Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-13

| not false dellcacy he lmnlored his daarpsi
| Madge nreyent her scced.ng 70 his wishes on
| this noin,
Miss Madison had mn false dal;cacv and
the noint was conceded Fxnect,,ion in
| the hosom of the li,tle circle a, Norwood
rose hiph for Mr. White was on his way
| home r;a India vbi,her his miserable af.
| fairs drayred him In few weeks letter
came announcing that he had reached Paris
where he was i,,s, stonping ,a passgpt IA
| buy few preity ,rif.s for his bride Then
came break of three davs in the corresnon.
dence. followed by letter from an English
/ friend of Mr. Whites who had met him n,
/ his hotel. telling of his sudden illness
brought on by over-travelne and oyet.ex-
! element. After this came shof, telegram
/ announcing, his death
Terrible. terrible downfall of high homes ,
Was ever any rjrl SO much TO be pi,ied .
Madge Madison turned white to her very
Inns with the shock of the news. She walked
blindy out OF the room. up the shabby
stairs. and locking herself alone in her bed
room. sat down to face the awful collapse Of
hen bright expectations.
The next day brought some amelioration
Of the situation 10 Colonel Madison. though
4
as ,e, to take comfort in il. The same friend
wrote 10 say that his unfortunate fellow
countryman's last act had been to sign a
hurr!edly-prcpared will leaving everything
be possessed TO has hetrothed wife. lie had
EXPRESSED wish that the whole Madison
family would provide ,hemselNe, with pro
per mourning and he present a, hi, funeral.
which was t. take place at krnsal. green
the following Ihursday The writer stated
that he was making oil necessary arrange
mcnt.. and should start for I.unton with
the remains that night
The widowed hrjde-elret seemed stuaned
hy the extent of her misfortune IN !a.sn.
thu, cruegly the best and mos, sener0u, a
men Her pitying sisters procured her mourn
Eng and their own from The same celebrated
artists Who had executed the wedding order
The fabrics we're of the richest Severe and
elegant simplicity IN woe j. expensive; bat
what ofthat2 Wa. TIN. A time to hayst
over the price of neelful garments 10 do
honor to the memory ola noble hearted
bcnefac,nrs
Tuesday morning saw the, whole family ar
ra,cd IN their sahIcs ready to SC. out on their
mournrul tourney. \ coach from ihr near
g, iahma>trr's- driver being m decent
black. 80 a. 10 be in harmony with
the nelanchol, orca>joq-pu.IcI ~ l.. The
door. The four black rob,rd ,oun, figures.
with Colonel Madison. took thclr p,ace. In
il. Barbara sitting bodklu-her exc, brch,
with .xri,em.n,- even funcr, wa>
>on,., bin., IA ber a. >h. had btt few d.,tr,r.
,ion> They arrived nunc,ilal tn the mIn.ae At
the rrme,rr, ana waited for the funeral car-
fc.ye 10 appear. Time went on but Il did not
come. One hour. two hours. passed IN auS-
Gus expectation. ani ,,.l the funeral lag.,4
sfraug,,, on ,h. road Colonel MADISON
,prrr,.rvcl ,h. Official. NJ motto, o; Mr..
Wni,e'. intended iu,rrmynt haG been ~
en-. Other eroup, of b.ark-roh.d figures
came weeping. buried their dead ana went
awa.. and sri.llt Colonel and hl. dAush-
tiers fingered. unm!..!ns 70 be accused here
after Of an, lack of respcct. 4 cold cut
ting nor,hta,,rr nhirle.! moekiugl, amongst
the h,aG,,onrs. seeming 10 dtrde an! m
salt the mouru,r. with ii. bitter cherries
ness, A, length II became apparent 10 ev-
er, one that ,3me ine&eu<ahi4 mistake h,d
been male. and the u,,!e.,n,s, o. further
waiting VA Obvious. Colonel Madison SLOW +
withdrew IN, Lue cahort from the fed.
anatlema'ixinc the Wind. the ofie!uu> fr!rnd
Of the deceased and ever, available sQb}ect
for disp!casuge.
lie ven, tha, evening 20 koasuston -
see the lads At whose house h, dau .h,er
had first met her btrrothed. bat only 10 nad
to hi, dismay that the house was to let. aud
tina, 10 trace Of Mrs. BIg!,y va, tl be-
found. Nothing. therefore. va, Il be as.
cer,aIuet from tha, quarter. H.. wa> at 4
nation. and 50 waited patiently With tile
hope that the post would bring him some
explana,lau.
But no explanation came. Puzzled And
furious. the Colonel ,elesra3he4 to the ho-
tel IN Pans for particulars Of Mr. White.
death and the subsequent disposal cf lin
remains. Az answer came back that no
/ such person. nor any one answering to the
/ DESCRIPTION, had visited the hotel and the
PROPRIETOR Indignantly denied that any one
had died under his roof. l. then began 10
dawn uuan the unfortunate family that thew
had been made the victims o: an Infamous
and cruel hoax
The Dowarer Lady Dambl.doa, flied
WITH ni.y for rhs moor y,rl thus beartirS,.
+ Il made fool Of. carried her of 10 Bayu-
m, charit,biy trusrin., that rhaug. Of ,rrp.
nigbt a.suase IN, acutene.. Of those aro-
] pirs of shame and modification tia, the
deceived and deserted Young creature
n,us, Ne exnerienriny
: Tho Ii,Is sirr}e yh.rsi, the Madison.
moved and had their being was shaken 10
It's foundation with ind dgualion al the heart
/ less cruelty Of which poor Madge had been
+ the victim The tale Of her woes leaked out
in Brighton and awoke perfect ftuore Of
sympathy Her behavior was pronounced
T as perfect-she was so quiet. so dlgnifed.
+ so pa,en, under her uumerited suffer
( ings.
/ Lady Dumbledon became quite proud Of
I her Young friend, who was undoubtedly The
success of the moment and received the
! greatest possible attention. After a few
/ weeks il was semi.otfcaly given out that
/ Sir Reginald Dacre, a young man of family
( and fortune and rreproachable character
/ had successfully sought Miss Madison
+ hand. though no formal engagement was to
. be entered into for the present, so that the
poor girl might have time to recover her
I shattered feelings.
Meanwhile Colonel Madison was receIv-
ing grea; deal Of sympathy, too, tie be-
came feature at ms club and enJoyed a
+ notoriety he could well have dispensed with
/ as the father OF the Young lady who had met
with so extraordinary and unpleasant ad-
/ venture. Every one offered him advice in