The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-13

Arabella at once,-on any day that
might be fxed,-on condition that Ca
miila would submit to her defeat with
out legal redress. If legal redress should
be demanded, he would put in evidence
the fact that her own mother had been
compelled to caution the tradesmen of
the city in regard to her extravaganza.
He did not write his letter,-in an
agony of spirit. 81 sit down, Camilla,
with sad heart and reluctant hand,o
he said ITO communicate to you fatal
truth. But truth should be made to pre-
vail, and there is nothing in man so
cowardly, so detrimental, and so unman-
ly as It's concealment. Ihave looked in
to myself, and have inquired Of myself,
and have assured myself, that were to
become your husband, | should not make
you happy. 1t would be of no use Tor
me now to dilate on the reasons when
have convinced me; but am convinced,
and / consider it my duty to INFORM you
so at once. have bsen closeted win
your mother and have made her uhuei-
stand that it is SO.
81 have not a word to say IN my OWE
justification but this,-tbat l am sure l
am acting honestly in telling you the
trutb. would not wish to say word
on yourself. If there
must he blame in this matter, am will
inc TO take il all on my own shoulders.
But things have been done OF late, ana
words have been spoken, and habits
have displayed themselves, which
would not, am sure, conduce to our
mutual comfort in the world, or to our
assistance to each other in our struggles
to reach the happiness of the world to
come.
II do not know that l need add any
thing further. What can add furtheri
Only this,-that / am inflexible. HaV-
ing resolved to take this step, and to
bear the evil things that may be said OF
me,-for your happiness and for my own
shall not now reliDguish
my resolution. do not ask you to for
give me. doubt much whether shall
ever be quite able to forgive myself.
The mistake which have made is one
which should not have been commit
ted. do not ask you to forgive me; but
l do ask you to pray that may be for
given.
"Yours, with feelings of the truest
friendship,
"THoMAs GIBSON"
The letter had been very difficult, but
he was rather proud of it. than other
wise when it was completed. he had
felt that he was writing letter which
not improbably might become public
property. 1t was necessary that he
should be firm, that he should accuse
himself little in order that he might
excuse himself much, and that he should
hint at causes which might justify the
rapture, though he should so veil them
as not to appear to defend his own de-
liIquency by ungenerous counter &C
cusation. When he had completed the
letter, he thought that he had done all
this rather well, and he sent the de-
,patch off to Heavitree by the clerk of
st. Peters church, with something of
hat feeling of expressible relief which
attends the final conquest over some
fatal and all but insuperable misfortune.
He thought that he was sure now that
ne would not have to marry Camilla on
The Goth of the month,-and there would |
be period of some hours be |
ore he would be called upon to hear or
cad Camilla's reply.
Camilla was alone when she received |
he letter, but she rushed at once to her
mother. There" said she, "there,-I
now that it was coming" Mrs. French
ook the papers into her hands, and gasp
d, and gazed at her daughter without
peaking. "You knew of it, mother"
y DISQUALIFICATION he told me,
new of it,"
"And Bella knows it,"
"Not a word of it,"
"She does. am sure she does. But
t is all nothing. will not accept it.
ie cannot treat me so. / will drag him
here; but be shall come"
You can't make him, my DEAR"
~ will make him. And you would |
help me, mamma, if you had any spirit.
What, a fortnight, before the time when
jhe things are all bought Look at the
presents that have been sent! Mamma,
le doesn't know me. And he never |
would have done it, if it had not been
for Bella,-never. She had better take |
care, or there shall be such tragedy |
hat nobody ever heard the like II she
thinks that she is going to be that mans
wife, she is-mistaken." Then there
was pause for moment. Mamma"
she said, Il shall go to him at once. |
do not care III the least what anybody |
may say. ] shall--go to hIm-at |
pace Mrs French felt that at this |
moment j. was best that she should be |
silent.
IN he EOutiDue6 |