Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-01-31

spite of your conduct-in spite, too, OF
your contemptuous disclaimer she
added, smiling, for Isabel had WINGED at
the expression, and dfa*fng Up her
graceful neck, looked haughtily down
upon the sympathizer. "Have you any
idea,", pursued Mrs, Vivian, after mo-
ment's reflection, "what business it is
that takes your husband to Glasgow at
this particular time? No! I hardly
think Lorimer is right to leave you un-
warned that there is fearful chance OF
your losing all that you value highest.
The shock may be too much for you:
j I feared an ebullition of passion from
Isabel, but she had learned many les
son of self-control since 1 had known
her as girl, and she only looked con-
temptuous. ...... =. .--f.
"My husbands absence constrains me
to bear his sisters insults in silence,
she replied with an air of dignity; ."and
1 wish to know nothing that he chooses
to keep back from me. Kiss your Aunt,
Lily, and bid her goodbye" And SO
parted the sisters i7-
1t was not entirely melancholy time
that Isabel and l passed together during
the protracted absence of her husband
The country was beautiful, and all the
elegant appliances of enjoyment which
we had at command were so pleasantly
new to me, that found it impossible to
resist external influences. Beside, | have
a passion for children, and even had
not, | must have loved IsabeTs. Baby
Bella was a paragon of infantile vigoI
and beauty, and Lily had all the exqui.
site tenderness and sweetness of child
destined to but brief probation. To Is
abel it was a great relief to have some
one with her to whom she could confde
all the incidents, faults, and disappoint-
ments Of her married life, and who never
wearied of specializing with her on hei
chances of reconciliation and happiness
Beside she was free to follow the bent
Of her feelings; she had no part to play
no spurious pride to maintain. Mr.
Lorimer's letters were not of cheering
character; they were cold and reserved
in style, and spoke of his business en-,
gagements as of a momentous and disas-
trous character, without further explana.
ton. Isabel seemed strangely indifer,
ent on the subject, except as it might af.
feet her husbands happiness; but | con.
fess [ was not so unworldly | wrote te
my brother and requested him to let me
know what rumors were afioat in London
respecting the firm of Glitter & Co
The answer l received alarmed me-
Hitherto, I had never heard Robert ex,
press anything but the most extreme ad
miration for the vast extent, financial
management, and unlimited credit of the
ablishment; low, he wrote as if it had
been from its commencement a huge
swindle He said its solvency was
doubted, its credit shaken, its immense
wea4th a -tlelusion. Il believe Lorinlel
is the only moneycd man of the batch
and when the crash comes, as come II
will, as far as his means go, he will have
to pay the piper Had he been the
prudent man and affectionate husband
| thought him, he would have settled
that fine estate of his On Isabel and her
children at the time of his marriage. Il
he has not taken the precaution of en-
failing it, which livery much doubt, he
and everything must go to the dogs -
Then followed unreasonable and selfish
regrets for his daughter, "who might
have done much better" which 1 spare
the reader. + s'.-'G
This letter made me miserable j
dared not tell Isabel, for 1 did not feel al
liberty to do SO, when her husband kept
her in Ignorance of his affairs, added
to which, 1 knew not what measure
of belief to yield to my brothers state.
ments. There was nothing for it but to
wait; but every. proof of wealth, every
sign of luxury around me, became irk.
some and intolerable. Poor Lily's tiny
pony-chair, with its miniature steed, to
procure which, from its native island, nc
expenses or trouble had been spared
even the very baby's lace robes-as.
sumed a melancholy and sinister aspect
to my morbid vision Isabeps costly
dresses, of which she was so careless
distressed me; the daily elegance Of the
table appointments, gave ME a pang.
went about under cloud, or rather un.
der painful Illumination which | dared
not shed on my companion. The ordeal
however, was not destined to last very
long One morning about fortnight
after | had heard from my brother, Isa.
bel dropped her husbands bi-weekly
letter with a sudden exclamation.
looked up, frightened, yet 7haH.relieved
at the sig ght of her pale face and excited
manner. Had the crash come? Had
he told her? perceived she had
stretched out her hand eagerly for the
morning paper, which still lag unopened
Oh the table; but her agitation bewil.
Idered her. She took it up aimlessly
then put it down, and turned again to
the letter, which her trembling hand
could scarcely hold.
''Isabel, my darling, my poor child!'
| cried, going up to her, and kissing her
with fervor-"" ISIS Mr.. Lorimer
well?'' ....-. e.. r..... ... ..
She put the letter in my hand. "Read
it; give me few minutes, and then come
to me, Aunt Sarah;, and she left the
room. 5g .s.e s.. rs g5 e#.
Poor girl? she could not but feel it.
Mr. Lorimer's letter began as follows:
II take great blame to myself Isabel,
that I have kept you ignorant of the
state ofmy affairs until the public papers
will announce my ruin to the world at
large this morning; but I have hoped
against hope that this calamity might
have been averted, and your peace Of
mind undisturbcd.' -
The Times of that morning curtly an
nounced that Messrs. Glitter of London
had stopped payment, that their liabili-
ties were supposed to be enormous
There was no comment; the public were
to wait for detail and criticism. .5r..
When I Joined Isabel, found her
walking up and down her dressing room,
il,oldinn hnr hnh1z In hnr arms 81.