Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-30
Loveless Marriage; or, the Broken
Heart.

The fashionable world of London be-
lieved that Lady st. Albans was a
happy woman; they little knew that she
had been forced into the marriage with
her husband to crafty her fathers am
| bItion.
She was really in love with Captain
Jocelyn, whom she had seen but once
at her fathers house before her mar
riage. Afterwards they met often in
socisty, and it was noticed that the
young wife had always smile of well
come for the young officer, while she
kept other men at a distance.
Lady st. Albans was returning one
evening In her carriage to her country
seat when her horses ran away. At
the turn of the road was a deep abyss
into which the vehicle would have been
hurled IL a man had not darted for
ward and with much peril dragged the
horses back.
The first efforts of the stranger were
to open the door of the carriage and
extrIcate lady st. Albans from her per-
ilous position. Then she found her
self face to face with Captain JoceIyn.
Having assured himself that she was
| safe he tainted dead away, having re-
| ceived some injuries from the horses
hoofs.
Lady st. Albans at once had him re-
moved to her residence and as her hus-
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 1 love
you. L have been sold by my father to
| despair. 1 cannot, God help me, let
you gol''
Captain 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 prog
ress of your affection by removing my
self from you. This scene on my part
will be buried in oblivion; and let reso-
luton reconcile you TO your unhappy
lot"
words, and suddenly left her. In two
days he was on his way 10 France and
for many days she raved in the de-
lirium of a raging fever.
Within six months from the depar
ture of Captain Jocelyn, Lady St
Adams arrayed herself in flowing
weeds, a wealthy bat scarcely disconso-
late widow.
All at once, now mistress OF her own
actions. she left her friends without ap-
prlsing them of her intentions, and with
out any male friend to protect her she
hurried to Paris, Disgusting her name
and standing that she might fulnl 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 a love which now would be in
nocent in bo.h and form the happiness
or her life.
After a long search she found trace
Of the man she loved, but it was only
TO learn that he was betrothed to an
other, q beautiful girl he had saved
from devastating fire. This news,
coupled with her ill-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 Cap
tain Jocelyn Was made the happiest of
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lovel Marie d'Estelle. The ceremony
was concluded; and as he bent forward
to salute his blushing bride, wild,
piercing shrek reverberated through
the vaulted aisleS of the church, and a
female who had knelt In a corner, en-
veloped IN large black veil, fell OH the
ground in fit. The bride was quickly
hurried to her carriage, and Jocelyn,
whose humane and amiable disposition
induced him to return and see if proper
restoratlves had been administered to
the lady 50 suddenly taken Ill, entered
the sacristy, where she had been con-
veyed, and, to his horror, the ghastly
object that met his eyes was the once
beautiful, now emaciated, form of Lady
st. Albans, a lifeless corpse.
There she lay, still beautiful in
death, her long hair shrouding her faoe.
which now bore the resemblance OF a
marble statue. There seemed pain
ful expression 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 a dark coffin, with the
lighted candles, nodding plumes and
Imournful paraphernalia of a funeral.
The prayers were read, the service
was conducted with the usual pomp
and ceremony and the last remains of
the unfortunate Lady st. Albans were
deposited In tile tomb.