Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-17

mond. i have kissed stone, SAID, looking
up. Even the diamond melts to heat, she
said. "And leaves but cinders, L muttered,
as dropped her hand, and, at her bidding
waited
Wroe too loved the Princess but I had
no thought that be was in my way He knew
that had profered my suit, and that half the
island believed had won it. Why should he
cross my path? But he did so; came to me
frankly and told me that his love was beyond
bis reason. He must have Blanche or death.
He poured his tale Of passion into my ears,
until grew to despise it. [ fancied Blanche
did likewise, and urged the prompt avoWal of
his love, doubling not that he would meet the
same fate, that rumor gave out had, of late, be-
fallen all her avowed, lovers save myself
I knew we'll the time he had chosen. The
moon sailed never more brightly through the
blue ether than on that night,as it lighted Wroe
and the Princess on night ride along the sea
shore.
laughed in my Dreams and woke to see the
moon peering in at my window, as if to bring
me the first news. [ laughed with the moon,
for felt that, that night as it made the waves
sparkle on the seashore, had witnessed my
| triumph.
| They called me early next morning. Day
| light was cheering the slaves to their labor
birds were singing in the morning air-and
there was stir-gossip, -BlancheF Forden-
| hame and Dr. Wroe had fed during the night
! had taken a seashore ride until they met boat
| from the ship and then sailed for America
| l had lost the only prize on which l ever
| set my heart, and had been thwarted by fool
| The el0pement was in every respect most un-
| accountable. Wroe evidently, had not contem-
| plated it on the morning of the eventful day,
and Blanche carried nothing with her save
few of her trinkets, the most valuable Of which
| was miniature of myself There was some
| talk of foul-play, but there were too many who
knew her preference for the young Indian to
allow such doubts to long remain.
hated Martinique, and In two days en-
barked for France
My first visit was to my guardian, and found
which I was raised, awaiting me- The epistle
manded my immediate presence in England
and thither went post haste
The Asylum was soon reached. had learn
ed, and suffered and enjoyed much, since
iourneyed with my guardian from its portals
A bright May morn was o. ening, and the noun
| tain air came laden with the spicy breath of
| the upland forests-fragrant, indeed, it was
intermingled with the odo- Of fruit blossoms and
the breathings Of early roses. But to me, boy
! hoods crushed years came on the first breath
that same sweetness had given It's odor to my
tiny nostrils-and even now, in the scent of the
| rose there is for me dim reminiscence of for
gotten sorrow.
My card brought the Intendant to the door,
| and he gave me a warm welcome Before an
hour had passed knew that Ellen Waldock
had married Luke Trust, aprlvate tutor, against
her fathers will-cast off by him she had left
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her husband to London. While Luke held
| small stipend as usher there, she had given him
two children-frst boy, and ayear afterwards
girl. Before the lad was five years old, his
father died-taking the counsel Of friends his
mother left her children in London in care of
| the wife OF sea tarlng man, and Journeyed III
| to Cornwall, to carry out the dying wish Of
her husband that she should recommend his
children to the care of an elder brother, Philip
| Trust. The errand was bootless-Philip Trust
! had died batchelor, and very nearly pauper
and but for the charity of the keeper Of the
Truro Aims House, my mother had died, and
of want. His charity did not save her lite, but
to it owe my existence. My twin sister hav-
ing passed her childhood at the Truro Orphan
Asylum, had been, when ten years DID, adopted
by childess matron, and ere long, learning the
story which have just related, had gone TO
Scotland, claimed and won the affection Of her
grandfather, and inherited the bulk Of his for
tune-a moderate competency.
In vain had she sought for traces of her SIS
ter and brothers with unwearied patience. At
Truro she was able to obtain only the name of
the scientific gentleman who had adopted me.
In London, all trace of the kind mariner swife,
to whom the eldest children were entrusted,
was lost At length she came across an old
portrait painter, Lorentz by name, who had been
familiarly intimate with my mother and father,
and q confdant in their troubles. Poor, like
them, he lived from hand to mouth, and at the
time of my fathers death, and for considera-
10 Ireland on aud itinerant professional tour
He could furnish her no intelligence Of her
brothers, but he was, ,at least a living soul to link
her with her extinguished home-he was still
very poor and then growing old. She cared
for him, they became attached, and it ended 10
the installation, ,ot Lorentz into sort OF Maj
or domo of her establishment.
Amidst all dlScouragements she had con-
tinued hopeful-at least of me-hcr twin and
dearest brother ard neither she nor Lorentz
left unturned a stone that might lead to the de-
sired result. At last her hopes were eratlhed.
She had seen, in a French scientific publication:
an article ''On the Coal of the Upper Poto-
mack 10 America, dated at Alexandria. D. c.;
and her heart bounding with delight, she had
left England with Lorentz, year since, to seek
on the banks of the Potomac, tidings Of her long
lost brother Recent letters from her had men
toned that she found traces of me at Alexan-
dra, but had lost them ain-fnding only
that | had left America to cross the ocean, in
com pany with my guardian That, wearied out
she had settled down quietly into an American
home at Alexandria, hoping that something
might there enable her to take up the clue to
nv wanderiogs, which had escaped her hands.
Meanwhile the Intendant of the Asylum, in
which I was, had left no nook or corner un-
searched for traces Of me, and having by chance
heard that my guardian was in Paris, had
opened communication with him. The result
was before me.
Wnnaor rioldnd Ia hnliar fnalinr as the