The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-06-18
EBENSBURG, PA, THURSDAY, JUNE l8 1868.

objection to Sir James Melton's proposal
lay in Discrimination to make myself the
instrument of vengeance in Sir James
hands against relatives whom he might
dislike without good grounds. The OBJ
lection, when stated, only increased his
anxiety for my consent, and finally, under
the impression that it would be, after all,
carrying romance the length of folly to
reject the advantageous settlement offered
to me, [ consented to Sir James proposal.
''This part Of the story, Frederic, is
really like fairy tale. /, poor orphan,
penniless, became the wife of one of the
richest baronets of England. Dressed in
silks, aud sparkling with jewels, l could
now pass in my carriage through the very
streets where, few months before, l had
stood in the rain and darkness-a mendi-
cant 90
"Happy Sir James - cried NJ. de la
Tour, at this part of the story she could
prove his love by enriching you"
He was happy" resumed the lady.
"Our marriage, SO strangely assorted,
proved much more conducive, it is proba~
BILE, to his own comfort than if he had
welded one with whom al. the parade of
settlements, of pin money, would have
been necessary.
''Never, believe. did he for an instant
repent of our union. I, on my part, cons
ceived myself bound to do my best for the
solace of his declining years and he, on
his part, thought it incumbent on him to
provide for my future welfare. He died,
leaving me large part of his substance
as much, indeed, as [ could prevail upon
myself to accept. | was now a widow,
and from the hour to which [ became so,
l vowed never again to give my hand to
man, excepting to him who had succored
me in my hour of distress, and whose re-
membrance had ever been preserved in
the recess of my heart But how to dis
cover that man An, unconscious migrate!
to make no endeavor to come in the way
of one who sought to love and enrich you
| knew not your name. In vain [ looked
for you at balls, assemblies, and theatres
You went not there. All, how I longed
TO meet you -
As the lady spoke she took from her
neck a ribond, to which was attached a
piece of hundred SOUS. SIT is the same
the very same which you gave me-"
said she, presenting it to Frederic; shy
pledging it | got little bread from
neighbor, and [ earned enough afterward
in time to permit me to recover it, VOW
ed never to part from it.
'Ah, how happy I was, Frederic,
when saw you in the streets! The ex-
cuse which l made for stopping you was
tie first that rose to my mind But what
tremors | felt even afterward, lest you
should have been already married In
that case you would never have heard
aught Of this fairy tale, though l would
have taken some means to serve and
enrich you. l would have gone to Eng
land, and there passed my days in regret,
perhaps, but still in peace But, happily,
it was to be otherwise. You We're single'
Frederic de la Tour was now awaken
ed, as it were, to the full certainty of his
happiness What he could not but be-
fore look upon as a sort of freak of fancy
in a young and wealthy woman, was now
proved to be the result of deep and kindly
feeling, most honorable to her who enter
tanned it The heart of the young hus-
band overfowed with gratitude and affec-
tion 10 the lovely and boble~hearted being
who had given herself to him. He was
too happy for some time to speak. His
wife first broke silence.
$50, Frederic" said she gayly, 'syou
see that if [ am fairy it is you who has
given me the wand-the talisman-that
has effected all !"