Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-09-18

hended or even distinctly heard what l
said, for bis feeble but extremely anxious
glance was directed whilst spoke to a
large oil-portrait of Rosamond Stewart,
suspended over the mantel-piece. The
young lady was a splendid, dark-eyed
beauty, and OF course the pride and dar-
ling of her father. Presently wrench
ing, as it were, his eyes from the picture,
he looked in my face with great earnest
ness, and bending my ear close to bis
lips, l heard him feebly and brokenly
say, "A question to ask you, that's all
read-readp p His hand motioned to-
wards a letter which lay open on the
bed; / ran it over, and the majors anxi-
city was at once explained. Rosamond
Stewart had, / found, been short time
previously married in Scotland to Henry
Thorneycroft, the son of the wealthy
East India director. Finding bis illness
becoming serious, the major had antici-
prted the time and mode in which the
young people had determined to break
the intelligence to the irascible father of
the bridegroom, and the result was the
furious and angry letter in reply which
Il was perusing. Mr.. Thorne ycroft
would never, he declared, recognize the
marriage ofhis undutiful nepbew-neph-
ew, not son for he was, the letter an
nounced, the child of an only sister,
whose marriage had also mortally offend
ed Mr.. Thorneycroft, and had been
brought up from infancy as his (Mr.
Thorneycroft's) son, in order that the
hated name of AlIerton, to which the boy
was alone legally entitled, might never
offend his ear. There was something
added insinuative of a doubt of the le-
gality of the marriage, in consequence of
the misnomer of the bridegroom at the
ceremony.
One question, muttered the major, as
! finished the perusal of the letter-Is
Rosamond's marriage legal?'
No question about it. How could any
one suppose that an involuntary misde-
scription can effect such a contract"
'Enough-enough : he gasped. "A
great load is gone the rest is with God.
Beloved Rosamond'- The slight
whisper was no longer audible sighs,
momently becoming fainter and weaker,
followed-ceased, and in little more than
ten minutes after the last word was
spoken, life was extinct. rang the bell,
and turned to leave the room, and Jas |
did so surprised Martin on the other side
of the bed. He had been listening,
screened by the thick damask curtains,
and appeared 10 be a good deal sobered.
| made no remark, and proceeded on
down stairs. The man followed, and as
soon as we had gained the hall said
quickly, yet hesitatingly, 'Sir-sirP
well, what have you to say ?
Nothing very particular, sir. But
did l understand you to say just now,
that it was of no consequence if man
married in a false name?'
That depends upon circumstances.
Why do you ask ?
'Oh, nothing-nothing; only l have
heard it's transportation, especially if
.here's money
Perhaps you are right. Anything
slse?'
No. said he, opening the door; that's
all-mere curiosity
| heard nothing more of the family for
some time, except with reference to Ma
or Stewards personal property, about
$4,000 bequeathed to his daughter, with
a charge thereon of an annuity of f20
4 year for Mrs. Leslie, the aged house
keeper the necessary business connect
I'd with which we transacted. But about
4 twelvemonth after the majors death,
he marriage of the elder Thorn
eycroft with a widow of the same name
is himself, and cousin, the paper stated,
was announced and pretty nearly
year and half subsequent TO the ap-
of this ominous paragraph, the
iecease of Mr.. Henry Thorneycroft at
Lausanne, in Switzerland, who had left,
t was added in the newspaper stock
phrase of journalism, a young widow
md two sons to mourn their irreparable
oss. Silence again, as far as we we're
settled upon the destinies of
he descendants of our old military client,
i'll one fine morning letter from DIR.
Hampton informed US of the sudden
Ieath by apoplexy, few days previous
y, Of the East n d a director. DIR.
Hampton further hinted that he should
ave occasion to write us again in day
r two, relative to the decessed's affairs,
/,
Thich, owing to Mr.. Thorneycroft's un-