The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-03-20
soMERsET Pa WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 1885,

leave my uneie's house in two days.
could not compose myself that day snf
ficiently to see my fmess, but deter
mined to tell her everything the next
morning. In the evening, however, re
ceived note from her father, in which
he said my uncle had informed him oi
the change in my prospects and of my
I conduct that his daughter could not be.
come the wife of good for nothing beg.
gar, and oon. Ny first impulse was to
go TO her at once and insist on marrying
her at all hazards, but my wounded
pride interfered, and between the two /
thought the matter out My better judg-
ment prevailed, think. i knew that /
could not support her, aud never would
be able to do so. felt il would be a
crime for me to permit the continuance
of our engagement, when marriage would
be impossible, AIy spirit was broken. !
was sure that | never would be able to
earn another cent If / saw her once
more | might be unable to carry out the
bitter resolution which l formed. made
up my mind not to see her again, and TO
give up ali ideas of marrying for
ever
That is where you made mistake, >
remarked the Captain.
Il saw no other course open TO me-
said, but perhaps il was cowardly. 1t
was fearful seIf-sacrifce. ] went down
to wall street. sold the bonds which
formed the remnant Of my estate for
$1,000 or 5000 and procured a foreign
letter Of credit for the amount. l sailed
for Liverpool the next day, leaving no
eluetO my whereabouts and just going
aboard sent long letter to her, ex-
planning my conduct and saying farewell
forever. had no plans and, although
| was only %. | felt that / was a wreck.
| intended to travel as long as my money
lasted. journeyed listlessly through
Europe, Egypt and India. At last found
myself in Calcutta, and there l met you
That is all my history am afraid you
are disappointed in it."
No, no. said he, warmly. =" l Yas
interested in you before, and now i am
more so. You ought to take to the sea.
! must hurry back TO the ship now, but
III be here week, and then, if you
want to 90 to New York, come with me.
and l will talk up the sea to YOU lie
lighted fresh cigar, shook hands with
me heartily, and went out
rang for a waiter, who took me at
once TO my bedroom. sat there in the
twilisht for long time, deep in reyerie.
That ! had told the Captain too much I
knew, but his sympathetic face had led
me on, and when man begins TO speak
after many months OF silence, it is not
easy TO stop. And yet / had not told
him all. My funds were very low, and l
had no prospects beyond them. | had
quite made up my mind that nay life and
my money should come TO an end to-
getber. | had taken this long sailing
voyage, not from choice, but because it
offered cheap way of prolonging life,
although | do not know why | cared
enough for life to prolong it. had nei-
their energy nor motive what little of
them ] had ever possessed was buried
with my love for Mary Grafton. ! thought
of my position and tried to determine
upon some definite plan of action or in
action, but ! could not concentrate my
mind A; about 9 o'clock in the evening
soms one knocked at my door. opened
it; it was negro waiter, who handed
me card. II read as follows