Daily Republican., 1888-04-13
LovEL n W MARRIAGE.

The fashionable world of London be-
lieved shat Lady St. AlbAns wns u
happy woman; they little knew that
she had been forced into tho marriage
with her husband to crafty her fathers
nmtision.
She WAS really In love with Captain
JocelyD, whom she had ssen but once
At her fathers hopee before her mar
riNga. After wards they met ofen Ia
society, aud II wns posioed that the
young wifo had always smile OF well
come for the young officer, while she
kept other men at q distAnoe.
Lsdy St Albars WAS returning one
evening In her carriage TO her country
seat when the horses ran away. At the
turn OF the road Was deep abyss into
which the vehicle would have hesn
hurled II a man had not darted forward
aad with much peril dragged the
horses back.
The fliss efforts OF the stranger were
to open ths door OF the carriage and
extricate Lady 81. Albaus from her
perilous podton. Then she found her.
self fsoo to facs with Captain Jocelyn.
Having assured himself that she IVES
safe he tainted dead away, having re-
oeived some injuries from the horses'
hoofs.
LAdy Bs. Albsns ut opce had him rs.
moyed TO her reaidenoe and rs her hus
band was ont OF town, personally nurs
ed ber prfserver back to life again
When he was we'll ct lass aud they
were about to say faroweil she could
lno longer conceal her emotions, bat ex.
ciaimed wildly, "Oharlou you musl
have guessed before shis that l love
you. 1 have been sold by my father TO
despair. cannos, Cd holp me, let
You goi"
Captain Joos'yn could not but pity
her for that miserable lot, the result OF
y fathers stern commands, and which
certainly modified the guilt Of her love.
But, true to his honor and her own, ho
replied, "LNdy GsrIrude, for your own
sake must arrest here the progress Of
your sffecsioa by removing my seif from
you. This soeue on my part will bs
buried In oblivion; and lot resolution
reconcile you 20 your unhappy lot"
He shook her baud after these few
words. and suddenly Lett her. IN two
days he Was on his way to France aud
for many dEys she rAVed In the dsiir-
ium OF a raging fever.
j Within six months from the depar'
turo OF Captain Jocelyu, Lady ~.
Albaus arrNyad bsrseli in flowing
weeds, q wealthy bu. soSroely disoon
solAts widow.
All at onos, now mistress OF her own
actions, she lefs her triepds wishous sp
pribing them OF hsr ipteutlonB, and
without any male friend to protect her
eha hursied TO Paris. disgAising heI
name and standing that she might full
al her designs without interference
Those designs may be readily Ruesned
She VISA In search of Jooelyn, TO leart
his preseLt state, to communicate tt
, him her own, 10 endoayor 10 ar0use II
his bosom love which now would b,
iunocent In both and form tho happi
meas Of lsr life.
After q long search she found trace o
the man sha loved, bat IL wAs only Il
learn that be was betrothcd TO another
devastating fire This news, coupled
With her ill-health, Almost drove bel
: m sd.
AT the beautiful virgin Eltar OF tba
fns ohufoh, 81. 5uipios, which mus
, have besn admired by all those wht
I, have visited Paris, there stood ooupl'
| about to be married; and Captain
Joeelyn was made the bsppiest of neI
, by receiving the hand OF the loYel.
Marie d'Estslle. The ceremony va
: concluded: aud as ha bent forwArl
to salute his blnshin2 bride,
wild, piercing shrek reverber
Ated through the vauited sisles of ah
. ohuroh, and fem ale who had knelt II
corner, enveloped In o large blnel
veil, fell on this ground in q a.. Tn
!. b'i1e was quickly hurled to her car
tiass, and Jocelyn, whose humane ar
amiAble disposition induced him to re
turn and SEQ II proper r5atorAtives bal
8 been Administered TO ths lady so aud
denly taken Ill, entered the ssorisSy
where she had been conveyed, aud, I
4 his horror, the ghastly ohjecs that me
his eyes Was the once beautiful, nos
= en- Aciated, form of Lady St. AlbADs,
lifeless corpse.
There she lay, still beautiful 10 deatt
= her long hair ehrouiing hor face, whio
nov bore tho resem blanoe Of q marbl
I statue. There seemed painful expreI
sion aoross the eyekrows and mouth
> bun that wore gradually AwAy, and SO
/. eled into . placid emile. which sceme
to say the spirit wa1 at rest.
: The following week, a. the sam
r altar, stood . dark oshin, with th
y lighted candles, n01ding plumes an
D mourning psrapasri ALA of u funera
The prayers were read, the service Wa
II conducted with the usual pomp an
p ceremony and the last Ienains of th
unfortunate Lady 81. AlbanB were dt
- posted In the tomb.