Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-08-17

AS'S soN ruHItUtT WuIcu
'hey were engaged to be married. Al.
ready the costume had been prepared by
busy hngers and the whole village was
ailve with the excitement 1t was pro.
posed by Day that they should be united
oy Clergyman from New York City.
ior whom he hsd already sent. Unsu..
p..,.,.s, Elsie waived the right ot choice.
acqniesced in his wishes and heard from
the lips OF stranger, words, that linked
Tor liie,. her destiny and his whom she
had chosen as her companion.
Two OF three weeks Of supreme happi.
ness to Elsie passed. Bn, i, was dream
oi bliss and an awakening came. A ter.
rible revelation came but i, Was the
Did, oft repeated story. A dssolute com,
panion had ofiica,ed the ceremony was
mere sham aud Day lett his victim one
dark. stormy night and never returned.
Need we tell OF Elsie's anguish p
How. heart broken after the first blast oil
Indignation SWEET over her, she fingered
through the long drcary winter succeed.
ing her marriage aud, when sleieis began
to do, the valleys, gave blrlh to a dead
babe and then passed into the realm Of
shadows!
The k,nd care Of the villagers was
Iasished upon her. bu, could no, arrest
the steps oi Death. When all VAS over
they laid her away in the churchyard
aud eFecled the litGie slab TO her memory
The young halt 10 shed tears over her
fate ere they enter the little chapel beyond
aud the old, as they pass,sish over the de-
prashy Of man and h,s power 10 blight.
So often comes the midnight on the
steps oil morniug--.o some.
Melancthon Day. the friend in man
hoods guise, two weeks after the base
deseriion. stood by the side OF Clarence
Vernon IN the Club Room, toastlng the
happiness OF 1.-The babe"
Was hrs falseness known 4 few
had been told the story as they sat over
their vine and he gIofici as the deed was
related received the award oil praise
from his companions lips and as he list
enel. h.liish thought took possession oi
h,, n,tnd. " as II revealed in that lend
i.h smile lha, played upon his lips as he
raised the glass To give uuefanee 10 a
toast, Had Clarence Vernon been able
10 have interpreted II, he would shave
crushed the VILLAIN to the Garth.
Return We now from this necessary
di.ression. to our story.
About seek after the events record
ed IN The closing par, Of our iirst chapter
Melancihon Day who had waited months
! for favorable opportunity, thus address
ed Clarence:
"B, the way, Vernon y"u have neveI
gwen me all Invitation 10 visit You al
your home. shake hands with your wiie
or "a, those little children oi youFs.' and
he passed his hand lam,lisrly through the
arm oi Clarence as he spoke.
True ue-,ruc"-was the reply. 'bn
YOU shall be sighted no longer. CONE
home with me now and dine. |, @ant'
+ but a few minutes OF the hour and my
wife will be glad TO see you
Nothing 10th the Invitation was accept
ed and they were soon IN the din'ns
room of yernon's house. Allie received
them with her won,ed grace and passe'
through the introduction without betray'
ing any emotion Of surprise al her hus
bands conduct this being the first ,lrn'
in over a year that he had invited any
one TO dine w.ih them. Nearly fou
years had now gone by siuce he
marriage with Clarence. Their standin!
in society, gradually weakening as he
husbands vices were INDUCED in wa:
now held by frazier tenure, as the new'
Of her being disiuheri,ed was noisea
abroad and Allie as a consequence hae
RETAINED from mingling with her lorme'
associates anG in the care OF her two chll
dren, Alice aud Efiie, employed he'
time.
The dinner passed off agreeably ant
the fascinating manners Of their guest
LEI, favorable impression on her mind
As Day arose, Clarence cordially press
ed him to come again and Allie JOINED
him in his entreaties. Promising at
early call Mr.. Day lel, the house.
The mex, night was Club night. Clar
ence beng joined by his friend was per
suade 10 forego the usual entertainment o
the evening in order to visit friend o
Days.
Before be was aware Of it, Clavenc'
stood in the interior Of "iashlonabl'
gambl,ng hell" one Of those sinks Of de
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