The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-04-22

reach the city, but she expected to be made &
happy bride in few hours after she hae
! reached her destination and, oh !! what bliss
! ful visions OF the future rose up before her i'm
agination, for Sara loved Frederic Richard
son more than her own life, and she placed
all confidence in his promises She was ye
a 81 mple country maiden, and little used {
| the arts and intrisues of wicked people.
After Sara had gone Mrs Wright relieved
her feelings, to a certain extent, by giving
vent to; the following remarks, which were Sc
conded by her husband,
s @Now j believe Sara will be home again in
| Tess Inan six nfonfhsIthe victim OF as great q
william as we have heard of lately. IF he is
wealthy, and of exalted position in society, a
greater lady than Sara Payson will do the hon.
ors of his household. IF be is not, do not
think his intentions are any too good, else
why did7'he not marry her before she left
home, as it was both Mrs. Payson's and Sara's
wish r., +
@Sure enough" said Mr.. Wright. 81 tell
you there is something wrong about it. There
was a certain something about that fellow that
I did not. like, in spite of his beauty and airs.
But he made Sara think he was all right"
!. eI know it; she worships the ground he
treads upon. Well, 1 hope it will all come
out well, but have seen so much of that
kind of deception. and Mrs. Wright sighed
very much as she did on the day she acoosted
Mrs. Paysop on the subject.
CHATTER II.
s'FREDERIo, for the sake of our child will
you not let the ceremony be performed ? May
not yur promise, made 50 long ago, when
was happy, innocent girl, be fulfilled ?"
.'sSara, it is useless for you to harp longer
upon this subject this day week I bring q
young and beautiful bride to my home. l
have wished to tell you this for many weeks,
but could not find the courage to do so when
you were so feeble. And now, Sara, [ want
you to understand that the lovely being who
is to be my wife is never, never to know that
such person as Sara Payson or her child are
IN existance. You can remain here, where
you will be supported, and where you will not
wholly lose sight of me; but remember, as you
hope for any protection from me. you must
never betray the great secret that / will so full
ly reward you to keep. It 2e
"Fiend william wretch ~ shrieked Sara, to
thus intice me from my happy home to bring
ruin, disgrace and misery upon me and my
friends May a curse come upon you, and
may you know no more peace forever. l have
loved you, Frederic Richardson-worshippe
you, but now despise-hate you p
At this latter sentence the base man seemed
a little affected.
"And 1, Sara, have regarded you with an
affection that have never experienced for
any other person, but"
"But you could not marry the simple -coun
try maiden! Oh, no she could nots grace
your ma sui6cent home, but you G ,uld .trife
with and deceive her by false pr,,eaces. De
pend upon it, terrible retribution will come
upon you"
Frederic Richardson would hear no more,
10 he arose and started for his magnificent
nome.
1t was just a year. at the time. Of his con-
yersation, since Sara Payton left her home. |
Frederic Richardson did not deceive her when
le said he was rich and lived amid the great
st luxury and elegance. This was all novel
nd almost bewitching to Sara, aid for while,
Though the man she SO loved refused to per-
orm his promise cf marriage, she was not so
cry unhappy. From Gay to day she skipped |
bout the house, frolicking with the children
nth the utmost freedom, and it was supposed |
" those of the household and others that she |
7as employed for the children's companion, or |
overness. Sara enjoyed promeuading the
treets of the great city, it was so new to her;
nd then to have money 10 go shopping and
:e so many fine things and fine folks was per-
sctly enrapturing to her senses. But, after
few months had passed away, and the man
be loved so devotedly, and who. she SO sin
erely believed would, at no distant day, make
er his bride, took her to house in another
art of the city to board, saying that her con
ition must never be known to those of his
ousehold then sense of the the terrible
isgrace that was about to, como upon her nearly
her. Grief at that time was terri !.
Ie, but not SO mpletelyoverwhelming as it was
little later, when she learned, from the lips of
i'm she had idolized, that he was to take anoth-
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unicate the awful tidings to her parents,
ho, to that moment, supposed her lawfully
arried to Mr. Richardson the time ethat he
I'D promised. She had written home bat twice
lring' the time she had been gone, and was then
.utioncd by her interadnd- {623 NOT 10 mention
II that he had acted IN accordance with his
s5ss aei sf7so'fs =. 81
Foolish child! She hoped her love and
rbearance would work upon the proud man s
cart, and cause him to do the thing that was q
ght. Alas she knew not that hers was on t
one of the score of hearts he had broken; C
at in the very neat block to the one where 4
e was stopping another fair and once happy a
ing was lost, ruined from the duplrcity and :
ID intrigue of this same villain. And yet he u
IS respected and carressed in society, and b
is soon to unite his destiny with a lady of
e highest standing. -5.-rf ---..-r1 il
After Mr.. Richardson had gone, and Sara ii
IS left alone to consider upon the course that d
,uld be most suitable for Ter to take she at b
ce decided to return to her parents and re- Re
e to them all her woes, for who beside them Il
nld sympathze with her? AS Thoughts of a
r home and the circumstances under which Y
3 left it came to her mind, she mournfully I
,eated tho following lines; = h
'.i' 81 am thinking. sadly thinking q
OF the time long, long ago, az D.
'' When the young heart was drinking 81
ifaae And loves most ardent flow B
-65 And the rarest gem is proudly sought, Y
And the fairest wreaths gaily wrought, -,
Time fed along, and the rosy light A1s VI
That tinged the dream of youth so bright,
Was changed to deep and darkling shade al
When the heart first knew it was betrayed, o1
Fhe next morning she started, with her Sc
Id, rosy checked boy, whom she had p
ned Charley. Mr.. and Mrs. Payton did a
turn coldly from their daughter after she Is