Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-02-25

me. /.
Al my side, nearly covering a beau'i-
ful table oflalfer-wood, we're several cost
" books. took them up carefully for
1 had reverence for books-and turning
to the Ay-Ieaf Of splendidIy bound copy
Of Shakespeare, read
TO Mary Frances F, from her
devoted husband-Henry +. F.
A thrill Of surprise and anguish ran /
from vein to vein. My thoughts seemed
paralyzed The truth had burst upon
me with such suddeness that the blood
rushed with a shock to my heart.
knew Henry +. p, had known
/ him intimately for years. He was a
friend to whom all my sympathies bad
been drawn, for be had seen such sorrow
As makes the heart grow old before it,
time.
His wife, whom he loved, had desert
ed him. She had taken with her his on
Inv child. She had desolated house
hold; and forgetting honor, shame, every
thing that pertains 10 virtue and to God,
had fed from the country with the man
whose arts had won her wanton love.
How could I remain under this roof
That NOW seemed accurscd? How meet
rbe DESTROYER Of virtue-the fend who
had revealed in such conquest?
could only think Of the evil they had
done-not whatthcy might suffer through
the touures Of remorse. It was some
time before the seducar come into the
room where I still sat with the child. de-
termined to meet him once more before
left the house.
o how guilty how heart-strlcken bis
appearance, Renorse sat on his fore
hrad-looked out from his eves-spole
when he was silent.
.WlI YOU come TO dinner? he asked
ID / hesitatcd. Should partake Of hi,
ID ho-pitaIity; the hospitality Of one o
those fends in human shape whose step.
take hoI on he'll? knew his guilt
Il wbv d.l,v TO declare il? WHY not a
a once. IN burning words. upbraid him f,
r hi, vHlainy. and fee As from pesilenc
e nj. .in-cur-ed house? The man notice,
a ,oy Les;,a,io, II. copld mt Of cour,,
&c ir,cr,r., IL. cause. A. he repeated his re
ID on.s, fine look Of di.tru.t pnoo his fac
Is exci,ed . rcrIipp Of pity which. for a mo
ct rocnt SLIGHTLY di.arroed NV resenfmen
- and under fine inaoerc. If this G.4Iin.
lit Utmost pccoosciog.v o,ssed INTO th
Sc diDi,o.,oor,
-- Il am sorry Nellys mama'-G W.
n clad he did not dare to use the sacre
~ name Of wiie)-' is not able to sit dow
rs, with US be said. 1t is many monlI
x since we have bad her presence at OF
meals. She IS suffering from the eGrc
nd Of a slow fever, induced by the cIimat,
IL he added, gravcly, as he motioned me
e. seat before him.
on The table gIittered with silver plate
TO- Obedient servants brought on the mc
ill co.dy server. deIicocies such Is I n
never before seen.
ere Bpt the skeleton sat at the feast!
ste 7 conId MT tall, s,ye in nouosyIabI
nd. Nv Inns, at. ha.,iIv-alroost csr.lesslv
The ,y.,;,iro pnon mo with MANY obrnnt sta
ire auJ ,n,loria.
ue. VIM oo,oe Uo dr,,k freely c.
,.e Hale ,:l a,d .ar.a,,. e.,
s. ,bo room, and sa.r,oJ s,r;r;,o, 70 mo,
Li- i.n,.,lf 30 o,,,or..,ioo
on .yo, or. from c;tv b.I;e,
IL. Ia .o,J ,or,.orsI,,
T.,,.,,orod ,n oeirroo,iro
" q L,o,y hin, sir,I said s,er,ly In
- i,c ,,o ma, s,ernI,, IN tho face .,,
mr. L,o,, hin, .Isoas r,in.d Loor,-br,l
,,y ,a.,
,.o With an ejaculation Of anopish he
mn his handkerchief TO his eyes. 1t wo
new have seemed hypocritical, but the suf