Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-08-22
20 ASHTABUA, o.. SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST %, 1863

Weary OF them, repeated Irene, with
sndden energy, yes, and of myself too, but
what then? However, will promise that
h,s Irritation shall be my very last; for i
IT succeeds, OF course it will put an end tc
my girlish dreams of conquest, and if il
fail ,---- she paused abruptly, bnt the
gloom thut Swallowed her face showed her
companion how deeply her heart wus in
lcrcs,ed in the issue of the rash experiment
which, with her wonted recklessncss, she
was bent on trying. .a'
am afraid yUhr plan will not have the
result you wish, said Lucy. Don't you
think it probable that Herbert Tracey if
he imagine lIarry's intentions agreeable to
4 you, will keep silent as regards his own
wisliqS through the fear of being rejected?
I'll risk 1t, was Irene's firm reply Bat
you must assist me, as you have already
| promised, 10y letting Harry know that il il
yoRr wish tina, | should introduce him to
the gay scenes in which he is hereafter to
take part, and thus I've will have no tear
OF hs attentions 20 me being liable to be
misunderstood by yOu by others am dc
ternined they shall be.
Very well, I'll assist you thus far, and
only hope that yoa may not have cause to
regret my ready compliance, said Lucy,
with sigh for the probable failure of her
friends scheme f.i| I U.G.t
T. Bdoyed up with sanguno anticip4ions,
Irene returned home. The gay season was
commoncing, aud TO her delight she found
Harry Burton as willing as she could de.
sire to he her cavalier; and with his habit
uaI thonghlfuness for every ones comfort,
aud his gentle, deferential manners, he
could not be otherwise than q most apcu
tive mud agreeable compan on. "a Her friend.
ship for Lucy formed a bond of union be
tween them, and totally unaware of the
under play in which he was thus an actor,
he lelt "a pleasure III doing according to his
absent Lucy'S request, hat he must be as
attentive as possible to her dearest friend
Thus matters were going Oh perfectly 10
Irene satisfaction. Mr.. Tracy's mlnner,
when they occasionally met, was reserve /
aud ceremonious, but her qnick glance
sometimes observed an expression of min
gled sorrow and rep!oach directed to her,
which she thought argued well for the final
result Of her scheme
Ere many " eeks had passed, it began to
be whispered that. Harry Burton had eu-
tirely suppmuted Herbert Tracy in the
volatile girls regard; and Tracy, madden
ed by the raillery Of his associates, and
deeming bis feelings outraged by one whom
| he secretly loved, swore vengeance against
! his faucied rival. Resolved that his re.
venge should be public, as his discontinue
had been, be went that night to ball at
which Burton Was present with Irene, and
when there, suddet ly drew forth pistol
aud hred, With too true an aim, at young
Barton, who, with o faint Groan. mur-
mured the name of his beloved L1cy, anc
i fell 1ifeleSS Irene shrieked wildly aud fell
10 swoon beside the victim or her recki less
follow; aud amid the widest confusion,
I Tracy was seized, and The festivities of the
| night brought TO a speedy termination.
/ Irene Was conveyed home iuna state of
inSeusi1iIity from which she revived only
TO be attacked bya raging feycr which for
several mouths threatened her lfc,or rea,
son. A soon as she was pronounced out
Of DANCE, Size was taken to thc country,
for the double purpose of trying 'thc effect
of quiet and change of air, aud Of Keeping
her ignorant OF the ceusurc freely passed
upon her in every circles for daring the
trial of Herbert Tracy, every Circumstance
eoBnectet wiihthe mournfal affair came TO
light, and The indignation of, the public
was almost as strong agains: lTeuc. as
aSanS, the murderer. ........... ...... .
As for him, his remorse for his fatal er-
ror, together with, the cxtcuuating features
Of lhe case caused him 10 be Sentenced
only 10 Imprisonment for d term Of years,
which WAS shortened by the1interposition
of XecarVe cIemGaeN and he left The coun.
Try prey TO denp and las ing remorse'
Bnt, alas!l what ayailed bisloo late con-
vicuop of his error2u Wouldn't bring back
the ,.ictim of his mi Itaken revenge, or re-
store the light of happiness 10 the gentle,
loving girl whose affections were eutwined
around the heart his deadly aim had stilIed
! forever? 2'.''A1-''' "- ''''sD7 ''.' '.."
Poor L1cy! The blow was too sudden;
too heavy for her to beaF-she sank into a
iliagering declihe, and in one short year
s!epi the calm slumbers of the broken
hearted. Ireneawas with her in her last
m1menis; flr the gentle girl harbored no
+, unkiudly feelings toward the repeHlaut Ru-
thor Of all this calamity. M, ........-.'
After Lucy's death, Irene obtained tie
consent Of her adopted parents to come TO
this city, where she procured board with a
small qniet family, and lives in total Sc.
clusiou from the gay world Sue has de
voted her life TO the good of her fellow
creatures, and in the continual exercise oi
charity and neesncss, she, SEEKS to atone
I for the past, and 10 forget for time. the
harrassing memories which she says vii
ever haunt. her, as she deserves; hougt
she trusts that her sincere and lasting peni
teuce has ayailed in the sight of Him WHOSE
Judgments are not as those Of men, yet sht
I can uoY6t forgive herself; aud her example
! Is warning lesson TO the young md gay
who, like her, are tempted to deeds whicl
to them appear triaIng and even Innocent
but whose nitfmats Consequences they. MAY
ever have reason to deplore, 'O'.i.' '.
,tab The Nashville Union has the following
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