The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-05-12

Are they in?" l gasped out, not know
ing what l said.
No one recognized me. l did not wish
to be recognized. Fearful of being an OBJ
iect of vulgar pity, had determined to act
as stranger. So, with all the calmness
that could muster, asked after my moth
er by name. Then the blow fell. The
woman at the door spoke solemnly:
She's dead, sir"
Hadn't she q p" | asked, with a
frjghtful attempt at Indifference
Yes, sir-bis death broke her down.
She died next day"
Unit ortunate peopler'
"Ah yes. sir. There's never been q
death in the village so unfortunate. Es-
peciaily poor Henry, sir. He was srea.
favorite."
II used to know brother Of his in New
York. Does he know about this p
"Ah, sir. l don't know. I,'ll be sad
blow for him."
"How did it happen?''
Won't you walk in, sir ? and I'll tell
you"
No, thank you. It's so close. I'm
hot; I'll sit here"
l sank into a seat by the cottage door.
The woman told me all. Her story was
simply this:
When Henry came home from college he
was the pride and boast of the village =
People sought his Acquaintance who before
had overlooked him, and his learning and
genius won the regards aud admiration of
all. Among the young ladies of the place
there was one from Philadelphia who ap-
peared to be greatly struck by my brother
She belonged to one of the first families of
that city, and was exceedingly beautiful.
Her beauty, however, was only in appear
ance. Strange to say, with the utmost
loneliness Of form and features, she com
bined hardness of heart and sel6shress
OF nature trightfll to contemplate. She only
sought my brother for the sake of making
= conquest of the talented young vllager.
AS TO love or marriage, she would have
laughed at tho idea. Her aspirations were
far higher than that. BY the utmost art>
fulness, and by the exceeding charm which
she was capable of displaying, she complete
ly overcome my brother. With all the in
toxication Of genius he surrendered himself
to her power. With him to love was to
give up his soul, his life his ALL 1t was no
hight or transitory matter. 1t was the most
serious thing on earth. As to her, he
never doubted her sincerity.
AT last he woke from his dream, and only
avaked-to die. He spoke to her once
about his feelings. She treated him cruel
ly. When sure of his affections she began
TO try to torture him with Jealousy. On
his demonstrating, she turned him away
forever with a withering sDeer He was
stunned at FIRST, but aiterward thought it
mistake. lie sought her out again .nRd
her calm contempt was unnistakable; he
saw her as she was. Had he possessed ny
strong nature he would have survived this
shock. The woman does not live who could
kill me with a disappointment. But my
brother was gentle soul When his heart
broke, he died. And so he yielded 70 this
blow
All can be told in q few words. My
mother, Mortified, startled, overwhelmed,
by this most unlocked for calamity, and
gentle in nature like my brother, sank like
him under the sudden stroke.
and now" concluded the woman, they
both lie buried beside her husband"
All the time she spoke did not utter .
word.
As she ceased I rose slowly, murmured
thank you," and staggered away. In
dictively l wandered to the burying ground.
knew we'll where they lay. ] soon stood
before their newly made grave-two twin
mounds containing all that l cared for on
earth-the treasured objects Of lifetime 5
labor-the ones for whose happiness l had
been a slave! And they had come to this (!
spent the night there. l brooded over
plans Of vengeance If they were crushs d
by blow, l rose under mine and heard
their cry tor vengeance coming even from
the t)mb. had the woman's name. She
had, under the outward beauty of her 6end.
ish soal, killed my mo her and brother
She should suffer! But how? This wal
the meditation of the night took long
strides up and down as paced beside the
graves, and before the dawn had decided.
My scheme of one of grandeur. You
| seldom hear of such schemes. People gen.
orally find it difficult to take revenge be.
cause they are too anxious to take care ol
themselves Now, 1 cared nothing for my
self My sole desire was for vengeance
For that desire was ready to sacrifice
every thing.
started for New York Immediately, and
| arrived there IS ,on As possible. The
head of our ho1 sc vas living at that time
up the Hudsen- de left everything to me
My measurss we're all taken. l wrote te
him informing nj n that l was going to Eu
rope to see acc.s some British funds thai
we're endangered. drew on England fol
those funds to the amount of two millior
dollars, and then left the office. But die
not 90 to England. ! calmly returned t
my own lodgings. where | wrote some let
ters. These were letters Of introduction te
the chief people in the United States frou
the leading aristocracy of Great Britain. -
With these knew could have the entire,
of any society. l started for Phi!adelphia
and put up at the FIRST hotel in the place
L lavished my money with 4 liberal hand
ordered the servants peremptorily. and
acted like an eccentric noblemar. On tn.
books of the hotel 1 wrote the name
Henry Lord Arlington"
On my card there was the same name
and over it q neatly engraved crest. Thi
nobeman l was personally acquainted With
He had large dealings with our house, ane
all his circumstances were well known Il
me. On the following day saw the fol
lowing in the principal paper:
"DIsTrxGUIsHED SrRASGER-Yesterday 8
distinguished nobleman arrived at the =
Hotel He is Henry Lord Arlington, and i
related to the leading English nobility. H.
comes to this country to study our institutions
and see the wonders of nature in which ou