The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-11-07

was simple compensation for the defects
! Of his hgu'e, AMI whose noble hear, and
cultivated mind were opened gradually,
as 'ha home atmosphere wore away the
i'eH reserve. john NJ .n field WAS a close
student. and had Teen n traveller {; one
VIII" c"nld drop. eg"ti.m, yet Civ. varied
PERSONAL ekpe''eaSe .cou lie OAK pedantrv.
We, display learning. Ills love for Effis
was almost id"Iatry; vet, as the months
wore away, Lucy marked with pleasure
that Het'ytvnce and sep called up to
MS face An "Sp'e~oi"" Of deeper emotion
tina" ers,' Ellie had power to ~.kpr.
Noreinh-r came and again there were
p" ParAuons on-fuut tor Thanksgiving
party. ii WAS he nighl before he even
f"l day, and Heuy was in the library
Wien. john Mansfield entered, unannounc
ed.
e" have come to bid you e long fare
~el.' c sad, abrur,!y. II am going
To iinr"pe."
She rose from her seat, wlire as death.
."E"'"g to ,Erole 7" she echoed.
Yes J the y ice WAS harsh and chang
cd "L.,gh At me, mock me if,y3u will
Hester Payne. l-deGormed- poor
bound band and foo, by chains cannol
bre,k-l lore you'll"
She s;o"d very, s,iIl. great ligh, com
ing Erahua ly Into her sweet face, but
after = .ponent SIZE said:-
Il shall not mock you. my Jclored"
No, IN. III s,er, do ,ot s,yI! Oh,
! never dreamed "t rhIs. Love me, me
o.. d"."o, curse me! | Am no, Tree to
1--we YOU, and | never thought anybody
could love me am m.ruedw
Suli the smile dd not fade from her
lace. '':it down here" she sad. gently,
"""d tel NE Your story"
Something in. her voice aud look gave
h'm strange feeling Of hope. "Wh,
should ! tell YOU" he sad, yet ,obsyiug
her command; "It is but the story of a
wasted existence, blightsd BY cruel ac
'id'n', made hitter by a f,Dsa woman
br"ken t,'th. loved her mad!y. Hester;
not ~ love you, with the mature love q;
MANHOOD, with respect that is almost
worship, but with the blind rdo.atrv Of n
youth Sac was wonderfu!ly beautiful
SO IKE Ellie. that something's il pe~i ders
we. | was young, then. straight ss an
arrow, aud had Iargs ~e.lt', inherited
from father, who died, leaving me heir
10 An immense factory. where he had
coined money. We were married. Une
Year after a fire broke out in the factory.
ln tie sndea,"r to save my properly, I
went in,o the burning -difse 100 late
A crashing t,i icom shove stunned ne,
a.d i'om long Iu,InStiiIty aud i,Lress |
aw"ke. the ,hng am We were beg
CARED, too, and lecame revolt g to her
Sac never loved me, aud when | rose
from that bed uf agpEs to Cad mvsell
bankrupt, she fed away from mo To h-r
fathers house ! never sought her, bu.
--she is my wife. am rich ain, uo~,
!y lrgtry, bat my weahh lies idle
have no heart 10 spend, no right to
love j.
And having finished his story, told
With the ahrup, hrevi,y that hides bleed.
,pg agorg, he lot bis head fall forward
upon Lhe tabl- before hun. lie VAS suiI
seated 10. unaware ;bnl lieuy had gIded
from lie room, ~l'en Il hand fell caIe.s
i"ely upon h's shoulder,
y ,hn Mansfield" said Mrs. Wilson's
,of'e, flock up The woman YOU loved
~!ho so .cruliy deserted you, was INV hus.
bands cousin. SIX months alter sh, fed
from yon, she sank into q consumption,
h'st brc"'n'"g The mother Of "a lovely
child Shsad,-d Ia Itaiy a month before
my husband. and ip the sans house where
We were With his iu!I permission I ad
opreJ G1e child" ~ -
"Efio!' he looked up, now.
Eeity stood bsLrs hin with Ellie by
The hand. One long embrace enci,cled
promised wiis and child.
"F"'her!" ]. ~as the mex, day. aud
The ~ofd fell With touching power Upon
the heart 80 long lonely 40 day You
will have something to be thankful
for" VI
The anawer was long. silen, em.
brace,
just one year TO day." said Nrs. Wi,
con. "since sou first came here. ! was
won over BY Efiis 20 send the invitation,