The daily gazette., 1877-06-20

lclQSe SOmervllleS attention to Ellie be-
came a little more frequent. He walked
with her and sometimes read to her with
a voice of iucho deep and irresistible
pathos that she must have been more
than mortal not to have felt an influence
upon her heart. The fact was, Julian
Somerville possessed all those graces
which are said to captivate women. He
was handsome, refined and reported to
be wealthy, and, added to all this he wore
the fair semblance of many virtues.
Week after week flew bv and be lin
gered still at Huntington. He said the
/ country had charm for him that he was
not inclined to break until the last mo-
ment. ..,
Ellie Dangerfield was nature itself.
equally devoid of art or affectation.-
There was novelty and a freshness
about her which excited Somerville's ad-
miration and finally commanded what
love he had to bestOw. 4 t.st a
1t was not until Somervile requested
the hand of his daughter from the GOOD
rector that the latter dreamed of their af-
lection: And then-it was too late.-
Could he Withstand the silent pleadings
OF his child? Could he bear to see her
unhappy Yet, on the other hand,
could he bestow his cherished darling on
man almost stranger to him? 1t was
severe struggle, but he crlicfied his
tenderness, and, sacrificing his comforts
and the small doubts that would steal
into his mind, he gave his sanction to
Somerville's appeal. Thus it was the
tenderness of the parent prevailed over
the Judgment of the man, and Effie be-
came the wife of Julian Somerville.
| Happy in that name it was still bitter
hour for her when she had to quit her
home-her quiet, peaceful home, and
That her father who had ever loved her,
ana That young sister to whom sne had
I been as mot.e er. But the hour of part
ing came, the blessings was pronounced,
the last choking farewell was spoken, the
last kiss impressed upon trembling lips,
ana then almost unbroken silence reign
ed in the old glebe house.
| FOR some time her father constantly
neard from her, and her letters were of
JOY and gladness. But by-and-by the in
terval became longer, and then thew
came no more. She had accompanied'ber
husband to Europe, and this prevented
MT. Dangerf1eld from instltuting careful
inquiries concerning her.
a year passed away, and then another
ana nnalIy third, and nothing was
heard of Effie or her husband. The rec
TORS step had become more slow, and as
MS heau more frequently drooped, his
hairs became whittier. Sorrow had in
Vaded his breast, and the poor man was
suffering deeply. He reproached himself
Tor not making mole rigid inquiries con-
! cernlng Somerville, and too late repented
OF an act THAT was due to his trusting ma
I tnra ha1 &c
esty.
| Ear from friends and country, in a
strange land, Eff1e lived only to wish for
that hour which was to terminate her
weary stay on earth. Someryille had moi
been what she had believed him, but her
love had outlived unxindness and indif.
ference; she had patiently borne his neg
! iect, apd witnessed him plunge into every
kind OF dissipation and extravaganza un-
tinguished In her breast, then she wrote
no more to her father, for she feared to
trust her pen lest it might recount her
sorrows, and she would not willingly
bring grief into her fathers home,
She could at best only wound his peace
by recital of her wrongs, SO she de-
termined he should hear from her mo
more. Without any settled purpose.
Somerville journeyed from place to place
on the Continent, Effe following him
ana pleading with tears that he would re-
turn TO his own country. But he was
dear TO her appeals, and even brutal in
MS conduct, Poverty at last overlook
MN. Ihey had gone to England Poor
thlng, she at least had the consolation of
being among those who spoke her own
tongue. Want at last compelled So1ner-
Vlile to seek employment, and he was
fortunate enough to obtain clerkship in
mercantile house, and for some time
] things became better. But Somervi lie
honorable life for any great period. He
had not the moral courage to resist temp
tatlon, and his evil propensities prevail
| ing, he forged the name of his employer
and was detected
Ere the poor wife heard the story of
his crime he was locked fast behind Dri-
son walls. She fastened to his side, and
forgetting all save that she was his wife,
| she Tell upon his bosom and went. His
trlal came, ami he was sentenced to tran
sportation for number of years.
The transport that bore him to penal
| colonly was disappearing ON the waters
| and the poor heart-broken wife stood
upon the pier with mind verging upon
insanity. The last thing she recoIected
was tottering along the street with a
| reeling brain, and then the light grew
| dark, and she remembered falling and
receiving a severe blow upon the head
then all was blank, dull, heavy and well
nigh painless, tor the sense of pain was
gone.
Some days later she awoke in the ward
of hospital. For many weeks she hov.
cred between life and death, until, at
length, the crisis past, she slowly began
| to gain new vigor.
| When she was convalescent the chap
lain of the institution heard the story of
| her wrongs, and through the instrume en-
tality of benevolent persons collected her
means sufficient to return to her home.
Many a weary mile she travelled, until,
one bright summer morning she saw the
distant spire of the old church at Hun
| tingdon. 1t was Sunday, the bell was
ringing for worship, the birds were caro-
| ling among the trees by the roadside and
| hundred objects familiar to her child
hood met her vision. Hot, binding tears
| filed her eyes.
She knew not whom she might find
within that pulpit where her beloved
father had stood. His body, perhaps.
was sleeping beneath tn willows. Her
sister, perhaps, had passed away also,
for they must have mourned her as one
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