Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-09-10
WHOLE NO. 1889


r the room at this moment. l thought every
body was laughing and gay at the hrids
o hour
i 8 1 don't know why 1 feel sad, Fanny sal
= Ellen, but l do, and can't help it. Their
{ seems such shadow over my life, the 1utur
. looks so dark, so uncertain, and seems illet
with such fearful forebodings, dare not pre-
, coed into it feel as if was leaving every
thing beautiful and lovely forever. The rus
tling OF the leaves on that old maple, the rip
ping OF the fountain, and the ticking of tn
clock, seem whispering farewell to me-
Nonsense, Elem said Fanny, for you t.
feel SO. If you don't dry up your tears, and
look gay at once, III call Melden, and tell him
about you. He's cheerful enough, l assure
you.'
6 I can't be gay, Fanny. l just went into
the chamber where lay all my bridal attire,
and such chill as ran over me Mt that sight.
Had it been my coffin and shroud, il couldn't
have made me feel verse. But III save you
the trouble oil calling Meldep, for l am going
TO call him myself, and have our marriage put
off till tomorrow evening"
How strangely you talk, Ellen. Your
friends are all invited, aud what reas on
could you give Tor putting it OF till to-mor-
row p
The clock chimed out the hour of eight, and
Mrs. Menden, pale and trembling, stood beside
| her lover, and the good man commenced the
ceremony that unites hands and destinies for
ever. AT this moment, the door-bell rang, and
sally, fearing some guest would find himself
too late for the wedding, hastened to open the
door. But to her astCnishment, she saw a
rough-looking and very poorly-clad man, whom
she took to be beggar, or purchaser OF old
boots and clothes, and was about to shut the
door in his face, when he inquired if Mrs. E.
len Mendon lived there.
| Yes" said Sally, she lives here, but yon
1 lana 60 aI. sns sNaN 1...tt.
married. and she made another effort to shut
the door.
| Being married p exclaimed the man, and he
burst opeE the door, and rushed into the paI-
lor, which he had observed being brilliantly
lighted.
None knew except Mrs. Mendon, who
shrieked, my husband = and rushed to meet
him just as the words were trembling upon the
lips OF the good parson that would have made
her Mrs. Ashley but she tainted and fell.
Begone, villain p said several, who didn't
even now dream who 1t was.
No not till my wife bids me gop said he,
IN such a tone that none dared approach him
and he raised the PROSTATE woman, who seomel
revived sufficiently to whisper:
| Am dreaming or is it you, Charles, and
are you alive
Alive, Elleu' Did you suppose 1 was
A dead
, Eve heard SO, more than a year ago.
/, lie now assisted her in reaching a chair near
= the window, and then glanced around the
room for his little Edith, fearing to ask for her
! lest during Lis absence she had been laid be-
n side his darling Hattie.
!. Are you looking for Edith y said Mrs.
A MendOn. 'She was not quito well to night
Il and Sally has put her in her little bed. You'd
you like to see her p
4 After kissing his little child over and over
4 again, he said.
h Ellen how unfortunate that returned,
and thus deprived You of the honor Of being
, connected with tho Ashley family, and th
comforts Of thc wealth Melden possesses
, { That honor and wealth would have bee
dearly bought, Charles. ] would rather liy
, in poverty while do live.
y Ellen, you know nothing about poverty
Could you dress to correspond with your gar
ments l have on, and leave this beautiful hous
I for few rooms
Yes, 10 be with you, will with pleasur
/ go anywhere, and live as your means may pei
. ] init.
sBut what will your mother and your friend
say p replied Mr.. Mendon.
, care not what they say replied she Will
great earnestness. 81 have listened TO them
TOO long, and have learned by bitter expert
ience that wife, to be happy, must torsakc
her friends, and live for her husband
MIR. Mendon now rose TO his feet, threw of
his course garments, united his iad0d cravat
wiped his face and took q shabby wig from
his heal, aud the handsome finely dressed
Charles Mcnden then caressed his wife tender
ly, and whispered TO her his plans for the en-
joyment of the great wealth with which he
had returned, all of which had obtained hon
estly.
'And now let us never mention but forget
the gloomy past. from which hope We have
both learned profitable lesson.'
The guests soon dispersed, after Mr. and Mrs.
Mendon left the rarlor. Mrs. Walton found
herself quite exhausted after the excitement
of the wedding, aud her disappointment and
anger, when her daughter threw herself into
the arms of Il beggar, as sho supposed. And
MeldOn Ashley has ever since believed there
is some truth iu the honely saying of our
grandmothers, that there is many slip
twixt cup and lip