The farmers' vindicator., 1874-09-18

sameY And Viola lived in whirl o
, excitement, which her kind friend
prepared for her.
Several years after Vanlear's depar
ture, there came one whom maneuver
ing parents and officious friends pro
claimed The one; he was fine looking
with plenty Of confidence in himself
and exceedingly fascinating among the
ladies. No wonder, then, that Viola
yielded her young heart, or rather hel
will, when such influences were brought
to bear upon the subject, and not one
to whisper the name of Vanlear.
There was great todo, and prepa-
rations made, and in short time pate,
tamitias rejoiced in a son-in-law, who
he was happy to call such.
You will now allow the writer to
moralize a little. We may not lift the
veil to read too closely the real feel.
ings of the bride. Placed in the same
situation, there are few who would not
have acted as she did. Whether she
was really happy then, or not, we never
had the means of knowing; but no
doubt she repented her faithlessness in
after years.
Sometime after Viola'smarriage with
Beaumont, came her true lover, our
hero, bringing, as he said he would, q
fortune. He had gone to the land of
gold, and well and faithfully did he
work, depriving himself Of every com
fort, that he might the sooner lay his
wealth at the feet of the woman whom
he adored
Poor Vanlear! Who, that has
heart, can but feel for thee in this thy
dark hour? The beauty of his charac- |
ter sbone out here, as elsewhere. After
a visit to the grave Of his old friend,
the sailor, he took up his great burden
of grief, and without murmur went
out again into the world all alone.
With what different feelings he left
the place this time. Nothing to hope,
or work for, ali aimless desolate life.
But he knew in whom he trusted, and
that he would never be forsaken. So
he left his worldly love behind him,
md went about his Masters work.
The gay world moved on, and Alton
became quite city, and our hero was
forgotten amidst its hustle. While the
town was growing other events were
transporting. The young were marry.
ing, and their little families were
spring up around them, and the old
were following in quick succession to
,he tomb. Among the latter were
Viola's parents, leaving their daugh-
er, Viola, with two little children. .
No sooner had Viola's father been
than Beaumont, her husband,
Who had always stood in awe of him,
plunged into all manner of dissipation
md extravaganza. After wasting her {
ntire estate, and bringing her to alb {
olute poverty, he died in drunken {
It, and left her the two young children
0 support.
Her brother, who resided in dis s
ant State, sent for her, and gave her q
home in his family, and educated ,
er children the best he could. He l
ad a large family of children, s
nd a proud, naughty wife; so her J
ituation was anything but pleasant.
Ihe was forced to submit to the cruel }
for she had been raised like @
90 many of our Southern girls; edu-
ated it is true, but entirely too super q
cial to teach, and never having learn. c
d any kind of work, she found her
elf dependent on the bounty of her Z
rother. Suoh life was humiliating u
0 proud spirit like Viola's, and she Il
AIDED rapidly into a premature old Z
roman, broken-hearted, and lonely. c
Where was Vanlear all this timer
lad he too grown old, and weary of t
fe? .
Our readers must now follow us s
cross the ocean In the port of one Il
f the large cities of Europe lies
ship. 1t belongs to an l
american who resides in New York a
ity, when at home, but as his ship q
as to 60 to different countries in search
{ merchandise, he spends much of bis !.
ime on board, and there are but few a
ountries he has not seen. We will
axe a look at him now as he stands
n the deck, and see how he compares
nth Vanlear the poor passenger on q
he little vessel years ago. A great re- u
smblance sure, still fine looking, more a
ln burnt, and hair tinged with gray. b
lie wears a look Of pious resignation, 81
hat while it does not detract from his G
,anly beauty, shows that he has been p
ried in the furnace of affiiction. His a
ONE is in princely magnifcence, and
lany there are among the poor in his 81
ity who thinks he deserves the home c'
M the title of prince, for no one CT
ives with a more lavish hand or more a