Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-04-22

only aWaKeu 10 Qle, lie SPOKE 10 ner
once about his feelihgA She treatei him
cruelty. When sure of his affections she
begsp totty to torture, him with jealousy,
On his demonstrating, ,sheturne ed him away
forever with a whitening sneerl 4 He, was
stunned at first, but afterward thought it
mistake, He sought her out again, and
implored her 70 tell him truly, yThistime
her calm contempt was unmistakable he
my strong nature he would have survived
this shock. The woman does not
live who could kill me by a disappoint-
mert. bot my brother was a gentle soul.
When his heart broke, he. died. And 50
he Yielded to this blow. - - '''''' IA
All can be told in a,few words, My
mother, horrifed, startled, overwhelmed,
by this most unlooked-for calamity, and
gentlei in nature like my brother, sank
ike him under the sudden stroke.
And now" concluded the woman,
"they both lie buried beside her ihus-
band"
g All the time she sp9keI did not utter =
AS she ceased rose slowly, murmured
Thank you" and staggered away. In
stinctively l wandered to the burying-
ground. I knew we'll where they lay. l
soon stood before their newly,made grave
two twin mounds containing all that
cared for-on earthr- the treasured objects
of lifetime's labor the ones for WHOSE
happiness had been slave And they
had come to thisl
I spent the night there. l brooded over
plans of vengeance. If they were
crushed by a blow, rose under
mine and heard their cry for
vengeance coming even from the
tomb. l had that woman's name. She
had, under the outward beauty of her
fiendishl SOUL killed my mother and
brother. She should suffer But how
This was the meditation of the night. 1
took long strides up and down as I paced
beside the graves, and before the dawn l
had decided.
My scheme was one of grandeur You
seldom hear of such schemes People
generally find it difficult to take revenge
because they are too anxious to take care
of themselves. Now, Lcared nothing for
myself My sole desire Was-for vengeance
For that desire was ready to sacrifice
every thing.
l started for New York Immediately,
and arrived there as soon as. possible.
The head of our house was living at that
time up the, Hudson, He left every thing
to me. My measures.we all taken. 3 l
wrote to him informing him that was
going to Europe to see about some British
funds that We're endangered. drew on
England for those funds to the amount of
two million dollars, and then left the
office. But l did not 60 to England l
calmly returned to my own lodgings,
whereof wrote somenletters These were
letters Of introduction theechief people
in the UhitedS States from the leading aris-
tocracy of Great Britain. With these l
knew | could have the entree of any so,
ciety. l start ed for Philadelphia, and pat
up at the first hotel in the place. law
ished my money with a liberal hand, or
dered the servants peremptorily and acted
like an eccentric nobleman. On the books
of the hotel wrote the name, Henry
L ord Arlington eesm rrEogr, = ?
On my cardthere was the same name,
and over 1t neatly-engraved crest. This
nobleman l was personally acquainted
with. He had large dealings with our
house, and all his circumstances were
well known TO me. On the following
day / saw the following in the principal
paper;
DISTINGUISHED DSTRANeER--Ye esterday distin.
gulshed nobleman arrived at the - Hotel. He
ing English nobility. He comes to this country to
study our institutions, and see the wonders of ma
ture in which our land s go RICH His father is the
Earl of Sunderland, to which he is heir. When we
state that his Lordship has an Income OF about
mtlliondollaTs year, and is gay young bachelor
of twenty~dye, we think we have said enough tt
turn the heads OF all the young bellies in the city,
I was soon waited on by the chief peo
ton tothem, and met with an eager wei
Nv Of of al lr1n 90
and self-reliance won me respect e. wal
shortly the lion OF the city. l soon en-
countered my victim. ''t >'j.41 p 2
Isabel NeYers, for this was her name
was the daughter of one of the old fami
lies. Her father was man full of self i'm
portance and absurd c0nceit. He pride(
himself on being the son of an, American
officer, and cultivated his lofty feeling o.
arrogance to q ridiculous extent. Hi
daughter was worthy of him.. Hard, cold
and selfish. She was only attractive il
outline and feature. The feeling of am
bition and self importance overruled al
other sentiments. Love she could not feel
Marriage she looked upon as a specula
ton. She sought husband only for tn
| sake of wealth and social influence
| Wealth and Position were her gods.
| + saw with exultation how readily sh
| fell into the snare spread for her. N
sooner had she seen me than she exerte,
all her arts to win me. And I-neve
did any lover appear half so intoxicatet
as I. The reader can foresee the end
The newspapers announced it:
| MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE-It is stated tha
| Lord Arlington is about to lead to the hymenet
alter the aughter OF one of our most dstinguishe
citizens. If this be So we venture to -ay that In
| ri nj
| ment than Miss Nevers-" A 4 u T-I 2
All this transpired in about fortnight
| The marriage was settled upon. l showe
to old Nevers my bankers authority Il
draw on England for millions. I mad
deeds of settlement to my bride of estate
and lands. /, lavished my wealth with
| liberal hand. She held instruments wit
my signature to the extent of millions
| On the evening before our marriage
wrote off to my old employer, anony
mously:
"SIR The young man in whom you place COZ
hdence ia a sconndrel He is no@ not In Europ
name of Lord Arlington Do no despse tni'
but come yourself TO Philsde phia Bsarp al
and save yourself from Ruin"
| We were married. 1t was the mos
magnificent wedding ever known in Phi
adephia. All the elite of the city wer
| present. such 'splendor, such display
had never before been seen. s.--ssr- q
Three days passed One morning a lou
and peremptory knock was heard at tn
| door. Il had been living with my wife q
Mr.. Neverss, in seclusion, preparatory
taking her to the aristocratic connection
of her noble husband. The crisis an
proached Well, had nerve for an
thing. The servant opened the dod
Loud voices sounded in the hall m
wife stepped to the door and hurried bacl
4 She was white as a sheet ---.' ..------.------
r "IIa, hal" she exclaimed, nervously
"they want Lord Arlington. They sa
he's an SnlpOster." rl.-ft
'"An imp6storl Well, that is goodr'
cried, gayly. gYu .-t NJ
al must see him." cried loud voice.
sWell, it's getting better and betterp p
exclaimed; and springing up, l went
| ths door, N,t Nh IVA q
Il saw my late employ or. .hHe starte
back. .....,..,......,
swell my good man can do auythin
for you ?" Ny calmness my hauteur, m
impudence, were beyond description.
/ II q EdwAfd,pf said he, i"has IL come