Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-02-09

had never pronounced the endearin,
name Of father, could clasp 10 her bo
som. the author Of her exisssace.
Il haste to acquains you with his his
tory which will endeavor 10 relate al
nearly as possible in his own words"
"'You are probably familiar. my deal
child said he to Mary, with your moth
er's history, and cruel deserioo. which
clouded the bright world Of poor Ange.
lines hopes aad s.rewed mx own pathway
with bitterness and sorrow. Yes. since
that sad day my life has been dseary
desert, unrefreshed in its desolation by
one genial spring, one grateful oasis ol
sympathetic friendship bu. since kind
Heaven has been pleased to bestow upon
me long lost child, 1 feel already like q
new being, now that I have an object to
love and live for.
"'On informing my friends (who were
Jealous Roman Ca,hoiics) Of my mar
riage their rage was almost beyond the
bounds Of reason. l had, in their opin-
ion, committed on objectionable digres.
sion from the 'hol y, infalible mother Of
the faithful by uniting myself with a
protestant hereto. My father vowed he
would disown and disinherit me, unless
would disclaim all further connection
with the lovely being had sworn to pro.
tect. But paused not moment be.
tween filiaI obligation and what 1 deem
ed sacred duty, and when my parents
found that my determination was unal.
terabIy fixed, their ire seemed TO relax.
Ny mother spoke, apparently with much
pleasure, Of the day when she would see
her absent daughter, and my father even
proposed the plan Of fitting up his beau.
tiful summer residence, for our accom-
moda.ion.
"'Wi,h delightful anticipations COM
menced preparations for my departure,
when my father informed me that the
settlement of our estates in Foniaineblue
would necessarily detain me for few
weeks, but proposed that Father Teller
shn.,l., ro T.. I ..~.s;n~n u. --,. n)ace. add.
lug,
"s'With him, your wife will be as
safe as though you went YOURSELF
"'In our family confessor | had ever
reposed the most implici, confidence
He had always, apparently, led life OF
spo,Iess parity, alas, i, did not occur to
my creduous mind, that this priest
was pillar and support Of that vile sys-
tenn Of abomination under which the
world has groaned for centuries, that he
was lineal descendant Of that indefati.
gable prosecutor Of protestants in the
re ign of Louis the Fourteenth. 1t was
with great reluctance that | agreed to
this arrangement-a dark foreboding OF
evil pressed heavily upon my spirit-but
upon the urgent solicitation Of my par
ents, brothers and sisters, at length
gave my consent, and accompanied my
father to Fontainebleau.
""With what restless anxiety awaited
the priests return, Heaven only knows.
At last he came, and with him came the
destruction Of my happiness and hopes
As with the lightning stroke, were my
fond anticipa,ious blasted forever. !
learned frnm the prizes, that my wife had
died some weeks previous to his arrival ,
victim Of the cholera.
"'The priest endeavored to comfort
me, but l turned away changed ina"
from a cheerful, generous nature, | had
become sordid and gloomy misa"'
,hrope; the world was before me, q
blank; lhad nothing TO live for but mon
ey; for this l madly rushed into the
whirl Of business; riches increased, buI
wealth sufiieed not to fill the void in my
breast.
"'Years passed; had buried my
father, and at length was called TO the
death.bed Of nv mother.
".She requested to be lelt alone with
me.
"'My son, said she, there is one ac
of my life that gives me inexpressibls
pain. You have been wronged-deepe
cruelty wronged, and fear irreparably
Forgive, . forgive an errins mother"
".She then proceeded to disclose
plot, SO diaboIical, tina, it seemed as il j
could have emanated from none othe
than the arcl,.iend himself. The priest
in,ead Of going to New.Orleans, remain
ed concealed q. home, and while ]. Ih
miserable dupe Of ianaticaI. religion
*ChanGcllor Teller we'll knswa - one of the kiss
chief advisers who had long esn resolved upon destroy
ing Henry the Fourhs celebrated sdict u fNsnis whc
| ,h. aRas Altar III