The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-01-13
Edith WoIllnan knew nf tbe ciro,,

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stances already related. concerning
Fred Stanley = the infatuation. tLe
proposal, ami the disappointment. and
he had, without being aware Of tlp
fact, the earnest sympathy Of one lov-
Ing heart.
Had he known thiS perl,ap, tile
bitter feeling tOwstr,ls all who lSelonp-
ed to the race Of womankind, would
have been considerably modified. but
as it was, from his standpoint, all an
pearcd hcartless and tickle.
| S0me.matter of a business nature
rendered necessary a visit to a neigh
! boring town, and Fred Stanley ordered
a spirited horse to be s;lldlcd for the
Journey.
Absorbed m thought, while riding
along. he ditFIot notice the approach
Of M exhibition, Containing, among
other tilihgs, M elephant Of huge di-
lmensiohs. whose glittering trappings
fluttcrcd IN the breeze. making nh ui-
I=usuahsight for thataeighborhood. The
horse, however, saw the strange, and
to him terrible sight. and trembling
| with fright, turned, and plunged aside
with a sndden bound, throwing the
unpreparcd rider with great iore;
bleeding and unconscious, to the
ground.
This accident occurred at the door of
the cottage where Edith Wellman liv-
ed, aud the lifcless form of her former
lover mas conveyed into the room
where they had passed many happy
hours together; now, to all appear
ance. the object of her affection, the
cause OF her pale. attenuated cheek,
lay in the cold embrace, of death, and
Edith was fitting here and there,
rendering valuable assistance to the
surgeolls who were usingevcry agency
witIin their knowledge to restore life
to the apparently lifeiess man.
For a long time Fred Stanley lin
sered at the door of death, from con
cllssion of the brain; his mind vail
.deretlto scenes gone by. and thcnanles
of Edith and Lena were strangely min
gled in lis conversation; but when
Edith stood over him, ministering to
his wants, she was uIiecognized. But
still she watched over her charge with
the devotion ola fond. self-sacrificing
nature, and felt at last the joy Of see
ing him improving, and once more IN
his right mind.
AZ Mr.. Stanley improved, and real
lied the condition from which he had
been rescued, BY kind care and atten-
ton from the Wellman family, partic-
nlarly from Edith, the thought came
as to how he could recompensc such
kindness. H
He saw the pale face Of her. who,
when he was clerk in humble circun-
stances, had been the object of loves
young dream, and the events Of the
months just past were drowned ii. the |
remembrance of that night, wien,
leaving Edith Wellman at her cot
tage gate. he returned homeward, with |
the belief that he loved, and was be-
ioveI. ,.,. ,,,. 8,
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exchange Tor tlOse sweet nours oi nap
phiesS :-llolhi'S W; ciIic anu uisap
poihtmeAt-a N!erisn PlMll.om 70 leau
MN into QuaShifes Vi u'salpolhtile'i'
anu diseoiltent'
On Ded ,ol .cohVaeseehce iioln @
sicHpeSs' rrea Stanley n'lu ample tlnlc
iof lellectivc thought, anu WIN tne
kfid altention ne recelveu, coIlu puI
bless the nands anu hearts OF tilose WHO
mnisteled TO DIS c0lniort.
All We're not m,se, he kheW' nov,
ana although leellng unworthy tne
pure affection OF sllci an aASseioi lish',
:ls she proved herself 10 De, ne oeterm-
ipped TO ask Etiith Weliinah 70 pe MS
wife; and the determination once
formed, he was ~ great anxiety OF
mind as to the reply he would receive
from Edith.
Once he had proposed IN the enthus-
iasm OF q fascinated lover, with no
doubt OF success, and ms enchalltress
laughed at his folly, ana nc thanked
God now that those chains OF madness