Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-11-06
NO. 264.
LOST.
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neIQ. Anu even uOW, lOOhluS UdCk tuIOuku
the gathering mists of time apd ssst ~,
ing irosts OF advanci.;Msn M in one medicine; =
what she innate diseases which il has been ioun3
X Conquer: 10 the cure Of Bronchi.ts. Severe Coss
ished the medical faculty and hundreds Of the b
10 physicians pronounce it the 0reasest medical disct
q il strengthens the system and purifies the bloc
10 BY its great and thorough odpurtying proprstf
~ common Biotch, Pimple or Eruption. Gercuri
3, Disease, Mineral Poisons. syphiIitic and Veneri
IS Diseases and their effects are eradicated and u
% Erysipeas Salt Rheuns, Scaid Head, Ferer Scrs
Scaly or Ron0b Skin in ssr r+Tsst &c. .sey9ps al
eases can' beautiful, less winningsCA
Still have been But why do / an
ticipate? l will tell you the short sad
story, and you may judge for yourselves
Poor thing poor young thing! Perhaps
you will think, as have persuaded my
selfto do, that she was innocent-the VIC
tim and not the criminal-''more sinned
against than SHINING" But will tell the
sad story as impartially as l can, and you
may judge for yourselves; only remember
she was but mortal, and SO are you, and
judge leniently, as you would wish to be
judged. shall never forget the first time
| beheld her. can not tell you just how
| long ago it was; it does not seem so very
i
now, and to the old time slips rapidly by.
Yes, am an old man now. and was not
a young man then--at least l had begun
to look upon myself as confirmed old
bachelor q believe my young nephews,
Frank and Charlie, had been looking in
that way some time; but young folks do
not always know as much as they think
they do)--when certain business matters
compelled me to leave my own quiet,
| somewhat secluded, but beautiful resi-
dence in the country, to reside for six
months in the, to me, distasteful hustle of
the city. .,a tstiIasf
Old bachelors are said to be particular.
and proverbially hard to suit; and dare
say it is true-at least I know I found It
very hard to suit myselfin city boarding
house, even though it was to be (thank
Heaven for that , only very temporary
home.
l got list of all the best boarding.
houses in town, and l took them all in
regular course like medical drugs; but
Ohe fault might have been in me-I do
not say it was noD found objections at
every place; some decidedly necessary
element of comfort was lamentably obtru-
sive, to suit the fastidious taste of man
who. in the luxury of his own home, had
been pampered and petted and humored
by an idolized only sister it was not in the
nature of things that should be easy to
suit. .... rF it.,.
AT last, having nearly reached the close
of my list, as well as the measure of my
hofefulness, / went to Mrs. Honeyworld's g,
and there, in her small, unpretending es-
tablisbment, l, General Leslie Auchester,
having been subdued. trust, to a proper
and humble2state Of mind by my past ex
periences. agreed to take up my abode.
The situation was an excellent one, GEN.
trail and easily accessible, but not too pub
lic the house small, but neat, tasteful,
and home-like. My landlady, who had.
she said, no other boarders, was a quiet,
well meaning, kindly woman. Ihad been
told she was what is termed "a de-
cayed gentlewoman )" but there was GER
tainly no appearance of decay in her
bright, intelligent face, quick, light step,
and erect figure; so | conclude the term
was figurative and financial. My cham,
Der was a pleasant one, and fanltlessly
neat in all its appointments the table
abundant, and well served; and if 1t was
not home to me, it came nearer to it than
my late explorations had left me any hope
Of f . .s.as q.
And it was there first met her.! The
indulgent reader must bear with me IL in
this little narrative forbear to give any
other name than the personal pronoun
have used already. When you reach the
close Of my story you will. think, under
stand and appreciate my reticence upon
this point Perhaps she had no legal right
to the name we called her by. question
if she had; and even if she had. why
should l, at this late date, give pain by 9
needless disclosure? Why drag forth in
to light events which the slow ashes Of
time have driited over and partially oblit-
Grated? Perhaps .s~ s1 e
There are to vi hom that name WAS dear
For love and memory's sake; -'.'
When these the voice Of Rumor hear, fI
Their inmost hearts shall quake.
How viii they hope, despair, and grleve--
| Believe, and long 10 disbeleve-
| But never cease 10 ache; 80 4t
| Still doomed in sad suspense to bear 4,
The hope that keeps alive desparp
She was sitting in the drawingroom
when went in-sitting near the the win
dow, but not at it-near enough 10 see:
but not to be seen by the passers-by; and
us my eye first rested upon her ! was
struck with her u il.aaablr beantv and the
perfect symmetry of hen little AID grace
ful figure.
| have always been an enthusiastic ad-
mirer of female lo,eliness (in the alb
strac,), and | was wonder fully struck in
the pr, sent instance. Possibly my looks
expressed more than was myself aware
OF, lor remember that as involuntarily
took chair near the one she occupied she
silently drew herself up with quiet grace
and dignity, and leaving her seat, walked
to the door with slow. gliding, noiseless
step, and left the room. Perhaps II was
we'll she did so. for will frankly own she
was distracting my attention from my fu-
ture landlady. But the preliminaries were
easily settled; became a boarder. and
had no cause to regret the chance which
led me there.
Aud thus it was that became an inmate
with that lovely being; and day by day
saw her come gliding into the room, taking
her place among US, aflable still, but with