Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-04-12

lated bridegroom and Ellen entered. 4 Ii
reply to the hurried and confused inquiries
of all around him, Mr.. W muttered
something about unavoidable delay and
: stepping to the side board, tossed off glass
e of wine, another and another. The com
e pany stood silent with amazement; finally
: rough old farmer exclaimed-'B Better late
$ than never, young man-so lead out the
: BRIDE sy
i W strobe hastily across the. room,
E placed himself by Ellen. and took her hand
, in his! Then, without daring to meet the
}, eyes of any about him. he SAID, 50 ~
| i wish to make an explanationI am
r under the painful necessity is. | have
n the pleasure 10 announce that AN ALREADY
MARRIED. helady whom hold by the
hand is my wife!' sFs.aa ssa s. fs7f
Then turning in an apologetical manner
j to Mr.. and Mrs. Dulton. be added, 4 found
that / had never loved until knew your
second daughtern SEQ saaas sa3 .eeaisr'
F. And Lucy? She heard all with strange
icalmness, then walked steadily forward and
(confronted her betrayersl Terrible, as pale
as Ne esis herself, she stood before them
and her look pierced, like cold blade into
their false hearts. As though to assure
lherselfof the dread reality Of the vision, she
had laid her hand on Elten's shoulder and
let it glide down her arm---but she touched
not Edwin. Asthose cold fingers met hers
THE unhappy wife first gazcd full int o her
sisters face; and as she marked the ghast-
|ly pallor of her cheek. the ,dilated nostril,
the quivering lip and the intensely mourn
full eyes, she covered her own face with her
hands.an burst into tears, while the young
husband awed by the terrible silence of her
he had wronged. gasped for breatl,a and
staggered back against the wall Then Lu-
cy cAsping herhands on her forehead, first
gave voice to ker anguish and despair in one
fearful cry, which could but ring forever
throughdtlieaso of thakguiity pair and fell
IN death-like swoon atfheir, feet f.es
After the insensible girl had been renlov-
led to her chamber, a stormy scene ensued
inthe room beneath. The parents and guests
were alike eniagedfagain W.; but the tears
and prayers offhe young wife, the petted
beauty. and spoiled child, at last softened
somewhat the anger of1the parents, and OPP
portunity for ansexplanation was accorded
TO the offenders. sIaaf''' .ee 80 t'fefsat
A sorry explanation it proved. The gen
leman affirmed that the first sight of Ellen's
lovely face had weakened the empire of her
palmer sister over his affections. Frequent
interviews had completed the conquest of
his loyalty, but he had been held in check
by HONOR and never told his love. untilon
his way to espouse another. III an un-
guarded momenthe had revealed it, and the
avowal had called forth an answering &C
knowedgmentfrom Ellen. s.a - 81.
They had thought it best, in order "to
save pain TO Lucy, and prevent opposition
! from her--and to- secure their own happl-
ness, to be married before their arrival a,
! C. sa y''7 aft - sie So aHe'
Lucy remained insensble for some time
When she revived and had apparently re-
gained her consciousness, she still main
tanned herstrange silence. This continued
| for many weeks, and whenit partially pass
ed away, her friends saw, with lnexpressi-
Die grief, that her,reason had fled--she was
hopclessly INSANE! But her madness was
Of a mild and harmless nature. She was
gentle and peaceful rs ever, but sighed ire
quenty, and seemed burdened with some
great sorrow which she could not herself
comprehend. She had one peculiarly,
which ali who knew her in her after years
ustrecollect: this was wild fear of and
careful avoidance of men. She also seem
ed possessed by the.spirlt of unrest. She
could not, she would not be confined, but
was continually escaping from her friends,
and going they knew no. whittier.
While her parents lived, they, by their
walchfu care. and uuwearying. efforts. in
some measure controlled this sad propensi-
iy; but when they died their stricken child
became a wanderer, homeless, friendless,
and forlorn. ss..s
Through laughing springs and rosysum-
mers, and golden autumns, and tempestu.
Gus winters, it was tramp, tramp, tramp
no rest for her of the crushed heart and
the crazy brain.
| remember her AS she was in my early
childhood, towards the last of her weary
pilgrimage. AS my father and my elder
brothers were frequently absent and my
mother never closed her heart or her door
on the unfortunate. Crazy Lucy often
spent an hour or two by our fireside. Her
appearance was very singular. Her gown
was always patched with many colors, and
her shawl, or mantle, worn and torn. until
it was all open work and fringe. The re-
mainder Of her miserable wardrobe she car
rieG in a bundle on her arm. and sometimes
she had number OF parcels of old rags.
dried herbs, &c.
In the season of flowers. her tattered bon
net was profusely derocated with those
which she had gathered in the wood, or by
the way-side Her love for these and her
sweet voice were all that were left her of
the bloom and music of existence. Yet no
her meek and child-like pieiy still llnger-
ed. Her God had not forsaken her,
down in tile dim chaos of her spirit. the
smile Of his love yet cleaned faintly--in
The waste garden of her heartsh still heard
Hisyolce atevendde, and she was not afraid.
Her bible went with her every where--a
torn and soiled volume, but it was holy STILL
and II may be as dearly cherished nv read