St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-03
A LOVELESS MARRIAGE.

The fashionable world of London be
lieved that Lady st. Adams was
happy woman; they little knew that
with her husband to crafty her faith
er's ambition.
She was really in love with Capt.
Jocelyn. whom she had seen but once at
her fathers house before her marriage
Afterwards they met often in society.
and it was noticed that the young wife
had always smile of welcome for the
young officer, while she kept other men
at a distance.
Lady st. Adams 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 been
hurled if man had not darted forward
and, with much peril, dragged the
horses back.
The first efforts of the stranger were
to open the door of the carriage and eX
tricate Lady st. Adams from her peril
Gus position. Then she found herself
face to face with Capt. JOcelyn. Hav-
ing assured himself that she was safe he
tainted dead away, having received
some injuries from the horses hoofs.
Lady st. Adams at once had him re-
moved to her reSldence, and,aS her nus
band was out of town, personally nurSed
her preserver back to life again.
When he was well at last and they
were about to say farewell she could no
longer conceal her emotions, but eX-
claimed wildly, "Charles, you must
have guessed before this that | love
you. | have been sold by my father to
despair. can not, God help me, let
you CO."
Capt. Jocelyn could not but pity her
for that miserable lot, the result of
fathers stern commands, and which
certainly modified the guilt of her love.
But, true to his honor and her own, he
replied, Lady Gertrude, for your own
sake / must arrest here the progress of
affection by removing myself from you.
This scene on my part will be buried in
oblivion; and let resolution reconcile
you to your unhappy lot"
He shook her hand after these few
words and suddenly left her. In two
days he was on his way to France, and
for many days she raved in the delirium
of raging fever.
of Capt. Jocelyn. Lady st. Adams ar
rayed herself in flowing weeds, a
wealthy but scarcely disconsolate
widow.
All at once, now mistress of her own
actions, she left her friends without APP
priSing them of her intentions, and
without any male friend to protect her
she hurried to Paris, Disgusting her
name and standing that she might full
fiji her designs without interference.
Those designs may be readily guessed.
She was in search of Jocelyn, to learn
his present state, to communicate to
him her own, to endeavor to arouse in
his bosom love which now would be
innocent in both and form the happiness
of her life.
After long search she found trace of
the man she loved, but it was only to
learn that he was betrothed to another
beautiful girl he had saved from
devastating fire. This news, coupled
with her i'll health, almost drove her
mad.
At the beautiful virgin altar of that
fine church, st. Sulpice, which must
have been admired by all those who
have visited Paris, there stood couple
about to be married; and Capt. JOcelyn
was made the happiest of men by re-
ceiving the hand of the lovely Marie
d'Estelle. The ceremony was con-
Guided; and as he bent forward to salute
his blushing bride, a wild, piercing
aiSles of the church, and female who
had knelt in corner, enveloped in
large black veil, fell on the ground in
fit. The bride was quickly hurried to
her carriage, and Jocelyn, whose hui
name and amiable disposition induced
him to return and see if proper restora-
tives had been administered to the lady
so Suddenly taken ill, entered the
sacristy, where she had been conveyed,
and, to his horror, the CHASTITY object
that his eyes was the once beautiful,
now emaciated, form of Lady st. AL
bans, lifeleSS corpse.
There she lay, still beautiful in death,
her long hair shrouding her face, which
now bore the resemblance of a marble
statue. There seemed a painful ex-
preston across the eyebrows and mouth;
but that wore gradually away and
settled into placid smile, which
seemed to say the spirit was at rest.
The following week, at the same altar,
stood dark coffin, with the lighted
candles, nodding piumes and mourntul
paraphernalia of funeral. The
prayers were read, the service was con-
Quoted with the usual pomp and cere-
mOny, and the last remains of the I'M
fortunate Lady st. Adams were depos-
tied in the tomb.