Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-27

evil consequences. After some sche1n-
ing and nearly spelling the life of a
very estimable young clergyman in
neighboring parish, who was devotedly
attached to her and whom she would
have married and been happy woman
but for her parents interference, the
CholmOndely- Davenports-for so his
wife insisted on their being styled,
though Cholmondely was but his Chris
tan name-had succeeded in marrying
their eldest daughter to the profigate
son of gambling baronet, "a more
suitable match. " the mother called it
and persuaded her husband to dispense
with the settlements which wero not
forthcoming, in honor of the alliance.
The result. however, of this maneuver
was disappointing. The baronet was on
his last legs, and the young people were
now Living abroad on the worst of terms
with each other and mainly ON an al
lowance from her father, with no pros
pect on his part of inheriting anything
beyond the barren title. All this on ac-
count of horse racing and baccarat. so
that to hear that l was gong on the
turf would not be likely to propitiate
my father-in-law elect.
l say ELECT" because, although l.
had been in Il way refused by her par
ents. neither Ella nor l had any inten-
ton of giving each other up. Ella Dav-
export was a fine girl and had inherit
ed from her father IL fine will of her
own, quite equal to his, and she had ut
this time rather the whip hand of her
parents by reason of her sister S unfOr-
tunate marriage, which would not have
occurred had she been left to choose for
herself Accordingly, Ella refusing to
throw me over, the matter remained in
allegiance. There was no recognized en-
gagement, but we perfectly understood
one another, and l regarded myself us
much bound to marry Ella at some time
or other as if we had been betrOthed
with the full sanction of her family
At this time we did not often meet. The
Rev. Cholmondely had never gone SO
far as to forbid me the house, but know
ing his feelings toward me | could not
bring myself to visit there, preferring
to see Ella whenever l could at the
houses of our friends or at the various
public balls which took place during
the winter months We We're both
young enough to hide or time.
Though not without some small for
tune derived from my father, | was by
no means sufficiently we'll off to marry
Ella without the $1,000 or so dowry
which her father could we'll afford to
give, and no doubt would give upon
her making such IL match rs might be
deemed "Suitable. | was now 80,
and as will be readily believed had
saved nothing out of my pay. First l
had gone to Oxford. but ON finding, to-
ward the end of my second year, that
was only getting into debt with TO sort
of CHARGE of obtaining hOnOrs-tO
which, having been in the sixth at
school. had ut first aspired little aware
of the standard required for Il class-l
passed mods and went up for the army
as university candidate. Then, having
been gaZetted to the Ninetieth Hussars, |
had served in Ireland and subsequently
in India, taking part in one of those lit
tie punitive expeditions i'll which we
are continually engaged upon the from
tiers. wls,rein | gained my captaincy.
We had now been home Il year and Il
half, during which timc | had fallen In
with Ella, with the result already men
toned. My mother was staying at
Bourncmouth. and | was with her on
leave when Uncle Gcotf died and left
mo his horses.