, 1864-05-07

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tiearly two hundred feet.
went round nearly two miles by tn,
head Of the gulch, and descended the strean
till | reached the place where he ias. II,
was dcdd! his skull literally crushed in b,
a rock he had struck on. Then the fearful
circumstances | stood in afthycd themselye,
before me, and with criminal weakness
resolved to bury the secret within my own
bosom.
hastencd home. My mother attributed
any coldness Of manner she may have Oh
served to the exciting family affection which
had recalled me home.
She entered into a detail Of what had
passed, in hopes of consolihg me, but, alas
every word bit added to my misery and re.
morse. Lucy was iilarried to Hilbert.
Previous to writing to me, she had visited
Sir John Beach, and had explained every.
thing to him. His reply was short. "Mad.
am, | will reflect, and then act as seems to
be best. l will see you shortly, and de.
pend upon it, | will do that which after
consideration consider right"
The next day my mother wrote to me.
After dispatching the letter, she heard that
Sir John Beach had suddenly left home.
accompanied by Hubert, but two hours after
seeing her.
The very evening I returned he came ia
her house with his son, and was met BY the
rector, whom he had notified to be there.
Lucy was not present. He there addressed
my mother thus:
1t appears to me that union with nv
son aud your daughter having been done in
a loose and improper manner, it only re-
mains to remedy the evil by more ortho.
dox method. In the necessity Of doing
this at once my son concurs.
ave need not enter Upon a discussion
Of what has passed, as it would benefit nc
one, and would tend to perhaps widen a
breach it is my desire to heal. have here
a special license from the Bishop, which
Hubert himself procured, and our worthy
rector is ready to re.perfom in y legal man.
ner the ceremony Of marriage, the previous
contraction of which was irregular Let
this be at present kept secret, and we will
each return to our own homes. After u
few weeks the marriage can be acknowledged.
l do not wish to be present, nor do wish
any one but ourselves to know that it is
done by my sanction, at least for the pre-.
sent. immediately after the ceremony,
Hubert" he added turning to his son, :" /
wish you to return home to conclude the
other arrangements with our attorney"
NV mother bv Sir Jobn.s dcs;rc won,
and aseertained What indeed there could bc
hut li,,Ie donbt of tL,t Incv was nertsc,I,
willing IN accode m This Man aIier wb;cI
tho old rentIcman tcok b;s denar,ure and
in h N sn bnur I,ucv WAS ready and mar.
red bv the rector IN the presence of nv
mother 8 two aid and iaithf,,i seryants
The condnct of Huber, ,brou.bou, the
whole ~ tb;s scene was nceni;"r. l." bsrJiv
/ fleJ his ewes f,om ,Sc oronnd hut wbc1
hchlcss;nS was nronn,,csd be t;ssed lncv
and sa;d II n wbisnsr :" w. aro now Icc.Iiy
husband and w.Is love vou always nav
loved Won I'm, 4 have a hnrr1r ~ m.,;;mony
4 coniJ ma, ornoso mv sstbor's ;ron w;;,
and 50 Ind N nerpetrs,e h, and II mns,
Nc married | do realIy nreicr Won 10 anv
one else. Lei us hope. said he. turning
10 INV mother. that The ;lls tbat arc nas,
will Ie ,ollnwed by bc,,rr d,vs MADE a
bad return for all your Kindness 10 me and
/ tr,st that this marr;oyc when oncnlv
aeknowledwed and sanctioned bv nv f,thcr
m,v evcn,Sn,e in harn;ness Wc have 20,
I, ir,nsact some le~,i business ms bc 5 IA
1 mus, return 10 The manor. To.morrow /
Wi soc you amin" And after an imnnl.
s,ye embrace Of Lucy, he held out his hand
10 INV mother who drew him ono side and
EXCHANGED n few more words. he then dc.
nar,cd ~ ending ,Le s,ranae scene
The ncxt morning by siz o'elock n mes
sengcr came from Gnn,lv Manor Housc IN
snSmon Uubert home Ills father had
awai,ed his srr;va,tbe NIGHT befoFc till nearlv
70 o'clock and tbcn tbouqht FRAT Le bad
rsmaiped NJ our bouse. desnite Lis ipstrue.
lions. He had henrd Of INV calling. and
spnnosed I mich, have M. siblv deia;pcd
Up6ert foo iate search was made the
hodv was s,nnd and \ coroner,s ;noucst
held al the manor house. IN the ncirhbor.
inc village an omen verdict was returned.
hu, @ ,hs nrcva;l;a~ ap;n;on was that ho Ind
.omr,;,,cd su;c;de
Incy was "yorwbolmod. shc was ,alcp
10 Gsntlv Manor TO view the eorpse Of
him she had 50 unfortunately loved. but no
rorsuas;on conld ;ndnce me 70 accomnanv
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