-to- to-morrow we both shall
be oalmer.'