Ellsworth American., 1877-11-15

8 ease Ike the present. at length lost pa
thence with her daughter and said re-
propchfui things.
1T is perfectly delightful to see tender
| uess 10 betrothed bride" shs told Eliza
beth: Indeed. (wits great fluttering
! sigh your poor father once gave me
/ hy-terics Tor two hours merely because be
made a sudden "trip to New Haven, or
somewhere. But Clinton il getting himself
wretched'v worked up on your account;
he i falling away. beyond doubt. and
nothing j. worse, Elizabeth. than To 20 I"
sea in n poorly condition.
Mrs. Os good. who looked like dim pas
tel copy of her daughter with a faded face.
somewhat longer than Flizaheth's. and
pursctl up expression around tho mouth
that Elizabeth was far from having, here
hcgsu a very tender embrace OF her only
child. which il must now be recorded this
young lady abruptly ripped In the bud.
just AT present. when lite see'ued so in
tenselv real to the girl. her mothers scntl.
mental humhug wore in her eyes the rank
est distssteiulncss
There is no doubt that She went through
acute suffering in her iarewells with tlir-
ton. II has been stated that he sailed in
Nav. After the departure Mrs. Osgood
took her daughter right into the country.
being possessed nf q vcIy pleasant little
| cottage in Connecticut. on the charming
wooded shores Of Long Island Sound. II
was very romantic LITTLE demcsne, aud il
had been preitiiy named Bean S.Jour.
Elizabeth here had ample opportunity for
/ luIuriating In her dainty wretchcJness.
/ There was inst enough connection betwrrn
the Sound and the broad Atlantic. where
: Clinton voya.cd. 10 make her detected
Z vigis on damp rocks invest prospective
HglI 4 !. r..s,s.,
| ness. She did good deal OF quiet CRYING
/ f'r several day.. and came down 20 her
I meals with a gently wild sort of look in
\ her dark eyes that was rather bcComiag 2
/ thqu otherwise. Once she appeared at din-
Z nor with a little spray 81 dauk 'awnv sea-
weed IN her hair. This would doubtless
! have aroused great disgust in her friends
I hu' poor Elizabeth was really acting With
very sweet sincerity
Bui ~ last there came 4 iay when.
quirt'y "neu ugh. n terrible things are 90
/ often apt 20 occur. L Was made known 90
/ Mr. O-cood. while seated alone WIKI a
morning paper. thnt The vessel un which
/ Clinton Kmbail sailed had suffered fright
/ iul shipwrrCk However much mere
/ worldly disappointment entered into her
! Subsequent feelings. x must De- admitted
/ that She WAS now thtillcl with a most gen
u'nc horror aud full II inpas.ioned sym
ga'hy fpr Elizabeth The steamer had
B coli dcd With another iu a fog ani sunk AL
/ most immediately. Du,v few names -
. SURVIVORS were gwen. Clinton Is hlmhall' /,
. Wa uut among them Mr.. O>gopd -; Al.
/ enc turned - stone. there ia he sunny
Nav morning while blossoms aud birds
held lovely rivalry outside. How could
/ + z,heih possibly learn TIL, fearful news
without being Killed ty ID? Who woGii
even have the courage 20 tell hcrt Nr~.
/ o~gooi frlt 4 new horror when -hc heard.
/ or iancird iha, she heard! her dAu .it.r :
7 approaching step. and she I'D from the
+ room ~ ono Of the windows leading pial.
I r1Narl A ljt;le later she stood pale ant
thrilled. amid great clump of scrccuIu. !.
+ ir trees lu the garden with The fatal news
psper hall crushed between her hands.
She wa- mortailv afraid oi mcr;t1g T. L.
ahrih- Incapable Of scting herself in 'I.-
f WoiIl emergency. she must ind somebody
TO act FOR her. But whom: me servants
, would. rsch Of them. hungic matters hor-
, ribly. And now the idea with ,ullcnnc>,
/ struck her ot going over and begging all
/ from Dr. Buchan4n
lie lived the mcrc>, step away. Mrs.
( O>sood had received n professional visit
from him once during tn" previous sum.
m"r and they had Kept up $ bowling ac-
( tall. wrll-'ormcl man, with an iron-grav
moustachc. hazcl eyes. and deep voice.
/ This i nearly AL that Mrs O>good hal
I ever observed about him. She knew him
tn be unmarried: hW 1t had not even oc-
. CURED 10 her how old he was. though his
aye was In truth almost forty. Elizabeth
had been present during that one prof,
/ sional visit last summer. and had after
/ ward spoken OF their nrwly-a' rived neigh
Dor A. Just the sort 81 man for a doctor
80 strong and falhcrly. and no, seemiu. 70
have nerve 10 all that biz body" which
for Miss Elizabeth. was scarcely culogium
OF an acccntuated kind, even tn those day :
before she had met her soft-eycd aud gold
en-beardcd ideal
Mrs O~good was lucky ruongh to Dad
the dec,or at home 4 very u,'le while
later she was f-Arfully telling him Nha,
/ had happened and agtatedly clutrhlng oHe
! Of his strong arms while she Oil 30.
: "Oh, doctor, | never can tell her my--lf
He. lost. You see for certain. Here the
paper with the list of the saved. on |
wish | was dead, You can do il. You
,ciH. r0H't YOU: Doctor, are 30 hard
( hearted-no. don't mean that; IL mean
they perform operations and thing aud -
get used 10 all kinds of dreadful matters ''
! DR.. Buchanan went over 70 Beau ~ejour
a short while latter with Mr.. OsgoDd
4 He very firmly insisted that she should de
I liver the sad tIdings: but he bad agreed to
1 DO all within hi> medical power toward
making the blow a. light as bpsSiblc. Th-,
. however. was mi>erAbly mcager amount.
For many hours after hearing the news
4 EIL3bcth's reason was completely OBJ
scured. and DR.. Buchanan had very grave
/ fears regarding her condition Indeed. =
week had passed before il couls be said
with anything like confidence that she was
Z out If danger. And then what a wreck
the storm had lef1, at frightens me 70 be
/ alone with her" Mrs. Osgood declared,
"she + % gha>tly pale and silent. Id no
/ idea. really. thar she adored him 50. Doc
/ tor" she went on, lfor il was to Dr. Bu-
( chanau that these words were addressed }
! ''do you think that time Is going TO con-
/ sole her particle? Sometimes | think
/ not
| Dr. Buchanan seemed musing for little
/ while In his grave way.
/ There are people" he presently began.
''who nurse trouble till the will-power to
/ do otherwise becomes diseased. But let us
/ hope that in your daughters case this may
( not occur"
! A. weeks made themselves into months
/ little change took place IN Elizabeth's con-
/ diion She seemed utterly stricken. and
1 to be just "a incapable of uplifting herself
once more mown lily. During the
summer certain friends came to see her,
and dealt largely in what we are apt to term
/ consolation. Now and then she would
/ have long chats with DR. Buchanan: and
| these, indeed, she seemed. after a certain
| fashion, to enjoy. But the wound had not
| healed yet. and gave no sign of healing,
/ II was with her-"if any calm. a calm des-
pair She went to town with her mother
| in the late autumn. On the day before
| their departure DR.. Buchanan came to say
/ goodbye. IL was a gusty, dismal Novem-
her afternoon. When his visit was ended
Elizabeth followed him outside, having
| thickly shawled herself while he chatted
with her mother in the hall She was 60
| ing out for little stroll she tod the doc
tor. His horse and wagon, with bis negro
boy driver. were waiting at mere step
from the piazza.
Il will send that away and walk with
you."the doctor proposed pointing toward
the wagon, provided you care for my
company.n .......-