St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-10-21

Ioor Ella COuIu scarcely be SAID to
hear. Grief and terror had almost
paralyzed her but every word smote
kccnly on her heart. ...
Satisfied with the effect of his an
CRY words, and perhaps half regret
ting that he had been so harsh, for he
was not naturally hard-hcarted man,
Mr.. Stanwood closed the interview by
desiring his daughter to retire to her
apartment, and there remain till his
farther wishes in regard to her should
be made known. And the unhappy
girl obeyed with alarcity, glad to be
allowed to indulge her grief in the
welcome solitude Of her chamber.
CHAPTER II.
"Well, Mrs. Stanwood, have deci-
ded how to act in regard to that
troublesome Ella. She shall be freed
from her Imprisonment soon."
| am very glad to hear it, The
poor child looks wretchedly. Every
day she grows more pale and languid,
and her eyes are dull and heavy with
continual weeping"
Change of scene, and country air
soon restore the light to her eyes and
the roses to her cheeks
Change of scene-country air, Mr..
Stanwood ?"
Yes, | have concluded to take her
off to my sister Amelia's."
Away off in New England 2" said
the wife, doIefully.
Only two days journey, my
dear ; and then she will be in no dan
ger of meeting Mr. Frank Ardley-
confound him Though, if he has a
spark Of feeling he will never seek to
renew the acquaintance after the Ian
gnage l addressed to him the other
day"
How long is Ella to be absent p"
asked Mrs. Stanwood, after silence
of some moments.
Until Autumn She will enjoy
herself very much at her aunt's, aud
the entire novelty of her surroundings
will soon obliteQte the remembrance
of this silly, schoolgirl attachment"
MIR. Stanwood's decisions, as he was
wont to boast, were always g as fixed
as the laws Of the Medcs and Pcrsians,"
therefore Mrs. Stanwood made no op-
position to his project, though she
much regretted the threatened scpara-
tion from her only living child.
Elias ample wardrobe was soon put
in order, and on the next morning she
started on her journey. On reaching
Boston, Mr.. Stanwood, greatly to his
dissatisfaction, met with some friends
who would pass by the town near
which dwclt his sister, and, placing
Ella under their care, with many kind
words and caresscs, (for his violent
anger had entirely died away,) he
parted from his daughter, and returned
home
The home of Mrs. Rand, Elias Aunt,
was situated near one of New Eng
lands prcttiest villages. A narrow
path, thickly set with naples, led up
to the house, which was quaint and
old-fashioned building, with messy
caves projecting over long, narrow
windows that were almost con-
cealed by climbing roses and wood
bine. The long, sweeping branches of
two ancient clms completely shaded
the front of the house, and to Ella the
whole place had a gloomy, forlorn as.
pect quite repclling.
Mrs. Rand received her young rela.
tive, whom she now saw for the first
time, with great cordiality but Ella,
low-spirited and weary, was in nc
mood to appreciate her frendliness,
and was glad to avail herself of the
old lady's suggestion that she should
retire to her room and refresh herself
with nap before tca,time. 1t was ID
luxury, to find herself alone in the
neat, cool chamber, perfumed with the
odors Of the roses that pecped in
through the snowy curtains. No way
inclined to take the prescribed nap
she lay vacantly looking out OH the
broad cxpanse of hill and vale while
her thoughts returning to the home
from which she was now so far dis
tant, dwelt sadly on the change the
past two weeks had wrought ON the
clouds that had so suddenly arisen in
her hitherto unclouded sky.
Her meditations were poorly calcu
lated to raise her spirits, and Mrs
Rand was much concerned, when she
summoned her niece to tea, to find hei
still pale, languid and detected The
old lady rallied her good-naturcdly
saying she did not know what was
coming over the girls nowadays in
her time young girls had rosy cheeks
and were full of health, and life, and
gayety very different from the lack
a-daisical creatures of these times
And Ella smiled, family, as her aun,
talked on, trying to cheer her up, and
thought within herself how impossi
BILE it would be for her to be lively ol
gay any more.
Then the kind old lady dropped tho
subject, and began speaking of 6
friend whose arrival she expected the
following day.
am delighted that he is coming
at this time," she said, smiling pleas
antly on her silent guest, "you vii
be charmed with my friend Harris IN
Ella, my dear, You cannot help it,
she added laughing, as Ella began t.
utter faint negative, " he is young
handsome, lively, witty, and all tina
sort of thing just the kind Of person
to captivate silly girls but then ht
can attract us old folks as WELL"
And the old lady launched into al
enthusiastic eulogy, on the many vir
tues and amiable qualities of he
"friend Harrison" until Ella grew
|; quite sick of the subject. took rea
!, schoolgirl dislike to MIR. Harrison, anC
resolved to be as little in his compan.
! as possible.
The morrow came Ella, by he
, aunt's desire, strolled with her through
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