The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-02-06
FREMONT SANDUSKY COUNTY OHIO FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1871

sought her chamber.
arthur, Leone really loves tina
wounded man, and what will become
of it all p
"It is Leone's romance, little wife.
she will recover from it; few tears
lat parting; hard riding for her poor
horse, few sentimental songs, and
all will be over"
'sBut Arthur, suppose it should
not be, suppose ne should love her;
for you know he's poor and she's
rich-what then ?"
"Well, he cannot have her, that's
ALL" And Arthur Lightfoot went
out for drive.
At length the hour came for Clar-
ence Ainslie to depart, for no long
er could he impose on the kindness
of his host and hostess, and, deter
mined to leave that evening, he
asked to see Leone alone. With
pale face, but quiet manner the
young girl entered the room, and
stepping forward Clarence Ainslie
said feelingly
"Miss LightfoOt, no longer can ]
impose upon your kindness, and to-
night leave you. Shall it be fer
ever ?"
No answer came, and the Eng.
lishnan continued
"To you l owe my life, and to you
1 would dedicate the years that yet
remain of it. 1 am unknown to
yeu-a stranger in a strange land
and you have but my word for it I
offer you q love that never was
offered to a woman before, a heart
and hand that have never slnned
Intentionally againt a fellow being.
Will you accept what l have to
offer p
II will"
"You will trust me; take me as 1
am, and become my wife p
Il will"
No ether words were spoken, but
two hearts were perfectly happy.
Of course, Arthur Lightfoot and
wife objected, and decidedly refused,
but Leone was determined. It was
no romance with her, ard when she
fatty told them she would marry
Clarence without their consent, they
made virtue of a necessity, and
gave it, censoling themselves with
the thought, after all, his being a
stranger and a poor man were really
the only faults they could find in
him.
At the request Of the parties most
interested, it was a quiet wedding,
just six months after the meeting of
the lovers, and DIR. Wells and farm
er Jessop's family were only invited,
and to this day the coed old lady
has not ceased to gossip about the
magnificent trousseau the bride
had, and the quiet happiness that
shone in the eyes OF the young
couple.
1t had been decided that the brid-
al tour should be to Europe, as Clar-
ence Ainslie said that business
would call him there soon, and Mr..
and Mrs. Ligh,fOot had been per
susded to accompany them; so the
day after the wedding the New
York steamer bore happy quartet
from the land of free America.
Arriving safe in England, a few
days were spent quietly at the hotel,
and then by an invitation from Clar-
.ence Ainslie, the party started out
to visit the spot where he had spent
his boyhood days.
Through meadow lands and love-
ly country the carriage drove, until
suddenly Clarence, who was driving,
wheeled into a grand gateway, lead
ing to the superb seat of some man
of wealth.
A few moments more end the car
riage drew up before the marble
steps of an elegant mansion-one of
those old ram bling structures often
met with in England-and springing
lightly to the ground, the English
man said, with merry light twinkle
in his eye
"Leone, 1 welcome you to your
home. Mr.. and Mrs Lightfoot,
Lord Clarence Ainslie begs you will
accept the hospitality of Ainslie
Castle"
Tears filled the beautiful eyes of
Leone. Arthur Lightfoot's cheeks
colored, but he was silent, while af-
ter a seconds hesitation, his wife
exclaimed
Clarence Ainslie, you're cheat.
Why l thought you was a Western
farmer"
"That was all the land 1 owned in
America. / purchased it and built
a shooting box thereon, because /
was fond Of your Western sports !;
and in America I was simply Mr..
Ainslie here I am Lord Clarence,
of Ainslie Castle. Am forgiven?"
Reader, we all have too much hu-
man nature, now q days, to for a
moment suppose the deception
practiced was not pardoned by one
and all in fact, Mrs. Lightfoot says
she likes to be deceived, and in this
case Arthur echoes the opinion Of
his wife.
An Irishman named Dennis Tolam,
who died at Cork, possessed of con-
siderable wealth, in the year 1859,
left a singular will, containing the
following testamentary dispositions; !;
Il leave to my sister-in-laW four old
stockings, which will be found un-
der my mattress to the right. Item
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