New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-08

words upbraii him for bis viiany, AVID fiee - ron
! pssterce his sin-cufred house The man noticed
my hestation lie could not, of cJurse, interpret ~
cause. As be repeated his request, the look o. ds-
tIess upon bic face excited feeling " pity, wheat ior
the moment, slightly dsNned my resentment and, az
"a, sed into the dinirgIoolr.
= 1 sm sorry little NsLy's namma'-U ". glad no
did Dot dare to use the sacred name Of wfsl"s no.
able 20 sit down with Us, he said. cit is many
months since we have had Der presepce at our meals.
She s 81 erpg from the effects of w fever induced
10y the climate, he added grAvcy, as be motopsd NE
cat bel, re bim.
The table glittered with silver. ylste Obeliest ser-
van brought, the most costly servers deicacics
,uch as had never seen before. Bot, the ske,sson
sst at tho iess coal, not taix save in monosyts-
bles Ny host ale has,y-aimost ca. a.elessly-vaising
upon with many abrupt starts and apologies. Wns
came. He drank freely. Soon he cent the htis girl
aud servants rom the room, AM seemed sinvias 70
nerve himself 20 conversation.
"You Ae from - city, l beheye,' hs 'aid
nervously.
wered an Affirmative.
Ibid you ever know gentleman there by the nsuae
krev him, Sir" said sternly, looking the m,s
.tesjily in the face, "and | know hin also as
ruined heart broken msu." With an ejaculation OF
guish he put his hsnokerchiet to his eyes, weun
have seemed hypccritica but the suffering on his faSe
umstakable.
"Perhaps you have suspected then he began 10
squiyering voice. -,
Net calmly but with the words Of accuser, told
him what bad seen, al thought aud felt.
"Sir," said be, in tones which shell never forget,
"If have sinned, God in Heaven kuows have saf-
fcrCd; and II in + bereavea ent he hse cursed ne,
that curse is fcaIfuly fafilled Poor Mary is dying
hes been dying for months and have known Il. IL
has been for me TO see the failing step-ths dimuinH
eye; il is for now, 10 see the terrible ragges OF
her nearly WORKOUT frame; 10 for to hsten to her
Language Of rcmorse, thot sometimes almost drives
me mao. Yes, mad-msd-mad he said, in frenzy,
rising and crossing the floor with long, hssy strides.
Then buryiug bis face in his hands, lie exclaimed,
"Too late-too late-l have repented." There wna
lorg pause, and he continued more calmly, No hu-
man means row restore my poor companion. Her
moral tensbties become more and more acute a. che
fails in strength, so that she reproachss herseE con-
stantly
weary mournful sigh broke from his lps. a'n nAis
heart wonld break.
how bitter penalty she paying for the outrage che
has committed upon him-he would pity her-snd II
could be, forgive
"Will Won see her, sir p
shrank from the very thought.
"She has ssked for you, str; 10 not deny her re-
quest. Hearing that you came from America, she en-
treated ne to bring you to her. l promised that
would
In the Col, wide. matted stairs, be led me- into
chamber oriental in its beautiful furnishing it chaste
There. hafrecning in a wide, easy chair-s costly
shawl of lace thrown her sttenuated shoulders;
the rich 6ressing.gowp chnging, and followed TO tho
ravages sickness had nadesat one ~ho.e great bean.
~, ana OF ce Rtntle gus iVV0S
hness of sacred home
But noe! 0pity pity!
TIE eyes only retained ter luster; they were wo-
fully supkep. The blazing fire, kndled at tho vsss,
burned upon her sharpered cheeks, burned more
feIcey, more hoty as she looked upon my fsce.
could think no more Of aDger-I could only Say 70 my
self,
She knew, probably, by her husbands manner, that
was aware Of their circumstances.
Her first question was,
{" Are you going back to America ShT
The hollow voice startled me. l seemed to see an
open sepulchrc.
told her that it was not my intention to return st
present. -
father ." she cried the tears falling. am dyisg,
and che must 90 back TO him! Ii ia the only Npara-
ton can make-and little enough, oh little enough
for the bitter wrong have done them"
81 hoped Sir, You might see him, she added, Q
moment after, checking her s,ts; 81 hoped you
might tell him that his image before me from morn
ing till night, as knew be must have looked when
wa warn NO Oh warn everybody Tel him have suffered
through the long, long hours, these many weary
yesrs-ah God only knows how deeply"
"Msry, you must control your feelings said my
I" Let me talk while may" was the answer. "Ls
me cay that since the day l left my home have no
seen a single hour Of happiness. II was always 70
comc-dways ust ahead and here 10 ~hae hds coms
the grave is opening, and must 60 to judgnent.
%, my God forgive"
1t was a solemn hour, that which spent ey that
dyrg pepitent. Prayer she listened to-she did noe
seem to join; or, If che did, she gave no outward
sign. Remorse had worn away all her beauty, even
more then illness. She looked to the future with
despairing kind of hope, and but feeble faith,
Reader, the Misguided womaa OF Ceylon hes ps-
ueath the stately branches of the palm-tree. Her
sweet child never met her father in her native LAND:
She sleops under tho troubled waters Of the greae
wide res Where the betrsyer wanders cannot teiI,
but wherever il il, there is peace for him. How
often rings that hollow voice 10 my ear" Tsu bim
NY story! Warn, y warn everybody