Smyrna times., 1857-05-20
CHAPTER I.
AN INTERRUPTED WEDDING.

Dorsetshlre, and Estelle, only daughter and
helress of Sir Parke Morelle, HYDE Hall. Dew.
onshire. '' D0'
glorious morning the cloudless, blue skv
smled down upon the green mills and deyv dalcs
ana deep woods OF Devon and the pa rk oronnd
the Hall was all alive and musical viii ,ho
Joyous songs OF birds, and the merry lauobtor
ot young men and maldens gathering tn ceIa,
Orate their May-day festival, and 10 do honor tn
the marriage Of their landlords DAUGHTER
The eln-shadcd, Winding avenue that Iod
from the high way to the house. was orcbpd ~
each terminus by mammoth wreath of Aowrrs
ana many were the carriages that PASSED nndar
thehl, on Their way 10 assist at the wedding
ana these contained only the bridesmaids. md
The nearest friends and relatives of ,L. fan,iIv
whose relationship or position gaye them tin
right To attend the bride to church for still
more numerous party had been invited to meet
her at the altar. The villagers and tenants
grouped dbou. under the shade Of the GREAT ii,
trees, or wandering over the grrcllsw;rI o.,
ether SIDE The avenue, watched thcst, tt;uIpa ros
us they rolled OIL, cuiFnentlug US usu.l o.l such
occasions.
"OA-dear me the wrdiiagcrs won't D,,s
tlil nearly twelve and here We are To AuItI,o
mortal hours" sad young girl to the cam
keeper e''
q" Hush my darling, look, here comes n !.
LoruSnlp carriage Itself, Jnstas sure as you're
the preltIest lass 10 the Country"
Ii naS Lord Montrcssur's carriore.
Early that tn"rnlug note ir m his atI;ancad
bride had been put IN his hands snu.,,nin1, Li,,
to private conference with her ut lh. l,aII Ln'
tore they should proceed TO the church Snr.
prIsed and filed with vague uneasincss H..
lordship lost no time in Oheylng the brllrst.
within the most secluded of her su,tn ,f
rlchly furnished apartments 1T the old Han
hali-burIed IN the depths Of Cushioned chair.
Iecilhed the pride rXpcctant, in bIidh array.
one was alone, her attendants having by her
own desire, Withdrawn.
Estelle MorclIc-"r "la belle E<rc'le."
" Beautiful Stella" the Midnlobt Srar"-.'.
Tor her resplcndent dark beauty, She w.,s poeti
cally nanGd--waS at thi, time twenty five v,.,r.
OF age, and more lovely than poets or nm az.
tlsts IDEAL Her form was of medium, j,,,,,l,
ana very slender, .hough wel-rouudrd u,fh
graceful head, over which fell rich mnss.s ~
Jet-Olack sIlkcn rnglets, shadlnga face of nurn
pale olive complexion with larpc mourntuI darI
eyes habIualIy Ye!lcd by the long, Lroop,no
iasheS' ana delicate, though full, curved Inns
ever patiently Closed as IN silent reslrunl,nr
"e p'e'aiiihg expression OF her dark, brilliant
on'S"o"Cc "dS profound nClauChOiV
1he announcement Of Miss Morele's an
proachlng marriage with the Viscount Montres.
sor, had created profound sensation in the
"sniohaole ana arIstocratIc circles. A peerless
beauty, the only child and heress of ,br ,,Ii..,
"ealtnest and haughticst baronet m Tho W.,
't England, her heart had been as much rho
'6Ject OF aspiration to the youthful and nrden,
Is her hand and fortune had been the end Of
leslre to the mercenary and ambitious.
AT the early age of seven years. Estrlle had
'een placed at one of the first class t.nal,. in.
OF learning at Paris, then as now.
ohsIueTed among the very best uf their kind in
ne world, and there had been left TO remain
htII heT sixteenth year. " hen the sudden and ,
dIau'ltous breaking up OF the institution. and
er own severe Illness, had occasioned hrr r,.
1oval. That HneSS hui been attended min
a"rhed changes ia tie consultation nnI ke,on.,.
ment Of the young girl.
Es'ellc' previously the most careless. Gubt-
earted and caprlcIous of children. left her
nanOcr OF convalescence subducd. tbnuubt /
II, me melancholJ woman! The lauqhinc Inns nt :
Irlhood closed IN patient sadness; the spark.
ng eyes shsaihed their beams under lepy sb,- n
owy hShe::., now seldom lifted the sIIyerv II
aStlc Volce,,sahk into deep and thrling tones h
oiled. N"U 'o"-
0hc never entered another school. bui com. .
eted her education unGer the est masters. nj y
'nie: 10 dIsslpate what was considered n y
ahsishl melanch0ly, her parents travelled with
Il over Europe pauslng at each capital and L
liel Town, 10 snow her all that was interest," "
ana instructive, But their daughter repaid o.
e" attentions win the sweetest gratitude. u
ID ooSyen them win the gentlest docility, she te
o"eu no interest Ia the passing scenes. And II
ough everywhere her extreme beauty and al
'eetness of disposition, not less than her for ci
ne and position, drew around her many friends
d admirers, Eselle remained alone in ber I"
plated thoughts and feelings. Every most III
'tIngulshed physician in Europe had been al
nsuted upon her case, and the result of their fla
sdom was decision that this melancholy was
The effect of Ill health, still less of secret m
ROW, but that II was constitutional Dhase tn
II would probably pass away with maturing ed
ars. 80
They returned to Englani, presented their r.
lghter at court, and introduced her into NIL 81
gaIeties OF fashionable lhe. But with mn co
ppy effect upon the spirits of Eslele. who sa
NAMED profoundly uImOved amid the ecLof
It greeted her debut. Her pcturescne beau. fol
was the theme OF all tongues-her inournGnl dn
nee was fascInatIng--her deep tones thru Iling ev
ler touch magnetic; all felt her power. wei its
who could move all others, remained min la
sSed. She who sought no conquests, for he
very reason peihaps, made many. A peer mi
Two commoners, in succession, laid their asst
unes at her feet, and were in turn kindly of
firmly rejected. '' On,
20 passed her first season in London, at the clu
,e OF which her parents took her down to
lr scat in Devonshire. Here, in her thought VIII
quiet, unostentatious manner she engaged bel
works of benevolence among the villagers cas-
the lenantry. And her father, hoping much bre
0 thls employment, gave her full liberty of hin
on' ana smiled 10 see that she seemed less attl
sve than before. lop
1 the beginning Of the parliamentary tern, too
family went up TO London. but
nd il was here in her second season in town I