Original: He was sent into the military abroad to be away from her , and while gone , the girl suffered numerous misfortunes partly as a consequence of her unhappy marriage , finally dying penniless and disgraced , and with a natural ( i.e. , illegitimate ) daughter , who becomes the ward of the Colonel .
Simplified: He was sent abroad to be away from her , and while gone , the girl suffered numerous misfortunes partly as a consequence of her unhappy marriage , finally dying penniless and disgraced , and with a natural daughter , who Colonel Brandon takes in .