Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-28
- EEDITH .pLANns -
=. or, LOVE lost IN 4 roc.

gether With SUFFICIENT reatape o. ser
- As Ms. MounifoFd WAS childlesss him ]
aself, Il eas generally suppossd. that Edith +
Bland the daughter Of Mrs Mountford, c
w6pld be1he heiress Of ms wealth. IN 81 6
naueaas Il wasnos known that any relE- 9
i've 81 hia oyn blood was living 70 in1 8
.herlt in due course Of nature. Inc sup
position gained strength from the TACT
that Edifh had Always been treated a.
his own child and though she was pen
niless, had received 81 education suit-
ed 70 the position in which Der mothers |
marriage bad placed her
: Edith was not the most beautiful ggl
in p. nor bad she claimed, or received
the palm of belleship Bat she was love
sIyin MEN as IN disposition, which may
have accounted, IN paEt, for the fact that
she had many suitors, though it is to be
feared that soue af these were far mote
attracted 81 re wtsaish she was likely 70
iassat ihAn blythe geItleness and sweet
p ness OF this charming girl e 3
sssse And when At last, her heart was woh,
there was an obstacle all unlocked fof
Mr. Modhtford had never objected 70 aby /
Of Ediths admirers, until Henry Wilton, |
tosvhom she had promised her hand |
vent to obtain the ratification Of the !
pledge. Thea be- informed the disap-
s1iniutsi sitpr tbsAsag negwHs ebuE The
nothiiiai n Guardian of Miss Band, be
could not prsysat the marriage if the
usffft u nsistesi urou Il, bat that ~ the
ssftiesbf Il sssrF AWilton, she should not re-
eaive one penny Of has fortune. The
eauses of Ills GiaappfbyAi Of Mr.. Wilton
need not Do mentioned here, but they were
aoubtless Of Sufficient Importance
+. 10 warrant tbs decision At Which be had
arrived SCENES na
sla The nature Of the attraction which had
drawn Henry Wilton % Edith's side was
sufficiently shown b his refusing 20 fill
fiIf Sis promise Of marriage, and the IN.
slant wjthdrawal Of his eaiL..a With very
disinterestsd professions 'Iis hverTed that
Yhk would not tepoYeg herfroin q home
Of luxury 10 share bis uncertain fortunes
andrao, rithYhas grace be- might, be
efttke EaIdao more fortunate and more
'f13n6rdbienaitors
- Whatever might have been the nature
Il. Of Ediths attachment 10. Henry Wilton,
.nsi II wes sincere IL not profound And she
felt his detection as only a sensitive and
aheotionate girl could, aud endure II as
only Grst experieuceso Of human insincer.
ity and seliiahness are borne.
- EdAh bad alwaysbeena religious turn,
Aahdiuow that aiie Was unhappy she began
a.. 10 feel q warmer sYmpethy foEeH sntfer-
ing, and o 6elire 10 minister both to che
moral and physical needs Of her fellow
10 binss She forso0k the ray scenes Of
fashion, Wish hAd bash very eongenial
30 10 her tastes, and was 70 be fouhd al
y55a ia6at daily o. the hallnts Of poverty aut
as suffering, oaFrying food, and instruction
and christian sympafhy 10 many home
and heart where despair has long reign
ed |8.H sHu b. aAt uHa
'ia' Hersrrnnds Of mercy often led her. in
TO a position ofthe city diareputablei a
the hautits ot the city viee always mus
X be, and oahu dangerous, ESPECIALLY b.
night But in abe day, when her visit
WON nude, there wns litde 70 DO apprs
hend6d. especially as she Was well know
and much beloved IN those quarter
where her presence had always broagh
sympathy and rellef rs ~
rs IL was returning from one Of thes
ss wsits where she bad been'detaiued by III
bed 0f a dying woman until far beyoni
the hour that she Usually left those an
hallowed precipcts, that she found, o
stepping into The street that a heavy foJ
sothiek.Rnd dense "a almost to be pa
pabie, had settled over the city.
= n RsRTetting ihatSAs old servant, VII
sometimes came TO accompany be
homo was nolat hand, yet sure ihat sh
8 gknewfherwaY perfectly, and should 500
be in safer aud pleasanter portion
Is. the city, Miss Bland stepped forth into h
80 streets where an early November Nv
light and The dense fog made nearly a
objects invisible Here and there th
rod light Of The lamps struggled throng
the watery atmosphere. Hurryisg OF
ward With nsmueh haste as possible, VI
often compelled 10 stop to pause to e.
cane the yheels OF the vehicles, or ia
rush Of pedestrians,J she soon felt bel
- self eomuleteiy bswildered, and unce
tain OF her course. Near.the eorner
astraet, as she knew by the sound of h
vbhicles andthe glare Of q lamp, sh
paused To observe, il possible, whithC
.s her wandering steps had led her Bu
it was in vain that she strove 70 read Il
sign upon The corner street,o or to diseov,
any known landmark AfAer a m,
ments hesitation she resolved, thong
not without reluctance, TO enter the she
near which she stood, and make the ne
y iassary inquiries 81 sNT AdEA
As she opened the door she was star
led 10 find il low drinking place. whe,
n number OF evilIainous looking me
we're gathered in knot, conversing I
Hs the dim light OF a lantern that stood u
on the counter. A woman, who ha
Just entered aud thus emboldenedl Edit
to opeAlthe door, stood uear, and laugl
ed loudly as she saw Der come H..
Involuntarily Edith drew back, but 81
had been seen, and scarcely had Sd
closed the door when the Fuifans rushe
y forth and surrounded her. She waite
not for the wordswith which they address
ed her, but wild with fright dashed alon
the street, needless whither she went, 5
that shelscaped the yelling pack VII
followed In her terror she retraeed he
Is steps, and was fast making her way int
7s thevile district Her pursuer, for al
81 but one soon relaxed their speed, VIZ
close behind her, and Edith, fearful
addressing any one whom she met, au
unable, in the increasing gloom, to di
tInEuish any object, began to despair
nj eluding him. She. had learned o. th
time that heyhad lost Der wa, and kne
not whisher abe was going-she eou
. only rails; "a siIsHS prayer ter Hido an
.soS'F CBTeathless with fright and fatigue 81
- + was about sinking, when the steps ,
her pursuer suddenly ceased, and Il
sound Of an altercatiou broke upon b,
ear Sare that she was free, but n,
daring to pause, she ran on little FL
Their, when coming inlcontact with SON
81 obstacle upon the pavement she. ",
falling tothe ground. but am arm vi
interposed andshe felt herself supporte
whilal a kind s0iee inquired If she W
hart GGA9 afaeaA
s., a Wlth those words came a sense