Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-05-28
Whole No. 1894


Aside from the glare of rank and wealth and power
Charles Mont essor was glorious specimen Of the
! Creator S workmanship. Above the average stand
ard OF height among his countrymen, broad shout
! ttered and deep Chested, with noble head end
t.lcc full of w'sdcm and goodness, his appearance
truly in .icatel the henevolcnce. clear intelli
! gence, and pu spirit of O man. His presence soon
in pred Estel!e with faith that she had not been
a6e to feel to any other that approached her. He
drew nearer to her than other had been permitA
ted to come he crossed the magic circle of her iso
iation. and conycrsed with her no other had been
allowed IT, do The world looked on and said that
the beautiful Stella had at last met her master and
was CONG tered
At this stage of affairs, the parliamentary term
being over. Sir Pake Morelle and his family left
London %" Hyde HALL
Lord MontresSor asked and received permission to
io!ov them. and in less than month availed him.
self Of the privilege to do Thus it was. in the
home OF her ancestors, after having obtained the
cordial sanction Of her parents, and believing him
self sure Of the affections of their daughter Lord
Montcssor offered his heart and hand to the lovely
Estclle and was to his profound establishment in
>tant,, and hmy rejected! In thus rejecting his
suit she wrpt long and bitterly, praying his forgive
ness, that the happiness she had experienced and
exhibit ed in lis spciet; should have betrayed him
into this declaration. and bcsecching him never to
renew his suit but to leave and forget her. There
was something in the tone Of er refusal which
tlrmed ard decpened his previous conviction that,
! even in rejecting him, she loved him. But with
his 5l- oned sentiments he would not in the least
degree presume upon that knowledge Taking her
hand with dcrrcntial tenderness, he said
Stella a man never but once, in his whole exist.
cncc. loves woman rs love you l will not in.
Gure the cause of the rejection. which you have GER
tainly right to make, without assigning any
on for the act Ard after having received this re-
pulse may not in honor distress you with renew
al Of my suit Eut this in parting l must ray to
youth though so hence, shall not go out Of
the reach Of your friends Shall never addtess
other woman: so if ever in the Of future
weeks o. months. or yesrs, however long, you may
think proper to review the decision Of this evening,
Stella, l iWplore you to let me know Write tut
one word, Come and will return to lay an un-
changed heart at your feet p
Estelle was weeping TOO bitterly to reply
Stella, will you promise me this.
Lord Montl essor, best and dearest friend do
not ask to bind yourself to who give You
nothing in return Try to think of the melancholy
gin that You have pitied and loved-only rs Il shad
ow that fell for moment Gcress the sunshine Of
your path. and then passed away forever and
forget her!
,'Stella have pledged my honor never to renew
thissut unless you in my favor the sentence
you have pronounced upon it; but inspired by the
deep and deathless love | bear you, and hoping
aginst hope feel lmpelled to mplore before leay-
ing that in the event Of favorable change Of senti
nent or purpose towards me, you will not hesitate
to give me leave to return. Stella will you promise
Inc as much as that p
! - Nohlest friend that have in the world how
gladly would promise, but must not Montrcssor.
Wee to do So you would feel bound to wait the
changes Of my mood, and 50 for most undcservisg
love. might miss in some nobler woman affections,
| the happiness In store for you.
"Stella will you raise your sweet mournful eyes
to mine, one moment, that you may read my soul
! while speak ??
Eoelle lifted her dark orIs to meet the clear pure
blue eyes bent with so much love and candor upon
hers and read the deep unchangng truth of the
constancy of his soul, as he said
Stella, in the presence of the heart-searching God
who sees and hears me- assure you, that / shall
never love another as love you, and there
fore, cln wed another So that whether you
give me the slightest hopes or not, l am equally.
and forever bound Now will you promise, StelL.
Remember, it is only to let Inc know in Of Il
change o your sentiments"
! For instant the light of unuttcrable love
and joy broke on her beautiful, dark face and her
smiling lips parted to speak-when-as if sudden
memory and warning had grirped her very heart
she uttered low, sharp cry, turned pacr than be
fore, and then said
- No mol my Lord Stella cannot even give
you that She is poorer than the poorest in gifts
to you! She can only pray that you may forget her
He looked profoundly disappointed and troubled
But mastering his despondency, he said hope
fuly--
:" Well. dearest Stella, although you reject me
without apparent reason, and refuse to give me the
slightest promise the most distant hope, yet I
repct-should you in the long future, change your
purpose, and write TO me one word Come will
hasten to lay at your feet unchanged heart
Good bye God be with you p and raising her hand
he bowed over it, pressed it to his lips turned and
left the
Some moments after, Lady Morele, who came to
seek and congratulate her daughter upon what she
imagined to be the only possible result of the in
tervicw-found Estee lying In d swoon upon the
floort 1t was followed by a long aud terrible i'll
ness, terminating in a tcdiously protracted conva-
lescencc The town season was at hand before Es-
tellc was able to re-enter society.
| ul,,x,x y,pfl1 I'M, n and tIa
- star of beauty arose upon its world And though
the cloud upon her life settled darker and heavier
day by day, she was more followed, fattered and
courted than before.
morning, while the family then occupying their
town house in Berkeley Square, were seated at late
breakfast and Sir Parkc was engaged in redd'ng aloud
from the London Times, account Of he Saotng Of the
! French Shp-Le Due u -Aijou--acrecked IF the coast
Of Agirs-Estelle uttered low cry, and sank faint
| ing from her seat
This attack was not as the other had been, fol-
lowed by illness on the contrary, from that day.
the cloud seemed lifted from her head, and even
those who had most admired her face in its shadow
were enchanted to see how brilliant her beauty
in lis sunshine! Hel health and spirits daily i'm
proved, yet in the midst of all this flowing tide of
new life Estelle astonshed her friends by suddenly
in the height of the London season. retiring to her
fathers country seat where she remained in strict
eciuson from the world for more than eighteen
months.
AT tne enu OF tEls perlod, Loru MonGeseor, VIM
had left England or lost trace OF bis beloved
Stella and who now staying at his castle in
Dorsetshire, was one day seated at breakfast when
the morning mail was brought him. Among q
score of letters the first that attracted his attention
was dainty white envelope superscrfbed in deli.
cate handwriting. He took that mp first and opened
tit contained but word" CONE"
The light of an ineftable joy broke over his face
oh! he had waited patiently, hopefully, years. for
that word and at last he received 1T Thanks to
heaven in the first instance and then pushing all
the other letters unopened aside he sprung up rang
for his valet, and ordered his valise packed and
horses put to the carriage.
| In twenty more minutes he had reached the rail-
way station just the were about to start and
in three hours he at Hyde Hall and standing IN
the presence of Estel.e'- ehe looking beautlfnl
and happy! ,