Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-05-21

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upon what she imagined to be the only pos
sible result of the interview-found Estelle
lying in a swoon upon the floor. twas
followed by a long and terrible Illness, ter
minating in a tediously protraeted conxal-
escence. The town season was at hand be-
fore Estelle was able to re-encounter society.
They went up to London, and onceimors
the ''star Of beauty" arose upon it's world.
And though the cloud upon her life settled
| darker and heavier. day by day, she was
more followed, fattered and courted than
before . ,,.,.-
Thus three years had passed away, when
one morning, while the family, then occu-,
pied their town house in Berkely Square,
were seated at late breakfast, and Sir Parke
was engaged in reading aloud from, the Lon.
don Times, an. account IF the sauiag of the.
French Ship-tLe Due D Anyou--,-rreckedl. ].
off tile coast of Azgiers- -EsteHe uttered a lo.p. /.
cry and sank .taintiag from her seat. {
This attack was not, as the other had been,
followed by illness; .on the contrary, from
that day, the cloud seemed lifted from her
head, and even those who had most admir-
ed her face in it's shadow, were enchanted
to see how brilliant was her beauty in its
sunshine! Her health and spirits daily
improved, yet in the midst Of all this flow
ing tide Of new life, Estelle astonished her,
friends by suddenly, in the height of the,
London season, retiring to her fathers coun-
try seat, where she remained in strict Sc
clusion from the world for eighteen months.
At the end Of this period, Lord Montres-g
sor, who had never left England, or lost
trace of his beloved Stella, and who was.
now staying at his castle in Dorsetshire,
was one day seated at breakfast when the,
morning mail was brought him. Among
score Of letters the first that attracted his
attention was dainty white envelope super
scribed In a delicate handwriting. He took
that up first and opened tit contained but,
one word-s'CoME. y ss-o. ys.e
| The light ofan inefable joy broke over his
face Oh! he had waited, patiently, hope
fully, years, for that word, and at last, he
received it! Thanks to heaven in the first
instance! and then pushing all other letters
unopened asidir 1s fars liia
valet, and ordered his valise packed and
horses put to the carriage.
! In twenty more minutes he had reached
the railway station just as the cars were
about to start, and in three hours. he was at
Hyde Hall and standing in the presence Of
Estelle she looking SO beautiful and hap
py! @
| With the old chivalric enthusiasm of de.
votion, he dropped, at once, upon his knee,
and raised her hand to his, saying - s.s.
For four years have hoped and waited
for one word from you, and at last, beloved,
you have written Come and [ am at
your feet, as I said, with an unchanged
hearth
but l." she said, deeply blushing, while
she held both hands to raise him, Il, my.
Lord, have not an unchanged heart! for
longer than four years have loved you
more, than at the hour in which we badc
farewell, as thought, foreverp'
| II know it, beloved! knew it then! knew
it Arrays! I never. doubted it.! Could be
deceived in the dear heart of the woman 1
loved! No! and that was the secret of my
patiencep' be replied, taking his seat on the
sofa by her side. s.al se..asIses
And yet you never inquired and do not
even now inquire, why, without explanation
and without hope, sent you from my pre-
sence, and why now, without apparent rea-
son, summon you back p she said, as a
shade of the old sadness fell upon her beau-
tiful face 4: .
s'Your motives, dearest, were, and arc.
your own. Not until your spirit moves you
to do SO, shall you give them to me! [
have full confidence in you, beautiful Stella y
i 'sContazencel oh my God p she exclaim-
! ed in low, deep, thrilling voice.
/ s:Why, what is the matter, dearest z
/ She looked up suddenly, smile of wor-
Shipping love. breaking like sunlight over her
dark face, and said @ ~a
..Nothing, nothing, my lord! but that all
your, thoughts and feelings are so elevated
4 beyond your poor Estelle's! And yet she
would almost choose it so for could sheJbe
an, angel, she would wish you to be some-.
thing. far higher-a godv' Ha g
| s'Sweet enthusiast! moderate your aspi-
rations, or the world and its people will dis.
appoint you! Be not an idolator; worship.
only God, my Stella"
Such was their meeting 1asss
Yet, occasionally, throughout the inter-
view, sudden shadow like the recurrence.
of painful thought, would fall upon her,
bright face and then pass as it came. > ~
They were engaged, and. within a few,
days the marriage was announced to take
place on the first of May.
But it was observed by the nearest friends.
of the bride, that from the day of her be-
trothal, her spirits had been marked by the
strangest fluctuations. Sometimes with her
beautiful. dark face illumined with a Deep
still, almost religious JOY, She moved about
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