The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-12

drug I had permitted to be administered
to him. sBnt the time came; when he
/ fully understood the position in which
he wss placed, and then-snch scenes
as passed between rs l cannot describe
He aereely resented the part l had
taken in entrapping him into q mar
riage that would be odious to his proud
father, and declared that he could never
forgive me ,.- .--
"Vsinly 7 tried all my powers OF
fascination TO enthrall him. and win
forgiviness from: him.
"As soon - he WIS we'll enough to
leave the house, he went of in search
of his father, in spite of all | could do
to detain him. His father Instituted
proceedings for divorce, after sending
Armand to Europe to make tour. in
conn any with Mr.. Russell and his two
daughters.
when heard that, l was devoured
with jealousy; for Elliuor Russell was
the young lady who had been chosen
by Mr.. Landry for his cons wife, and
report said that she was both rich and
charming. afterward learned that he
was betrothed to Miss Russell.
"When this happened, you were but
q few weeks old, and was left with
you to take care Of, and little enough
to DO it with.
"Ahi how l hated that fair beauty
who had caused me so much woe
Many a night, after you were asleep,
have / stolen from my cottage, and
made my way to the stately home in
which that woman dwelt, surrounded by
loving care that ofright belonged to me.
Concealed in the shrubbery, / have
listened to his voice speaking to her iu
in accents OF deeper tenderness than be
had ever used to me, and vowed
within my soul that would find means
to blight the happiness they seemed to
find in each other. They were mar
ried.
MY hate eliminated when a daugh-
ter was born who vas destined to fill
the place in your fathers house OF which
you had been defrauded.
"Your hslfsister ia two years younger
than you, and in your childhood YOU
were 60 much alike that but for the
difference in size you might have been
taken for twins.
"Armsud's joy in his new treasure
was soon turned to sadness, for the
health ofhis wife began to fail. She
faded slowly away with a mysterious
disease. Everything was tried that
promised relief, but the spell of an evil
eye was upon her, and there was no
help for her.
1.-THE doctors said it was the climate
that did not suit her, but I knew better
than that.
"She was taken away for change Of
air, but Zslms, the woman that went
with her as nurse, was one Of the slaves
that had belonged to my father. and
was devoted TO me.
Mrs. Landry fingered tor many
months, but she at last died. when you
HeEe i've years oiu'
The years passed on, and Armand
was travelling in Europe, rarely writing
home, and never sending me line.
You were ten years old when he
came back. Zelma was dead, and |
felt safe now that the only one who
could accuse me ofinstigating the death
Of Ellinor Russell was gone.
"But all my hopes were fearfully
dashed to the earth; for he brought
with him a young wife, a cousin OF
Ellinor's, and als) an heiress. They
stopped in New Orleans, and from there
Armand wrote to me the following
lines:
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 80, 49,.
II write to you, Hagar, to say that
no option will be allowed you as to
your removal from the vicinity OF me
and mine.
Il came back to my native land,
bringing with me cousin OF my lost
one as nav wife, the resemblance in
person and character between the two
attracting me irresistib!y to Helen.
Il might have taken her to lie
Bocage to meet the same terrible fate,
had | not here encountered the priest
who attended Zelma in her last illness,
and receired Ter confession.
"Ah, my heart, | cannot write it.
go far avay-take your daughter
II am not rich in my own right, but
when she is old enough to marry, ! will
give her suitable dover. This is all
! can or will do.
ARMAND LANDRY"
II had nothing to DO but obey Ar
mand's command" continued Mrs
Blake, land so / came hither with you,
where we have lived till now. This is
my history