River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-13

presently came in for pens and ink,
took them up to his master, and then
waited at the bottom of the stairs
" You had better go to your work
again, Thomas" said Alice =" we can
manage without you now.
Master said was to stay here.
She said nothing more but went INTO
the sitting-room, and waited and
watched in dull bewlldered expecta-
ton. Then she heard Mr.. Emlyn's
voice:
"Thomas, come up, and bring one OF
your fellow servants.
There was trampling up stairs and
then down. after that Mr.. Emlyn
came out of her husbands room he
left the house forthwith without speak
ing TO Alice. Then the doctor came
he too VAS shown up stairs BY and
by he came down into the room where
Alice was. He took her kindly 10y the
hand.
"My dear Mrs. Toft, prepare your.
self for bad news.
els he very i'll ~ gasped Alice.
Yes, very i'll nay, he is dead.
After that the days passed like a
dream till the day of the funeral. She
wished to follow him to the grave
or he had been very good to her, she
bought; and now that he was gone
her mind misgave her that she had
been faithless to him, not in deed, but
in heart-but this was forbidden by
those who had the management of af.
fairs.
A relation of Mr.. loft had turned
up, nephew. a lankv, raw-boned
youth, with long neck, and tuft of
red hair on his chin; and this Eph-
rain loft was the chief mourner. Mr..
Emlyn also was at the funeral, and
when they returned they went into the
parlor and drank wine, and afterward
sent for Mrs. loft to hear the will read.
| He was solemn, courteous man, this
4 Emlyn, with a full resounding voice,
and he read out the terms of the will
distinctly and sonorously 1t was diff
ticult to repress feeling of elation as
he rolled over the list of Mr. lofts
possessions, and ended with the clause
that left his wife sole legaiee and ex-
ecutriX. How, through the gloom of
this day, bright vistas of the future
cleaned and shonel
"Ahem there is a codicil," said
Mr. Emlyn; and blt by bit the codicil
undid all that the will hal done. The
lanky nephew uncoiled himself and
glcwered and blinked with amazement
and delight. There was but one be.
quest to Alicia copy of the Times of
of - June, of the day previous to the
old man death.
They left her to herself for a while,
and she tried to grasp what ali this
meant. The lawyer had politely
handed the widow her legacy, the copy
OF the Times. What could IT mean?
Alb, yes, it was dreadful, this pow
erty, after wealth had seemed within
her grasp. But still there was youth
and hope; aud William-yes, she
freely. She carried no burden of
gratitude, she was bound to no re-
spectful memory of the dead. She was
free now, and perhaps William was
close at hand. Well, she would read
this Times.
Presently she clasped her hands to
her forehead, and with strained and
horror-struck eyes, read this para
graph
DERELICT AT SEA.-A pathetic incident is
narrated by the master OF the steamship Suez,
J just arrived at Liverpool 1t appears that in
the In ian Ocean she met with a dismastcd
; vessel apparently abandoned by the crew. A
boat was sent TO board her, when the follow
lug sight met the eyes OF the officer The
main and upper decks had been swept clean
by the sea, the bulwaTks were carried away,
and every ycstigc OF the spars and rigging.
No living being was found on board, but in
the captains cabin was the body of young
: man, with golden hair and beard, much de-
composed. A letter WAS lying on the table,
which was brought away by the boats crew,
AMI we are requested to give it in full, as il
may lead to the identification of the ship ::
Dearest Ahce-How often have | thought OF
our last pairing, and longed once more TO
clasp you IN my arms Love like ours is
never To be parted let the sulky old centen-
arlan do az he pleases. / write to you at your
sisters, as you desired me, No 10 Bond street,
: Meliord Regis. How well / remember the
happy hours we have spent there. | am in
/ command OF the ship uow.' The rest OF the
, letter is illegible, except the words, Gone to
me. your LOVING William Black The body
was sunk IN the sea, the vessel left to II fate,
aud the steamer continued her course.
That night, as the sun was setting.
: lighting up with golden flames the
broad estuary at Melford, the tide was
at its full, and white winged ships were
! floating in upon its bosom, a young girl
| appeared on the farthest extremity OF
e the landing stage, and, poising herself
l for a moment, and taking last long
t look at all the beautiful scene around,
cast herself into the waters, which
$ closed around her with a sullen ripple.
Once aud once again white arm was
| seen at the surface boats put ont, and
Z men with ropes shouted and gesiicu
9 lated from the shore but it was of nc
= use the sea claimed its own, and still
f; boards in it's hidden treasury the
} bones Of William and Alice.
Quicksilver Waste.