Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-04

had He'd in secrecy from him with her
little babe.''
Did she go back to hIm 90 we in
quired.
| oh,no. He came here, but she would
not see him. 1t made an yful sean
dai, which his family and her own tried
TO hush up. They all tried to coax her
away, and when she persisted in remain
ing they called her insane. That broke
her heart quite. She induced her ply
sician 10 say it would kill her to be re-
moved, and so she stayed until death,
only few weeks after, released her
from all her misery. She is buried not
tar from here. The little baby was a
girl SIX months old when she brought
her, and as lovely as an angel. She
Kept the child until she died" And
the story-teller stopped.
Nv hat of the husband - was asked.
well, he pretended not to care about
her death, was terribly dissipated, had
people all the time to visit him, gave
parties, and lived fast life. After
madame's death the child went back
to his house, but the little thing, very
strangely, seemed to dislike him, and
avoided him as she grew older. Two
or three years after he, too, died. leav-
ing the baby in his sisters care. and. as
she was his only child, she inherited all
his estate, a large one.
What became of her? did she grow
up? is she liying?"
'Ies, she is alive now,'' said the
landlord, but might better have per-
ished with her mother in the snow,
both of them together. than to have
come here.
Her history is a sad one.' he con-
tinued, after a pause, very sad. The
little Marie grew up into beautiful
woman, surrounded with everything
that wealth can give, eourted, petted,
and made selfish by the very loneliness
of her life; for half the time her aunt
was ill, or away, and her companions
were servants, who INDUCED her in
everything"
''Did she know about her mother:"
Not till she was sixteen, WI hen some
body told her out of spite. She come fiy-
ing here and asked mywife TO tell her the
truth. SO we did; and she came to
this room and cried as though her heart
would break. Suddenly the old mansion
she owned was for sale, and Marie had
gone away out to the West somewhere
TO visit a distant relative. She said she
hater her fathers memory, and would
never live again in house where her
dear mother had been kicked and beaten,
and made to leave in the dead of a win
ter's night,
"And the old place was >old:"
Eyes, and all its historical belong
ings, and the lands about it,
'Then, what became of herr"
"You see her actions were so hurried,
and she was odd-driving, sailing alone,
caring for none of the young people
about her, and when with them utterly
unobservant of their wisheS-haughty
and dreadfully cold, that it got whisper
ed about that she was a chip of the old
blOck-kind of insane-queer-yet no
one really believed it, Ont West Marie
met young man she fancied very much
but be was not her equal in birth or
fortune; in fact, h WAS poor. Her re-
latives, fearing the result of heracquain-
tance with him. denied him the house,
and finding that of no avail, by some
treacherY got her back East. Letters
were forged, and she thought he had
forgotten her. After a trip to Europe
and season of gaiety in New York,
she avowed her intention of entering a
convent, but TO the surprise and delight
of her relatives became engaged TO a
fine young fellow, and seemed quite
happy. |
sAIl would now have gone well, save
for n demon of mischief maid who
was with the mother here when she
died, and had taken care of the child as
she grew up. This woman had an in
terest in the Western lover for some
reason-had kept up correspondence
with him and brought things to head.
Marie went to the theatre one night
with her young man, the one she was
engaged to, and was to see him the hext
evening at home. The morning after.
this woman, Liza, took note up TO her
young mistress bed chamber and waited
for an answer. That note had a quick
effect. Marie ran down stairs. There
was the Western lover. \ plan was
soon made between them"
"What did she dO?"
"a very strange thing" continued
the loquacious landlord. "She came TO
this house and said she was TO be married |
here-and secretly. talked and talked
to her: but no use at all. Then
telegraphed to her aunt, who was South |
for her health, without letting Marie |
know of it. No use. Where was the |
New York lover? Liza lied 10 him,
and said her young mistress had gone
into a convent, and she actually wrot |
notes as coming from the convent to her
relatives, announcing her (Marie's) |
determination to stay, but would not
tell where"
And the Aunt?"
''Oh, she got mere 100 Iate. Inc! hdu
been married in my best parlor two
days before she came, and had gone
away on a bridal trip. Ii was sad
enough wedding for young heiress-
no bridesmaids, no satins and gewgaws.
But she was beautiful, my snowbird,
as | call her. because she came in a
snow storm. YOU know-and he was a
manly fellow after all, and looked very
proud of her as he led her to my best
carriage waiting at the door. Wife
came up here and cried after all was
over. and went and got somebody's
shoes out of that closet, where they had
always been since the little Marie's
departure. The young couple settled
in very pretty house in the city pur-
-..-.l Itch ,ba hride's money. Liza