Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-10-16


Camerone shook her head mournfuIly
''Ah, Frederic, you hardly realize the al
teration that has taken place on the farm aud in
our parents. Peculiarly everything is going to
ruin. Father is feeble and unable to work, and
the whole responsibility rests on William, who
does everything as near right as possible He is
to stay at home and te ach the district school in
our neigbborhood this winter, as fathers health
will neFs ~ Il him to return to his business.
Mother Is cheerful. that is, outwardly but her
troubles are knawing at her her heart and threat
ening to undermine her constitution
'' The farm is mortgaged for the sum of eight
hundred dollars, and other debts press heavily
on father, so l can see already how things will
end. The mortgage will be foreclosed, and our
parents be driven from the roof that has shelter
ed my father from infancy. 1 have become
quite accustomed to this idea, and have given up
| the hope that we shall be able to redeem the old
homestead; but can never think of poverty,
hunger and cold coming to father and mother
So have come here to work in the factory, and
save my wages for them.''
g can get you place in the same room with
an old friend, said Frederic.
..Who is i: ~ asked CaInerone
"Hatt;e Grey. She has been here at work ev-
er since she left Holly, and is doing well. One
of the girls in the same department has left her
place, and gone home: SO thiLk I can easily get
it for you.' -.....
'' Dear Hattie, shall be rejoiced to see her
| again. said Camerone affectionately.
And the rejoicing will be mutual, for she of
ten steaks of yon in enthusiastic terns,' return
ed Frederic, as he arose to leave the room. -.
am going out now, Camerone, but shall be here
again in an hour"
When he returned, he brought intelligence of
! fine situation in the factory, and good wages
| accompanying the light work. The next morn
| ing Camerone commenced her new employment,
cheered by the presence and encouragement of
Hattie Grey, and she soon became accustomed to
it, performed her daily routine of duties with
comparative case, Life in the factories is monot-
onous in the extreme, with but few exceptions,
and the winter passed away without any extra
ordinary event to vary the common place Incl
dents of each day,
| To Cameroue's unbounded thankfulness, Mel
son Scofed did not discover her retreat, and she
was left 10 labor on Unmolested, with many sad
| thoughts of Ralph Graham and her past life, as
well as fears for the future. But spring came
and she heard nothing from from Mr.. Scofield,
and began to cherish the hope that she should
never him again The tidings that came
from Beechnut Farm were very discouraging.-
| Noyes Willard had purchased every note against
Mr.. Southwick, and his entire demand including
| the mortgage was, sixteen hundred dollars
| When Mr.. Southwick became aware that his
- !
gave up all hopes of becoming free from them by
ordinary means. AIisfortunes had crowded thick
| ly around the farm through the winter. His
stock died as mysteriously as they had the year
| before, and the past twelve months had convinc-
ed him that it was useless to think of remaining
on the farm. So with a heavy heart, James
Southwick did that which was like parting with
| life. He decided his tarm to Noyes Willard, thus
anticipating the foreclosure of the mortgage, and
hoping, though had lost much by this step, to
cape from the persecution of his foe. And, with
dark future lying before them, the family pre-
pared to leave Holly.
The few firm friends who had stood by them
in adversely as well as prosperity regretted their
departure. Ellen Chapelle more deeply than the
rest, for great trial was laid upon her. Her
bert. her idoized husband, had left her, and for
| ever The calumnies of Noyes Willard had
| had poisoned her heart with strange I'll
dings of her duplicity and unfaithfulness and
| writing hasty letter in which he bade her a
final farewell the easy influenced man left home
for the far West, where no traces could be found
of him.
Mrs. Chapelle did not complain. She bore
this as she had her other sorrows, in silence; but
il preyed upon her life, causing her to become
prematurcly old and faded in appearace. True
| her large dark eyes were as beautiful in expires
sion as ever, but her raven hair was interspelced
with broad band of silver, and lines of care fur
rowed her high, pale forehead and settled around
her mourniul lips. 1t a fearful parting scene
that took place between this noble woman and
Mrs. Southwick, and feryent prayer went up
from Mrs. Chapelles tortured heart for the well
fare of her friends, as the cars bore them frcm
her sight. Slowly she turned towards her lonely
dwelling. feeling more desolate than before, but
with look of patient endurance OF her calm
face that was touching and sublime.
There are many like Ellen Chapelle in TIE
world, who martyrs, though silent and un-
complaining. Many hearts like hers suffers in
secret until the painful tension of its heavy grie
snaps asunder the last cords that binds it to earth
and rest is found in the quiet of The grave. But
how seldom we heed them: how rarely do we
feel, when we gaze upon their dead forms that
the rest Of heaven must be doubly sweet to the
overtaxed soul so long exposed to the merciles
buffettings of winds and tempest, so long adrif
on the sea of woe.
At the united entreatIcs of his children Mr.
S,,b,,;, had selected Nillville as tho ,,laca In