St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-11-26

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Es0TA, THURSDAY |
wise resolution, If he desired to pre-
serve inviolate the pledge he had given
to bis lost wife.
Honor Westwood wondered when
the sumwer evenings came and went
but brought not the wonted and vel.
comsd guest. To wsnder succeeded
disappointment, and to disappointment
the bitter, though only halfacknowl
edged; pangs Of sighted love. Would
he ever come again? What discourtc.
sy had she been guilty Of? She search.
ed her memory and tortured her mind
in vain. In Philips absence she brood.
ed over his image, and, as We are all
apt to do, oyer.valuca the merits ol
what she seemed t. have lost, till in
this way her half formed attachmen,
ripencd into absolute love
Mr.. WestwoodS missed Philip Stour.
ton, too, and, t,t,acqsainted with the
true state of affairs, dt last sent press.
ing summons for4 him And what did
Philp? With the facility for self.dc.
lusion which is common to us all, he
resolved to visit lis friend; it was but
a pleasant, intelligent intercourse he
sought; was it manly to shun the so.
ciety he valued becanse of this shad-
owy danger; Honor Westwood was
nothing to him: he would 90. He
went, and in that peculiar mood of mind
it may be easily guessed with what re-
suits. His carly impressions were in.
tensi6ed, a passionate love took root in
him, against which ,all his struggles
we're. utavailihg. l;ut the lady was
changed too; now Philip had come
back, she manifested certain reserve
He felt: the change, and was piqu 81
Instead of accepting the opportunity
thus ottetea; and plasiag The i.timacy
On footing more consonant to Iii.
sense of duty-as had he been at one
with hlthselt on the subject he would
have done-he determined to combat
and overcome this sstrangemcnt. He
succeeded AS his visits grew more
frequent, Honor Westwoods name,
resumed its old grace and warmth, till
her uncle began to take note of such
small circumstances as led him to sus.
pcct that his niece and his architect
werc-wcll, no matter-Honor was Of
age, mistress Of a small fortune and
Philip stourton was an estimablc man
and his sood friend IL. Smooth as re-
gardcd outward Influences was the
fis oHa MIND VAS il4es6lafaet l@afaetiR& sHa bat
tractcd., lie felt the fascination which
had seized upon him grow day by day
III power. lie knew that he was pal.
tering with a sacred engagement which
he had never proposed to himself tu
break through, yet he would not ter.
inmate the dangerous intimacy, and he
dared not look beyond the present hour
He worked hard At his profession
crowded task upon task, purposely al
lowing himself little leisure for refec.
tion, but he gave blind way to his i'm,
pctuous feelings whenever chance Q,
choice led him to Honor's side. He
did not neglect his, own home but the
nurse (now housekeeper) to whose man.
age Gent his domestic concerns were
intrusted, was far from being satisfied
with the state Of affairs, ard spoke ou,
her mind as she was in the habit of do
ing. "The motherless children were
sighted Business-if 1t was business
that absorbed MIR. Stourton-should
not swallow up home duties; and if it
was say company that attracted him it,
was still less excusable." These re-
monstrances she did not scruplc to
make to Philips face, and far from be-
ing silenced by his rebukes, let fall ex.
ptessions which showed a knowledge Of
the attentions he paid his fair acquaint.
at,ce, and inveig ghed bitterly agains,
second marriages. This was sufficient.
y insolent, but Philip did not care q
resort to the obvious remedy. Her
well-tried fidelity, and The anxious care
with which she watched over the wei.
fare Of his children, forbade her being
sent away; SO her characterization was
endured, and her prate and caprlces
passed over as necessary evils.
, There came time, however, when
Philips vacillating purpose became
fixcd;;i thonghz probably in m opposite
direction to what tho ifcal. balance of his
confused feelings inclined him. On q
quiet winter, evening he and Honor
met onco again. 1t might be she was
kinder to him than usual, or he him
self more susceptible However that
might be, her beauty and the scarce
y concealed favor with. which she re.
garded him, 80 far conquered that be.
fore they parted he had asked her te
BECOME bis wife. And on the morrou Y
while his mind was :filled' With conflict.
Ing emotions ii love and 'remorse, Hon
or wrote to Gin ieonsenting:::' It made
him happy Of course. Poor Philit
Stourton S"I1"' I'll j. '1ioi ~ :
. He bad taken, astsp, however; which b
seemed ifrevocable, and he rushed
blindly on to the end. Like a man
engaged in the commission Of a CRIME
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