The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-10-11

th en- go for the grand feast at Mr., EnnoL's
house / was sitting mouTnfully at the
window of my little room all dressed and
ready to go, when l saw my Marvin APP
preaching. / could hardly believe my
ewes till he said, L have come hack to
save you. sJeDny,' and as lie took me from
the window 10 his great strong arms, and
pressed me to his breast, | forgot the sor-
row of the past and laughed and cried for
joy.
Mrs. Warde stopped for a moment to
brush away the tears that the memory of
that meeting brought to her eyes. then
continued
ssMaryiu had heard in the village below
of the reported loss of his ship, and of my
approaching marriage, and had lost no time
in coming to me. Once in his presence /
could not resist him, so away we went 10
the church and, just as Mr.. EnnoL and his
friends came, we were pronounced man
aud wife. 41.
II can never forget the>scene that fol-
lowed. Mr.. Ennot stamped and swore,
and tore his hair in his awful anger then
turning to Marvin, as we were leaving the
church, he raised his hand towards heaven
and swore a vow of eternal hatred to us
both. was badly frightened. but Marvin
thought it only an iole threat, and soon
forgot it. My parents would have nothing
to do with me, and so we went to work in
I x
were doing we'll till Mr.. Ennot found us
out and influenced our employer so that we
were discharged. We then moved TO
little town i'm a distant State, and bad just
got nicely settled when Mr. EnnOt again
found us out-so we lost that situation.
We commenced in another and then anoth-
er, but with the same result. MIR. Eunot
was rich, and followed us from place to
place, using hs7money in circulating sto-
RES that deprived us of work, and made
honest people turn from us. Oh, those
were dark days for us ~ she exclaimed
aud again stopped to control her emotion.
l had found the tears running down my
own cheeks while listening to her low tones
when she spoke of moving, then again the
blood would fairly boil within my veins
while she was telling of the prosecutions
they received from Ennot. But | was all
attention when she continued
'We tried different factories in all parts
| of the country, but it was no use. The
undying hate of that man followed us like
a shadow, and for four years we were con-
! staDtly moving from one town to another.
\ At last we left the East, changed our name
and settled here in the wild West, so far
away from my dear old home and friends"
/ At the mention of the old home, convul
sive sobs choked her atterance, and it was
! some time before she resumed her interest
ing story.
"Under our new name we wore safe from
| discovery, and would have done very well
| if Marvin had been experienced IN rancho
] work, but he was not used to the country,
and did not succeed as well as others have
! Then baby was born, my health became
poor, and | could not help longing for a
! look into my dear old mothers face. Mar
vim, too, who was driven from his fathers
house twelve years ago for dissipated hab-
| its, wished to hear from home again. He
wrote two letters last year. but as he re-
ceived no answer, he now thinks his father
| is dead, for MIR. Gray was old.
''Gray ?'' | asked i1terruptinG her
Eyes. Marvin Gray, my husbands s
father" she replied, wondering at my
growing excitement.
"Was it Marvin Gray, of Highcliff Gas
| tie, Hampshire, England?" | questioned,
hardly able to keep my seat.
/ "Fhe very same"
f'Then | have been searching for your
husband. Marvin Gray is dead, buS long
before lie died be forgave his son, and was
searching for bim, that he might tell him
he was forgiven, and give him fathers
| blessing"
Marvin came in from his work Just in
time to hear this of his father, aud drop
ping on his knees beside his wife, who had
borne so much for his sake he poured
! forth a fervent prayer to the One who had
| guided and watched over them through
all the long dreary years of their wander
ings.
But little more remains to be told They
essiy proved their identity, aud received
the property which belonged to them
| And had you, kind reader, gone with them
to that Eastern State, you might have wit
messed joyful meeting, when the daugh-
ter, SO longed for, returned TO her aged
parents home, where they now reside,
having no fears of molestatio1 from Mr..
| Ennot, who chol1ed to death during an en-
/ counter he had with tue end of a rope in
The hands of an infuriated people among
! whom he had been living, away ON the
! Western border.