The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-08
CHAPTER XXI

tHiHS your h'bHef VIII bN htNPHb -
death. Therefore do not curse his
memory after knowing the contents
oftLis letter My great love for your
mother, and my fondness for you
have made me act basely towards the
innocent. Bat now that am so near
death, / cannot pcaceably die without
doing justice to those whom | have so
deeply wrongcd ! am confident that
you are adyantageously married, al
though lately your frequent demands
for money has given me much pain.
But when learned from my banker,
Mr. g., that You had received all the
large amount which had given to you
as your marriage dowry, ! was fear-
fully surprised. Your last letter ex-
plains everything.
trust that the Count will soon
come inposscssion Of his vast estates,
which You say are Mt present in court,
bu that he is certain Of gaining his
rigats.
This fact relieves my mind. | know
that you will be maintained in that
sphcte of life which you were raised
in.
/ nm sure that you will pity your
poor father when he tells you that he
has suffered for your sake, and has
sinned many times in order to give
you all that money could purchase.
Abgena is not my child, she is no
kin to either Of us, but from circum.
stances which / need not relate to you,
! came in possession Of her money
when she was an infant, and on it ]
have lived and raised you
Before | married your mother ! was
greatly in debt, and owned not one
dollar ! have written con.
fcssloh to Abgena telling her
] have restored to her her property |
which has greatly lost its value since
The war, but il the South is successful
she will recover everything. Under
my circumstances she is rich, as | |
placed much of her money in the
Bank Of England at the commences
nent ofhostilities. hope that she
will be found ! have heard nothing
rom her since she left Right Bower,
nut at the end Of five years, if Lawyer
J, hears nothing Of her, ! desire her
money to 90 TO Signor Anthony Der
oni's family in Italy, who were her
nothor's best friends.
Even now when ! am 50 near death,
mt am so anxious for peace, ! would
till appropriate some of her money
or you, " did not know you were
o well off rs not to need any more of
ny ill-gotten gold
God bless you, my darling, and
eep you from sorrow"
Louis de l.. was overwhelmed with
appointment His weak nature
ave way to his sorrow in tears. Es- ,
Flew enraged against her father and \
bgena; she cried and scolded until
he was exhausted.
well, what are we going to do ?"
sked Estelle for the hundreth time,
ways receiving the same answer.
81 don't know replied Louis, AS ;.
I sorrow and yexation must cease l
its force, before evening Estelle
ld Louis had become rational, and a
)uld converse with each other upon a
leir great loss, 7
Il thought that You received let
r the other day from Lyons, inform =
z you that your great aunt was :,
'ad, and had left you small legacy, "
'rhaps we can live on that said =
stelle. 2
Il hardly think So" replied Louis, :;
IS it is only two thousand dollars a -
ar, and it takes over six thousand -
maintain us. "
81 suppose we can go to France; 81
. thousand dollars there would 81
IKE ten thousand francs" said Es- w. :"
liz" II
Yes, we can do that said Louis. -
when | think of that Gena it ~ :"
'kes me mad; never did like her; ~
selfish thing, | hope she is dead -,
doubt she has liveda common life e. e.
&c she ran away from home," said i
telle Is
4 think you do her an injustice" IN
d Louis. 81 am confident that Abge- an
has pure mind, and would never clC
grade herself ha
oh, yes, | suppose YOU think well pr
the witch. | remember that YOU to
tended to love her once, and no Pc
lht you regret marrying me since ha
has proved to be the heiress." str
.ouis did not reply to this speech dis
knew very well that months ago rig
bad regretted marrying Estelle, be- tut
Sc he found out that she never iiiC
ed him, and since their marriage
had constantly twitted Of support :
him OF
may do very well for rich man to a.
ny poor girl, but woe to the hap r., n
IS ofhim who desires a rich wife =
'hle minded man must certainly ~. ~
Inundated 60 be forced to seek ~. ~
woman in the holy bonds of ~ -
rimony, for the sake of living IN ~
: circumstances. NSe
eeks rolled on into months but ria,
Estelle remained in New York tbr
gay, fast, and fashionable society. We,
n.