St. Mary's beacon., 1853-12-22
LOVE AND DEAN.

IN event ofa mo painful and me-
lan"holy nature lately occurred in small
village 10 Corn~ all. En- gland. A young
woman resPectably connected, named
Ellen 'arartney, by trade a milliner
and dressn.aker, ~a* engagrdto a Young
man about her own age, nared Thomas
Hardy ,ldi.. who was an ~: tant to
provi Ion dealer. IN a town few mile.
di tant. The court. hi p-Wh hi n i. de<cri-
bed Is having been an uninterrupted
source Of happiness, and which appear.
to have given the utmost sail faciion to
the ffiends on both side had extended
ovef q period Of something under seven
years, and both the sued and the >uitor
having saved sufficient sum M money
to commence hou. e-furni hing, and to
set up in bu: mess A. snail grocer and
Provi ion dealer, an early day wa. named
for their nuptials. A hou-e va, looked
at AMI approved of-wedding garments
were examined and chosen-fiiends Of
the bride from 4 distance were invited
and promised to come-the li~ence wa.
applied for and obtained-card<, gloves,
dresses, bridecake, ever, thing arrived as
ordered, and event happy A. a marriage
bell The father OF. the hetroihed was
etc ese her awav st church-her brother
was to Off ,i,te ss groo'nsman, and the
81 ter Of Adj. was be>pokcn as Brides.
maid. Ths young couple weFe greatly
respected, and every body looked forward
to the day that should unite until death
those who through life had been so faith
full and so true. ihe fated day arrived.
he sun >h6ne joyou .ly out, and the viii
lase gossips were UP betines to record
every circumstance connected With the
interesting event. lIa!f.ta-t seven
o'clock came, but no bride egroom-"IIow
fate he was, an uncommon thing for him" {"
Ellen's un-le, a neighhoring farmer.
ah,.hted at the d, or, and taking the BRIDE
aside, pressed into her hand, bank note
for 220. Eight o'clock va here. but NJ
b,idegroom-"What could be the matter;
Tad not some one better 90 in quest nf
him" mes. en- ger hurried in from the
church to say the clergyman was waiting
H'Pe had given way TO anxi-'y-now
anxiety was supplanted by fear. Some
thing very serious mu thate taken pla~e
what could it be:' .tran .e pre- -nt.
i'nent took possession Of ali present. lie
had been nurderrd-or Was III. But in
the latter ca.e "some ere would have
been .ent to .ay So" 5 Gsn was mystery
and disappointment. There was no al
terna'ive, the ceremony "must he defer
red " and then came on that snxi,u
yeasniny that maketh the heart sick. The
symbols Of married bli-s were ia tily laid
aide. and an envoy. the girls uncle,
started TO a.certain the eau OF the tru-
snt's ab:en~e. In about three hours he
returned to the re.idenee OF his niece.
v ith the inteIll ,rnce that Alli< hal left
his employers house at six O'Clock that
morning, since whirh tine nothing had
either been seen or heard Of him. The
day wore on heavily, and no tidings were
received of the "lo>t one" The next
came and went, and yet not line-aot |
word arrived 90 clear up the extraordina- |
~ and unaccountable mystery. i:llen
all this while hal been growing paler and |
Paler still. Like Rachel, she refused to
he comforted. Food was spurae.i; she
secluded herself in her room, and wept
su-h tears as are known only 10 the an
gel>. AMI those who Like her have been
compelled to drink Of that bitter cup
whsss ingredients IRE unto death. Early