The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-17

who began to speak, IL havo given you
my answer, and desire no romarks.
Here, sir, is the amount Of your salary, |
believe, and one months wages in al.
vance. have sent tor an accountant to
look over your books, and uuti! they are
adjusted, please leave me your address" I"
Herbert wrote down the required di.
,eo.ion and left the room. That night
as he was sitting IN his room a knock
was given ut his door, and opening it, he
saw the head porter Of the establishment
holding u uots. IL was from Mr.. S,ons.
stating that tho books had been examined
and found correct. Willis saw the man
hssitated ss though he wished to say
something more, and invited him 10
enter. He did so, saying:
"Ploase. Mr. Willis, saw Allie, Miss
Elias maid, and'she told me what was
the matter. She says Mrs Ella is nearly
down sick about it, and for you not to
leave town until you get word from her" !"
sam, can you give Allie noto from
me without Mr.. Stone knowing anything
about i'll"
"A thousand SIR" replied the man
"You see, I waits on Allie, and ~ we're
goin' to get splicsd in the spring, goes
to see her often OF an evening"
Thank you, Sam, you don't know
what q service it will be to me-
Sam nodded, as If to say, Don't |
though ?" and Herbert sat down to write
the note. lie finished it and handing il
to the porter, said
"Be very careful, Sam, aud don't let
any person see it but Allie, because il is
Of great Importance.
"Trust me for that, Master Herbert,
I'll be as dark as night about it, and he
took his departure.
We will not linger over this part Of our
tale, but only state that the two lovers
met often, and that one dark night there
was q very quiet wedding in the Baptis,
Church, with only two witnesses beside
the clergy man and clerk, Allie Hopkins
and San, Watson. Herbert had ct length
prevailed over Elias scruples and induced
her to marry him in this quiet manner
so that the tie should be still stronger
that bound them together while he was
absent upon the field of battle.
Let not the reader condemn them fol
their folly, if folly it was, unless they
know that they would have acted differ,
emily under the same circumstances.
They were young, and loved each othe,
deeply aud truly.
Tho couple met often during the shor,
week that iutervened before the hus
bands departure, and parted at last, iu
silence and in tears Willis pressed his
bride to bis bosom in one long, lingering
embrace, and one kiss, and he left her
perchance forever! Tho - illinois vol
unteers proceeded to St. Louis, thence
, to the Potomac to JOIN Mcclellan. Tim'
passed and Herbert was promoted from
lieutenant to captain, then majsr, and al
yet he had not been touched, although
he was ever foremost in the fray. yet ht
had something to live for, his wife
Letters passed between them frequently
under cover TO Sam Watson, who als'
mailed Elias answer. So nearly q yea
passed, when we return to Quincy.
Mrs. Stone had a suitable match al
ready picked out for her daughter, on
Charles Lyon, scion Of one of the mos
ristocratic families 10 the State, and sol
Of her bosom friend. lie was handsom
and very wealthy, fact that quite over
balanced his want Of brains a de6cieuc
that was a virtue in her estimation, o
it rendered him the more trac' able an,
likely to fall 10 with her views. lie ha
not the best neral reputation F.; but tina
was fashionable failing aud did no
? matter. She brought them together q
every opportunity, and after once behold
ing Ella be was complete captive
, He soon proposed, and was rejected
|, but Mrs. Stone persuaded him that mean
nothing, md he continued the siege
Then began Elias persecution. He
, mother on one side, her lover on tn
other, and when she appealed to MI
Stone, be too was talked over by his wife
and also urged the suit.
/. So matters went on until the fact Q
Q her already being wife could no longe
be concealed. In reply to her mother
;. accusations, she produced her marriag
J. certificate, that proved she was lawful
. wife. The mother was nearly frsnti
with rage when she learned the truth
that her child was really the vile O
Willis. She could have forgiven any
. thing but that.
- 1t was given out that Ella was very il
q not expected to live in fact, and al
- friends were denied admission to hs
But this proved a relief to the youn
' wife. for she was freed from the psrsscu
!, tions Of Lyon, and she still receive
;, those precious missivss so dear TO he
I from her husband. But then they sud
. denly ceased, and news was heard Of
9 great and bloody battle. Then the d.
' tails were published, and among the Ii,
9 Of Killed, was the name Of Major Herbel
o Willis. Mrs. Stone handed Ella th
Y paper and stood calmly by while sh
read the fatal list. Oh what . heart
rending Shrek went up frsm that stricke
I heart, as she read the name of her hui
band while that cold. stern woman, stoo