Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-09-28
III Mistrllantuus,
The Dead Letter.
PART SECOND.
CHAPTER |.
CHAPTER |.
TIE LETTER.

Every NbTu puTieu llseli Illto NY bTaill.
Obscure as it was--moli- -colnnittal direct
ed to an unknown person of a ncighboring
village yet felt ltdSs4fea that those vague
hints had reference to the sinful tragedy
which had occurred October Eth. 1857.
Here was placed i'll my hanJs-at last =
Il clue to that mystery which had once
sworn to unravI. Yet, how slender was
the clue. which might after all, lead me
into still protoundrr labyrinth of doubt and
perplcXity! As pondcred, it seemed to
break and vanish in my fingers Yet, |
felt in spite of this, an inward sense that
Ihela IN my hand the key Whjch pas sureiy
to mfoch he awtM secret. | can never
rightly express the feelings which. for the
first few moments. ovcrpoWcrcd me- Nv
body was icy cold. but my soul stung and
stirred me as with fire, and seemed to rise
on budding wings of flame with the CON
yiction of a speedy triumph which was to
come after long suffering. arose. clutch-
ed my hat and went forth from the De
partncnt. to return to it 10 more, for the
present. Half the night sat in my room
at my boarding place, looking at that let
ter, on the table before me.
Before proceeded further with its his.
tory, | will give. i'll IA few words, the brief,
monotonous record OF my life, since | was
driven driven is the word you must Use,
Richard, naughty and sensitive though you
may bc-fron the friendship and presence
of the Argyll's. and tlom my prospects OF
a hong cherished settlement IN lie.
made the visit TO my mother. She WAS
shocked at the change i'll me, and gricycd
that withheld my confidence from her.
But did not feel III eonliding mood. -
The grntlcncSs ot my nature had been
hardened; | was bitter, sncrring, skcpti-
cal not from my own mother would ac-
ccpt the symp thy which my chilled heart
: seemed no longer to crave. Only one
thing saved me from utter loathing of ha-
uanitv and that was the memory OF Mary
face, " she had sought me Al parting. III
those sweet cycs were trust dnd love; the
tears which r;rcanlcd down and fell npeu
her bosom, the culver Of the lip the sphs
aul fond wnItlS, atteStgd 10 the SORROW With
which She had hchell my taui ,hmcnt.
Vi OF course my mother was surprised tt
E hear that had left BlaubN HE, with no in.
tcRtion of returning to it; that the long
| understood partnership was not ia be en-
tered into, But. she did not press Inc tol
rAplInntiuns. She waited tor me to tell
her all, pailcn;lt nini>tcring to my health
and comfort meanwhile. as Il widowed
mother VIII minister to an only sou-Yitl
!, tenderness ONLY less than that of heaven,
brcansc it is Vet, pcIiorcr, Of earth.
Before had been at home Il fortnight.
: the unnatural tension Of my mind and
nerve, prolGccd IT, SIRE RESULT reaction
tool, place. and fell sick. II was in the
soilor mood which came over mr. It's wa
cnnvalcscnr from this illness, that final.
; tlv told IN, mother ull the dreadful stony of
til. illnrn"r, which h,d broken up my
connection with the Arg,ll'S. Her gritti
for ,ur her iudigna,i5n arainst my enemy
or enemies. MAS What ai.,ht have, been OK.
prc;cd could hardly restrain her troal
.tartjno nj once for nLwlyillr. 70 stand
brIor.. her OLD friend. tlir f,iend Of m, a.
thrr, and accuse hiln. face to face. Of ih.
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