Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-03-13

iOllar a sight,
i tarried but q day longer at -, after
ny charmer left, and then hurried on to New
York, hoping to reap a golden harvest among
the bulls and bears of Wall street. / inform
ed my love of my arrival, and that | should
in a day or two for my home, by the
way of the Charleston steamer.
'0n the way out, I formed the acquain-
lance of a young Virginian, who knew my
embryo bride, and from him | learned that
the old woman possessed all the right and
title to her estate during her lifetime, and
that she bid as fair for twenty years longer
occupancy, as my 'doxy' herself The per-
spectre being so far in the distance for my
handling the 'rhino', I concluded to look for
a goose susceptible of more ready plucking,
and therefore dropped the correspondence,
and have not heard from my fair f. T. W
since"
"Quite a romantic love adventure, but with
a most unfortunate termination" shouted his
boon companions. Now for the picture!
Out with it; let us see the miniature of the
fair one"
"He then drew from his bosom a fine gold
loeket, and opening it, he displayed before
their enraptured vision the counterpart. of
the fair one he had so basely deceived. Loud
and extravagant expressions Of admiration
followed, when, participating in the desire of
all the by-standers who had listened to the
narrative related by the heartless, profigate
wretch, l too crowded around to get a glimpse
of the miniature.
II at length secured a glance, and, quick
as the tigers spring upon his unsuspecting
victim, | sprang upon the villain and bore
him to the floor, wrenching from his grasp
at the same time the miniature he had SO
disgracefully held possession of. Then clutch
ing him by the throat | was rapidly drag
ging him to the guards of the boat, from
whence l intended hurting him into the bri
ny deep to furnish bait for the sharks of the
Gulf. A nalf-dozen of his companions, how
ever, rushed to his rescue and he was torn
from my grasp, with a badly lacerated throat
inflicted by the convulsive grasp of my fin
: gers, and hurried out of my sight; and I
t saw him no more, though I kept strict watch
! for him. /.
"And now here, is the locket miniature,
: Qaying it on the table, and if any thing con-
: nected herewith is decorating the heart OF
: my deeply-wronged and insulted sister, let
her tear the ranking thorn from her bosom
and despise the wretch who planted it there. y
A pause ensuing, l turned to see the effect
this startling revelation had produced upon
my deeply injured friend, Matte Sinclair
A deadly pallor had settled upon her face
and an examination proved that she had sunk
u into a death-like swoon. The strong arms
of her gallant brother bore her to her cham
Der, and after stl enuous efforts she was re
ii stored to consciousness. But she was cain
: and quiet as the grave, save the almost i'm
perceptible breathing which gave feint sign
of life.
In a few hours a severe attack of hrsi'
IL fever followed the shock her true and trust
: ing nature had received-and for days an
ed weeks she hung between life and death. I
answer to deep, agonizing prayer, her Iii
e ; was spared, and size emerged from this try
IS, ing ordeal a chastened, subdued, and trus
TN ing Christian.
we The name of the vile deceiver never passe
dy her lips, nor any circumstance conneete
with him. They were forbidden words all
3 a in all the household. The rose slowly r
; turned to her cheek, elasticity to her ste
Oo and the emaciated form assumed it's won't
u" full rounded proportions. 1t was evident s
had torn the base idol from her soul, leavil
=, :" no regrets for its departure. Matte was
happier, holier being.
She is now the cherished wife of a mob
hs' worthy h~usband-and as I have witness
teu his fond caress, and her devoted affectic
NV / have often thanked God that His merci
" providence had saved her from the gull
pollutions of that wretch who had so nj
wrecked her happiness and life in the viii
'ar- pool of his own debased nature.
ten Reader, my story is ended. And nc
pre- lady fair, if you have gathered a wholeso
uer' lesson from it's recital, my object is accc
pilohCu. AOI IIdt IL 1 Siih uCcp III "
nee heart-that acting upon its inculcatio
'rs you may be spared like pangs-such pal
nay of anguish as only can be felt and endu
lake by a crushed, bleeding, betrayed heart.
aros WARE OF THE STRANGER LOVER.
And let him whose burning words VIC
men brand shame and dishonor upon the brow
tlIul woman, as a triaing firt, or heartless, CT
ltro- Coquette, remember that his brother I
DC has wrecked many a fair one bv his basen
was treachery and desertion-and let him 81
; a his scathing words for bestowal upon
: III thousands of his own sex, who like the
' lain George Elliott, would sacrifice the HI
and happiness of a pure-minded, virtuous
man upon the altar of ignoble avaric,
base passion. Many are not so fortunat,
was my friend Matte Sinclair, to escape,
' fore the folds of the vile serpent were Ell
cled around her but waking from a b
ful dream of innocence and love, have fou
alas! too late, that their destinies have
united with a wretch whose embrace is
luton, whose touch is moral leprosy,
whose society was corrupting her soul
- body, and dragging her down to the
~ graded level which was his native ellen
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