The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-17

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pronunced her a superb, ravishing Great.
ure, Imagine figure slightly above
the medium height, black hair and eyes,
small straight nose, a beautiful mouth,
aud teeth like pearls, and to crewn all
complexion smooth as velvet, and lair
as wax, with rich carnation, on each
cheek ravishiug to behold, Such was
Mrs. Carlyle. Then she was wealthy,
Of course, for she occupied the best suite
of rooms in the hotel, and her dresses
and jewels were magnificent, 9EllrJ
But if her personal appearance crea.
ted such a stir among the inhabitants Of
Hazelton, what must have been the ef-
feet when il became known that the
wealthy widow, known, as Mrs. Carlyle,
was the once despised, ,hoD,ely girl known
as Madeline Dubois Such was the
plain fact, surprising as it may seem
but by what magic she transformed her
former responsiveness into her present
bewitching loveliness was a mystery no
one could tell, nor even imagine. One
Of her friends, presumipg on their for
mer friendship, veptured to ask what
had brought about so happy result.
Mrs. Carlyle, with grave counteuance,
replied " Time!" after which she was
questioned no more on the subject. g /.
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It was presently ascertained that Mrs.
Carlyle had been twice married. 1t
was she who first married DR.. Layman,
who died shortly after, when she was
united to a wealthy merchant named
Carlyle, who lost his life by a railroad
accident So at the age of twenty-five
Madeline was a widow for the, second
time. ..... ........, ..t e.. srri... .t
What had brought her to Hazelton !?
was the current question, secretly ask.
ed, however. Possibly to revisit her
birthplace, and perhaps TO astonish the
citizens with her wondrous beauty.
Few, if any, knew of her love for Louis
Wilberforee, consequently no one ever
guessed the secret of her return She
had not forgotten her early love, and
though she stroye to persuade herself
that he was not worthy of her now, she
could not help longing to meet him.
She made no direct inquiries about him,
but did SO in way as to avoid any sus-
picion Of the real cause of her inquiries.
! He had lett Hazelton year before, and
gone to California, where he was repor.
ed to be poorer than when he left. His
mother had died nearly three years
before, leaving her little property in his
hands ; he spent it all in less than ten
months, and urged by necessity and
shame, he went to the gold regions,
without bettering his condition, as it ap.
! peared, In fact it was believed that he
was then contemplating to return to the
States again ; at least so one of-his asso.
ciates wrote not long before, bsero- 1
T. The beautiful ( widow resolved te
await his return a mouth or two few
by. and sure CROUCH Louis -Wilberforee
returned to Hazelton, as handsome as
ever, though poor enough, He was
soon made acquainted with the change
that had come over the girl whom he
used to call ""ias ugly as a mud fence, or
a dark night" He could scarcely cred
it bis senses when he first beheld hel
after the lapse of FIVE years. BUTT wa.
Madeline, he felt assured ; there was M
mistakipg those eyes, nor that voice
], these he Ie, ognized; but what had be
come of the ugly pug " nose, the PIN
> pied and treckled skin, and the yellow
hair? Hair,dye was then not ye
thought of, and surely those Aogiu,
locks were natural, and her own AT
tificial teeth might replace those uu
: slightly /" tusks z which once disfgure,
0 her mouth but surely the beautiful
t nose and splendid skin were natural
Whence this magic change? All! tbs
r was doubtless Mrs. Carlyle's secret
secret to he kept to the end Of tim'
1 perhaps, q -H7aueyr aefi s15 yot
{ The beautiful widow made no secrs
9 Of her preference for Louis WilberforcC
and he, nothing 10th, paid assiduau
D court to her and finally proposed, /
a three weeks after, they were united. an
}, in six months later Mrs. Wilberforc
). was again widow. When Louis ma
It ried her he seemed to be in robu
o health, yet in a short half year he fe
into decline, to arrest which battle
n the combined skill Of the ablest phys
n clans. .-s. .f...srir... ..t sl..'a
!. Mrs. Wilberlorce was oyerwhelme
II with grief. She evidently loved h
y husband, for, according to the stat
It ment OF her servants she allowed him
/ large amount Of pocket money withoV
demurring at his extravagance, for
y was currently known that be had roso
d ted TO the gaming-table, where he ha
u frequently lost large sums. sI oI
A year passed and the widow emer
'e ed from her secnsion sad, thoue
O. still beautiful woman in fact her beau
5 increased rather than diminished. d
9, any one would have fora lmomeI
q thought that she caused her late hu
,r bands death, as some Of her enViol