The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-08-31


this step | said nothing, beyond express
ing a hope that she might find happiness.
"There is one thing [ would like to COM
municate to you before you go, Miss Pey-
ton," said I /; and I told her the truth
about poor Charley. "And now will YOU
tell me something's" said I. "Tell me
why you and Charles Soame made such q
secret of your engagement ?"
"Well, the fact was" she said-"and I
am above such trifles now, thank God !
you know my father was poor man
consequently had little to give me, and I
had no great expectations. It was the eX-
press wish of Mr.. Soame, nay, the dream
of his life, for his son to marry a rich wo-
man Of the highest family, in order that
some day he might rise to something be .
You'd plain Mr.. Soame. This being the
case, | was clearly not the woman he
would have chosen for his son. acted
very improper Mr. Molyneux; I was
anxious for wealth and position, SO accept
ed poor Charles Soames attention while
my heart was another's." "But," she
continued, call is past and gone, and it
only remains with us to make amends for
past folly by present and future good be-
faith, and I hope to find that comfort
which it's communion, think, affords be-
yond that of other religions, Farewell,
Mr. Molyneuxy you will sometimes think
Of Seur Marie, at the Caruaellte convent
In Paris"
Il grasped her hand, and she permitted
me to kiss her forehead, and / wished
her real Blessing. "C0ald I see her off 81
4 "No she had an attendant with her" One
more farewell, and she was gone.
You will scarcely believe it; but I
cried like child when she had gone.
The idea of that lovable, beautiful crea-
ton Of the Almighfys, that exquisite wo,
man of high mind and intellect, being
immurcd in convent in Paris was mad
denipg. I rose, and determined to break
through all my resolves, to follow her, to
renew my declaration of love 10 her, To
induce her to forget the past, to forget 1t
myself [ made for the door; but the
room seemed to go round and up and
down with me. l remembered. no more
until came to my senses ard found my
self in bed Nature had been tried TOO
much had severe illness. I soon re-
covered, however, and after few weeks
in the country, returned to Loadon and
! to work.
Ten years after Miss Peyton's visit to
ne, was in Paris during til long vaca-
tion, and attended the early morning
service at the chapel of thu Carmelite
Convent. The singing Of the nuns was
! excellent and affecting, and above all
i th0~e sweet sounds which came through
the prison ike grating from the invisi ole
choir within, there was one voice which
did especially strike my ear, and which
seemed familiar to me. You will smile,
perhaps, but have always believed it
to have been Gertrude Peyton's. Befohe
eaying I inquired Of the officiating priest,
after the service, whether they had u
Soeur Marie there. "Shc was there" "A
young English lacy 2" Yes" Tall and
falr - "'rhe very same" WAS She
wri?' "Quitr we'll "Was she happy ="
''The brides of Christ were always
happy" Such were my questions and
answers
Poor Gertrude !" murmured l. on leav-
inZ. Victim OF system, the most m m
:, rous and abonlinaDle that fiends have
devised for he Dorture and degradatlrn
of humanity"
IA ytdI ago WAS Ill dlIH, ana / at
tended the service of the Carmrltc conc
vent. atterward put the same question:
to the officialing priest as L had twenty
four years before, and received the same
answers that did then.
1t is thirty five years ago since the
.eyenttnl evening Of my meeting Gertrude
.Peyton ut the .5oame's, and the words ..t
| Cd Lord Nottingham to me- don't
1lsuHposc yOu viii ever forget this even
my still rings in my ears. We are
lt'.til now going down til" hlll of, life (;
she has lived nun, I alRh'st hermit !;
tut [never~ could See that my troubles
were wholly owing to myself.
Miss Peyton WAS tickle, she wanted, as
/ she heIstl cppfesSed, to secure the posi-
ton poor Charley 'Soame could lave given
her, but She loved me We all practiced
deceit, and yop have seen what it pro
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