The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-30
Jben there was a story To II!

Then there was story to IL!
When 1 had prescribed simple
palliative for the racking cough and
had given instructions for other SIM
pie treatment j went downstairs again
with the mother.
'You saw the penny and the ring.
doctor. she SAT-. 'and you wondered.
IL IL not SOP"
confessed tl,A felt little curious
TO know Its histsvy. And here Is what
the old woman ibid me:
That old gold ring had belonged tn
Elsie's greatgrSndmother II had
once been THUMB ring. Else looked
upon IL AZ sort Of heirloom and had
carried II with her a. q sort Of tails
man since childhood. One day after
she had known Mr. wellington for .
few months before they were engaged
TO be married the young man had
laughingly pulled from his pocket q
penny through which some foolish per-
SON had bored hole. Elsie was about TO
appear In new character 80 Horace
in fun remarked, Take this penny
and keep 1t for luck. you will never
fail In part so long as you keep it."
Elsie entered into the spirit Of the
thing and said, Nov II could only
get my own talisman split would
hang the penny on TO It"
THAT Is easily done" said Horace
as he took the ring in his hand and ad-
mired its chasing. II will take II to
Evans in Sheffield and have It split"
Accordingly he took the ring and in
few days returned it with the penny
hanging to It. Elsie fastened ribbon
to 1t and wore 1t around her neck.
Alas! that ring and that penny were
the parallels of the characters OF the
two persons to whom they had be-
longed. The one pure gold. refined
and chased by a master hand destined
TO be broken by the owner Of the baser
metal which entered the golden heart
and broke 1t in two and left it.
When she went to London willing
ton followed Elsie and there, amid
the follies and excitements OF the great
Babylon he came out In his true
colors conscienceless loveless scoun-
drel 1t seems unnatural and untrue
that q man could deliberately lay
plans, and take years to mature them.
for the ruin OF a young girls life. But
so 1t was with Wellington and Elsie
Underhill.
Plenty Of people there are living yet
who remember the success OF the
young actress on the Princess
boarda and who remember with sor-
row her sudden departure and death.
Wellington succeeded in his designs
then left her. as II was afterward
known he had left Others to droop
and die or to 60 from bad to worse.
He cared nothing.
Elsie's sensitive nature was too high
strung. she could not survive the dis
grace even though 1t was apparent
only to herself Her heart broke and
in the early weeks OF December. when
the narrow little Church street and
the roofs OF the neighboring cottages
were covered with snow; when the
timid robin had become so tame as to
fly to the windows OF human habita-
tions for the food OF charity; when the
world was beginning TO prepare its
annual festival Of peace and good
will toward men" the poor little act
ress who was delicate flower In tho
midst Of q life OF nettles and brambles,
withered and passed away to be
transplanted In the garden that Il kept
forever beautiful by those angels
whose duty 1t Is to soothe and comfort
those poor waits Of humanity who are
not strong enough to overcome hu-
manity's blows and Bullets
What became OF Willingtonp
have never heard OF him since. Some
where probably he holds an honored
position on Garth. for he was rich. and
wealth on earth covers innumsrablo
sins. but surely when his time comes
to go to that bourn from which no
traveller ever returns he will be met
by the Dark Recording Angel with q
page not yet blotted out on which he
will be shown
A Penny suspended from a Pure
Gold Ring.