The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-12


aristocratic appearance and of refined address,
he bore the plebian name of Smith-Charles
Smith. Six weeks from the date of their first
acquaintance, one morning on descending to
breakfast the unhappy parents found note
from Lizzie, dated the night before, saying she
was leaving to be married privately TO their
late guest, and she prayed their pardon for
taking this step. She would return Immediate
ly after her marriage, and hear that they for
gave and loved her from their own lips. She
only consented for it to be private because
Charles told her it would ruin all his prospects
if his family knew he was abont to marry any
| one below them in social rank, and that he
knew, too, DR.. Graylie would never consent to
her entering any family where she would not
at once be received as she deserved to be. But
once married, he was sure his relations would
take reasonable view of the matter, and Liz
zie felt sure her parents would forgive her, so
that ip little time everything wonld be right,
and she was convinced her father and mother
only wished for her happiness. She finished
by saying she would always be their loving,
Vainly did Dr.. Graylie put Telegraph and
post to work yainly were aairies made IN
all parts of the town, and thu. railway officials
could only say that a gentleman had been seen
to leave by the might train for Edinburgh;
that young lady had also gone, but in other
carriage, both auswering to the description
given.E Bat as The traip, arrived in Edinburgh
4 at half an hour after midnight, SO many hours
s had alEfa s66fs tir
had passed, and still no tidinss OF Lizzae!
Poor Mira. Graylie, broken hearted as she was,
still clung with q wolnallS tenael6y Oh nope W
| the idea that an wonld yet be well, that Lizzie
| had been persuaded to keep the fact OF her
marriage private but that in time they would
hear good tidings from her. got SO the int h
been the idol of his heart, his solaee and de-
! light on his return from his anxious and weary
duties; but now, honored and respected as he
still continued personally to be, he felt that q
| deep shadow had fallen across his path, his
| child's fair fame was furnished, and the Teeol-
lections of her winning ways as chlla, hei
al, Zoo, had Saa1 her las
ever before him; for hours he would pace tine
garden, hitherto neatly kept, hua he had
not cared to cultivate it since her departure
and weeds and neglect were doing their ~oIb
of devastation. One morning when Mrs Gray
lie noticed that he looked even more worn ant
changed than even she had seen tn now ht
went ont and, taking his garden tooist peg u ~
his old employment again Glad TO observe II
thinking. it would serve to keep him IRON
dwelling on the great aifliction OF his lite sn'
on her part went to her household duties, nai
an hour later he was found dead-he had thllel
in the act of binding mp Iose-bush--LiZHie
favsrite white rose-hush. No doubt rcWcll,
ORANGES had ueen too much for nm. Inc near
already weakened and diseased, broke, ana u
fell clasping if not his child, something TIA
she loved. The bercaved widow and deserte
mother laid her LIES companion ia the EraNN
and then turned sadly to her only sustalnin
hope-that of meeting again her lost one
THE day drags through, tie storm keep
= out the SUM- and fifteen months had adtle
their link to the great chain of eternity, Whe
az and came dlfeftt II
She was again in Edinburgh, she had icarne
her fathers death, and implored her mother I
a forgive and come to her. There was no deia
in the answer, That night i,izzie was III ~ o.
< they had much to say to each other. MI
h Graylie learned that her daughter had pee
# betrayed by false marriage, performed o
l. | their arrival at Edinburgh by man wLom M
q | betraYer said Clergyman, ana TO III
i Scottish notions there was no need oil g"lug
o church.; size believed herself NalIdlS Marie g
n
- afterwards they started for England. me
Y he told her that his name was not Smith TN
|, the marriage must for some time yet DC keI
"a secret, as his father was all, and 1T Woult /
a crease his Illness to learn his SONS inarrlaEs
Is and this being the case all his friends would
10 afipnatt,d from him. He mado her promls
ia too that she would not write home uutll 5!
id had his permission; lac would learn, he sal
ID how her parents were and let her knew shoyi
re ANYTHING 90 wrong. Upon this promis
I and the assurance that he had hel
W through his banker that they were well a.
IA resigned to her absence, believing her 10
n we'll married. she had gone on hoping mon
- after month that she would Dc anle 70 80
and see them, but lie had brought forwa
or continual reasons for keeping silence, un
III about a month ago, when he told her that tn
re marriage was not binding, as there were
,r witnesses. Hearing this, she urged him to
Dr. neat the ceremony legally, but he refused, a'
e. ing that mono of his acquaintance hai 1'
es believed her to be his wife that as sne II
nd hitherto been known as Mrs Smith, sbe u
ia | better continue to keep the name; ana II
,ir wished to leave him, he would settle an inco
re, upon her, payable upon application at
,ir bankers. To these cruel words and the khu
n Iedre she now obtained Lizzio-m made no REP
mt Insfinctively her heart turned to her forsah
ne father and mother; her first thought was 90
nv to and take refuge with themi aud then a si'
oi euiur sense of her position came upon he
Ia hoyy face thcm How tell tho truth seer
TO her so quiet the soi-dtsant Smith Thought ~
cal to leave her for 4 time, aud taking up his
rs, said lie would go to the post, and return III
HE cnurse of an hour. His absence gave her IN
ish a cnpability of acting, which it seemed pow
of les. TO do whsle he was present. She rcsol'