The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-19

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upbrsid, you are too late; tomorrow, long before
this hour, Savereu win be my wife,
TAsn q. were present Of their marriage "
Yes, made point Of Il; saw him give him
self 10 the most beautiful gir-savng your presence,
gentle ladisa-that ever sun shone upon"
"0h, Lord Arlington p exclaimed Gertrude, VINO
had till now been quite silent, do not joke on such
q subject; your words themselves should b full Of
tears, as our eyes have been ever since the news
"But hope before leave you, to make you
moro reconciled to his fate; believe me when tell
you that when you see your new sister, you WI md
L difficult to discover fault In her, as far as her
appearance goes give you my word snas sns -
q impossible ~ cried Lady Alexander, you never
can have seen Mr.. Anstruthers atr0ci0us assistant
or you would not try and make N believe that any
creature related to him, can be even bearable."
"Wen, bat what will you say when tell You that
Evelsyn certainly has seen her, and spoken 70 her
too-Lady Gore has also seen her, and now viii
tell you where; do you Iecoect going to the Dulwich
Gallery one summers day Z"
Perfectly yOu were OF our party"
Do you remember . young artist copying ono Of
the pictures, with whom you, Miss Evelyn, opened
81 lecOIisct her distinctly. What do you mssnaD
IL
offend your ears by her unpleasant maiden name.
but that was the preseat Mrs. Mordannt EveleynW
There was Q long pause. The sisters were try
iUg to recall the features OF one now become an
iington was watching toe effect Of his narrative.
He had come down TO Heron, fully hoping 70 bring
healing on bis Wings" and be began BY trying to
reconcile the Eveleyns TO the new and obnoxious
member Of their family.
"Wen, now 90 on" said Lady Gore, in resigned
voice. II think just recollect her. but Il does not
much signify. Only tell us what came next"
The marriage came next, at Hampstead Caurch.
After that, they drove quiatly away on their road
abroad"
"And jus. picture to yourself our feelings" eja
culated Lady Alexander, with . sudden impulie,
nounced IN the papers assure yon look forward
to that with perfect horror"
"See II then at once, and accustom yourself to the
sight" said Lord Arlington, "for have brought
tssment myself for fear Of accidents, and made il as
simple and as unpresuming - possible. It IL hero
-" an d he read . folows:-
cat ST. = Church, on the 9th instant, N. Eve
eyn, Esq, TO sayereilAnne, only daughter OF rhos.
"You Observe, Lady Alexander, that have put
no Christian Dame to Mordaunt's patronymtc, as /
thought the less attention attracted towards 1t the
better"
From the presence of the sisters, Lord Arlington
was very soon summoned to that Of Mr.. Eveleyn,
and here the interview was still moro painful
Though prepared at every point to meet great diff
he was not prepared to see the old man brought
down 30 low. 1t showed him how exceeding must
have been the pride that once struck could 50 COM
pletely have Frustrated its possesscr.
Arlington that did not deeply interest the PARENTS
but their greatest anxiety appeared TO be to learn
the character Of the people who had thus '-entrap
ped Mordaunt.
ally use," said Lord Arlington; "but when / have
told you all, you will, am sure, In common justice,
recall it. M0rdaunt was not entrapped. The deed
was entirely his own. He had no counsellor, and he
who, from the moment he suspected what was going
on, offered the most strenuous opposition to the
match"
It was now Mr.. Eveleyns turn to be indignant.
Could any voice be found presumptous enough to
raise objections TO 2 match with her son! Lord Ar
Con the contrary, Mrs. Eveleyn, have had more
trouble with him Than you can imagine He was In
state bordering on distraction when / first saw
him. and leit hm ncon:olaoie; Remember that,
alliance, Jon have still your son. while this poor
man hiss lost his daughter as completely a. though
death had taken her-ahd ne felt 1t"
81 cannot zee it," said Mr.. Eveleyn; 1--WE have
me perfectly impossible that can ever receive him
again, unless unaccompanied by this woman"
Lord Arllr gton could hardly refrain from smiling
sase.eh The Idea q calling that gentle, elegant,
ehildhke Ct eature, "this woman !"
II trust you viii think this over again." was,
however, all he said, "for i assure you there Is
something in the young girls Appearance more win
ming ard attractive tran l can express. She is oae
who, with the single exception Of rer unfortunate
lineage, might be supposed to belong TO any station,
however high; but will you let me ia k to you now
of her parents? Shall be Kind or cruel il pursue
the subject for few minutes longer-just to tell you
what have thought it best to do, for the advantage
Of all paatitsl"
These words were spoken in whisper to Mrs.
Eveleyn. The sorrowstruck father could bear but
little OF time, and as tleep seemed creeping over
his eyelids, Lord Arlington passed with his c,m.
panion into an adjoining apartment.
"Tell me-" said Mrs. Evelyn; "when my husband
is better can repeat it to him. What have you
done, or rather, what was there to do-has Nor
oaurt left US to assist him to extricate himself
in sny way from his frighsful position2"
"He cannot be extrcated exactly, but what am
DESTROYS Of doing is to make i spnesr in the eyes Of
the world in tho best possible light. You are, Of
course, aware that the father OF -, what may l
call her, Mrs. Eveleyn"
"Cal her Mrs. MordsuDt Eye'eyn," was the
naughty reply, "since she has right to the namen
The father of Mrs. Mordaunt Evelyen is the
owrer Of the house in which Mordaunt had suite
Of apartments; thus, of course, when people begin
to make inquiries, they will gladly seize upon the
title Of lodging house keeper, or something equally
Eveleyn! -. SO l betsought me Of suggesting to
Mr.. Muggridge that he should not return to this
house for some time-perhaps not at al-but that
he should remain at Hampstead, and !e: it be sup.
posed that that is his real abode ;"
The world will soon ferret out the truth, said
Mrs. Eveleyn, bitterly.
eyes, a part OF the wor d-the lower world-but
not the word you live In, Mrs. Eveleyn. I have a
good story cut and dried ready for it-a fact con-
Iected With Mr.. Muggridge's birth, with which, per.
hops, you are not yet acquainted he is An
illeei,imate son
"Good heavens ~ calculated Mrs. EVELYN. She
said Boihrg but this, almost in groan, ADD then
clssped her bands over her eyes. The action was
more expressive than words
49,. But the sou Of q peer--an Irish peer
Lord Kavsnsgh."
Mrs. Evtleyn looked up quickly, with an expires
sion Of giest relief.
1t mskss & better! y she excaims' I" yes it
really does make 1t bettr; you give me neH life,
Felix
Lord Arlington smiled. How plsiDly in tisDse
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