Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-29

our meals. She 10 su6eyinR ftou The sGsct. ~
slow fever, induced by the alimate." hs ysddsd.
graayely, az he motionsd me . ssat before him.
The table glttersd with slvsr-pIate. Ob>dient
servants brought. on the most costly servers. islL
cace- such es had never seen before. IN a.i
| But, tho skeleton eat at the feasti .zs -. 49,.
| ! could not talk, save IN nonosylablss. Ny
| host ate hastiiy-almost carslessly--waiting upon
m, ,y with many abrupt starts and apologies. -
Wine came. Ho drank freely. soon he s.et
the little girl and the servants ifom The roem -
seemed striving " nerve himself 10 ooayersstou.
nervously. ~
answered an affirmative. .sis .sss
u.meSf" 1 sGo i,'E T. Fnew gentleman sA''' sy N.
Il knew him. SIR" said stsrnly. looking the
man steadily in the face, "and Know him also
ns a ruined heartbroken man." s4R a3sa
With an ejaculation Of anguish he puthis hand
kerchlef to his eyes. II would hays seemed hy-
| mstakable. -a7'5 (
Perhaps you have suspected thsn".-hs began
| in quvoring voice. 49,, -. - .
Not calmly. but with tho words of an sccuser.
! told him what had seen, and thought, and felt.
Sir. said he, In tones which shall never for
get, III have sinnod, God in Heaven knows
have suffered; and il in F.'s bereavement he hes
carsei mo- that ourse is fearfully fulAiledl Poor
Mary is dying-has boon dying for months and I
have known t. II has been for me to sos The iSil.
ing .,op-tho dimming eye II is for ms, now, TO-
SEQ the terrible struggles Of her nearly worn-out.
irame II is for mo to listen to hor language Of re-
morse, that sometimes almost drives mo mad
ios, mad mad--mad," he said, in frenzy, rising
ana crossing tho floor with long, hasty strides ~
Then burying his face in his hands, he exclaimed
Too late-too lato--I have repented." There Was
n long pause, and hc continued more calmly "No
human means can now restore my poor cou,pan.
ion. lior moral scnsibilitics become more and
more acute sssho fails in strength 90 thai che re-
proaohes herself constantly"
A weary, mournfu sigh broke from his bps, 40
it his heart would broak
"ol if he knew, he exclaimed again, "if ne knew
how bitter penalty she is paying for the outrage
she has committed upon h,m-he would pity her
and fit could be forgive"
"Wll You see her, sirY"
| sh,ank from the very thought
| "She hns asked for you cir; do not deny her re-
quest. Hearing TINT you cnmo from America she
cntrcntod me to bring you to her promised that
| | woul"
II will so, thsn" ~
"Up the cool, wide, Noted stairs, he led mo In
to n chamber oriental in its beautiful furnishing
its chasto magnnccncc.
There. halfrsclining in a wide, easy chair
costly shawl of lace thrown over her sttsnua-
ted shoulders; tho rich drsssinggown, cling
ing. and followed tn tho rayagcs sickness had
nnde-sat one whose great beauty, and once gen.
tlo giis had mado the light and loneliness OF sa-
-crcI homo. .-.I.
Bm no,c! o pity pityt
Tho cycs only retained thoir iustre; they wore
woiully sunken. The blazing FIRE kindled at the
vitals burned upon her sharpened cheeks, burned
moro hcrcely, more hotly a. she looked upon nv
face ! could think no more of anger; I could only
say to myself, ~ -
"Oh how sorry nm for you!' ,n
She know probably. by her husbands manner.
that was aware Of their circumstances ,io.I 5asl
| llor first question was, rs fi $50
"Aro yyu going back 20 America. sirYn .7aHI
| The hollow voice startled me. seemed 10 see
an open sepulchrs n fla1 :,
told her that II was not nv intention 10 return
at once 0f
! "oh then who will takc nv little child back
to her fatherf" shc cried, the tear fsliInr. Il
| am DYING and she must 40 bnck 10 himI II Il the
only rcparation can mSke--and little enough. u
Oh little enough, for the bitter wrong have done