Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-05


daughter of a gentleman who had been one
of my fathers Oldest friends. She had been
left an orphan, and in charge of the lawyers
family with whom / had become profess
sionally connected. AS we were both eX-
tremely young, her guardian, although he
knew that my affections were returned,
would not hear of any formal engagement
until ] had shown, by an altered course OF
life, that | deserved her. In due time i
came up to London to read law; and had
scarcely been called to the bar when my
father died. Deeply as l then felt his loss,i
it Is some satisfaction at least for meto
think that / was with him in his last.mo-
ments; that he freely forgave me the pain L
had caused him; and-grieved as j am to
say it--that he did not survive to see the
subsequent misery of which l still seemed
doomed to be the author. "yl ~ larJm
''Finding that was now in the possession
of a small Inheritance, determined not to
leave II - until could assure myself of
the prospect of q speedy union with her for
whose sake had labored long and steadily,
and without whose gentle influence felt l
might soon relapse into former habits. |
had kept my promise. had relinquished
all thoughts of pleasure until had attained
q qualified position; and now | came to
claim my reward. Her guardian admitted
S,o yusCISo vi my Pied' @ Uio uear Bhi hCi 9ci
Dlusnlhgly avoWeu her alectiol, anu Wttilln w l
tWelVe months aIter my lather's ueatn we
III found my wife everything that had
pictured her. Kind and gentle as she was
lovely, she had ever sympathizing word
for me in trouble or anxiety; and though
her husband was always her first consider
alton, she gained the admiration of all our
iTiehaS py her sweet anu Winning manner
look Dack upon inc llrsI ieW years 0l ouI
marriage as tile happlesC III my ilie. L haa
alreauy DeSun 10 pracuce at the Dar WlGh
solhe pTospecGo Oh success, Wheli all unlore1
seen Calamity occurred, Whlch, cohplheu
WIN my own sellsh conuuct, completely
IuIneu Iile Tue oi our goou fortune.
III was soon ailer Ulie plrIh Oh our lrsu-
our 9hiyIchilu, ChaI my poor Wlle was
selzeu WIN dangerous illness, on recover
ny from Whlch sie was 0rdereu cnanSc Vi
ar Inc waters Oh ceieDraIeu oeIniall
spa were Inentlohed as llkeIy 10 sulC ner
case; ana hoping 10 compensate ny ecoho,
my lor WIaG 1 hliShG lose III prolessloilal
pracIice, determined 10 accompany her OH
Ilie continent
lhe liCtle watering place 10 Whlch we
lllu Deell rec0HlllenuGu was ny no IlGalIs
expensive. we hlreu luThlsIeu IouSinSs
III Soou slIuaCioll; my Wlle sooii iounu Ine nc
DenelC Oh Ihe AR, anu was on laIr loau ~ 10
Mneh V',l uaoy M"s "l'o C''hoii -, iii'
10 man who Ike myseii, mas never Deen
accustomed 10 Ghe society Oh chliucen, Cne
weary NOISE ana constant crying Oh lhlaICs
arc eACrTrleiy yirriGaiihS,ahu haNlnS uTousuC
an eAceiiehI E4lSlisll nurse WIN US, l soon
pecane glau 10 escape rom soulce Vi an
E;al n1Hahce Mlilcn WI l couiu iloI lelnoSe, anu
WHICH MouIu sooli nave CTleH lese llGl'o,le ,
man Cliall l Iuel Was. oIiiolCuhaCeiy Giie
auJoiilliS CoWn-llHe lllosC Gerlhall spasI
s iiau us kursaal anu lCs galllhS Caoie. az az
IlrsC C,le 9eauty oi'Cle garuells tllere, WITCH
were lal1 ouC WIN WIN SIeaC tasCe' @ aOtrac1eu me
M Au eAIeiienC paiie Playeu oil Cne Siounus to,
anu WIEN my Wlse was plevenCeu ny n0i
uollesClc uuIleS lIoLl accoihpalAyinS me
i[equenCly walked Chere aipne, WoiiIelins
t'iuC ~ many Peopic cJuiu Deai ~ Cilon 4,.I
Cllose close anu croWueu looliie WIeli Sliei'
was 81 lnucu V,laC was aIIlacIlpe ouIsLuo.
One uniucKy morning heaDy snoWel 'is,,
ol ram co,1Pelleu me 10 1ake SHELTER Will Will,
III Cne puuiig; WalkGu @ apouV droi d IL tTOilt yOnt
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AC lisC l. l1oheu oii ouC vi M cuiIUslIy anu
Was suLpr.seu C0 llnui aiCer . all iau calu
VI U1o i.oiiole ~ VI gautpilils, CmaC neio ~ mas
oonuuICeu Ia 81 quleU & anu VI oIuoiiy nan
in NOW GnIin out Uo tho dI;ttor;,U mU" on;n
Ili, n1w "Ullns 1uC Ine slitVeiins ooin.
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anu iI 70 ~ .,s
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me%P VI SUtu' anu ii.a;y iaH amay ",oh honoh w ot
i9siioI, WIZ ma1 HhiOC.S TIi IoIm I.
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thot ho woSn oth nap oTu oS ~ ~ "ar fnr ono.
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n'uei yy sTie pouiIa Sna,. t. mmom o mo,
or nUuip CiiaS .h, nau , ionC Irety r Sou oaa u,
y ~ 5aS S1m noo,aS aS'S bU unU so"osS
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+ ro, bolSnr nJ ,,invod fnr hiShor stoi,eS
IA 49, uoi0oi "uI VIZ pay SouIJ W III i;mror nHor
fhe e dntaiIs I of tbisS tbinS nisorv9 I # Is an old
80, I,,,o,,+ o,'a,,d 80 ~ ;or,.r;rC, toorf,,I
loss losses-stiIl honinS ITO to retrieyeMand rose at
lenotb from that. accursed board-a beppar
.17f even then had the courage TO tell INV
wife everything. to imnlore her forgiveness
II MIGHT NOT have been too late to retrieve
INV fortune OF at least have gained our
bread in some humble. but honest employ
ment. Rnt dared not. | have brayed
since MANY danger bv sea and land, and
faced what seemed to be inevitable death
in MANY shapes. but | could not then en-.
durc to meet her calm sweet face-to take
our child upon nv knee again, and beal
the agony that must ensue from such con.
fession. 7 knew that NV wife expected heI
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