New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-26
ea epuans asau shes aaau aenn ath 26, 1860

III yours Money, with me, can be no object, for
have reveled in abundance my lifelong. Miss Adj
dington, ! love yoa with a mans loye, with
hearts love which has never feltfor woman thus
before. Reject me- il you will, but let it not be
because you deem me an idle fortune-hnnterl
You mistake me y she faitered; Ihave led
you into a great error; have been thoughtless;
might have foreseen it. am not Miss Addiagton;
am not free; love another, and am another's.
DO not ask 10 know more We cannot, lam sure,
ever cross each others path again; do not letme
pursue mine feeling that have planted thorn IN
yours Let what Ihave told you quench the flame
in your breast. Let us be warm friends in each
others memory, and more we cannot Pc.
Hugh heard like one in dream. He sat like
one petrified while she babe him farewell and he
saw her leave the room, while the nightmare Of
despair fettered him to his seat and prevented him
| from OBTAINING her.
The next morning he was up with the iirst ray OF
| light determined he would see her again. He rung
the little parlor bell and asked for her, She had
gone two hours before, no one knowing whither.
1 She had taken her place the night before u the
stage leaving at four o'clock and, the waiter said
| had left note for the gentleman in the ONCE.
Should he fetch it,
Hugh mechanically bowed his head, and in a
moment more note was placed in his hands, read
ing thus;
aDo not seek to trace me I; am utterly lost to
YOU Were my hand free, my heart irreroeably
belougs to another. am married woman,
welded to one who is the soul of honor, trust and
generosity He married me, believing me 70 pc
penniiess. Rich himself, he believed hs fortune
could not fail him but spedthrift relative, in
whom he placed implicit love and confidence, was
rapiiIy melting 1t away with his extfAyagances
and imprudenoes During temporary absence Of
my husband, the papers which you saw fell into
nv hands He had given me a five hundred dollar
note as a birthday gift. determined to take it
while he was away, make one more struggle to
redeem my fortunes, and if succeeded, wished
to prop with it the tottcring pillars OF my benefae
tors house. / assumed my maiden name for that
time. You know the rest. To you am indebted
for the happiness carry to my home. Forget,
impore you, that we were ever more 70 each other
than client and counsel. As o proof that remem-
Der it, find within the FIVE hundred dollar note
which your services have been richly WORTH
Hugh ground his teeth and dashed the money to
the ground. Bitter, bitter was his disappointment
and rebelous was his heart Then his better "a.
ture came, guided by common sense, slowly back
| to him. He paused and picked up the note. Me
| mento Of my first labors, and Of my first love-
he said, i will cherish you. The sight Of you
may bring pang, but so too, will it bring pleas
hre. ing sWeesese ssSt. Z y ,''s
dreams tnas ever oai'e y ~ pno" ~ Aseaes,
sansn. u III ,.sa s,,;.;. 4,
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q Lns years " ons IT. l,oa osis ~ ~
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wraps 'he urapefy y nis oo..n apou' ill., anu
| iies do#n V pleasslhs ufsAhs
FOE Wees nush yieioeu As aealS W " 1ne p,t
tefnesS q ne Druse !. nau recsiseu anen' puca
ing On uls alnior =, ,s ~ ~
Journey, uesern .neu peaoas iis ~"
career y " nis iasne1 ~ - ~
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ahu y uusA5 - -
couiu hot pe u's'ans wv w %" nag ia'let
iofm peslae . Woii'ans inais.ns' nsaie' anu
rush q Doynooo inen,oi.es hhsa ~ heals - ny
gays ms greenng 70 INC iAs.ef NC anu
q the holher gone ~ TON uiiaei ene ola foot
'ree forever.
ana now nueh' ssia .iie o1iuesioo"' ies ile
introduce you Y hrs' ra,consf. Y oou,se sacn
2 hase "iia " "9 e1N pee - " - ~
are eau hsvvl 70 o1pesseu = o. - Aao..,'
.aoie espeo.n',y ~ 80 20 u -
ihs. YOU 9, =. w US :. - W
most sincerely desirct HOB ohly ioi NY oWh SAKE,
but for the sake OF us all. My wife, this Is my
! son."
Hugh held out ms hand the lady did the same
At that instant servant, who had entered upper
ceiyed, lighted the gas The sudden blaze seemed
= hay,;,dsr H. vise and Hnph staoa l;ira ana
" - N, ~
| struck auhp. lneh suuueliy ne sei1eu the #hlte
and we'll known hand held out TO him, and pressed
| his Inns eagerly to those Of his new mother. If
o. s,o,. If a lover,s ,,ass;o, tban so,,
- - !" n. -. ~ - { - !. :
aHechoh IN tnat KISS, MI. aicoher NEVER iouho Ii
out. He did not hear Hugh's hasty whisper, say
;ny in The voune wifes ear. g AMY Addneton. Won
- ua,.ae.r.t - q ~ 49,, 80
are iolsoe.eh. inoeio.sn W a1' " A.o u0ei anu
| sacred only as my fatnefs WIFE,. be dld not see,
either the quick pressure Of the two clasped hands
which never met again az then they met
-. e IL ,..s,.s,s, a.a,..
Hush resuIheu " ~ paoneiof apai.nien.s an
altered man. . IN me, ne tnought WIFE bitter
ness, " she saw the spendthrMt relative, who,
plnaeu ny Iuicnees anu iasiiet generous lnuuiR-
auee was impayerishinu herself and hmzB He
49, - - - :, + - - -. =. sNs
ny close attehtioh 70 ousihess ne became one OF
the first LAWYERS Of the day, and the husband at
n ~ :. y, :. ~, - .i;.1 tI.az
last Vi tfue ana hooio aoiAa III VI iiish pesoe
inos he says are attributable TO the Influence of
woman he had sworn to hate, viz She who years
/ ~ ! =. y. NT,,,,, 1x EEzs$-48 4&
ago became ms NEW Mofiihh.
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