National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-01

BODY was found in the afternoon nj tn,
bottom of Diapers Drop, horribly battcrej
and disiigur,d. When the remains wer,
brought home, the sight of the corpse %
her darling son was too much for pool
Lady Geraldine. On bcholdmg it she CAV,
heartrending shrek, and swooncd her
reason never returned, and she died calmly
and quietly two months after, having been
raving mad in the interval. Poor Mr.
Soame shortly after left England, and died
somewhere in the south of Italy.
! returned to London after poor Char
ley's funeral an entirely altered man
felt that | should never be happy again in
this world; nor shall |. Although was
a perfectly innocent actor in the terrible
little drama | have described to you, felt
that had heen guilty of folly in not being
more frank and candid with Charley con
corning Miss Peyton. 1t seemed to me
then, and it seems now, that the fact of his
lacking candor with me was no excuse ior
my own behavior but Charley has long
since known how innocent | was OF any
attempt to supplant him in Miss Peyton's
affections. But you will ask me, what ha,
become of the lady? IS told you,
returned to town after the sad events |
have narrated, ] came here. and applied
myself to my profession, striving by en-
povment to forget, If possible, the shocking
occurrences, the remembrance of which,
even now, hangs like pail over me. |
had seen Miss Peyton after poor Charley :
funeral, but had not entered into particu-
lars concerning his death; nor, of course,
had ! said anything about my self to her
She was deeply shocked at her lovers fate.
on learning which event she acknowledged
their attachment.
year after this saw in the paper, an
announcement of Col. Peyton's dccease,
and wrote to Gertrude to condoe with
her on her loss. The sentiment of love |
had felt for her never again found express
sion from me. | could not have married
her; and she, apprehend, felt also that,
out OF respect to poor Charley's memory,
we could never be, at most, more than
friends.
| was sitting at work one dreary after
uoon in November, in the year following
my friends death the lamps had just
been lighted, and was thinking of running
of to get my dinner-for dined out then
when Wright, young man at that
time, came in and announced lady. Con-
trary to my usual practice, | directed her
to be shown in, whereupon tall figure,
arrayed in deep mourning, entered my
ROOM and on a thick vail being raised,
there | beheld the beautiful features of
Gertrude Peyton, more lovely than ever.
To make the matter short she had called, /
she said, on her way to Paris, to wish me
good-by tor good she was going to ulti- |
mately take the black vail at the Carme- .
lite convent there, as SHur Marie. Ny .
heart was full, but offered no remon-
STRANGE to this step; | said nothing, beyond
expressing "A hope that she might find hap
piness. There is one thing should like
to communicate to you before you go.
Miss Peyton," said ! and told her the .
truth about poor Charley. And now you
will tell me something ?" said l. "Tell
ne why you and Charles Soame made
uch secret of your en- yagement ?"
" Well, the fact was" she said and
I'M above such tritles now, thank God =
'ou know my father was a poor man
Consequently had little to give me, and |
lad no great expectations. 1t was the
Xpress wish of Mr.. Soame, nay the dream :
f his life, for his son to marry rich
1oman of the highest family, in order that !
ONE day he might rise to something :
eyond plain Mr.. Soame. This being the
ase, was clearly not the woman he would ,
ave chosen for his son. | acted very |
Improperly, Mr.. Molly ynenx; | was anxious y
'r wealth and position, so accepted poor
harles Soame's attention while my heart
as another's.n Butt she continued,
all is past and gone, and it only remains
n MS to made amends for past folly by p
resent and future good behavior. Fare a
ell, Mr. Molyneux; you will sometimes d
link of SGur Marie, at the Carmelite o
invent in Paris T