Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-02-06

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But suddenly there came a change.
Henry's rich uncle. whose namesake h,
was. died and left him sole heir to his i'm
mencc wealth. Henry had scarcely evei
seen his uncle. who had been a lonely
misanthropic man, and therefore bis pleas
ure in his suddenly acquired wealth. va,
not clouded by grief CT mourning. HI
soon made Lucy the con61ant of his new
fortune. She received the news with a 81
lent tranquility which surprised him.
"Iou ID not seem surprised or pleased
Lucy said he II thought yen would re.
j,ice in your friends fortune =
II am glad for ou, Henry was her
/ quiet reply. and the earnest look which
accompanied it, roll that it was sincere
"Th n why do you look 81 sad, Do
ynn think thlt | sar,l fin the society OF
my old friend, less sweet. now that | am
rich' Can you think 50, Lucy''
Oh, no, said Lucy cheerful. You are
too klnd-hearted to let anything come be-
tween YOU and your friends. But you
must forgive me that such forebodins
did cross my mind for moment.
"lou are freely parloncd.' said Henry
gai y, and in token | give you this rose.
and he tossed her half blown blush rose
which he had been twring in his fingers.
Now give me something TO remember
this day by" he said. as he fingered mo.
ment at the gate. Lucy gathered hand
tul of pansics, and tying them With a blue
ribbon, pressed them between the leaves of
volume Of Fsery Queen. Henry had lent
her, an1 having written the date on the
margin. gave ii to him With n glad
wave ofthe hand he bale her good bye,
bu, as he walked with his quick. firm step
up the hill, Lucy stood and looked after
him. while, all unbdlcn, tear dropped
on her hand Poor Lucy Her proph-
etic wonan's heart told her it was no good
news 10 her.
The yellow house grew smaller and
mcan-r every day IN llenry,s eyes, until
iu due time it was torn down, and IN lis
place rose large, white mansion. with
long windows opcun. on stately piazza.
OF course. while Henry was oycr,cs sing
all this. there wa, little time to remember
his ncighbors, and so his visits to the cot
tAgc began to grow very rare Sonnet mas,
on Il sandy, he would look over 10 the
widows pew. aud meet Lucy's soft eye,
timil!} gaheng from under her bon
net. and he would iawarlly reproaeh
himself Tor his neg eet. and reso ve to
spend the uext evening with her. But the
resolve was quickly forgotten in the cx-
citement Of the following day.
At last the house was finished, AMI very
proudly did Henry Stick land walk through
his stately rooms filed with all elcgancie>
that wealth aud taste could turninsh-
"lIow queenly should the lady be, who
will preside over all this splcndor - he
said inwyrdly.
Henry had always been dreamer and
worshipper Of beauty. \ vision loveiness
was ever present with him; face aud form
of scraphc beauty foated before his daily
paths But Of late his romantic fancy re-
ceived a new impulse, and as the image Of
the gentle Lucy became more and more ef-
faced . as his heart becamo more an 4 more
welded to wealth aud false pride and
ambition took the place Of his early love,
his halE.iogo,,en ideal shone before him
with new splcndor. Some rarely beauti.
ful richly endowed being must come and
adj the crowniDr grace to his luxuriaut
homo
HAVING abupdant means be resolved
70 crafty his long cherished desire to
,r,ycl With his Golden kev he would
unlock the treasures Of The world lie
rivers. the TEMPLES and palaces. the pic
turc, and statutes. the lowing descrip.
,ions of which. in books of travel. had
so often enrantured his mind. He would
hear. too. the music Of Sistine Chanel
he wouId drink in the sweetness of Mis-
,,era and the glory of the Tc DENIM
Oh foolish man, not 10 know that the
mnsic of one lovip, heart ia worth them
ALL
So absorbed he now became in preaa-
ration for his long absence, tina, he for
90, TO call and bid goodbye to Lucy
Hale. who sa, up until the VILLAGE clock