Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-10-10

ness, however pressing it might be, ant
hasten to console her in her time of attic
tion. But he came at last; she caught /.
glimpse of him, as, seated 10 travelling
carriage, he drove quickly past her father.
house to the inn.
Restless aid uneasy, she wandered from
room TO room. and at length took refuge
in the little shrubbery in front of the cot
tage. Her mother came out two or thret
times to call her in, but the last time she
saw Edith Fastening to meet Devereux
who bad just entered, and so she drew
back without speaking. 1t seemed TO Mrs
Talbot very long time though, before The
door of the little sitting room opened qui
etly, and Edith entered with a face a;
marble, but as calm and unmoved, she
seemed to be so determined 10 resist al
expression Of feeling that she had entirely
overcome them.
"What is the matter, dear?" asked hel
mother; "Wbere is Mr.. Devereux 2" Didn't
you ask him to stay for teai"
"He has gone away, mother"
"Gone away" exclaimed Mrs. Talbot,
mot to New York 2"
"Yes," said Edith calmly, "he has re-
turned TO New York. He is not coming
here again.-Don't say anything about
him to me just now, dear mother, and ask
the others not to-I caEnot bear it yet
shall be better soon, hope"
Edith's first struggle with her feelings
when she found it was her wealth and not
herself that Devereux had sought, was
more overpowering TO her thar all her pre-.
vious sorrows.
Three years passed away, during which
Edith felt that shs had derived more real
advantages from her sorrows, accompanied
as they were by grea; blessings, than from
all the worldly advantages She had pre-
viously enjoyed. She had changed from a
spoiled and petted child, to a generous and
self-denying woman, and had become a
great favorite in her own family, where
her energy and activity made her very USE
ful.
AT the end of that time she married
the clergyman of the parish-John Cav
eudish-a man every way worthy of her,
and was not a little surprised TO find that
she was even happier 10 the little parson-
age with her limited income and manifold
duties, than she ever had been as the rich
Mr.. Churchill's heiress. But it cannot be
denied that she sometimes longed for a
little of her wealth that she had formerly
lavisbed SO foolishly.
Cb., ,yo, toiEsoo - bo. h,,hooJ ,hort
it one evening, when letter came from
Mrs. Churchill, requesting her to come
to her as soon as possible. Edith expect
ed at once that the will so long desired in
vain, was found at last, and lost nc time
in obeying the summons. Mr.. Cavendish
could not accompany her, but was 10 fol-
low her in day or two; and she sent her
child, now nearly two years old, to her
mother, as she knew her aunt's temper too
well to think that the presence of noisy
boy would be anything but source of dis
comfort.
She was therefore alone, when after hay
ing saluted kindly the domestic who came
forward to welcome their former pet and
little mistress, she entered the large, ele-
giant drawing-room where her aunt gener-
ally sat.
81 don't know" said Mrs. Churchill; "it
has seemed TO me as though everybody
must have suspected me, and could bear
it no longer. did take it, Edith; here it
is"
With these words, drawing the will
fio,n her pocket, she handed it TO hsr as
tonished niece.
''After his sudden death, when they
were looking in vain for this very will, l
yielded to sudden and powerful impulse,
and said that knew nothing about it. l
had no sooner spoken the words than l
would have given all gained by them,
and more too, to have recalled them; but
| could not confess myself thief, and nei-
ther could l bear the sight of you whom
/ had wronged. You know how barshly
l sent you away, but you do not know
how often wished you to return. ! fourd
TO my establishment that l had really be-
come attached to you, and that more than
half nv apparent dislike arose from my
naturally perverse disposition and bad tenn
per. My own relations, for whose sake l
bad committed SO great crime, disguised
me by their sycophancy and deceit, and l
longed for you, frank and hasty as you
were. Besides, sense of my guilt preyed
upon me, and do not think have had
moments peace since you left. l could
not bear it any longer, and so l sent for
you. You may do as you please with the
will, dear Edith, only l entreat you don't
make my guilt public, at least while l
live. 1 will give up this residence to you
now, and all but bare support shall
feel better if l do so, l think. can bear
poverty, but not infamy."
But Edith would not hear of her aunt's
doing that; she insisted on her retaining
all the privileges given to her by the will,
and always allowed it to be supposed, even
by her husband, that her aunt had acci-
dentally discovered the long lost documen.
which her sense of justice would not per-
NIT her to suppress. 81, it
Edith often met Charles Devereux af.
ter she had removed to place not far
from her aunt's residence, and never did so
without making mental comparison be-
tween him and her husband, and thanking
Providence for the troubles that had
shown her the worthlessness of the one,
and the value of the other. As for him,
he married an heiress-his grand object
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