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91
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CIIAPTElt XI.
'You coino in good timti, my lortl,' said
tlio coiiiitcss, witli icy spocch, 'in cxccl
lent timo for Mr Inlowood's cloqucnoc.
'I am alwny hnppy to liston to fr
Inglowootl," saitl tlio oarl, palitcly boW'
tng towarus tlio wifo of li is bosom. llis
lordslup tlicn graciously smilod tipon liis
clmplain, and drawing a cliair, corcmoni
ously soatcd liimsclf, as tliough rcsigncd
to a long discoiirsc. ilns formnlity
somcwhat abnshod tlio wortliy cliaplnin;
bnt thorc was anothcr circumstanco that
incrcasod liis confiision. llciknow for
tlic .past wcok tlio woddud couplo liad nol
oiiccinct, and llio foigned civility intcr
clmngcd botwccn tlicin gavo ccrlain o
inoii ofa l'isniK. storm. Thoir Gcnoral
bcaring was that of polishod indifTcrcncc;
Init Vt'hcn ciihcr of tlicin wns Btunir into
oxtromo politcncss, liostilitics woro suro
to follow. Tlio carl could havo loved
liis wifo, nay, whcn lio marricd, ho did
lovo hcr; but sho liad cliillcd liim into
coldncss. Iler cxcolling bcauty liad fas
cinatcd liim; but too late lio found that
10 liad sacrificcd liis dcarcst liopcs to a
statuo. 1 ho countcss was that most tcr-
riblo, bul liappily that rarcst.cvil ofcrca-
tion, a sclfish woinan. Suprcmely arro
gant in hcr personal charms, hcrloolcing-
glass prcscntcd hcr witli all ihc o.xtcrnal
worhl cnlaincd: whilst self sclf sclf
sang lo hcr sonl a novcr-ciiding lullaby.
'Woiild lo God1' cricd ihc luisband, as one
day hc luoktiil upnn hcr futnl lovclincss
witli moislcniiig cycs 'would to God sho
could chanac that face for a heart!' Sho
tvouhl uot liave harlcrcd one day's iiloom
of it for tlic natcrnnl pride of a Ccrnclin.
And now, Mr Iiiglewood,'said llio carl,
now (or vour liousciiolu srrmon. 1 scc
how it is," he continued, marking ihn dis-
comfort of tlic cliaplnin, knonly obscrving,
too, the cloudy brow of tlic countcss,
1 scc hr.w it is; us usual, you liave hecn
discoursing to her ladyship.'
Ilcrc Inglcwond inwnrdly shivcrcd; or
hc kncw by fatal cxpcricncc how his lord-
hip othcnvisc kind and considcratc to-
wards hini, dclighlcd to play him olT in
lis cliurchmau's charactcr against tlio
countcss. It wasto Ihc carl s tliinking, an
cxquisitc touch of po'icy to corrcct his wilc
corrcct, did I say? no, tlic oarl had no
uch despcratc thmight; but to nmish tlic
partner of his fortuncs witli tlic rod of tlic
church. Tlic carl, I say, considered tliis
to hc astrokc offiuc policy; sonic folks may
all it conjugul cowardicc.
'My lord,' said Inglcwoud, dctermincd to
to mako an clfort to cxtricatc liimsclf,
. would defcr inysuit for indced, it was
suit I had to urgc, and nol a scrmon un-
til to-morrow."
'Ccrtainly not, Mr Inglcwood,' cricd hcr
adyship, nlTecling a distrustfiil glancc to-
wards her husband. 'Procccd, I hcg of
you. Iassiirc you, my lord, Mr Inglcwuod
was tulk'mg vcry charmingly vcry much
so. whcn you inlerrnptcd us. I am surc
hc had something of imp'ortapcc to coui
inunicatc; soinc thing that you, doubtlcss,
ought lo hcar l bcg he will continuc'
All this wtts said wilh nicaniug, inquisi
tivc c) cs, and in a lonc ol supprcsscd suff-
l-ring; so adinirahly did tlic unfeeling uilc
act jcalousy so pcrfcctly did hcr vcry
hcartlessncss assurc a hcart. At oncc,
his lordship kncw that hc was rcscrvcd
for somc mystcrious mischicf, and so rc
solvcd to inakc ihc first altack.
(Poor Tnglewood poor chaplain! And
hc hc was to bc scntiiicnt shuttlocock,
itruck in crucl sport from wife to husband
from luisband back lo wife! At that mo-
mcnt how did his licartycarn for tlic para
diseof a Wclsh curacy!)
'Hcr latlysbip. Mr Inglowootl, 1 cricd the
earl quickly, for tlic first timc in his lifo
cetting tlic advancc spcech of his wilc, and
valorously dctermincd to krcp i't 'hcr la
dvshin for all she mav afTcct .towards
yotnsclf has.I know, ihc grcatcs vcne
ration for vour worlh. vour honesly. She
lovcs plain-spcaking doarly; tliough per
haps it mighl bc impolitc at all timcs to a-
vow it. Still, hcr ladyship; you must bc
a little indulgent. You must not tvngo
such a di'adly crusadc against piquct. I
know what you havc said ofa woman gam
stcr; 1 havo listcned ivith grcat cdification
toyour dcscription of tlic tnrrible scct;
havcrcally sbuddcrcd at tlic frightfnl pic
lurc; at tlic anatomy, I may say, you havc
prcpared from what for all good purposcs
has ceasod to livc a lady gamblcr; ncvcr
thelcss,,iny dcar Mr Inglewood' and herc
his lordship wrcakcd such cordialily upon
his remonstraiicc 'ncvcrthclcss you must
not coiifoiind a casual instancc wilh a cus-
tom; you must notconsidcr hcr latlysiiip a
hopclcss idolatcr of paintcd papcr, if now
and tlicn to givc vviiijjs to a hcavy hour
shc takcs a hand or so. ltcally, you
must not, Mr Inglewood.' Thusspokc his
lordship; and in llio vauity of his muacii
lino lioart he thought ho liad ncliioved
wondrous triumph over tic woman ho had
vowcd to lovc aud chcrish. Tlio lady, how
cvcr, who iad as strnngly swom, provcd
horsclf at lcast an cqual nialch for tlic mau
shc lovcd, houorcd and obcyed. As for In
glcwnod, hc sat witli his lips glued togcth
cr. Tlic polite vchcincncc of tlic carl h'at
kopl him silcnt: now her ladyship was about
tospcak, nnd lio kncw Ihat naught rc
maiiicd fur him but to suffer. Witli what
scorching Boftness in hcr cycs witli what
bitlcr sclf complaccncy witli what an ob-
trusc sonso of martyrdom, did tlic Count
css Blusliroso carcfully construct a hand-
ful ofinucndoes, cvcry ono of them c
nough to wountla womans pcacc for cvcr1
'I am surc, tr.y lord,' (if a mnn rould
bc killcd witli music, tlio tnortal melmly of
her ladyship's wcll cducatcd voicc had ccr
tainly slaiu hcr husband,) "I'm surc,
that is I hnpo, I am always a pnticnt lis
tcncr to Mr Inglovvood. I know tlio good
ncss that prompts him; the conscicncc that
inimatcdovcry word: I know his dcvotion
lo the high and abstract charactcr, as I
tliink IMiavc heard you call il, you scc
my lord, how I trcasurc all yonr syllables,
ycs, the high and abstract charactcr of
his function. I know his rcgard for the fami
ly his cspocial coiisideration for oursclves,
and thereforo from him can hcar anything
Ncvertheless, my lord, as I was saying to
Mr Inglewood as you entercd that is,
was about to say I would not havc liim
scold you as 1 know hc docs. IIc must
not take upon coininon rcport thc worltl
is so ccnsorious, tlic world so dclights to
dcslroy ucddcd coiifitlcncc what I ncvcr
can bclievc, at lcast not all of it. And,
thereforc, tny lord I say ho must uot scold
you.'
11ns tlic readcr watchcd n wcll-grown
kiitcn witli its maidcn irtoiifc? Ilas he
sccn how that velvet-coatcd, playful crca-
turc, having firt crusbcd its victim's loins
witli all its tcctb, droisit; and now, crouch-
ing apart, witli sorcnc assurance that the
miserablc h retch cannot cscapc, watchcs
witli swcct forbcarancc its writhings aud
stnigglings, the vcry hopclcssncss of its
agonytogct away? Ilowthcsaid kiitcn,
its claws biimancly sheathcd, thcy hav
ing alrcady donc thuir work puts forth
one pnv, and now tlio niousc on one sitle
now on the otlier and turns it over aud
over and all in play all in tlic pretliest
sport?
Ifthc readcr 1ms sccn this, sure I am,
hc can fiud a pnrallcl in wife aud husband
lo puss and mouse.
'ATo, Mr lnglcHortd,' continuedjicr Iady-
hip, 'his lordship has, I know, his faults;
still, ho is not tlic uscrupvlous libnrlinc'
'Madain!' cxclaiincd his lordsliip, firing
U ihc word, and theu tuming ficrcely
round upon his chaplain,- 'Mr Inglowootl,
what isnhis?'
Mr Ingliiwor;,!, in pnticnt amazcinent
ookcd nl tlic uedded pair, then askcd.
What, my lordl'
'Am I, sir, indbtcd loyour insiniiaiions
for tliis ch ractcr? Is it thus, iu my
own honsc, you fulfil a mission of pcace?
' protcst, my lord,' stamincrcd Ingle
wood, 'I protest I '
'Oh, Mr Inglewood is a plain speakcr,'
cricd tho countcss, deligtcd at tlic suc
ccss of her ariificc. 'And tlicn so faithful,
so vivid an arlist, too! I am surc I am
lolightcd witli tho portrait that, as you lell
nio, iny lord, Mr Inglewood has passcd ofl
for mc. It inusl havc been so grateful to a
husband, so flattoring to his wife! And
tlicn itisso comfortnble to havo at one's
olbow a kind remcmbrancor of onc's little
faults. Not that I want lo know all your
lordship's trcasons, and cvcn ifl did, Mr
Inglewood is so good, hc would ncvcr tcll
all.'
Tlic chaplain was by naturo and self-dis-
ciplinc a mcck, forbcaring man, but hc
was full ofgcnerous iinpulscs, and ihc im-
plicd slanderof her ladyship was too much
for his paiicnce: hc, thcicfore, committcd
a great brcach of decorum; for, crchcr la
dyship had wcll concludcd hcr scntcncc,
Mr Inglewood hrought down his clcnched
list upon the tablc witli such a rcport that
tho countcss lcapt in hcrchair witli a slight
shriek. 'Mr Inglewood!1 cxclaiincd tlic
asloiiishcd carl, 'you forgot yourself.
Do you know, sir, what you are?'
'Ycs, my lord,' rcplicd Inglewood, wilh
suddcn calinness 'nolongcr your chaplain
1 entercd your lordship's scrvico as a miu-
islcr of pcacc: I will not no, my lord,
will not to suit tho fickle huinors of the
grcat, bc made a scnpegoa. and a firebrand
1 am no longcr, sir, your scrvani.'
'Conic, comc,1 said the rcally good na-
turctl iioblcman, 'not so hasty, Mr Ingle
wood Spoil not your hopes in lifo by a
piccO oflcmpcr.'
'My hopes in this life, my lord,' said
Inglewood, 'arc a quiet conscicncc, hcalthi
an'd a cordial faitli, lct thcm makc what
mistakcs thcy will, in my fcllow crcalurcs
Of theso tbrco hopes, it may plcasc God
to dcprivo mo ofonej ncvcrthclcss,' Iwo
whilst my rcasnn lasts must, apd sliall rc
inain wilh mc'
"Mr Inglewood I havc hcen wrong
confcss as Piuch, aud 1
'My lord,' rcplicd Inglewood firmly, yel
rpspcclfiilly, 'I hnvcbc'cn wrong: and by
quittirigyour scrvico can makc lliconly rc
paration duu to mjsclf; undi.rsiand mc, my
lord lo mysclf. I now know my plucc
il nitist ho my own houso my oivn roof
, . . . . .
iiiougn winti anu snow tlrivo tliroiigli it;
my mvn hcarth, tliough wilh scarcc a lcg
to warm il; my own timc, lliat I may worl
to know tho niystety within mc. I thank
you, for this rcliof from bondagc. You iu
tenUctJ kiutlty by mc: but 1 lcel il, my
lord 1 shoiild dwaif nud wither under
your patronagc: I shoiild ncvcr grow lo
bc a man.' -
'You know hcst,' said tlic earl, rcsum-
ing his diguitv. 'I would not by my fa-
vours blight a giant. ' Comc, conic,' said
tlic carl smiliug, 'you arc a young man
a vcry young man. Lct us talk of ilus to
inorrow.'
'My lord,' answcrcd Inglewood, 'I havc
madc my clection; I am frcc. Yct, my
lord, lct mc Icavc your houso a pcaceniak
cr.' Then turning to tho countcss, he
said, 'Will your ladyship grant mc a mo-
mcnt's hcaring? for what I havc to say
must intcrcst you.' 'I would nlcad for a
wcak and loolish woman. Shc has bclrayctl
her trust. Yct, I bclievc 'twas pride. a
silly
pride no decp sin that bcguilcd
hcr.'
'What woman 's this?' askcd tlic carl.
'Onc hencath your roof, my lord. One
of your tcnant's dajghtcrs, hircd to tend
your child. This morning 1
'Tcn thousand pardons, my Indy,' cricd
and eldcrly, liard-featurcd woman, burst
ing into tlic apnrtmciit, 'but flcsh and
blood cau't bear toihavc sucirdoings madc
notliingof. If Susan isn't packrd, uobodj's
safc. I kncw his rcvcrencc herc wantcd
to talk hcr ofl bul I I bcg your pnr-
don, my latly, for breaking.in, but cvery-
body's charactcr must sti(Ter.' Ilcrc the
aucicnt thunc, wilh hcr apron corncr, care
fully dilotlgctl a smnll tear from cither
cyc.
Wliiil'slhc maticr, Mrs Pillow whai
las Susan donc?' asked tho cnuntess.
'Stolcn half-a-yard of lacc from his lord
ship's cap,' answcrcd Mrs Pillow.
'Not stolcn not stolcn,' shriekcd a girl,
asBhcrusliod in, and witli strcaming cycs
fell al the fcet of the countcss. 'I ncvcr
had a thief's thoui'ht ncvcr: nursc said
twas of no usc uoiit1; and 1 only took il
to rcmciiibcr it whcn I shoiild bc old, and
bahy bo a mnn.'
The girl, wilh chspcd hands lookctl
witli passionatc gricf iu the face of the
countcss. Hcr ladyship rosc and fanning
hcr cccck wilh mc new from tlic princc's
coronct said, 'scnd the culpiit from tlic
housc, aud instantly.'
The girl full proslratc on the floor. Mr
Inglewood followed tlic countcss, witli hh
cycs, as, still wnving mc to nntl fro, she
walkcd from tlic room. 'God tcacli you
bettcr mcrcy!' hc said iu a low voicc,
and ho stoopcd to raisc tho hcart-strickcii
olfendcr.
CIIAPTERXII.
the cou.vTr.ss iii.usiinosi: and nr.n iiAiin.
si.Avr.nv or st. jasiij's, gauuick's
"noMno."
I bcg your ladship's pardon but will
your ladyship's goodncss allow a word
witli your ladyship r'
Thus spokc Mrs Pillow, the housckccp
cr, following tlic countcss from tho npart
mcnt; and hcr ladyship, by a moliou of
tho licad, lmplicd conscnt to tho pctilion.
"I shall nevcr forgive mysclf, ncvcr,till
my dying day,' said Mrs Pillow, immcdi
atcly shc found hcrsell closctcd witli tho
countcss.
'What has happcncd now, Pillow?' ask
cd hcr ladyship, listlessly.
'Mattcr, your ladyship! Wcll, was
thcrc evcr such a kiud.forgiving mistrcfss!
I'm sure my lady, I' but herc tho grow
ing cinolion of tho housekecpcr brokc
forth forth iu shoit, quick sohs.
'Anothcr robhcry, l supposc?' said tlic
countcss wilh nfl'octed rcsignation. 'By
no mcans, my lady,' answcrcd Mrs Pil
low. 'Now Susnn's gonc not that shc
sliall leavc the houso, my lady, beforcher
boxcs aro wcll tunibled I'd nuswcr witli
my lifo for tho honcsty ofall of us.'
'Wcll?' said tho countcss, in a frctful
tonc; nnd iinmcdiiitcly the housekecpcr
kncw shc must bc bricf.
'15ut, your ladysoip,' nnd hcro tlic
tcars tricklcd down Mrs Pillow's face likc
rain drops down a window-panc "whcn 1
think of my own assurrancc my niy
my worso than that, in buslhig iu as I did
bcforo your ladyship nnd my lortl '
'Wcll, wcll, seo tis not rcpeatctl. I sup
posc it was your zcal for 1
'Tlmt's it your" ladyship, lliat's it. 1
thought if that hussy saving your prcs
cnc.c only had tho first word, for first
words witli a brazcn faco go so far sho
inight tlcceivc your ladyship; and likc hci
impudciico sho would comc to you bui
tlicn, wbut do such trollops know whal
Providenco rcally inado 'orn for? Tlicn
I followed hcr, your ladyship and llicro,
sho would Btand in tho hall, your lady
ship trying- to cry, aud nggravnting mo
past christian flcsh nnd hloothvith hcr as
suranco and llicn I oh, iny lady, char
actor's guch a jowcl, and makc us forgct
wliat's iroper to oursolves nnd our bct
tcrs.' And Mrs Pillow concluded this
fragmonlary scnlcnco wilh a new Biipply
of-roiling tear-drops.
'That will do tio morc that will do,'
said tho countcss, nnd hcr lips nlniost
brokc into a forgiviug smi'c. Mngical wns
tlicirofibct upon tho housokccpcr; for Mrs
Pillow wipcd hcr faco, which on tho inst-
ant, was smootli, passionlcss nnd glossy,
us a faco of ornamciual chiim. 'Mr In
glewood lcaves us,' said the countcss.
'1 am not surpriscd ut that, my lady, if
Susan gocs.' Ilcr ladyship turning quick
ly round, bcnl a haughty inquiring look
upon her scrvnnt. Mrs Pillow folt shc
had beon too ahrupt. 'That is I don't
lliink Susnn would havc stayed long aftcr
him. J lis rcvcrencc oncc gavo tho girl
a praycr bnok, my lady; wcll, would your
Indyship bclievc it, tho wench was always
a reading that book. I always thought it
strnngc, my lady, still I lioped it was
nolhing but rcligion. But whcn pcoplo
turn thicvcs.and rob such n swcct haby
oh, your ladyship, what a durling, dnrling
lamb his lordship is' So quiet, too! I'm
tlic worst ofsinners, if hc dosen't cut liis
tceth likc any blcsscd spirit.
Tliis encrgctic praisc of the haby sccm-
cd to touch tlio matcrnnl instincts of tlic
countcss; lor .suutleuly reincinbcring tlint
shc had a child, shc said 'Let liis lord
ship bo brought to mc'
I would fain pass over the cmotion of
such a inothcr. Tlic habo wns brought;
tlic moihcr kissed hnr child itisscd it as
i niin would kiss hcr bcads. Two or thrcc
ininutcs jiasscd, and shc was about to rc-
lurn it to its nursc s arms, whcn thc frct
ful crcaturc it sccmcd wasting and pin
ing, an oircriiig prcpared for dcalh
llircw out its tiny hand, and fixed its fing-
ers iu its mothcr's hair, whining and pul-
ling witli all its little strcngth. 'Take him
away,' cricd Ihc countcss, with a slight
laugh 'tlic thc little rcbe!!' and as the
babo was borno lo thc nursory, thc inoth
cr turucd quickly to a mirror.and nrrang
cd a fcw disortJrcd racn thrcads dcli
cately, tenderly, as tliough thcy wcrc vi-
tal as hcr hcart-strings.
What kncw snch i mothcrof her child?
She had heard its first wail thal incon
vcniencc shc could not avoid It was from
that moincnt divorced from hcr cnrcs.
It grcw not bcncath her cyc, takiug its
hourly lifo fr.iin her; shc ncvcr kncw that
swcct communion, whnn naturo touches
cvcry ncrvc rcpaid by lovc increasing; by
dawning conciousiicss; by looksof bright
cning knowledgc; by fitful brokcn mur
iiicrings dcep witli a scnso of brooding
joy; by all that iiitcrchango of mother
ovc and haby happiness; and morc, by
those pulscs of the soul which, iu the
tluilling prcscnt, assurc tho blissful fu
turo. Thc countcss saw hcr child bul at
slatcd Jntcrvals; sho kncw sho was a
mother only by thc clock. Ilcr solc 'ofl
spring was hcr bcauty, that sho nurscd,
that shc tcnded; that, wilh cvcry furtivo
i;Ianco, she with decp nflbctiiui worshipcd.
''or hcr child, that was cntomcd in hcr
aco. Jt was tliis iimt lo my iliougnt
madc hcr hidoously Iovcly that thrcw thc
cankcrous aspcct of tho witcb "upon thc
featurcs of a coddess. Of all I havc
iiiown, thc counlcss stood apart.
Whilst in thc posscssion of hcr ladyship
I saw all to bosccn of tho high world.
Drawing ronms assomblics balls thc
opcra all tho shifting sccncs, all thc
bcnutiful and hrilliant things, that makc
whal is callcd sonety. 1 havc sccn truc
nobility of hcart atld lustrotothe jcwcl on
its brcatt; 1 havo scc:i thc man of biilh,
whosc grcat nnccstors wcro to him nscon
tinually prcscnt; whoso nicmorics wcrc
as protccting angcls, donying nught of
iiican, or low, orselfish to approach thc
sanctuary of his soul; nicn with hcarts
antl minds swcctcned and purified by that
cvei hiating frograncc brcnthing from good
uul grcat incn's gravcs. And I havc sccn
thc caitifl' whosc stars and trinkcts likc
blnzoned cofiin-platcs, glitlcrcd on noth-
ng but corruption; mon, with souls doatl
and noisome, in inoving cnrcasscs. Wilh
iiidignnlion did I first behold llicm; wilh
scorr and a ficrcc hntrcd. I callcd I'or
ttiro filthy namcs, nnd arrnigned dirccting
Fate of a gross vcnality. This was thc
passion of vcry ignnrancc Siucc I havc
sccn tho world iu i;s many inequaliiics,
liave known and sccn how much tho scl
fish losc in thoir intcnsity of gnin, I
havo lookcd upon them with compnssion
with a decp, mulc pity. Poor small things
infinitcly cinnll in thcir imngincd
grcatncss; mcn who, liko tho ninggot in
thc nut, fccd and grow gross in dnrkncss,
unwittiii'' of thc world oflight nnd bcnu-
ty, without that polty sholl of silf tl.nt
circles thcm.
I havc sccn too, woinaji in hcr swi ctcst
uoblcst aspcct; athiug ofhighest thoughts
and dcopcst tendcrncss still, elcvated
mado aoftor still by iniiiislcring tustes,
nlniost rcfincd away from carth a crca
turc pricoIcs3 nnd unptirchasnblo as tho
nngols! Yct havc I sccn hcr so!d bar
tcrcil paiil for with goldcn guincas
wilh tinkling titlc with Hashing coronct.
T havo heard something of tlio slavo nuir
kols of Cairo of Aloxmidria; talca of
snow-skinncd Gcorginn nnd Circnssians
of faircst victims vcndcd by nvarico lo
lust. 'J'ho tales wcrc louchiiig vcry,
vcry touching. But hcaring thcm I havc
smilcd at thc wilful ignorancc, tlic sniig
sclf-coinplaccncy of Britous I havc smil
cd nnd rcmcmborcd mc of tho slavo mar
Itcts ofS't. Jnmcs's! 'What!' crica tho
rcader, nud his lips tum slighlly purplo
with iiidignntion, 'St Jnmcs's!' Ycs, sir,
St. Jnmcs's! I havc seen bluc cycs, pink
chccks, scarlct llps tiold ayc, as you
would scll n noscgay fnthers nud inoth
crs luring on thc custoincr.btit having by a
bishop who sliall blcss the burgain. Thcro
is this difl'ornccbctwccn tho Gcorgian nnd
thc British mcrchnndizc a smnll circlo
of gold wiro about it, no morc. llavc I
not sccn crcalurcs with scraphic looks
bcings that in real lovclincss of form and
aspcct, in living harmnny of gcsturc
liave nlinost made thcimagination barrcn;
liave I not sccn thcm sold to somc para
lylic IMutus somc half palsied carl? No
not sold; thcy wcrc marricd. Thoir
parcnts mndo for thcm good matchcs ;lhcy
wcrc marricd in a church marricd wilh
all thc hotiours'.
Thc hells ringout amcrry pcal look at
thc bride, hcr colourcomcs and gocs, and
hcr lip shakcs likc a rose-lcnf in thc wind;
tcars bhnd hcr sycs; nnd, as shc stcps
from the carriago, tlic carth whirls about
hcr! Is that the church-door? Surcly,
it is thc cntranco ofatomb. Sho fights
with closcd lips mutually fights against
hcr owclling hcart. Shc raisos hcr cycs
shc secs hcr fathcr's ttony face glittcr-
ing with a smilc astntuc iu thc stin; bc
holds hcr mothcr's simpcr hcr wcight of
groat contcnt; shc turns moro horriblo
than al! and catchca a look of him, in
sonic bricf minutcs lo bo madc hcr own
cr: ho smilcs, nnd hcr hcart dics nt his
pan likc lcar! "Wcll, thcy arc marricd!
Thc bargain is completcd the rcccipt, n
inarriago ccrtificatc, is duly passcd. Tho
happy couplo start for his lordship'd hall.
An ox i3 ronstcd butts ofnle arc tnppcd;
all isjoy nnd rioting nmong his lord.hip's
happy pcoplo; happy, too, thc happicstof
ihc happicst, is his lordship's sclf? Vt'hat
au cxcollent lnalch for thc bride; how
many praisc thc wisdom thc policy ol
hcr parcnts! how nobly thcy havc donc
thcir 'duty' by her. Is it not provcd by
aftcr ycnrs? docs not hcr ladyship makc
an imniaculatc wife? Is shc not cliasto aa
Iceland's snows? Can cven midniglit
drunkcncss darc to pass a jcst upon In 1 1 Is
shc not a pattcrn ofall tho chorco prop
crtics? Truc vcry truc. Iler f.tther
aud mother aro proud of tho match
proud of thc spotless virtuc of thcir daugh
tcr. And shc is virluous. Sliemay, ith
most scrcnc tlofiancc, tliink of Westmin
ster Hall; but what has hcr prudcut lath
cr to answcr, what her most politic moth
er to rcply to that harlutnj of soul thcy
havc forccd upnri hcr to that incvilablo
daily falsehood which thcy havo madc hcr
act to hcar that constnnt lic thnt ngo
nizing ulccr cnting in hcr hcart, ino3t cat
iug whcn a smilc is Ilickcriug at hcr lips?
Is shc not a white slavc a christian
slavc a boudwoman -bought in u St.
James's drawing-room, albcit wcddcd af
tcr a St. Jnmcs's Church? I havc heard
ol woinan slavcs toiling iu ricc grounds,
heard of the planter's winding liko whct
led stccl nround poor woman's furm: of
thcsc things I hnvc heard. But I havo
sccn white slavcs in carringcs havo
known the ngonics iufiiclcd on llicm by
thc scourgo of thoir own mind, by tho
worm prcying in thcir hallowing tcmplcs,
of dcspair.
Thcsc sccncg I minglcd in theso
thing3 I saw whilst in thc posscssion ofki
dy Iusliroso. J. havc, howevcr, trcspass
cd by n long digrcs3ion havc aguin com
mittcd my usual fault of waiidcring from
thc tlircct lino of my story. Lct mc l ast
cn to rcturn to it.
Somc thrcc months afier I wns stolcn
no, takcn is tho word from tho palaco,
thc carl's infant, thc hclr of his housc,
lcll ill, vcry ill.
'I am somowhat unrnsy about ICdward,'
said tho carl to his' wifo, who w:u dresscd
for thc thcntre.
'I'm sure hc's looking a grcat dcal bel
tcr a grcnt dea) bettcr a grcat donl,'
answcrcd thc countcss, prcssing hcr littlo
fingcr to a bcnuiy patch which tiircaten
cd t full from herchin. 'But if you think
it ncccssary why not scnd for Dr Wilson?'
'Mndani,' nnd the carl slightly coloicd;
'aficr your conduct to tho Pr this ttjn-