The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-09-24
From Arther's Home Gazette
ELLEN DANE;
OR, THE GHTlR's VOW
Bf NARY GRACE nairISE.

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aer Ia, iru lie d,L,. incurred nv L9. i,,,, a,'s
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ut aucr LET, trtl. wrlov and h,, ch,ldr.n
Aus f,r human u,tutei Tb.,. ,,.,,, Lvo,
the many friend. WIN, frt.,oJ ar nod ~, -,
Il sr tr,sp.flt, willing uuy IN .,,., f.,,,,d ,n
their a-,i,tsuce. n,i nr a, s,.,,l,,,, ON ,.r
three Yeas under the pr,,su,e of caI.s and Inn,
ems .he was MI fined ia .us,a;, A., NJ.
sank into the pr.,e. l.,yny her twn c.,h.,i..s
children io lLr'rulI mercy of sty,p,e,.
A short time b,E,. her ,I.,th H., ,,l,.J ,.,
childr,n To- Ter placing the tiny finer, of b.r
sun IN The md. Of her daughter. she so,.mrIy
committed Lm 10 her care. 'B. n m,,l,r ~
him Ellen. -he SAID. layipy her trs,nll,, L,,J|
upon he bowed head OF the werp,m, yirl ,b. A
muihrr 10 him. he Will now have no ,,r,e 10 lave
BIN but YOU. Premise me that yuu never vii
lutstke hlm.' b. the b. d,lIe Of her ,ipg moth
rr. amid tears AMI sobs, Ellen pave tho ,po,,ired
ptumlse You will not Ellen r.u,At.d Mr..
Dane -arne-tl, Won will not for,-,'
IT lp 81, may God forget me IN my last bopr
mulh,I, returned Ellen, :, leinuIy.
Cod bless you my daughter was the rain,
response If Mrs Dane; ,nu made NV lat bour
happy; the Almighty Die. yn,p
That blessing sank deep into tl. hear. of r..
I'm
Pale and fearful. Ellen Dane tr,r,l .r,v
from L,r u,.lLrr's yr.vr-p, k.,r,t ,L,ld ,',
4, woman, with w.m,n'. du,,,. and r..n ns,
tll,i,s testing uuop her H,,,onn, lie =, WA.
r,nu vi Liu ia, t,,r,,,.,..,,,..J -, -,,.,.T.
vi /, the world what wo d .L. Lo1 ME-,
could he direct her slr,.I u,rC,,ler. L,n1b
~ off red her home m BIZ l,p.,l, I'm, h..
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uru;,,s,d a,l,i,iIuy L,, hr.. b,r I'm, ~, all H..
aon.i h.. q, INN not k.n,l u,o'..,or hnt q L,r.L
,nd cruel master
Ellen lad i,.,I ,r'o fror ,,,o. u,
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or,,k %. tii,,r ,,.n.,, mad ,,L,,,. r;,t L.r
IN tro,h,r ii, :, bn, nina. var. ~, ,,'.. h",,
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cd n,auuf,etu,p, r.vu ui---
There. with sfrony. Lon.1I hear, h,,,,,
terbl. hand .be tn,l-t I,y ,r.r d,, a'',
week f,s,,p, will y,nai,I 'f,r ev.r,, ',,, .''','
puy.ti,n. 10, the, iurraa.,,,, .,,,p,-b arJ ,,I,G
| il bloom Of ls youtIfl cb,,,,,. NO o'r,,
eyin e uuusu.J intelli.. nc. oIJ ;, ,I',., g.,
ikuwIrd-,. Which ,h. rr-,lyrd .L,,Itt., ,,','
Il q.
A wear passed SLOWLY bv. and funl ber s,ll
toIlinl on. Not even the VOC. of loy. so d.,,
e. ter wonan's hear. could lure her f'oo, ,ba,
lovly pnh. manly form souglt her sJ. =
many voice wuord Lrr; ye,. fhoI,b her Lyn,
urmt plead siruuly in Iii, favor she swrryrd
no..
4 cannot leave mr brother.' was her firm 70
ply. n, Lee vprml, u,yrd b,s son, NJ con 7
,oi, pu, to brnr to nv husband 4 doubt, bnr'
| urc.'
Var'y &c argf,pd that she h,d done her dr,v
70, him; th,t it WAS not riyht for her to ,ocrI
ace her health and every hon, Of bapr,ns.s ~
adyuucene eut Vamly did he pnri,ny in
-luwIu. color, the lI.ht If haupv home the
romrort. with which hewoul s.i,Uund her. sb.
vas Hrm.
But yo.r healh is failing, Ellen."be said. ear.
ue,rlr. "Yuur feeble frame wall SINK un ir, surh
uureuitiug toll Ynn wall die and then rbo,
will p,comr of him f.
A 5 light fIh passed over her pale cheek and
nrr eve, b,amed with "A uure hol, Eyht a. .b.
ru,ed them To Heaven God viii teu,ner the
wind 10 tho ,huru lamb. She u.urngr,d The
Father nj the llthtpl,-. will ,,e ~ h him. Twill
not lns'ke HIM a. long II, ! lI'r.'
ln 'ne srihNln"sS "i hI- -oni he spoke Of his
wn n''In'ed hope. repro ching her Tor giving
pam "a heart - devoted {" hrc.