New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-07
ROSE AMBLERS FATAL ROMANCE.
From The Wheeling, ". Va, Register.

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In the excitement attending the murder OF
Rose Amber, in stratord, Conn, no one would have
supposed that the heart Of West Virginia mad been the
theatre in which enacted the opening scenes OF
the melodrama that eliminated in that mysterious
war, Sheldon Clark, brother OF Captain Clark the
father OF Rose, wandered into the Greenbrer territory
peddling clocks He brought with him winning man
ners that made him favOrie. In his wanderings he
made tho acquaintance OF Miss Edith Lightner young
orphan who had just into possession OF her Inherit
ance OF goodly number Of acres Of tho choicest land
mutual love. In a short while Miss Lghtner changed
her name and sheldon Clark became proprietor OF herself
raiser ana In few years found himself ON the 8h ROAD
When the war came and temporarily ended his opera
tons, he md amassc fortune and was contentao lux
uate and ii about this time that Rose Clark entered
upon the stage. In the summer of 6l while the rGDe
lion was at rs height, Captain CLARK, OF C3nnectc9t'
came to visit his brother sheldon and brought his dangh
ter Rose with him She then girl in her teens and
Is described - bright, happy, wnsome child, VINO mol
native deer che Is said TO have hunted She stand
ing then ON the verge Of wOmanhood walllng Tor the
first summons Of love 70 cross its threshold: mimic
complete the play Captain James Geisth0rpe, Of the
ARRAY and came back to his home the Grecnbrer to
re"npeae He had just left his couch ana was pale
ana Interesting" and was withal Just the specimen OF
Southern physical manhood to Gaptyae the fancy ora
altct tue acquaintance began, DOln were mcHp'I9 oi
boating party the Grcenbricr Their canoe was over
turned in the rapids and Rose Clark made her way to
shore assisted by the arm OF the gallant Occr WITHOUT
which she must have persisted THIS incident brought
matters 10 climax y tale was tOd DrI'itlh inc
ing lcathcrwOOds and when Rose shortly aftcrWari re
turned to the North she the ring that was pledge
she To redeem by becoming the bride Of her cscuer
The weeks sped by But the mircqucnt malls that
found their way to that mountainous country always
brought packet 10 the Captain and never failed to carry
back another bound for the Wooden Nutmeg state. Then
came u change. \ mail came to POcahontas without u
letter for Captain GCsthOTpc Again ana again he wrote
but mail after mail and still no letter The Cap
tain feared he had been forgotten and daily awaited the
return Of his ring But never and finally he dc
cnnincd To 90 Connecticut and learn the worst. In
the meantime, Rose Clark, too. had been waiting In vain
for tding- that She far from The lana
where her young hero slept hut love had spanurd the
distance andONug letters had shortened time. But the
letters stopped and hope and love Wlth'cd m hrr
heart Bul pride Ia her rcScuc ana In plpuc sh'
listened 20 Norman Amhlcrs Woomg and became his
wife. Then Captain Gcl-horpc came upon the scene,
and she learned too late that both had been victims
Their letter, had been intercepted and two lives ruined
The despair that DloWcd COlurcd her after lie Believing
Amber have been the Wi~crCaut who, to further HIS
suit had stopped the letters, she hated him rs only
injured woman can. and from that time began the
life that dragged her down. Captain Gciholpc re-
turned Ia West Virginia and found solacc IN close appl
cation 10 his study of the law. subsequently hc married
and d, now the head Of happy family.