Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-29
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ml,iy; the hospitality Of one Of ,hlss ii.,i, IN
human shape whose step, take tlil Oh hslG
kooE h, glit-shy DELAY u lsc'afsii! Why
qot at once, 10 hgrh.ng wD,ds uphnid bin ~
hi' gi.aily, anl Use, a, irlu ps,u'snc' bis
/ siD-clIscl house! fhc man n1lczl ny dg,i
hti0n H. clI'l not, u c1l-,g. Interpret IL,
cause. A. be repeated hi, request, tie look Of
distress upon hi, face excited feeling VI pity,
\ which. iDr the mo ngnt, di,srmrl py resentment,
and, llic- Ila iailiencs oi this fg.i Z. s.m isi
uneolc,p,ly passed into thc liains-rlpm.
u am sorry .lLle Nelly, mlmmt' -i was
/ ;lad bee dil not use the sa'rll n1ms ~ Wilcj -
| u, nlt able 70 sit dowu with u.s. be- said "lt
is mapy months 9nec We have hi her presence
At our meals. Sac &, ,ulsnng flm the ylfct,
of a ,low fever. induced by lhc Innate, he ai
iei crsycly, as he motionrl me a sea: before
him.
The table gliuercd with silver plato. Obcli.
ent servants brought on the most costly servers,
leI.cae such a. hal never seen JctIrt.
Bat lh1 skeleton slt at the table
could no; talk, save ia mono>yhhlcs. w
host ate ha,tily-almp.l cirecsly waiting
upon mc with many sbrup, starts md apologies.
Wine came. lie dauk freely. Soon he seut
the lt'le CIR. and servants trpn the room, and
seemed striving 10 nerve himself 10 conversation.
You arc from - city, | believe he
said ncryous'y,
/ answered sna'lirmatiye
"Did You eycr know gentleman there 10y the
name of--H C. -"
~ knew him, sir sail ,ternly, looking the
naH steadily IN the lace, "and know him also
rs a ruined hcart.brnkcn man
With an ejaculation Of anguish be put his
handkerchief 10 hi, eyes II would have seen
ed hypocfilira. nat the suffering on his lace
vas unmis,aShble.
perhaps you have suspected tteu"--he DC.
gan in quiyerins voice.
Not calmly, but with the words of an acruser
told him what had seyn, and thought and
eli.
"S.r, said be. in tones which shall never
ioreet III have Sinned, God t. Heaven knows
have suffered, and if IN rs bereavement he
has cursed ne. that curse i, icariully fliEled!
Poor Mary !, dying-ha, been dying for months
aud have known It, !, has been for mo 10 see
the falling s,ep--the imming eve; il Is for me,
now, TO sec the terrible struggles of her nearly
Nuru ont lramc; It Is for 10 listen to her Ian.
;nage II remnrse, th1t sometimes almost drives
me mad Ye. mai-nad 80 mad, !" he said IN
frenzy, rising and crossing the ,1r with loag
hlsty strides Thsl bnryln; his face in his
hands, he exclaimed, "ran lalc--ioo latc-l
have repeated There was long pause, and
he continued more calmly, No haunn mean,
can now restore my poor companion. ll,rI
moral en7ibl.is-ea become more aud more acute
as Shc llilS IN strength, - that She rrpruachcs
herself constantly"
A weary, mournIIl sigh broke form his lips
as II his heart wonli break
"Ol II he knew, he cX 'laned, at he knew
how bitter penalty She i, paying for the out
rage she has committed upon hn-hv would
pity herand ii j; could he, forgive
"Will you set her, sir y
shrank from the Thought.
"Shc has asked for you, sir; do not deny her
request. Hearing that you zane from America
She cutrcatei me to bring you 10 her prom.
ised that woull"
Il vii 80, thea"
Up the cool, vide. matted stairs, he led me,
Into chamber oriental in lis beautiful furnish.
ing lis chaSte maguiliceHce.
There, halfreclining in wile easy chair-a
costly shawl Of lace thrown over her attenuated
shoulders; the rich dressin; gown, cliugins, and
followed 10 the ravagcS sickness had made sat
one ahoSe great beauty, aud once gcntle gifts,
had made the light aud lJveiResS Of sacred
home
But ao,t' o pi'y! riiyl
The eyes only retained their lustre; they were
woaly sunken The blazing fire, kindlcd at
tn yi,als, burned upoa her Sllarprurd checks,
burned more iicrcely, more holly as she looked
upon my face ! could thuk no more Of anger
Il could only say 10 myself:
"Ohl how sorry am for yOpl'
She knew, probably, by her hu>h7nd'Smanner,
that was aware Of their circumstances.
Her first question was,
Are you going back to America, sirg
The hollow voice startled me. seemed 70
see an open sePulcher.
| told her that it was not my intention to re.
turn at present
"Ohl then who viii take my little child back
TO her iatherg' she cried, the tears falling. "l
am dying, aud she must 60 back To him! 1t is
the only reparation can make; aud little enough,
oh little cncugh, for the bitter wrong | have
done them"
81 hoped, SIR you might sec him. she added
moment after, checking her subs; Il hoped
YOU might tell lin that his mase Is before me,
from morning till night, as knew he must have
| iNuNCh HtGll kuG NlNN otN' n NsllASs VIZ ~
| tell him ny Storv-warn, Oh, warn everybody.
Tell him have suffered through the long, long
hours, these many weary years; ali, GJl only
knows how deeply"
"Nary, you must control your feelings said
my host gently.
! Let inc talk while may" was the answer.
"Letm say that since the day ! LEFT my home
have not seen single hour of happiness. II
was always To come--always just ahcad-and
here is what kRs come-thc grave is opening
and lmnst 50 70 Judgement. 0, how bitterly
have paid for my sin. Forgive me, 20 my
God,--frgiyc,"
1t was solemn hour, that which | spent By
that dying penitent. Prayer she listened to-
She did not seem 10 join--0r ir She did, she gave
no outward sign Remorse had worn away all
/ her beauty, even more than illness. She looked
to the future with despairiug kind Of hope,
and but feeble faith.
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