Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-11-08

and as i'll the extent Ot her becoming Mrs.
Edward Wright there would he nothing
left for her to 90 but to order her old;ng
linery, and go through with the requisite
ceremony, either avoiding the poor fellow
altogether, or treating him wi h such an air
of lofty Indifference ms to put him to his
wits end to discover the cause of this sin
gular change in her conduct.
"Jennie," ,aid Mr.. Stacy, few weeks
after. 'who was that voung man that you
were talking with at the gate this morn
insl'
edward Wright, papa replied Jennie
not u little astonished at this abrupt in
qury, as well rs the scowl that accOmpa.
MED it.
"Wcll, never let me see you with him
again .
Jennie opened her eyes still wider.
"Why uoti thought Edward was q
great favorite Of yours ~
$50 he was, until found him out.
did think great deal of the young man !;
but after what has happcued, he shall nev
or darken my daor again! :"
Dear ME what in the world has he
1onei'
'Done! what ought to send him to tho
penitcntiary--what would send him there
| il had the Law in my hands y
The su dden palor that swept over Jen-
MES ace would have betrayed to the most
Indifferent eye the true state Of her affrc
tions.
.Do you mean that he has been steal
ing pap."!
"SteaIingi he has done worse than that.
.Geod heavens - fzltered poor Jennie,
has he been killing anybody ~
"Worse than that. A man that will sell
lis country is worse than a murderer AND
ANY ON. that will vote for that lying. donb-
lie. faced traitor, Higgins, is q worsc sconn-
drcl than he ~
.Is that all = said jennie, drawing a
long sigh of relief. IL thought it was son,s-
thing dreadful
SAY that it WAS enongh-quite en.siiy h to
sink bim in the estimation of every hon
e.t man. Once more. say, doa't lot me
see yos with him asain.'
Here Mr. Stacy stamped out of the room
bauging the door after him.
"G )Jd gracious >, exclaimed Jennie.
Il. she picked up the oontents of her work
hastet. that her father had knocked over
in hi. furioss exit, Il should like to know
what's got into papa. all at once. To
think Of his fo,biddiny me TO speak to Ed
ward Just for that :,
And with dlshcd checks and a huttcr Of
delight at her heart, at the thought of hav-
ing "something to tell" ana that some
thlng 50 "strangc and mysterious" she
sought the presence of her usual confident.
the fair Arabella Enyeni4 Angelina Stubhs.
to whom it was duly unfolded with sundry
embellishments, the fruit OF her fertile in-
aaiIatlon, and who quite agreed with her
IN thinking tito be the strongest thing that
ever came to her knowlcdgc'
jennie said Mr.. Stacy. the next day af-
ter dinner, as taking his hat he turned to
leave the house, young Wright had the
! jimuudpncc toSprak to me again about YOU:
and, as he intimates that he did 50 by your
permission, YOU may a. we'll know. once
for all, that it can never be . would sooner
SEQ you in your grave than the wife 1T such
"A nan! Eve got husband picked out for
you. Deacon Obadiah Pettigrew is man
that vii! do you aud the family some cred
| it.
Deacon Pcttigrcw! Why, pa; hos more
than twice my ngc.
'That's the very reason why have Sc
lectsd hin; you need some one to keep you
steady. lie will he Lese to see You to-
morrow evening, and Isha!l expect you t"
receive him with the respect and consid J.
Grafton due to Your future husband
Before his daughter had time recover from
the astonishmcnt into which this announce
ment threw her. Mr.. Stacey Was some ways
down the street.
.Wcll. | know two things exclaimed
jennie, putting down nsr t"ot with do
tcrminei air; Il p1at have that stupid
Deacon Pcttisrew, and | va havc-Ed
ward Wright
Ard as she said this, she took from her bos
ON a letter from the last named individual
full of protestations of undyins love and i'm
fpIoriur her to meet him in the little grove
lust back of the house. at 6 IL clock that
evening. reading it for the fortlcth time
with flushed checks anI kinding eyes.
That evening. as Jennie went to tho ap-
pointed place, which she did not fail to do,
she found Edward waiting Tor her.
Instead of wearing his usual cheerful
| look and pleasant smile. he stood leaning
ncainst tree, with arms folded across his
chest, and gloomy cloud across his brow :.
.lookinr' as Jennie confidently informed
the sympathising Arabclla Eusenia Ange-
lima Stubbs, .fnr all the world like the pic
ture of Rupert Di Rinaldo, in The Brigand
of the Black Forrest
Edward found little difficulty in persuad-
ing her to leave home, aud unite her fate
with his. Accordingly the next night. rs
soon as the house was still, Jennie. cnvel'
oped in dark mantle. anG her iaGc con-
cealel bv thick closely drawn veil, stole
out through the back way to the place where
her lover was waiting.
lie had cqverel carriage, aud, though
the night was dark, she could ses the dim
outlines of man upon the box.
They rode two hours, mostly in silence;
inr now the rreyocabc step was taken
Janne's courage began to fail her, and she
grew depressed in spirits-sl!e hardly knew
why. 1t seemed to her that they wouldnev-
crreach their Tdcs,inaton, which e ward had
informed her was the house OF "a clergyman
IN an adjoining town. But at last, to her
great relief, the carriage stopped.
To avoid observation, We are gong IN
through the back way whispered Edward.
as he assisted her to alight. Draw your
veil closely around your face
| The night was so dark that she could not
see the least thing, and she clung gncrvous
ly to the hand that led her along a short