Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-04

AS she grew toward WomanhOOd she
developed In beauty, and as she possess
ed thirst for knowledge, she availed
/ herself of every possible opportunity to
! improve her mind, and despite the neg
| Iect Of her education she was more than
/ ordinarily intelligent and well informed.
! Her society was cOurted and she was a
| general favorite among the young peo-
/ pie of the neighbOrhOOd, and was often
/ invited to their social parties. There
was no difficulty in the way Of her COM
plying with these invitations as much as
She desired. Her unfeeling guardian
who had defrauded her of the bounty
left her by her affectiOnate father, would
not allow her sufficient apparel to ap-
pear properly in society. In order to
Obviate this difficulty she was in the
habit, in addition to performing much Of
the household labor, to spin for the
neighbors, and with her earrings purchase
apparel.
Her mother was fashionable woman
of the world, and soon after her husband
had been laid in humanity's last resting
place she went to the South where her
fashionable relations resided. She kept
up an occasional correspondence with
Mr.. Randall and receiving from him fav-
Orable reports relative to her daughter
supposing that the provisions for her
herself no further trouble In the matter.
In the meantime Mrs Wilson had mar
ried a Mr.. Norton. From what he learn
ed of his step-daughter's history, there
was a mystery in it that he could not
fathOm, and he determined to investi-
gate the matter personally. Learning
where Mr.. Randall resided, he made a
journey to WillistOn, and by making in
quiries soon became satisfied that a most
stupendous fraud had been perpetrated.
He found his step-daughter at a neigh
boris engaged in spinning. He told her
who he was and the relationship she sus-
tanned to him, and made her acquainted
with the fact that she had been most
wantonly and wickedly defrauded and
abused.
Her emotions on making this discov-
cry, may be partially imagined, but it
were a boOtless task to depict them, and
we shall make no effort in that direction.
Her stepfather took her at once under
his care, placed her at an academy, where
she remained for two years, and became
thoroughly educated and well accom-
plished.
Mr.. Norton instituted a suit against
Mr.. Randall which resulted in his hnan-
cial ruin and disgrace. In the hopes of
retrieving his fortune, he went to the
then wild West, and while far from
home among strangers was attacked with
fever, and after long scene Of physical
suffering and the gOadings of guilty con-
science, with no kind friend to admins
ter to his necessities, no one to wipe the
death-damps from his brow or speak a
word of kindness or sympathy, he passed
to the great tribunal beyond the dark
river. Truly retributiOn overlook him.
Soon after Celestia left the academy Mr..
Norton was elected a member Of Con-
gress. He took his wife and his daugh-
ter with him to Washington. There our
heroine become at once a favOrite in
fashionable circles. Her beauty, her in
telligence, and those traits that consti-
tute the true woman, which she possessed
to an eminent degree, made her a uni
versal favOrite. The minister plenipo-
Tertiary from England became aCquaint-
ed with her and she won his heart. He
offered her his hand, heart and fortune,
which she accepted, and she -accompa-
MED him to his native England, a noble
mans bride.