The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-12-05

to the side of her suffering husband, and as
he had some little preparations to make, it
was decided to leave town next day. At
eight o'clock, then, the following morning
Ida and Mr. Tremaine sat waiting for the
for the carriage which was to convey them
to the station when just as it whirled
round the corner, approaching the house,
another telegraphic dispatch was placed in
the hands of the poor young wife. Turn
ing deadly pale, she glanced at its contents,
then uttered one piercing cry, and sank
senseless to the floor. Picking up the pa
per she had dropped, the mother read aloud
the fatal words, while Mr.. Tremane raised
the insensble form before him and laid it
upon the sofa. The words were these
''The Union Hotel at Leeds was burned
last night. Two gentlemen perished in the
flames. Mr.. LeGrange one of them"
"Heavens - he exclaimed, "this is too
horrible to be true. There may be some
mistake. will hasten on to see." Thus
saying, the young man sprung into the
carriage and drove rapidly out of sight
while Mrs. Linden applied herself to the
restoration of her child"
"Can see Mrs. LeGrange ?" asked Mr..
Tremainc, few days later as with sad
countenance he rang the bell Of that hand
some residence, into whose love-girdled
rooms he was now 10 bring woe of the
darkest kind.
The first look at the distressed face of
Mr.. Tremane extinguished the last ray
of hope from poor lda's heart and bury
ing her face upon the pillow of the lounge
on which she reclined, she exclaimed,
my dear, dear Harry! Oh can it be pos
sible that he is no more?'
Very tenderly Mr.. Tremaine, amid her
bursting sobs, related all the particulars he
could gather of the dreadful conilagration.
1t seems the fire broke out in the lower part
of the hotel, about two in the morning,
while the inmates were saved, and after all
were supposed to he rescued, while the
flames ragged furiously, fearful screams
were heard, and then, for the first time, two
very sick men were remembered but, not
withstanding every effort was made for
their rescue it was of no avail and they
ever, were circulated, and among others,
that fireman was seen leaving the build
ing with an inanimate form in his aims
but as nothing was again heard, to confirm
the report, it proved, of course, to he nm.
true. Now the stern reality stared them in
the face. Harry LeGrange was dead and
Ida was desolate widow.
Fourteen months have rolled onward il
is now June, yet Mrs. LeGrange still
mourned. Nothing that her mother could
think of had been spared to divert her
mind from her loss but it all seemed vain
and daily her sinking frame and languid
eye told of an early DEATH If not aroused
from her deep-seatcd lethargy. The fami
ly physician finally had advised Mrs. Lin
den to travel with her daughter, as moth
ing but an entire change of scene could save
5 her from settled decline Mrs. Lindei
t could scarcely see how this could be accom-
plished, as she felt it impossible for hersel
\ to leave home she therefore resolved tC
: consult Mr.. Tremaine, who, throughou
; their affiiction, had proved their adviser
: and friend. Mr.. Tremaine called tina
( evening, and as Mrs. Linden saw him alone
a Ida being too unwell to appear, she com
: municated the physicians opinion and ask
8 ed his advice in regard TO further proceed
ings.
! my dear madam" was his sympathizinI
g reply, "I think am just the person to as
g sist you. have long contemplated tou
to the East with my only sister, whom Mrs
LeGrangc has often met. If she will joi
: us, it will be benefit to Mary, and grea
: pleasure to myself. We can make prepai
i ations to leave by the Peninsular and Ori
n entail steamer, which sails in fortnight. 1"
= Mrs. Linden gladly accepted the proposal
:, and after much persuasion, Ida was in
= duced to give reluctant consent. Hast.
d preparations were then made, and by til
IS middle of June the farewells had been spc
}. ken, and Mr.. Tremaine, with his sister an
d friend, were speeding away from SouthamI
II ton toward the distant land they sought
n Their voyage was prosperous and pleasant
and the sea atmosphere quite refreshed til
% languid frame OF our invalid. Mr.. Trt
:, maine proved kind and tender as a brother
II while Mary soon won for herself fir
place in the affections Of the young wido'
II by her unceasing sympathy and care. A
., length the shores of Egypt appeared
sight, and soon their willing feet touche
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