The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-03-26

and he feared to see his friend place his
happiness in the hands of young undis-
ciplned girl. Very like Harry Waltham
had Mr.. Emmerson been ten years ago.
At that time he was the unrestrained mas
ter of his own destiny, and also liberal for
tune;well calculated by his generous, unsus-
picious nature, to become the tool of crafti-
ness and design. Three years of student life
in Paris and Germany was fast corrupting
him, teaching him recklessness and desper-
alton, when his heart was taken captive by
Helen Rivington, a pure and lovely girl, the
daughter of an English clergyman. From
that time he led different life; forsook his
gay companions, and filed with honor those
positions for which by nature he was so
well qualified. He became the kind son of
the aged Clergyman, the devoted husband,
and the tender father of the little girl he
fondly called his" Pearl" Four years of
happiness passed in the quiet foreign town
where they lived, when Mr., Rivington was
gathered to his fathers, and Mr.. Emmerson
resolved to travel with his wife and child.
They settled at Paris for the winter, and
there occurred the errors he had now to re-
pent.
In the happiness of his married life he
had forgotten the exciting pleasures of
former days, or supposed the taste which
craved them supplanted by one of pure
nature; that it only slumbered to burst
forth again upon the renewal of familiar
scenes and acquaintances, was not the
evidence of depraved heart, but the scars
which course of transgression and way
wardness invariably leaves. Helen was
conscious of change in her husband, but
her pure, refined nature could have no SYM
pathy with his temptations, and she met
his excuses and apologies with GOODNESS and
reproach. Each day increased the estrange-
ment, and one night when Helen, unable
to sleep, awaited her husbands return, lie
was brought home insensible, flushed with
wine, and wounded in duel over French
actress who brought him in her carriage,
and then hung around his bed, weeping
and wringng her hands. Helen stood
motionless, looking ON with an aching heart,
but when the actress, with natural kindness
would have poured out her explanations
and pity, she pushed her away like some
thing unclean, and gathering up her skirts,
swept from the room. She was told her
husbands wound was trifiing, that he
would soon recover, and, waiting to hear
no more, she fled with her child, leaving
no trace of her course.
The remorse which came to the young
husband upon the return of consciousness,
may be imagined 1t was in vain that he
employed every means to discover his deep
ly injured wife; at length finding his search
useless, he placed the remnant of his
fortune with friend, to be held in trust
for her, hoping that she might come for
ward and claim it, when no longer pursued.
But all these years had given nothing but
struggle and discipline; in loneliness and
, sorrow he had achieved noble manhood,
: though tonight the light from the over.
hanging chandelier betrayed many silver
hair, and his broad white forehead was
scanned by many lines of care. In the
prime of life, Mr.. Emmerson stood alone,
uncheered by affection, bereft of the ties
which make life pleasure, haunted by
remorse and the memory of happy days,
the sole remnant of the past; the pictured
! resemblance of those he had so fondly loved
and deeply wrOnged.
Whatever scruples Mr.. Emmerson enter.
, tanned against the part he was solicited tC
f undertake for the benefit of his young
friends must have been happily overcome,
, for not many days after the proposal was
made to him, he embarked for the scene
of action. The delightful freshness of the
+ country scenery and the bracing mountain
air were invigorating to the city business
man, who saw so little of nature; his spirit:
, rose rapidly, and when the little village OF
, Sharon was reached, which lay basking in
the sunlight bissfully, unconscious of any
design upon its peacefulness, he felt equa
to the performance of any task, however
, difficult. just enough Of day remained fol
Mr.. Emmerson to acquaint himself with
the location of the principal features of the
place, including of course the young ladies'
seminary. A conversation with mine host
. of the hotel, made him familiar with most
8 of the residents of the place.
4 Pretty Rose Lawrence had received due
notice OF Mr.. Emmerson's intended arrival
: and when that gentleman sailed forth TIL,
Q next morning, a short walk brought him il
contact with a young lady to whom the en-
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