The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-03

| stroying the attachment which had ex
. isted in their hearts. When Kate was
J laying aside her bridal robes for her
travelling suit, she confessed to her that
: she had a share in the writing of the
| letter, and earnestly craved her pardon.
; Caroline, and this is what separated
you from Edsall. Had he known you as
well as | do, he would have known that
you did not do it intentionally. ] al.
ways thought that Ellen Jackson was at
the bottom of it. Yes, little one, | freely
forgive you, and love you better than
ever. Come and see us when we come
back remember, and God bless you p
Months passed away, when one even
ing, Mr., Allen had called for Caroline
with a message from his wife to be sure
and come and spend the evening with
her. A short time had wrought a
change in the person of that fair girl.
Her sweet face was pale the roses of
hope and joy had all fled the buoy
ancy and elasticity of youth had passed
away, and an air of settled melancholy
and sadness had taken the place of the
gayety of heart which had characterized
her. But she was still beautiful, and
her friends loved her better than ever,
for now she was all that was good and
true. An unusual depression was upon
her heart this evening, for it was Just a
year since she parted with Mr.. Edsall,
and many sad memories were fresh in
her mind.
"Kate will not take no, Miss Bowen
she told me nothing would answer but
yourself, and come you must, so hasten
and get your hat and shawl"
Upon entering Mrs. Aliens parlor, she
saw seated a person whose form and noble
head resembled so forcibly the outlines of
Mr.. Edsall that it sent the bright blood
to her cheeks, and her heart gave a
quicker throb as she pressed Mrs. Aliens
welcome hand. He arose and extended
the greeting hand. True, it was him
and, as the truth came joyously across
her heart, she sank into a chair, Demon
s~trating in forcible language to his spirit
that her love knew no diminution or
The evening passed swiftly
away, and their broken engagement was
renewed, while Mrs. Allen was busy in
her nursery.
" was too hasty, Caroline. Had it
not been for your truefriend, Kate Allen,
should now have been lonely and sad in
my Cuban home. | heard from Miss
Jackson that you were to be married
but a letter from Mrs. Allen set this case
Ill right, and here | am, asking to be for
given formy unbelief and haste, and taken
% your heart once more"
You have never left it yet; it is |
who ought to be restored to yours"
In a few weeks she became his welded
wife, but even now she looks back with {
poignant regret to that hour of folly for {
which she so fervently repented. But she {
$ happy in the rich treasuresof her noble {
husbands affection, and he r%ejoices in the t
.ladsome spirit of his beautiful wife, and !
S years rolled by their love only changed !
0 love the more.
But what of Ellen Jackson ? The mis- c
hiefmaker only fell into the pit which !
he dug for others, and the net which she d
pread for another shared her own feet /
ut she goes on in the same course, and II
presence is dreaded and feared by all. II
10 one can love her, for she is devoid of
that makes one most lovely and amia- 1
le.-Godey's Magazine.