Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-06-17
his long concealed passion, but kissing
her snowy brow, he said,
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MS IonR concealed passion, put hiss'"e
her snowy brow, he said,
II "ElIen, dear Ellen, awake"
| As If aroused by his impassloned words,
the maiden slowly opened her eyes, and
gazed II nonien, inquirngly nroundi b"'
when she recognized, IN the one VINO
bent over her, tho person Of Edward
j Seymour, she blushed and would have
risen, il her strength had mol proved too
feeble for her ~ndoavor
| "Ellcn-Aliss Bowen, forgive me"
said Seymour, pcrcelv'ng her design,
and Gancying she resented his words.
| "Forg,ye you--oh how can ! suih.
cienily thank your" eagerly said the
arlless gil. The words, the tone, but
more than all the look, fitted the bosom
of her lover with iun,ulluous JOY. His
voice was eager and hurried as he replied
"iou have nothing for which TO thank
me ~ and pcrceivlng that the color
mounted into Ellcn's check, and her bo-
som beaved, While her eyes fell to the
ground, he continued, ell only thought
to be grateful for having saved SO pure
being as you" The eyes Of Ellen
still sought the ground, aud her form
lrembled, as Seymour, cmboldened by
her emotion, poured forth IN lew burn
Ing words, the tale of his love. And
when he had done, and Ellen, unable
from her agitation to reply, sank unre-
sistlng upon that bosom,i TO which she was
50 gently drawn, could any even the most
selfish aud calculating, blame her for
thus blessing so pure suit as that OF Ed
ward Seymour.
But the ieie-a-iefc, Of the lovers was
soon nterruptt d by the arrival OF the re.
maindcr ol' the company; and after thou
sand iclicita,ions on her escape, Ellen
was provided with a seat in one ol the
carriages, and the whole party returned
to the hotel
! "God be praised, my dear gill" said
Mr.. Bowen, clasping Ellen to his heart,
and moved for n moment out oi his usual
cynica mode OF expression, by the knowl-
edge of her danger and escape, "you
have had narrow escape. But then
People that will travel must eSpec. TO
gel INTO scrapcs."
The Joy OF the mother we will not re-
late. With all her faults, Mrs. Bowen
loved her daughter ardenlly, and, for
once she was by her gratitude to believe,
that Edward Seymour, might be rs much
Of a gentleman as Sir hcodore Phipps.
The very next day two sturdy look
ing men aIightcd at The door OF the ho-
tel, and, after making sundry enquiries
after the pretended baronet, proceeded
To arrest Sir Theodore, on his return from
n ride, as u notorious forgcr, lately cs-
capped from southern penitentlary.-
He departed that night hand-cuiled, and
under the charge OF two police officers.
The career Of the pseudo baronct be-
ing thus cut short, even The sisters Of
Ellen began to look upon Seymour with
more lenty, nor was this good feeling
at all lessened, when an elderly gentle
man appeared on the succeeding morning,
greeted Seymour rs his nephew, and
whom the keeper Of the hotel recognized
as the rich Judge ownsend OIL
county. Before noon it was whispered
on his authority thot the apparent pen
nloss lawyer was not only the heir oi
the new conner, but the possessor of a
handsome fortune already. 1t was CON
firrned before evening by the intelligence
'hat he had proposed for and been accep-
ted by Ellen.
SWELL" sud Mr.. Bowen on that occa-
sion, "you say you concealed your wealth
in order to be loved for yourself alone
All very good, no doubt, especially for
for novel; but confoundedly like non
sense, begging your pardon, my friend,
in real life. Money Is money, and men
without 1t don't cut half such figure as
men with il. But every one to his taste
owe you thousand thanks for saving
Ellen,-take her, and God bless you
both"
"Well for my part" said Mrs. Bowen,
whenfeie-a-iete with her husband, "ts
capital match. You see now what we
we gained by coming to Niagara. It's
all through me EIlen's got SO nicely fix
ed"
"Pshaw you'd have married her to
that rascal of a counterfeiter if he hadn't
been found out, and pretty business
you'd have made Of it. But people |
that will travel must expect to &c! into
scrapes."
New YonK, February, l81l