The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-11-21
rejected Dnichclors Revenge

matilda, said I, ~ am shortly tempt.
ed to say something in foil frunkness"--
paused.
"Wcll." murmurcd Matilda. in the
lowest OF voices, aittt silence OF sever
al minutes.
"a burnt child breads tho fire. rrpR-
ed. "'ro be refused twice hy the same
woman would 10 a desperate wound to
mans vanity. Have you forgotten, Ma
tilda, here, in this very room, two years
ago how YOU replied to nv cfltr! | re-.
member your very words: "lou are such
a mufll"
"Oh! | never said that. Oh. no! At
leOst, surcly-'wcy, never co Id have
said anything so rude. Well ycs-I be-
levc- rcccollcct did suy so. hut
She laid her hand on my arm with gcs-
turc full of copuctry, and shot glance
ot me from under her long cyclashrs
which she intended and probably belicv.
cd TO be irresistible, as shc added, ~ re-.
trnct them; you are no longer the same
man. You are quite changed You know
You are not a muff nowl"
"You nrc right" replied. 81 nm NO
longer the same man. Will YOU rstcr
to me without laughiugl' There WEE
little need for this request, Mv,i'dai
manner presented very decided contrast
to her dcmcunor OF two years agh. Her
shoulders did not now shake With sur.
pressed mirlh. She sat ! kc Il tutc; n ll
Ullectiun,, all convcntiunaliy
for the timc iorg ttcn, utterly absorbed
IN the words which fell FROM NY lips
/ Miss Manshauc, two years ago. when
wus pure and good, you rejected ,hc
uuhlcst ulltr which eau Ice made TO wo.
mun--the Offer Of sincere, faithful heart
You were not satisfied with simplv rc.
iccting-you treated me with ridculc and
scurn. was then-yes, say il myself
u man whom vrtuuus woman mirhi
have bccU proud to accept. | was TN.
polluted, and lowed YOU! believed
in you! | would have cherished ytnl
saw ny type Of femnlc excellence in YOU!
You were ri. ht, was indeed ga muir
then. What am now! have sewn
my wild oats, bs the world calls il. De
you know what that implies! II means
that hHvI degraded myself in INV own
esteem, lost my robe of purity, ard will
L my beautiful Illusions Respecting ven,
sex. Now ! cUn rc.ccho Byrun's la
mcnt--
''No more no uccc- ol3 rc,et more on me
The itr.huess OF the heart shall TAN lke dew
But the dissipation irtO which men mr.,
permitted to plrpg with impuniiy is f..
ting cessu'y preparation lo enable u,
4 TO sink To that GcprJvily ut the mind an,
heart which can make W. worship wo
mcn Ike you. Start not, | have tnkrI
my degrees in vice. have suited INV sou
aud socieiy--irstcad ufspurnine, opcn
her urms uud Welcomes the t0uc--l, i
such women ns YOU, who, wearing ,h
mesk OF hypncr't'cal purdciy, ure the ui
of mer; who hold out premium 10 III
who pdwirc rs for cur clfnrs. But yo
shall not have the satisfaction of liudip
you have Ut 'rly r1incd mo. | louthe n,
d'spise n society which c rrtss,s mo bt
cause for { ted my Sc fcstctm. Hence
lo th ! quit all nssuciyti,ns ard r. iufa {
II rational life. Perhaps some day ! ma
become WORTHY of the love OF rood wo
man. Miss Mcrsbane wish you n goo
'moiring.
Met,iju Jane regarded me with lool
of rage, in which all l,minjnc diep'ty
can 'iog and grgce, were 'arsoiicn. F1
oacc saw w'hout nti6cc apd heard he
speak " 'th s'nce'ity a she hissed ou
The NO ds, "Sud tuvc believed shumclu
and hate your
"Tlcrk yur,'I replied; II shall qui
this V, IN with II uch btttct ccin'cn O
myself than hrd when entered it. =
Ard | wihdecN.
! Wucthp Mrt'tu Jarc appreciated Il,
pfact'clc lesson had gwen be.-wl eth
er it was her pride which atone wa
wound, d, or If her GOES euce had Lee
touched, | fuow not, Women have th,
power of corceal'rg their scptmelt It's bet
ter than men. | do net th'"k nv OIL
flame viii ooque't snything else in hur