The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-06
Oh iPILR VII.

a. she replied, IN half rOkou, tut delicious whls-
per, "Do nJ' lore you !"
CHtPILR VII.
How dsplorsh'r dos. the besct,iug sin mingle
with ever acton Il selfish mind! How pak-
sdy must " be exposed to every accurate
observer Of hursn nsturel sslfshness What
IL II hui sspeclcs ofmors isundce recognize The
instant II 10 looked uponi There Is no mistsking
IL IL 10 developed In the school.boy, who cuts the
sunny side of tNe apple, and leaves the unopened
half to his companion 1t IL encountered IN all
public places ~ amusement, where the collegian
elbows rs way 10 The best seat TO the exclusion Of
every unprotected lady tut Il 10 met with only in
tho circle Of private lien all iu unholy compste-
ness, Illustrating amid ths inconvenience and
misery - crra.sr, extending It's influence from
tie smallest trine to the creates, event,
snd crush pg the fee ngs aud interests of kth aud
kiadred. Now that | am old man, can des-
cant upon tie evils with which overwhelmed
others and yet " have bscome less ,elfsl, bis
only because age has diminished my lowers OF
enjoyment. know that The sp nit deproca.o 10
still powerful within the.
Nv mex, child was daughter. How foolish are
mon 10 say, whoa they behold flower OF . woman
ia ms, that beauty 10 departing from earth 1t
only beauty changing form. Time, which tears
| away one, brings on smother. Years passed, and
the spring lido oyelinoss Of my wife Tipenod into
. " Sc and glorious autumn, while the fair I, rm
and coun,cnance OF Miranda became frosh aud fra
grant - . morn OF May. DID say tho autumn Of
A leila was goroust Alas, it was not 90 twas sad
as beautiful landscape oyersnaiowed by clouds: N
cauker busy with heart which, III had not bro
ken,I had crushed. had worked uiyselfinto belief
Mat she had provoked my jealousy. What l had
ceased " value Tor myself could not part with To
| another. Strange anomaly Her former lover
,niph well have recalled Lawrence 70 my mind. I
learned tbs. they we're SISTERS children and
| though | could not avoid inviting him 10 my
| house, because OF tho humanity be manifested
| when my agitation betrayed me on meeting tn at
strange group IN toe street. still was snnoyed,
more than snnoved, hat he came. He never
| mentioned eitLer his cousin or bis Cousins wife,
and called only TO communicate intelligence from
| the Swiss valley still there was something TO me
| peculiarly disagrsesble in his slL although
knew hdels bad never loved HIN yet his Argus
| eve had surely perce.ved that did not treat her
as she morited. Lawrence had resigned all
| church prsiermenL and resided sbroad, 90
that was In no danger Of sgsin encouD-
| tering him. Could have been equally
safe from bis oousia's visits should have been
| sausned. We'll might my poor wife wonder at q Q
sudden aud violent bursts Of passion in which
now INDUCED well might she watch my humors!
| pray that they might AlIor, and weep Of their
crusl cons stsncy could not hide IT, aid no.
sssk 70 hide IT. from myseli-ny feelings towards
her were changing. tell that her declining hoallh
her .obsred sprits-hsr diminulion Of beauty,
aud, shove all her increase Of intellect rendered
her no, much my slave she at frst bad boon
| had desired popularity, and, despite tho earl
| prejudice excited ~ the commencement Of my ca.
resr, had achieved u; but how through her
u
tlsness, We wisdom, and tho cultivated mind o.
AdelA Hsrbert thai attention WAS psid-paid
eJsu BY tho Eng.ish word Of fashion, dsspiIs
ftAr obsurc birth and rsd virtue. Every hour
pressed tho conviction upon my soul thai wal
second in my own house and this attributes
to her-to her, whose ssrnes, study was Il
conceal my faults, or, by the magic OF Affection
distl them into projections. I was absolutel,
Jealous Of the aiieCGon shown by my children fol
their own mother angry that shat they loved hei
better ,han me yet all the while, the world talk
oil Of my excellenciss as fAthsr-of tho sunni
lavishol on my sons education, and my dAush
ter. Accomplishments How li.tle do we tuow o
each other In this sad world think should
have been more satisfied II A1ela had complained
had given vent 10 her feelings instead Of s,iti n,
them in her own bosom. | scruped not 10 Accus,
her of colduesa and to misconslrue her Eorb..r
ance into poverty Of spirit l had forbidden III,
cousin OF him | would have murdered the house;
had forbidden my wife 10 SPEAK 10 him and has
also forbidden my sons TO hold any communicate OF
with the eldest soa of Mr.. Lawrence who h.e
follossd up tho highest character st Elon b,
addilonsl distinctions At Oxford. l though
that my commands would 10 to them a
laws. Fate, however, appeared ArrAyed against me
Iva. driving with my wIis aud dsugntor IN Al
oman c.rria. . near the keHsington gate " len III,
horses took flight and but tor tho intsrpositioI
| Of ,he very man hsd insulted by my susp lcionA
va .lould have been inevitably dashed 80 pieces
Hs dr.yy,d me from under the horses feeL anC
,xtric.ted my wife, not, However, before she WI.
very severe y injured. shall never forget 10 my
dying day the agony wlIn which le hung OVs
her "A she lay pale aud motiouless on tie grass
An i, slso reluember how earnest anu eager wer,
the s.tenuons OF gentleman, mere youth, wuC
supported my daughter to whom was unable t,
tender any assistance. Jealousy for imagine
wrong, and grsnIudo Tor real service combasec
wi,hin my soul aud bslievs the better iesAns
would have riumphsd bad u NOS been for The s1
treme hAus bNnsss Of manner eviaeed by our pre-
server.
myself in the suspicions which mnslet
telling. had excited, and treated NY poor wif,
with a coldness and sarcasm amounting amos
to brutality. Our eldest girl, who grew IL
beauty, with hish and prone spriil took h.r mo
10 sxpsc, from her fila all, c.ion. Ny sons alsC
rebeHed against my AuIho.ity ana found shs
tue youth who had ASSISTED m reseuinS US from oul
very person against Whose society had in vain
cautioned lhem.
The health OF my wife grew worse aud worse
my domestic comforts were destroyed she wal
unable 10 leave her chamber, and there was no on,