Litchfield enquirer., 1865-03-09

NOV. about two years after they had pressed
 peSri EilE wien 1t was getting oae toward the
 winter times-there had beenia good deal 0fidir.
 ty weather aboutl and ssyeral Yessels. had been
 lost on the coastIthere was report that sey- eral crews had been paid of. and then Ellen
 made dp her mind more than ever that William
 would return when one day a'neighbor c6mes
 in and says he had heard, thata vessel like tue
 Spit6re-t that was the. one that William went ont inT--had gone down of the Scillys and it
 was feared that all hands had pefiShed,, hs had it he said, from a party who was told sesby
 Paul swho1had learnt.i it when he went over to
 Davenport, the day before, on some matter of business. This was bad news for tho poor lass but believe she Still hoped and prayed for her
 sailor sweet jheart, and all along kept telling
 the Captain that hs would live tessea her and
 Will Randall bride and bridegroom, yet; but
 about a fortnight afler this, Paul comes in. in
 a great taking, and shows the Captaia bottle
 which he said had been picked up on the Cor.
 nish coast, no doubt having drifted in; and in
 it was a paperssaying the Spitfra hoaldast tsliss
 through inc night, and praying that whoever
 found the bottle would for Heavens sake send
 it on to Captain Meredith. Of Cawsand, with
 the last prayers Of poor WilE @t3i1iidzs 'na fi9'
 This was dated back, and was about square
 withthe day when the Spitfrefwas mid t0h have gone down and soa now fhere seemed hope at all, and so poor Ellen. seemed to think at last. for che, got paler and weaker every day and moved about as though she had anosking to live for To make matters worse the Capfain had got into debt and .dificulties got bigger and bigger. We'll, one day, all on . sudden the Doctor goes to him and offers to marry Ef- len out of hand promising to discharge all the
 Captain's obligations sstating thathis long and strong attachment ahnd induced hin te make the proposal The Captain, as. yon may believe didn't much fancy Paul for . on.in-laN but st last he relented and pressed bt his debts and troubles, urged Elienst0 accept him. The pooi
 lass refused tor along time, ut'when she found Ethat hefsf father sNellafe and .Iihertg depeuded on it. and besides had lost all hope of ever see; ling William Randall again, at last consent6d, But you don't mean to say they were mar ried at last r Iintefrupted.a a9iisdsafs sa.l
 ,I' Tn two or.thresa smonths. they awers and .
 pretty couple they must have made she with her tall figure and pale, face and he with his red head and bow legs shambing along by hel side. They were married at Millbrooks sChuIct
 ton theahill, sir), and Will Randall's old maste,
 read,thh ssrvces They say Ellen. .didn'tcEy ol l faint, or have any, nonsense of that kind, but
 went through her part quietly and calmly
 enough while The Doctor seemed all abroad
 Now it seems this very evening, just aboutsdnsl
 when the Captainb had gone; out to smoke bis pipe, that Paul, who had gone up stairs, heard
 terrible loud scream and rushing back intt
 the room whore he had left Ellen, finds heI Eaintedsdead away lon ths floor and William
 Randall himself kpeeling by, her sider upga.I William used to say afterwards, that n could not forget Paurs face when they saw on'
 smother for the frststims; he used to dream O
 it, shs said 5 and he had many and many . tint I seen the faces of strong men who had beer
 struck doSwra in the heat and passion of battle d or who had died violent deaths in various ways \ but Paul's face, he said, reminded him sef 1
 picture he had once seen, when quite D lad, the devil, which he remembered had ffighten him then, but which he had forgotten till thei
 I eyes met that night. When Paul had recover
 ed his surprise he said not saS word about thu
 HhafriSge , but when William ssaidEhe hadsjns Elcft Plymouth and hadn't seen q soul in th. village yet, he suddenly seemed delighted 2
 meeting him again and insistedon their drink il ing together. yssi9gg bfE s'Gsihia5 .ssibs.l |s.i gHe led Ellen into another room, where ha 4 told Will his mother would Attend to her, an, shortly afteFreturned with two glasses of sti' grog, which he puteon nitheD table between thea ! Sl Nov. Bill old mate,ia says be, well drinl
 sS yGns ssspra Da as ssys w '' Ns er mind her, 'says Paul. smpther willsoon hsan her round, and meanwhile; let's drink the Erol
 but first of all let's shut the, door and De smut |, eh.s So Paul shut the door, and coming bac fte the table, says, Nov Bin, fbe says 'aers' your jolly good health and ne heeltap:k. P
 they both, empted thsira glasses, aetHs.. aseHiihsm
 says Paul. after while 1how do you feel. tsouite we'll Paula my fhsarty, thankyeve ssy WiAs~-sDo ysnse says Paul gEinning, thsnye won't lor; long, William Randall lsass ne. ge Itina. white and trembling; we've long | count 10 settle and now it's done: a"' Wh' , hd'SSnasanii asks Will ingurprises as you una , tbS sure. t I've never injured ) el! sss v [hass says, Paul. .Didait you step n FINS | iDidn'T the neiSNbors 3eef and mock ms,ssz drive me almest mad | uA And didn't Isweara
 $ be even with you. come what mignt1 Anc | Lam! I am! When you, were pressed. says h ; rsttins Torss and worse. s4 Pdt slsaesbg . ff You ' T broaghs thealceount ffhata manetha ! Ithink yon xsrsidsedh and now .thsl yer ;PAl lFe.prped alive, yop fnd tbeI woman yoa ley' e. {, t6e wife of the man yoli both despissd p-.sIl { fa shamsfuai lie, tcrfes sEWiH, send lcsn* belle s4its--ssIt's itraey sayslP for sNs Eers ma ' ried this, morning; but true or Mise, M.s the same 10 you. Will; Randall ana rsui tur1 ? livery paie and fnbs his hands, you seeiso sdsss Hou drank the drandy. end n sn hsus time yen gre vA desd man. fsgl ksanEEey, !, 2 sAys Will, speaking calm snN Ns, Sa ~, E played a deep game. but ySuvs made ssSnl e ftake, II 1safd Of your srjok VII 1ths press-taa land | knew you to Gbs . rassI set manss 2 ' you've just owned to other oths ssssfcpery E ]. P 1 6 when . man that fknsw hated me, Ind S' Q iloofsd as yoh did Shs9 - net sJ.ss nsw: eu d 4dsEiy bechme n.y. friend s9a sst tsa hs lo. .9E'l \ door, changsd the glsssss. a !.
 : gave. she ran in, pale sed Nssk q sheN: aud found him. alllvisted togetAsrs Ike VI e 1rsee or pain. and foaning, st tho mouth frs ad tks poison hs Ind swallowed. .sasssaI sssi gni e Es3. hcoGitS III asrsds dsiv saszq saT .Glal gI sIAeH'thapb arightlysx xhas slss Fee sahe d said the coast- gusrdsmsn. but IL Nat vs g lstrons, for Paul. they say. died within {