Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-09-13

SHE rccOunted the sccre to me alter
ward. and sid il should be dramaiized
os sensational, thereby giving great
oilense.
It appeared that she and her brother
were travelling IN Italy 81 the time that
Banks ard his mother were, and that
they made a casual acquaintance az they
met occasionally at different places.
They chanced TO he all In the same train
ut the time of fearful railway collision,
which caused the death Of many passen-
gers. Poor Addy was franiically calling
on a dead brother, when Banks came to
her, himself In the terrible agony of the
sudden consciousness that a mother.
whom he devotedly loved, was also killed.
He promised to find her brother IT she
would hut consent to withdraw from the
horrible sceue, and she, injured herself,
tainted at his side. He carried her away.
end gave her into the charge of some Of
the people who rad gathered to the spot,
while he returned to watch for the dead.
When she recovered consciousness she
found herself in a small railway station
surrounded by strangers. She tried to
rush back to the scene of the accident,
but she could not for although not seri-
ously injured, she was unable to move.
of time, and Banks returned to her, and
carried her to one, into which he also got.
He had previously seen the dead bodies Of
those they ench loved best conveyed
toward that city. Even cannot think
without intense pain Of that journey
what must they have feltl My impress
sion is that they must have been attracted
TO each other before this time, and that
they therefore found some consolation in
a growing mutual attachment; but Addy
owned to no such feelings she only
spoke Of the tender, respectful, unseliish
sympathy OF him afflicted like herself
When they reached the hotel at Milan,
he conlded her to the care of the land
lady, having previously ascertained the
address of her parents ;.then he gave way
to his own grief
Some time elapsed before her parents
arrived, during part of which their dead
were buried side by side In cemetery in
Milan, and she was delirious. She got
better, however, and would leave her bed
and 20 into room where she could see
und thank Banks. 1t is pretty evident
that she must have loved him ere this.
But could she have heiped itl Still, she
did not confess it.
Her father and mother arrived at last.
Nv wife knew them well, and disliked
them particularly. They were narrow
minded. ambitious people, whose one OBJ
ject in life seemed to he to amass money
| 'or their only son, and to make grand
match for their only daughter. However,
Addy only said Mr. Ranks did bis best 10
console them for their loss, and to amuse
them while she continued III.
] ss e. t.I Laf ha haf n
II all was that the young people fell over
head aud ears in love. She particularized
their last meeting as having taken place
In the cemetery where he had buried their
beloved dead. She had resolved to see Ii,
and he had taken her thther. My wife
gathered with difficulty that promise or
engagement Of some sort had passed be-
! tween them over the graves, on which
ihey left emblematic flowers, and that
love sprang out of death.
We could not discover whether Addy's
parents were asked, and refused consent,
al Milan but evolved that they left that
place tor England, while Banks pursued
his travels alone. At any rate, he he'd
the promise sacred and so,doubtlees, did
Addy, until she had to endure the perse-
culiOns of her father and mother. This,
a. least, was my indignant wiie's version
Of thu story, who knew those worthless
and declared that they had forced Addy
II to a marriage with OLD Percy about two
years after her brothers death.
While these disclosures were being
dragged to light at our house, was
nursing Banks old horse in his stables
with him. The potion, or mash, oi
whatever II might bee called, had suct
aondcriul tilect-prohahly because Addl
had turned ont tie rec.pc-lhA!, to M
uuspeakablc relief, the esea,lent Quadru
: ped revived, ANA his masters joy am
! gratitude WAS so great that thought b
+ would have kissed us both, as well as tn
doctor and groom. He certainly did EN-
brace the horse, whose name aiterWar
| discovered to be Milan.
D. Bauks accompanied us homeward, an
1 was slsl touring out bis thanks She
e. We met NV vile. She greeted us v ltA-
r Now,rs 80 auxiDus about the hOis
ID ihbt w col.d MT rest. Addy was eve
10 more iu-sy tlan / hut ! sec by You
o faces that herrpcipe las been successful.
a Banks stammcred out something, Will
{. my wife came between us, and went o
o addressing linn carelessly'
p, 81 think You said that yOS met Nh
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,eI tsp..r.,a ho- ,,,orr;ooe y,
u eyes"
A pause; and break it with, "she WI
Il wonderfully handsome.
WAS Is, you mean. You men new
r n,i,L a ,yonan rond looklug after thirt
fiye," cries my wife.
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