Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-29
"WhAt tioish ih-sp.cY brrstsI
Blos lar o'rrC ylousl,l-.
Ttoufh svufy prospect plrasss,
Aul Orly man yiir."

/ ''NhAl tHnfeI ihHHnirF hrrfrsH
ulos tan Der Q Jiou's Ne.
! Thourh ever prosP-ci pira.sf,
Ani ony mau isvi-,"
Curiou,ly enough, was jlst repeating this
-,anzf. when my new acquaintance cal,-l Tor
nr. had met hin while on blsine,, wilt To
Ceylop, asa counIfyman ofmiuc, aud wa, pleas.
ed with the opportunity that afforded me A more
iutimate personal knnalclge
! thought myself fortunate In filling In with
50 agreeable I gentleman, and considered his
face aud manners peculiarly rgljned Oft-our
'econd meeting noticed a singular re,lle.,ncsS
oi tue handsome dark eyes, and irritable bitter,
ncss Of the lips, aud disposition tp he constant.
| y on the move, shown ia the topping. II a light
/ bamboo cane, or ihu motion 0i l,1t or hand
These things, however, dyi no, strike uie as
singular ut the time, L,t coupled with what
afterwards learnpd, were certain evidence, that
the man ieIt already The gnaaing Of ,hc worm
/ that never dies.
One forenoon we lef, the little seaport town
where was sjourninc, and rode short dis.
lance into the interior of the gorgeous Island -
Most glorious were the surroundings ON every
hand. With prodigality quite undrcamed II
ny the inhabitants OF a colder cline, nature had
showercd her most exquisite RoraI gifts every.
Hberr. Trees loaded with sweet smelling Aor.
ers, their intense cuorS vcing with the iOHag,
Of richer green, from out Of which they smiletl:
tall cactus plants, with crimson, gnblrt.slapyd
blossoms; llIie-, gorgeous in TIE qurenly unfold.
! lng Of iorln and cUlor-everytqing rich, ll.i,h,
wonderful met our eyes, lrasIel to iIllness with
| this trophcal luxurianco
"ihat Is my house, said my new friend,
pointing to a low rooted cottage, surrounded by
a wide varandah from whose clingiug vines
sweet olorS were dung upon the soft atmosphere
but from the momcnt the words were uttered
his soeiability departed.
Within the cottage enclosure were walks,
bowers and fountains. Chastc slatuary was dis
persed over the grounds with most charming
elect The house seemed almost fairy slruc-
turc rising IN the uidsi Of flowers and foliage.
Aud the man who sat beside me whose smile
mounted TO higher than his lips-thc dreamy
Tar lookiug diSconteHt in his eye growing every
moment more perccpuble-was the owner Of
/ this Edenllke home.
| We were met on the threshold by lovely
child Of some eleven summers Her hair hung
IN cutlS. Her eyes particularly lustrous yet
mouuIuI in beauty, and on the Young brow
Seeu,cd to See sOmeJIiDs-a shadow olsadHess
-an unchlldliSe quiet, as she greeted my new
friend.
Dressed in pure white, she gliled in before Us
and to her was left the duty Of entertaining ne;
While Mr.. q, rXcuSing himself in the reluarS,
that sickness necessarily called linn away, for u
half hotr OF so, lett the room.
"lS your mother very unwrlli' asked Of the
little girl, whn with those shallow Tiled eyes of
hers was regarding me gently, but aUenIiyely.
"Yrs, sit; mamma has been sick long time, ="
replied She, dropping her eyes, while hcr lips
tr,mblrd.
did you come from America :" she asked
timidly, after long silence.
"YeS, my dear Dn you know anything Of
that couutryC returned, growing more aud
more pleased with her expressive face.
Only that mamma came from there aad |
think, she added, hesitatngy, THAT did
But MIR. {. will not let me talk about it"
-"Are you then not the little daughter Of Mr..
c." laSked, somewhat astOniShed
"I am my mothers daughter" answered the
child, with a grave dignity in one so young
minute after she arose aud quietly LEFT tile room
sat watching her white robes fitting through
thc long shady walk opposite my window, aud
knew that the child btoOded over some daIk
sorrow, for her eyes were filled with tears,
Why was it, lqueStionod myself, that pain
ful thought took possession Of ne as sat there:
1t seemed as il ! were sojourning in an cuchant.
ed spot, and that some horror was suddenly to
break upon me.
, At my side, nearly covering beautiful table
Z Of ettei-wOod, were several costly gilt books
! | took them up carefully, for have reverence
lurb0okS sand turning to the fly leaf Of Splen
didly bound copy Of ShakSpere, read
10 Mary Frances F., FROM Ter devoted
huSband-llenry l.. -
/ Atarill Of surprise aud anguish ran from weir
/. to vein. Ny thoughts seemed Paralyzed. Th,
! truth had burst upon me with such sadness tha
]. the blood rushed with a shock TO my heart.
{ knew Henry L. F., had known'him iniI
ma,ely for years He was a friend toward.
whom all my sympathics had been drawn, fol
he had seen such sorrow as makes the hear
: grow old before It's time.
> His wife, whom he loved, had deserted him
J, She had taken with her his only child. SIN
!, had deSolated u household; and forgetting hon
Or shame, everything that pertains to vrtu,
= aud 10 God, had lied from the country with III,
nan who,e arts had won her wOntcd lvc.
How could remain under this roof that nov
seemed accurSedg How meet the DESTROYER o
virtuo-t,c fend who had revelled in such
{ conquest,
could only think ef the evil they had don,
mot what they might suffer through the tor
lures OF remorSe ltwas sumo lime before th
/. Seducrr came into the room where still sa
p with the child, determined to meet him ono
more before left the house.
: o! how guilty how heart stricken his ap