Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-04-25


steamer were tired of scenery, tired Of
4 winding In and out among the islands,
, tired of the boiler from the "silver cas-.
cade;" longing, In fact. for their dinner.-
| Miss Hastings saw and coveted the rare
old DELFT, which the landlady exhibited
| with hOsest pride. aud then summoned Mr..
Patterson TO show her the old burial
ground.
May come too7" asked Mr.. Ashley,
| with an sfYectafiou Of difiidence.
"Can you leave the uuwonted luxury OF
broiled chicken shd custard pIe." question
ed his fisncee. with q saacv smile.
The three ssuntcred OF up the road
Mr.. Patterson missed the right turn. and
was obliged to ask his way at a small VIII
Iage. bright intelligent lad volunteered
| his services as guide. The cemetery had
the usual dilapidated. uncared for aspect
| only too common in New England's smal.
| Ter villages. and Miss Hastings was amazed
at the dates on some Of the blush gray
| stones.
There" she said, reverentiy, "is one
over hundred years old"
Yes, Miss.n answered the boy proudly;
''but there are older graves than that one
Over youder in the corner Is one nigh over
two hundred"
The lady smiled. Show 1t to me- she
said.
The boy obeyed-poiuting out a broken
| stone half buried in the earh-nothing WAS
| left OF the inscription save the word Requi-
escaf! and part OF the arms OF cross.
And who lies here?" asked the lady,
gently.
NO one knows for certain, Miss; bat
I have heard my grandmother say that she
was told when girl. that good nun who
came to teach the Indians was buried
there. She had lived eabosts until she
\ Was an old. old woman"
Annie Hastings stopped and reyerently
| gathered a tiny weed tina, vrew amid the
| turf
..why so sad, sweetheart whispered
I her lover. you surely do no, Intend 10
| weep fer a woman who went Ia her rest a
! connie of centuries ago do youp"
The girls eyes were full OF tears. II
am not given to sentiment. Franz. but
all nj once the though, came TO me or the
| Intense sadness of this lonely grave Did
the poor soul live and die alone among the
| savagesy'
Who lnowsg One thing II certain. dear.
| that she died honored and loved by some
one. or even thi, poor memorial would not
| be here. Bu, come. our friends sre wait
! inc. the sun IL setting. The moon will be
| up soon. aud we 60 back to Bar Uarbor ia
| n. liyh,."
| The lovers stood together on the hillside:
/ the low rays Of the setting sun flooded the
1 u.tIr village with golden light A, their
/ fee, Law the tranquil harbor with Its feet of
| boats, and on the distant horizon
glanced a white sail or two, like the wings
| OF some gigantic sea bird
| The party were soon on board the .Mer.
| cury" again. Some OF the youny.., were
| full OF noisy merriment. They played
AT twenty questions snd sang CAV
SONGS. Then came Il ssdder melody. ioi.
lowe q BIZ a long siience-the soothing.
| tender influence OF the scene was max Ing
/ I,seI, felt The round. August moon crept
rr Tho skv. and long .hImmerlny ray,
..emed TO point out the path of the lltile
.,samer.
| Mr.. Patterson, and his charge, Miss
| U,s,Ipgs were together, q little apart from
the o,hers.- With them, Il is needless TO
say WAS Mr.. Ashley. An hour or more
| had e,apsed
| Miss Annie" said the Young man,
sbruntly. ".baIl tell YOU the real story.
IN. nlaiu. unvarnIshed tale OF the moss
crown yrayeTr
The girl started, for her thoughts had
fingered there with strange persIstency.
..Bnt-- objected the historian.
.Bot I'M. no butts" interrupted Mr.. Ash.
10y half sadly. 1--WE will hear all your
objection. when nv tale Is told. As Mr..
Patterson informed us this morning. La
| Marouise de Guercheville was one OF the
| ,nos, he,n,,f,l women a, the court Of
Marie dc Medlce-a woman. too OF uublem.
| ished repn,a,lon. There also glI,tered a
lady Of less enyiable character-Henrietta
| a'r,,,,oues Marouise de yerneuiI. She
too. was ,rrd with zeal for the conversion
| of,ha Indians and was more clad 70 win
| hs,y.p for them than To merit II for her
sol, In bertrain Of attendants was a Young
n,,, ~ gre,, hean,y and unusual mental
ai,,s No one knew precisely the history
of Desiree Slrandlin. If OF noble birth her
escn,cbeon had It's bar sinister: she had
| heen taken nm as a ne, and lido, by the In.
cors,.tan, and ambitious Maroui.e who a,
,.s, wonld gladly have consigned her 10
,ha coll of convent. To this. however
nss,,es oh,ac,ed The ordinary seclusIon
and rno,o,onous routine Of eonyep,ual lie
| "a M.c,nl,ne offered no attraction to the
-, srd ererge,ic nature of the voupo
| ,irl I'M, she had listened with esgerness 10
r. ,s,ss ,o,a A. CONT nv the son OF Baron
| pn,,,;,con,, who had beeu in America
,.;,h Ch.mni.;n. Rn, for . youny lover. .
s,ndso, IN the Quarter Latin. she would
haxs n.,,,ioned her pstroness for perm,s
sior ~ joIn the Ursuiine Conyen, in Mon.
go, This nermis.ion the Marouise would
1 yt accorded.
nare S;"noss,, ~ the uirl In almos, auy wav
,n 90, ,o Sistmrh or end the relations be.
,ween Dss,ree and Nirolss d'Aubri. for
,.no,r shs herself had conceived a passion.
90 canrice To marry her portIonie.s pro-
-. .as M, .o easv matter but 70 piace
-, conyep, seemed IN the Maronise a
". ,.,sa ~ "a . sin,n,a thing m do
Nicolas a. hubri was rich only In youth,
,.s,,h anS onnrsa. patience, he whis,
na .h.i,h,or csys will come dear ana
:. N ha No fa,rer mn HAMMER bride
,hsr ,i,,,. Desiree, One stormy evening
ha" ,ha rnnny - a;r, was hastily summoned 10
.ne to"us - na,,on.ss and ,h.r.
,,,,, .hs p,d ,n,d ,h,t Nicolas was forever lost
ao,up,s ,ha, iU ,n obedience 10 In. wishes of
NJ. ,.,,n,s he had finally consented 10
VI, -, ,nn nr,esthoot and had I,ft thar ,tav
80 Ism. h,s .,nd;es. He had depu,ed her
pMs.nuiss .s;d wiih smiling grace IN
ne ,,i ,,t,,. 20 nssiree rhs a,rI
| oie ~. t a.; TT, ;,,s,a