Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-11

IN n no lndlHerent or careless tone. theI
i'WOrdly, scheming, ayarieionsf'' required |
tony mind with startling force, accompa3;
believed, utterly false. God forgive me
for the falsehood 1 uttered, for it was TO
test the truth and manliness of one into
whose keeping was to commit my eter-
ha1 happiness. So 1 answered, looking up
to note the effect Of my words: s'aD'pn1' .
| ayes, indeed, Arthur You do not Know
theaniafi.. He iwill keep every penny" baoi1
bsThe deuce he wouldl" said my compan-1
ion, and I saw his face change color in the
moonlight "And there Is no way wecan
get ronidsh him?''a SdaiH y HiQh D. onisg
tsfNone at all !" replied acoldlys for my
heart began to sink with the terrible sus-;
picion that I. was not loved for myself
alone. s'nss9Taol igid;isl assd ssd saaIH .gh
bHhere was a few moments silence Then
Arthur spoke Rbruptlyi:sfd sTisgh sbns,Il gsam
.tWhat do you say, En-, to giving up this
plan OF ours for the ipresent? Don't you
think it rather Wilds2iq-ekRszTGT2 aOTIq3
sftWhy any more sothan itwasttis moTno
ING ~ Laskedy q rlittleLof my inward agitan
ton breaking through int0umy sy0ice. aisiash
II d-don't know as it is ?" he stammereds
Shut I have been thinking that i should be
happier if Mr.. Barry fcopld be epnciIiated,
D. feel as If ], were asking yoH to make too
lgreata sacrifice for my sakeao You know
what your guardian said, that in two years
better waitP's aslt-N1 RsITATs oIHu aoFiea
7oAfidb that was the man who scarcely
ltJRelye hours before had urged me TO fly
with him, sayihg9fiS fn8passiohed language
that life without my love would beto him,
q desert without single oasis,-a night
who had told me over and over again, that
i was dearer to him than honor, riches, ay,
life Itself. Yet how calmly, almost coldly;
lhe spoke of giving me up. But for one
bright example of manhood that flashed,
beacon like, before my mind, that instant
might have uprooted my entire faith IN
life, and left me a bitter, wrecked and dis
AYes, / win wait forever and forever, be-
fore marry you" cried, snatehing my
arm from his, my voice quivering with the
lunutterable scorn / felt. % "The miserable
shelter, will not deceive me. For the first
time, i know you as you are, Arthur Mel
Iwyp,,and tell you truly, L would suffer
Thousand martyrdoms rather than become
your wife. Perhaps this will I,artly recon-
lpense you for the time you have lost in
iwooirg the rich and discarding the poor
Isimpleton who trusted blindly :" and TAX
and with a gesture of unspeakable disdafp,
broke away from his detaining grasp, leav;a
ing him with a face perfectly livid with
rage and chagrin. 7 -, ,,y
When / crept up silently through the
Ivine-shadowed garden walk, and re-enter-
ed the familiar home had left but short
time before, a voluntary exile from its
shelter though the fibres of an outraged
affection were being uprooted within my
breast though the false pride which had
worn as an impregnable arnor all theday,
was crambling away from me though
shame, wounded vanity, and modification
scorched my cheeks with bIushes though
nf
from myself the only one who had ever
been kind and true to me in the great wide
world, for the sake of q sordid creature
who was moulding my soft heart like wax
into a key wherewith to unlock the golden
inheritance his greedy eyes coveted, de-
lugeds like Il flow of bitter waters, my
whole soul; was happier in my return
than my leave taking. My heart cast aside
forever the image Of Arthur Melwyn with
scarcely pang of fegretSs and felt lighter
and freer tor the sacrifcesgW IdkIo 10 oauai
II went again into. the parlor, not slyly
and tFembhngly as before, but with a step
as proud as thatiof an insulted queen. My
guardian, lay, as Irhad left him, the dark,
heavy locks tossed back from his forehead,
the soft folds Of the curtains dropping
Whitley around him, and his fine lips pafG-
led with a smile that told his dreams were
Ipleasant.lT-[ "a ), a,.,s ~, .,,,,,.,.. ,...l,T
With the instinct of a penitent child, ]
leaned my blnshed face against his fore
head; Tears such as had never shed be-
fore, brimmed ltp into mp eyes-tears that,
though springtrig from the fountain OF 8
bitter sorrow, yet caught the glow of q
new and great happiness as they rose; fol
THAT moment, looking down deeply into my
0V H soul,I with the earnest, aself>S6arch1ns
glanees of truth, 1 saw new gueststInd4
ing on its threshold: and knew that L loved
Francis Barry--my stefn,s practical, mid
Edle-ageds guardian with a love as mucl
transcending thatI had given Arthur Mel
wynaas the strong,7 Dquenchable light %
thersun exceeds the feeble, unsteady flick
ering of earthly fires. is.b sst i t,e;,.,,s s,i
Suddenly, while / still knelt, the closes
eyes opened with a look of surprise, then
pair of strong arms clasped me in quick
glad, wondering embrace, and my Tear
stained cheeks and lips on which faltefeG
the pleading. passionate. cry for pardoi
which could no longer withhold, Wer
| covered with q rain of tenderest kisses. %
| Not until i had -wept myself calfn-wep
tin my heart was lighted of its burden, di
he tell me how completely I was forgiven
And then, little guessing was already i
possession of his secret, he spoke of tn
love he bore me. q ongt ,Hoi1o 10 t4smsTq oiia1
.':A 'lovehO1 1fatherly or brotherly, nor ye
simply thatof a friendgpTHe said9 ''butsIc
above as that by whichi true hearts lelec
| their sovereigns and their mates. God for
bid that J. should take, any advantage fo
| myself that l would not be- agenerou
enough to give a. rival" he added. "Yo
shall be as free for the present from my al
| tentions as i would have had you froI
| | Arthur MelWynissooFoG two years. des
Emma, prefer that you should nIinglea
society, withoatlany obligations or promis
II toCbind you tome. For two years yousha
beefree TO choose or reject what Ionowi offt
for y our acceptance, and il at the) end Il
that time you tare willing to- fOrsakel a
others and icleave unto me, rest assured
shall not be slow in claiming you."
nisThat was ourswboles long,r happy 7yeal
agop and although for that length,of time
have been his twite,l he, has never ,prOye
II himself other than, a tender husband and
kind gpardian-an angel. would add,
the vain, man were not looking over m
shouluuer. ~ s.aarAre o.. 9 anr no EovIG3
81 A victim z OF Stock GamnbIIng:.9
The following earnest plea for Nero
was presented in the United States Circu
/ Court of Baltimore, in behalfofS. H. Went
| charged with embezzling the funds of Il
Mechanics' National ioHsd Bank, and who plea
May it please your honor, the prison,
at the bar, acting under &c, advice Of sl conns
, concluded to plead guilty to the indictme1
filed against him In this court by the Unite
J States. The facts in his case are pater
, and haVeIneyer been denied by Shim.GE
: cannot, therefore, at this time add to I'll
offense7 he has committed by any prevar
cation about or denial of the charges la
against him. His conduct in the 7premis
: brought him no results but anguish al
: tribulation of spirit, embittering, his dai
life and filling his nights with horror un
detection and confession came, as angels
mercy, to calm his disqpietude and relic,
II him from RI q farrorS of his DOSitiOn '-<--