Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-07-27

They are keeping me away from HIM
said Eleanor, pitituly, looking at her.
felt her form relax i'll my arms, saw that
she had tainted ;~Jamcs and carried her
to sofa, while Mary ran distractedly for
the housekeeper.
There was noisy wailing now i'll the man
sion; the servants all admired and liked
the young gentleman to whom their mis-
trcss was to he married; and rs usual,
they gave full scope to their powers of ex
pressing terror and sympathy. In the
midst of cries and tears, the insen,ible girl
was conveyed to her chamber.
James and myself paced the long halls
and porticoes. waiting to hear tidings of
her recovery. After time the housekeep-
er came down, informing lis that Miss Ar
gyll had come to her senses; leastwise.
enough to open her eyes and look about !;
but she wouldn't speak, and she looked
dreadful.
Just then Mr.. Argyll came IN After
being informed of what had occurred, he
went up to his daughters room. With ut
terlnost tenderness he gave her the details
of the murder, rs they were known, his
eyes oycrrunning with tears to see that
not drop of moisture softened her Ii xed
unnatural look.
Friends came in and went out with 10
notice from her.
Il wish they would all leave me but YOU
Mary. she said, after 4 time. Tatlleryou
will let me know when"
.,ics-vcs." He kissed her and She was
left with her sister fora watcher.
Hours passed. Some of rs went into the
dinih.-reom nnd drank " the strong tea
tth ha i.,n ltI nrpit.tt,H for.
we felt weak and unnerved. The parents
were expected in the evening train. there
being but one train running on sunday
The shadow deepcncd over the house from
heu. to hoHr.
It was late in the afternoon before the
body could be removed from the hotel
where The cormcrs Inquest waS held. |
a ,llcl james 10 90 with Inc and attend upon
it, conveyance to MI. Argyll.s. He decliH-
.l upon tie plea Of being too much un-
strung 10 90 out.
~ the sad Procession reached t'tc garden
in frout Of the mansion " it'll its burden oh
served in the midst OF several who had gath
cred about, a woman whose face, even in
that time oi preoccupatioH. arrested m. at
tpntioa Il was that Of girl Young and
handsome. though NOW thin aud deadly
pale. it'll Il wild look in her hi'tek eyes.
which wire fixed upon the shroddctt 0tH-
den with more Than awe curiosity.
+ know not yct Why remarbeI her 80
particularly Why her strange face made
sfth aa impression on me. 0Hce she star
ied toward IL. aud then >hraAk back again.
hy her dress and general appearance >ho
might haNe heen -llei Girl had never
~e4tH her betufn.
That girl, said i gentleman Il, ny silr
..aet> qttserIs.. .snd come II think, III.
Vas on the train from New York Xesinl4l4Y
afternoon Not the one poor Mnreland caI,It.
in the one before. wa al, b"ai,,l my
self. and noticed her particularly IS She
al tncug mt. She seemed To have some
trouble on her mind.
seldom forget faces and never for
gat hers.
Il will trace her oHt, Wi, my mental
resolve.
W. passed Into the heHSe, and deposited
our charae iii the back partor. | tliutleht
at Eleanor II She had Walkedth room jlt>t
lt@eHtY-touF hoar> ago, Il brilliant vision Of
love ana triumphant beauty. Ny. "eita-
four haih's ago this clay before lie WIS a.
resit9eHdaht with lite, Il ea@cr, it glewin"
with the hope of the soul within it Now
all The hours of time would never restore
thetehaht to his tenement. NHO had daip3
a. take npon himself the possibility of
unlawiuily and with Violence, cjeetiug the
human soul from its house:
,huddrr"d ~ asked myself the qucs-
ton. Somewhere must he lurking Il gull
~ creature, with heart on fire from the
ilalne> OF he'll With which |; had put itstit
III contact.
Then my heart stood still within mc-;lll
but tile family had been haht>hcd from tlie
parmcnt-her father was leading in Flea
nor. With slow step clil@iilg 10 his arn
She entered; but a her eyes fixed them
selves upon the rigid outlines lying there be-
Meath the funeral pail, she >prau" forward
a>tH@ herself upon her lovers corpse. Be
fore. >hr had been silent now began nIfr-
mur Of woe - hcalt-rcndm@ thai We who
listened Wished ourselves deaf before our
ears had heard tones and sentences which
could never be forgotten, 1t would be H~e-
less fer me Il man, with "A naH'~ language
and thoughts. 10 attempt to repeat what
this hcart-brohcn woman said to her dead
lover.
II was not words 50 much is ii was her
pathetic tones.
Shniaikod to lnm as If he Were alive and
could hear her. She was resolved tomake
lllm hear and feel her love through the dark
dcatn "iicn wa pe'Ween 'hrm.
An lf'a,s ,l. riJ Sata .,'' III q 10" tafc>,ihS
uaFi d I'm hr hamd .'o ,.t'il ~, IN
To tbinlx that Won shonId lie @ "ut : there T .li ai
ni,,bI all ninhi-oll ui~ht-nn ,bo .,,n,,nI
in the rain. and | not know Of II. 10 be
sleeping in my warm bcd-actually sleep
ing, and and you lying out in the Storm,
dead. that is the strangcst thing. that
makes me Wohdcr-to 'fahh co@td! Tell