The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-05-09

oViOIe iong sedNeu ln my cosy lOohlS w tu
---- Hotel, persuaded him to lay asid,
his sad reserve, and tell me his story. /
was as follows:
Hugh Malvern, who had originally beer
educated and intended for the church, had
upon leaving college, accepted position al
tutor in a wealthy, nristocratic family
Here, most unfortunately, as il proved, he
formed an ardent attachment for his EN-
ployer's mecca beautiful and gentle orphan
girl, penniless herself, but still, in the
opinion of her naughty relatives, far beyond
the tutor in position. Indeed, the very fact
Of her poverty made them the more nnxi-
Gus to have her marry wealth, and, discoy-
ering that she recprocated Hugh's affection
they hastened 10 dismiss him, aud bent all
their powerful influence to compel her to
marry rich merchant, whose money was
his sole smmondation, with which he
hoped TO purchase for himself lovely, al. d.
though broken hearted wife
Shrinking from the dreadful prospect laid
out before her--a life of separation from the
man she loved, aud uuion with one whom
she detested-a terrified at her own
powerlessness to resist the stronger wills
that were enforcing her 10 this hateful fate,
the poor girl wrote to her lover, appealing
TO hun to save her
The appeal was answered; the sympathy
Of one Of the female servants was enlisted
10 the lovers Gauge, aud with her assist
auoe blanche contrived to leave the house
several DAYS before the one appointed for
the wedding, and, in the early morning,
while the household slept, che fed 10 her
lcyer, who was waiting closo at hand, and
who took her Immediately to little, quiet
church, where they were married.
A short, sweet dream of happiness lol-
lowed, from which the dread ef csming
poverty aroused them.
Hugh's moderate means became exhaust
ed, and he sought earnestly for employ
ment; for long time in vain.
His wi!e's relatives, not contented with
dscarding the poor girl, whose sole CRIME
was that of choosing true hearts love
rather than wealth and position, actually
exerted themselves, with almost incrcdibl
malice, to iniuro her young husband.
lie could obtain no pupils; they became
poorer and poorer he say his young wife
deprived Of necessary Gsmf forts at the very
period when she most needed them. and at
asst this student, this educated and aooonl.
plished gentleman, was glad to take a
position as clerk in fourth rate dry goods
store.
The birth Of a little girl followed shortly
afterward, and then the poor young mother
died
~ have struggled on, since then, TO sun
port the Child" said poor Hugh, wearily1
"But it's uphill work. have not much
business cspacityi the constant strain has
been too much for me. have lost energy,
interest in life, hope. To lie down beside
my wife in the grave, and be at rest, seems,
OF all things. ihe most desirable 10 me.
have few pupils, and exc out living by
my Teu a poor one, and hardly worth the
Gghtng for, were it not for little Blanche,
poor innocent, with all her life before her. :"
had,a young half hFGth fathers
sen by his SECOND wife, who died in giving
the chld birth. My own mother, who had
been an heiress, had left me g large fortunes;
but Frank was dependent upon me, hayipg
been conGdei by our dying father to my
care. Immediately ! resolved to engage
Hugh as tutor, aud so 1t was arranged
His child was placed at an excellent school,
and we three started of together to spend
the summer in the mountains.
|. The sultry months few by; it was time
to return TO toRni merrily sped the nrowd.
ed train upon its homeward Journey sud-
denly there came crash, q jar, a violent,
sudden shock that fang US from our places
and engine and cars went oyer steep en-
hankment, dragging their horror stricken
human freight to black destruction and
swift death.
Oh, the horror olthe scene that followed
Language fails to describe IT, shrieks,
groans, GA tbs, pTaYers-a roar of mad con
fusion, an awful minglipg of living and
dead in one mapgled. bleeding, wildly
struggling mass, like dreadful dream that
lurid vision Of doath aud despair scorehed
itself into my brain, and then, physical
torture oyerGame all else, and ! found relief
from agony in Inconsistencies.
Months elapsed ere I awoke to a Iull
realization of the terrible misfortune that
had oyertaken US. Weak as an infant
opened my heavy eyes one day and reeog-
nized Frank seated besde my bed, Frank
safe and well, without bruise or scau
Frank, who fell upon his knees and wept
and thanked God aloud that reason had re
turned to me.
"Where, where is Hugb?" ] whispered
leebly. lie turned away; the tears rolled
down his face. Alasl poor Hugs was deadl
Then, by slow degrees, learned the full
extent of my misfortune. ] had been
crushed, wounded, broken, scalded, almost
out OF the semhl0noe Of humanity; my
health aud reason, indeed, would be re-
storedi but through all my years of lille to
come must limp painfully; poor, repuls.
i've, MANNED, Gishgured cripple.
"Better to have died, Better to have
died." | cried in agony. "Oh, would to
God that ! could change with Hugh"
They had taken him alive from the
wreck of the ruined train. and he had ling
cred several days. Almost his last act bad |
been to dictate letter to me in which he
bequeathed TO me, and solemnly commend.
ed to my care all that he bad in life-his
little orphan girl,
A sacred legacy. The dying fathers
parting agony his deep anxiety and tender
love, bis pure and simple faith IN me,spokc
in those linesi and earnestly resolved that
the trust he had given me should be iul-
6lledj that The child should be to me as 9
young sister The first qlasn Of con, f,,f