The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15

.'asm rose II IT'S height; fluctuations
I were showered npon the noble pair from
! every quart r.
! But mono were so sweet To Clva as
Loyeday Delamcre's, for the regal
beanty from the north and the sun
! bright sprite with the golden treSses
! had but 10 gaze into each others true
eyes to love II very truth forever
And my / ord Inchcape was reinstated;
! in his lofty place and once more served
| his country well and wisely. But 1t was
| noted that he never would leave his lady
behind wherever his duty might send
him. his Engelonde must ever be wait
ING for him after each days care and
| toll To charm away his WEAKNESS, and to
keen him in sweet remembrance of that
| oft forgotten truth that Gods planning
/ az mans day gives tine for con1urat
| bappIness a. we'll "a for daily labor. .
| He never felt too weary or too preoc-
| cupied u converse with Lady lnchcapc,
for love made her presence balm for
| every earthly III.
| So they buried Richard Accrington
! with great pomp and ceremony, and
J half the country were there to see the
! last OF the splendid stranger who was
! 70 have given such ga liant battle to
! Arden OF Inchcape for the pleasure OF
; representing them
| And tton. b the who'e throng admired
the magniGccnce OF his last appearance
! m tho worlds stage and extnlled his
genius and wealth, there was no tear
I L., I'd ApprinufnD save that
one drop, bitt.r as gall, which slowly
rolled down tn mahogany cheek OF
Admiral Archcriield when he took his
| last look Of the stern. inscrutaoIe face
living in the coffin, FOR To this simple, iona
/ sailor the eX attache had Sc med every
| thing that is most To be proud OF. and to
| dis over him q man without honor-that
wrung the honest heGrt Of the old sea-
dog fer many q day.
! Hush. there may have been one other
/ being who cOTid weep for lost HI hard
! Accr,nyton---Cne who loEed AMI betrayed
| him ana who had suffered deeply from
! his vengeance. for death blots ont mary
! black records, and woman's love lASta
forever
/ Yet if she wept it must have been II
! shamed secrecy, for who should loatht
| his memory more than did Mrs. Della
mere?
My lords secretary. Mr. Sircombe, did
! not long outlivc his disgrace.
When convinced that he was not to be
permitted to remain near his offended
patron or his family, he vanished out OF
their ken so suddenly and so completely
that lie left no trace behind !
! But for months after Twas restoration
! to society, when the family were in Lon
don prepar ng for her marriage, any one
! at all interested in the old and the sad
| might have deserved q certain iorlorn
! figure wrapped in Disgusting cloak,
which seemed to haunt the steps Of the
! beautiful and brilliant creature when
| ever she condesCended to walk; which
waited fonrS in the harsh spring winds
! At the rail to sec her pass by among tho
! other neat people who circlcd round tho
| Ladies' Mile grew more and more
for.Orn as time went on: more old look
ing, more TREMENDOUSLY helpless; unit! he
! only came once week to sit on an Ob-
scuro bench and gaze afar on the love y
face; then once in month; then one last
time-thc Test OF al. for the beautiful
lady CHANGED to aiight from her own car
riage to walk little way with her lover.
under the royal oaks. and coming nearer
slowly. the burning eyes Of her devotee
had time to feed upon her noble form
and her adorable face-even TO gather
every radiant glance e-tiil she CHANGED 10
look his way, and found herself face TO
face with John Sircombe.
No need to turn away in shuddering
scorn, sweet Ul,a; he will never harm
your lover more!
For when she bent over him, struck by
an unutterable something in his face.
the mans heart was broke"-sll his life
had gone forth in that fees
was dead.
His shane had driven him forth, but
his grief had killed I'm.
The Three Graces are once more uni
tel, Alice, Laura and Engelonde: ons
the fatal guest will re'er again intrude
upon their happiness, 10 draw down upon
their lives the curse Of that passion
which is cruel as the grave jealousy.