The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-07-27

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had deeply mourned the loss OF his
wife, Annette's mother, and after
the lapse of two years of mourn
ing his health had become so i'm.
paired that he was urged by his
physicians TO seek a change oil
climate.
After an absence of two years,
finding himself fully restored, he
returned home. Ascertaining that
his affairs had been conducted sat
isfactorily during his absence he
took his darling little daughter
with him and set sail for India,
where he assumed command of a
regiment.
AT the age of fifteen, under the
wise and careful management of
a most excellent father, Annette
vas nearing the completion of a
finished education, which, with her
natural charms, rendered her at
tractlve TO every one. Indeed, she
was the belle and the iavorite of
her fathers regiment. But An
nette was modest and lovely, as
well as beautiful in person, and en-
Joyed the society OF the young
men, who were constantly around
more as the child than the woman,
for she had always associated with
them III lieu of female companions.
One morning as she was at break
fast with her father, slipping her
chocolate, her father was called out
Unexpectedly to receive visitor,
and Immediately returning brought
with him a young gentleman,
whom he introduced to Annette as
Edwin Forester, the son of an old
and much loved friend. Annette
soon found him a very agreeable
addition to her coterie of admirers.
The two young people spent many
delightful hours together sketchiEg
in the woods or climbing the hill
sides, or III the evening Edwin's
rich bass voice mIngling with An
nette's clear soprano made sweet
music under the starlit skies.
The Earl saw the intimacy which
had grown up between the two
young people, and looked on with
quiet satisfaction, for Edwin was
the son of true and tried friend,
and he perceived i'll him a mental
calibre, which promised brilliant
future.
Summer and autumn passed,
and Edwin's vacation was nearly
over.
Appearing at the usual hour one
Edwin apprised Annette
of the fact.
81 thought you were to remain in
India a year" she remarked at
length. "Have you tired so soon,
or is 1t your fathers wish that you
should return "
81 did expect to stay out here a
,welvemonthS," he returns, "but
my ambitious father is anxious for
ne to resume my law studies at
oxford without delay, and it is
With feelings Of sadness that / leave
spot that contains so many at
ractions for me-"
Annette changes the topic of
and their gayety of
pirits return, and for the time sep I
ration is forgotten.
A week more and Edwin takes {
is final leave, though not before !
e obtains permission to correspond I
nth Annette. {
History records the terrible en-. c
agement between the English and a
atlves during this year. y
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n arrow whlzzing and stinglng its a
ay midair from an unerring hand &
I'd low as brave a soldier as ever Il
'ught under the English flag. d
Annette Peine awoke from child 1
bod when she knelt by her fathers Y
feless corpse and prayed for one q
ore glance from that loving eye, e
1t in vain. The foe had robbed h
'r of him she loved so well, and CT
e sad duty now devolved upon Il
II of carrying her fathers remains 81
Ick TO England 10 be laid away IN g,
e ancestral vault. b
4
The imposing obsequies are over Il
ID the household is summoned to b.
e reading of the late Earl's will. 81
In clear, decisive voice the u
ave lawyer read the document al
hich bequeathed all of the inn a
ense wealth which the Earl pos o.
ssed, to his only child, stipulaling tC
Ily that she should retain all The III
d domestics who served so faith al
lily. z,
After the lawyer had finished II
e reading a distant cousin OF An a:
,tte's, of whom her father had Of fo
n spoken in a very derogatory a
amer, arose from a secluded al
,rtion of the room where he had
.en almost unobserved, aud cross
g over laid a sealed envelope in N
II lap. d
Annette's heart leaped at the Al
yht Of the familiar handwriting. b
was hei fathers. el
After the assembled household 81
ID retired she hurried to her room 81
d opened the letter. il
1t was signed later than the will d
d had evidently been written by 81
t father, but how preposterous al
ID unlike him. Urging her 10
liver her wealth, which was an