New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-08

holy love, which fondy thought would last forever
did not answer these letters, but the anxiety will
which their reception was awaited, can be under
stood alone BY those who lore and are parted.
Several months passed In this manner, when SUD
denly and without any cause being assigned ceaset
hearing nom him. Through acquaintance learnee
that 10 VA well and then fear, dread, desef1ss
me from writing 70 ask the cause Of his silence
turned from the most obvious reason that wonlo
gest itself, and racked my brain for some osnef eau
Worn BY the heart sickness endured, my BODY go
thin to emacation. Ny parents, mucn aalmss y.
my health proposed that should travel oas 49,.
of INV secret. turned with the churlshness 9. u
row fom each plan that could 10 proposed, ana oniy
asked to DO permitted the solitude Of my room. 4.
i Ithourht would die I knew that nad no o'a.
-. mo- i. .nbnosed to cause death, but was ialnt
and faded. and could feel life stealing rom me.
! Whia T ms in this condition Lucy Denbigh came
- male ma tbs ntst Wit since her marriage, but
.,.n "a arrival filled to rouse from tho lethargy
| ~ vhich wss possessed. The hour was at hand
though which was to b one turning point in my
Evidence. which was to see me transformed from the
mining heart sck girl, to the hard-hearted woman
One bright spring morning, while was lying
neryelsss and Indifferent on the lounge in my room,
Lucy brought some sewing, and taking seat BY me,
commenced lively chat, concerning events that had
trsnspired about the time of her wedding. After
talking along pleasantly for some time, she laughed
and said
Nelly, what do you think Mr.. Loring conaded to
Nj. Denbigh, concerning yourself? He saidhe loved
you, and would seek you for his wife, but that his
father-who BY the way, il perfect old miser-hav-
ing been possessed by come one with the belief that
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spl.ne NUN ny 0oucn sno nssuy wsl. .s way
noos' my were Oh ans iutute' Az laying ~,
phns ssefnly queneo every c.y o. ansu,sn snas u.
crusneo nean "onid nave sens iofsn. ! REMINDED
myself snss mao Deen Hcranced sno .of money.
soe ny tenoel iove' nao Jleioeo, ano
forced myself % tnmk q Ns having been thrown
aside ior dross' resolved IN my bitterness OF sou
% make me destroyer OF my happiness leel some
part o. least OF Wnat tnen suffered. oelieved tna'
Lofing ssili cnersneo ior me suen lose as ne was
capable OF ieeng' ana tnat II was once more IN M
presence cooio exercise over MIN power superior
even 70 money.
Lucy WAS going home, and at her house knew
should meet him. The consequence was that I'M
mediately decided to return with her. did 50, and
the evening 81 my departure met the man, who
| but rev weeks before had loved 50 conddingly
AZ the hrst sight OF him, could have wept tear
o. Dlood over my departed trust, my downcas'
1901. was cold, cold, and 1t would have been moth
ing strange II my manner had have partaken OF the
ceness that pervaded me, but by the exeron OF that
despot pride, i was enabled to meet him with the
caimness OF common acquaintance.
One glance OF my eyes, one touch from my hand
and felt he was again at my feet felt It, and yet
resolved ne should bend more ahJectly as my slave
put forth every talent that had ever been cultivated
10 me, made available all the aids OF dress used
every fascination OF which was possessed the more
firmly to bind him.
Many times during these weeks the crimson tide
would flush to his brow, and words Of passion, min.
gled with those OF explanation, and excuse would
seem trembling on his up but one movement Of
mine' one intonasion OF the voice. would leave DIS
face paid and press back the wild words that sought
for utterance.
There came time, though, when could no longer
restrain nim-when, urged py DESPERATION 1t seemed
ne must speak or die. one morning he called to
bring me some DOCKS and IN the course OF converse
tion ne alluded TO time when he had been privi-
legged to render me some attention had refused from
MIN the nignt before.
Our former tie was SUBJECT on which never per
mtted him to touch, and instantly met his glance
Win mar smile o. scorn, tnas mad otten proved
ecacious IN checking an outburst OF feeling on this
occasion II seemed 70 soa iuei 10 the name that mad
been SO long smo'nered. FOR one moment ne sat
pae ana sremohng, as II 'ne contending and power
iui emonons py Wnlcn ne was agtated SHOOK him
almos' 70 olssoloaon 'aen turning dis ploodshot
eyes, WIN merry glare iull upon my race, ne said
nercely; Am WHOM 1eeiing-am rock, that