Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-08-10
EVIL GENIUS OF THE CLUB.
A Tale Of New York City and Vicinity
By WILLIE T.. PAGoR.
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"Forsake my husband, OF be disiuher.
i,cd :" and Allie Vernon crushed the
letter contau,in. The fearful alternative
N her thin, p1le hand a, she spoke
'Oh God help me To decide. The one
vowed To love aud cherish Though c,II
as wei! as good rep ut or be who gave
me breath, Watched over my infancy. M
siruc,ed my g,rlhood and laugh, my steps
10 wander In fashions maze--N NLose
claims are greater
There WAS an inward struggle her
bps moved IN ptay.r Tor lew moments
and the conte-, between duty aud love
with lnfercs, and affection vas u,er.-
The tif,i bad conquered.
Allie Jackson, al the a.e oI ilneteen
years, stood at tie altar with Clarence
Vernon. Rcposlns ,mpI,cn confidence
N the Que She had chosen as Llte's cotn.
pa",on, she launched forth nn III. 49,"
o. marriage with scarce fear !of the
future
Endowed with inte iItet d a hlgh
order. OF pleasing person and OF wealthy
patentase, many had sought het hand III
marriage, but sought III vatn. She gent
ily but iinnly aechned their attentions,
aud IN such a manner a. to retain The es-
TEEN OF the disappointed sultors many
of whom ranked themselves among her
| Trends. Coquctush she vas not, having
: after tossing awhile ON the ioanhy waves
of fashionable life, found tina, peace which
passeth all understanding. Love to h"
was things nu, TO be tritied with
+ It was a passion ut once abs ofbing aud
enduring looked upon as possessing ex'
al,,ng qualities aud she resolved II ever
her affections were bestowed. they would
be un one who Was, III every way worthy
L. be eushr,ned sole occupant oil spot.
less aud unsullied heart.
| VI hen Clarence Vernon. JUS, entering
/ the profession OF Law presented hinsell
as su,,or, his frank mauiiness-genef-
Gus disposition and moral standing won
al once the heart Of the gentle eirl.-
Tha, Mr.. Vernon Was tue paragon OF
perfection, she was no, prepared to ad.
mil, yc, tina, he possessed those qualities
OF head and Of heart that make man
worthy the love OF Woman she did not
doubt; So, when he begged her To
decide h,s fate, there was no hesitancy
in her manner, no false modes,y in ,he
tone OF her avowal.
Ga the evening of her nineteenth
birthday Clarence Vernon and Allie
Jackson stood at the altar. Very beauti-
ful looked she in her white robes and
chaplct oi flowers and proud was the
bridegroom as he stood by her side as
she looked up to him in such sweet con-
fdence as the minister joined their hands
and they vowed to love. cherish and pro-.
,ect each other until parted By Death
1t being the wish Of the bride, no osten'
,a,ious display was made at the wedding;
everything passed off quietly and happily
and as the guests dispersed, many wish
for the future happiness of the happy
couple, fell from the lips and were fer
ven,ly echoed in the heart Of those who
| had known her from childhood up.
The Honeymoon passed 10 the calm,
superla,ive happiness consequent on the
union OF true hearts and SIX months OF
| welded bliss soon rolled round. Clar.
ence was very successful in his practice
and had already taken prominent post
ton among the influential members Of
the bar Of New York City. His afabil'
i,y secured the respect Of all who met
him and golden opinions were not
wanting.
But one morning as Allie glanced
over the columns Of daily journal, she