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The funeral rites were over, the words that committed "earth to earth, and ash es to ashes," were said; wo took our last look on the oaken cam, and then the melancholy string of mourning coaches returned in gloomy order to the place whence we had set out ; and while so do ing, we will give a short sketch of the in dividual for whom these last offices bad , been performed. the name welt Joseph Stanley, and many years ago he bad come to thelittle village of Cul worth, in ll—shire, where, for some time he had livedin a quiet and un assuming manner in a small house, with' Qua maid and one man servant ; bps when, the large ball, with its park and , woods, and streams were sold, to the astonish meat of all the simple villagers Mr. Stanley, brouget it and at, once removed there ; and though his habits were ,still res e rv e d, end he entertained but few friends, be so far extended his establishment as to keep his mansion and grounds in perfect order. Indeed, " Ibe NVeir," as the place was called, became a model of neatness and beauty under his hands. Mr Stanley had a few near relatives.— My mother was disuintly connected with him, but she knew little of his early blip. tory, excepting that he had passed some time abroad. She and my father always paid him an annual visit, but he never could be persuaded to return it, asserting in latter years that be was too old to travel or leave his own fireside. To me he was alwqs very kind. There was al ways a cordial welcome whenever I went to see him, and if it was shooting season, gums, dogs, and a keeper were ready for my amusement, or if in the bunting season, a capital home ; or if I was disposed to fish, rods and flies were readiness, for the old man liked to encourage all kinds of sport. But, kind as be was, I never held the place in his affections that my friend Charley Laneewood did. Perhaps one reason waft, that Charley was more nearly related to him, and had been, as it were, thrown upon his tender mercies; for Charley was the son of a physician, who, though in good practice, and possessing a good income, had failed to provide for the possibility of leaving his son unprepared to take care of himself. Charley's father was a widower, and he intended his son cts succeed bion ewe-it.triay.bailuale eon. sidered a good practice sufficient; but un fortunately he forgot that he could not secure his own tilibe had completed all be wished, and he was taken away before Charley had finished his medical studies, leaving barely sufficient behind to cover all debts and expenses. No sooner did Uncle Joseph, as we call. ed him, hear the particulars, then he hast ened to the orphan lad, and assured him that so long as he. needed a home and help he should find it with him. And he was as good as his wprd. All that affection and wealth could do he did cheerfully, and evidently became much attached to bis protege, so that we all regarded Charley as the undoubted heir of the great wealth which Uncle Josilph was supposed to pos sess. Charley and I had been great chums from early,. boyhood • we were at school together, and I salecied the medical pro fession, principally because it enabled us to pursue our studies together. We were both only sons, end this perhaps had been the first link to hold us; neither brother nor sister interfered with our mutual con fidence. Charley was a fine, noble heart ed fellow, impulsive and rash, but warm hearted and honorable in the extreme; he shr k from everything mean or under handed as he would from poison. We had completed 'our medical studies, passed our examinations with due credit, and obtained full authority to attach all that- long string of letters to our names which are necessary to the dignity of a full blown practitioner, when Uncle Joseph expressed& wish that Charleyshonid pass a year in Paris for the purpose of studying in the medic-ill. 6cboole there, for the old man was a great advocate for learning all there was to be learned about a thing; and be furthermore offered to pay all ex penses if my par r ots would permit me to' accompany into. This was agrevW to ; but. our project we delayed a few weeks by the • sudden death of my mother. I wtahgd to abandon the scheme altogether, as I dislike& the idea of leaving my ' fath er ; hut• ussiated•on my going, and in vited hissister, my auoVS'argavet, a single lady, to bear him company during say ab. seam: .. XStXt.OZIC SIADO.M. • We had been in Paris about six months when, to our griefand surprise, .we re. mitred a telegram urging oar immediate return to England, in consequence of the sudden death of our old - friend Uncle Soseph. We started at..once, and ~made ail haste on onr homeward- way.. On str iking atthe Mule town of Charlton, the nearest - station to" The Weir,r we were met by M. Mellor, the only confidential friend' Ppicle Joseph ever had that we knew of ilibelonged to that much tibias. ed dues of men; the - 1447m; Wit tie was Lbt;lieved,: a truly , upright . excellent; man. Se invit us to go home with hie4its he tbought'sO - woulaixy 'Ore comfortable , tbanittalM Weir, and wa gladly accepted: inrltettOit„ :I,lf,tolktie .theehl Voi; ottemsersppeared to- ibp 414400, .44404 *Pat WOW. liiONTROSE, PA., iiitlaPpAt DEC ? 22, - iB6'4i ' plained slightlyhf laisitude, and shiVerieg, lout nothing serious had been aPprehenG ed. However, - the nest day be Was 'ach ed with a fit, from which he did not re cover. It bad been arranged to btu" , Uncle Joseph as soon as convenient Alter 'oar ar rival ; and hearing that ire bad • reached England, Mr. Mellor had flied the:follow ing day for the Fluent], which, at Uncle Joseph's request, was to be as puha us possible, Charley, myself; Mr. Heller and • the medical man, alone being the mourn ers. And so we aid the old man to his rest, in the village churchyard, and re turned to the home which now should know him no more; We partook of a slight luneh :shitost in silehtet - ind then Mr. Mellor, unlocking a small strong box, said, " You will probably now wish to heat the contents of my old friend's will." We assented. He then began the usual wordy form—it was dated only tbree weeks previous to his death. Almost all of Uncle Joseph's servants were remembered with legaciesaccording to their term of service. Mr. Mellor add myself each received £5,000, and then the remainder of his property, which consist- . ed of " The Weir," and an income of £B,- 000 per annum, was le ft to his dear rela tive Charles ancewood, clogged with one condition. Charley gasped and open ed his eyes, for here Mr. Mellor paused, and a pained look rams over his face.— The property Las exceeded anything that Charley expected ; he felt startled at the amount • but what could be the condition? He beg ged Mr. Meller to proceed, which he did, and then he beard that all his wealth was to become his at the expire lion of one year from the time of Uncle Joseph's death, provided that, during that time, or at the expiration of it, he married Mary Whitfield, or Stanley, as she was henceforth to be called, the beloved grand daughter of Uncle Joseph, who during this year would reside at " The Weir," which was to be kept up for her residenee, Charley receiving the sum of £l,OOO at, once ; but it; toe end of a you% be he ctored his resolution not to marry Mims. Stanley, they were each to recieve £l,OOO per annum, the rest of his large property being left to various charities and charita ble purpose. Such also was to be the case in the event of either of them dyingd uring the year. We sat like statues,. staring at each otner, -- atittng the mailing - of thie eatesor dirtazy document ; and then Charley ex claimed, " Wby he must have been mad I he never was married I" " I beg your pardon," said Mr. Mellor ; " Mr. Stanley was a widower at the time of his death. He was married abroad, but his wife died at the birth of their first child, who was a daughter, mid lived to grow up ; but she formed an attachment very displeasing to her father ; and on his refusing to sanction the marriage, ghee,. ed with her lover, whose name was Whit field, and married him. From that time her father heard no more of her, until you had been gone to Paris about a month, when he received a letter from Mrs. Whit field, who was a widow, written on her death bed from a small town in Scotland, imploring his pardon for herself and pro tection for her only and orphan child. Mr. Stanley went at once; but before he reach ed the place Mrs. Whitfield was dead.— He saw her quietly buried, and then re turned, bringing with him the daughter, who has been an immense comfort to him, for his daughter's conduct bad been a source of great sorrow to him, and her sudden reappearance after all these years, and her death in the midst of great priva tion and suffering, was a heavy blow, and in my opinion it shortened the old man's days. " Have you seen Miss Stanley or Whit field ? Which is it to be l" I asked. " Mr. Stanley expressed a wish that she should Lake his name," replied the lawyer. " She is a very quiet, gentle girl, and will make your friend a very nice little wife." That she never will !" exclaimed Char ley, impetuously. "My uncle must have been greatly Mistaken if he thought, I was going to seek and marry a wile for the sake of obtaining a fortune. lam sorry to' eive up the old place, where I have passed so many happy days. but I never expected to succeed to it, therefore it is no very heavy disappointment, but, rather than deliberately marry Miss Stanley as a matter of business, I would lose every lathing. lam .abtindantlli satisfied with the alternative, and as she is also well pro- vided for the rest may go, for aught I care. I will not marry her." "Do not be in a harry, Charley," said I; " wait till you have seen her beforeyou decide : " I hot' wish• to seei her!" exclaimed Charley, violently ; " indeed; I decidedly object to Oinking her•acgiraintance; and I shall avoid- her' by every meant in' my powitril I knew from pas experience that it was useless' attempt to li4lBoll with - hint whifein this'moott I therefore turned to Mr. Mellor, and •iniiaired if IdisitStim• ley Wfle attputinted• trith - thit'contents' the will. • • • " Yee," replied Mr. Mellor; "Mr:' tiint ley 'bed , diseribid :Yonr' - Wend" JO' inch glowing colori,itilaighindditut.4*ibiti d eke, anzio" tei baOtioß 00.7.1)114MINOR:10-101 tbings, protnisell that if M. tatitat Vont! woild marry her, she would raise no ob jections." "What are yon going to dd With yonv self, nary," asked Charley ; " for My part the sooner I leave this plies the liet ter. I suppose my belonginge cab remain here for the present?" he said, turning tb Mr. Mellor. "When I'have founds AAA ing place I will send for them." "Yon had better let them remain here altogether, I think," was the reply. To which Charley did not give any response, but turned to me, seeking a reply to his first question. " I must ge at once to my fitheeti," I said, " and shall be • only too glad if: you will stay with me as long as yon feel dis posed ao , ttAlo:" My invitation was at once eCcepted ; but we did not remain long in England, as by fishes advice we bad detertnined to finish the course of study we bad com menced in Paris. I tried 'several times during our sojourn there to Shake Char ley's antipathy to Miss Stanley, but it was us;less.. At. last our studies were com-, pleted4nd we once more returned to`my father's iiinse, which he bad begged Char ley to consider as his home until be had decided•un'bis future line of life. We had not been at home very long fore I received an invitation from a Mrs. Archer, a widowed connection of my mo ther's, to spend a few weeks with her,and , participate in the Christmas amusements. She had two children, one a boy of twelve or fourteen, the elder one a daughter of about twenty-one. There bad been Sun dry tender passages between Helen and myself; but nothing quite final had been permitted in the way of an engagement until such time as my studies were com pleted. Hence this invitation gave me great satisfaction, especially as it also par ticularly included Charley Lancewood, who, Mrs. Archer said, ahe understood was staying with me. The invitation was therefore accepted, and one bright winter's day we arrived at Bremer Lodge, where we received a hear ty welcome from Mrs. Archer, whose kind, cordial manner at once won Char ley's good will. She led the way into the library, saying,as she went, "You are just in time for dinner. I bad almost began to fear that you would Dot coma till the last train." "The snow has made the trains all ra ther late,"Aaid Charley- " but I had.s,ome a ,n preventing arty from start ing last night. for fear he might not reach firmer twday ;" a remark that made Mrs. Archer smile, but brought the brigbt col or to Helen's cheek, who was waning to greet us* the library. " We are only a small party," said Mrs. Archer; "my friend and old school-fel low, Mrs. Oakley, and her companion Miss Fawcett, are my only visitors be sides yourselves; but as" we are four la dies you two gentlemen will have to be extra attentive to us all." The dinner bell now rang loudly, and Mrs. Archer desired her son Ralph c a fine, noble boy, to show us to out rooms,whicl: we were not displeased to find communi cated by a door. When we descended to the drawing room we found all the ladies assembled.— Our.hostessintroduced us to her friend, Mrs. OlikteY, a comfortable, matronly looking lady, who looked as though she made the best of everything, and went through the world as easy as possible.— She then slightly named a young lady who sat rather in the background as Miss Fawcett and who blushed deeply as we acknowledged the introduction. Dinner was announced, .and Mrs. Arch. er requested me to lead Mrs. Oakley and Helen into the dining-room, and to take the seat opposite to herself. This was a thing she had never done before, and I felt it wail intended to mark the place I was henceforth td hold. I thanked .her with a look which she understood, for she smiled and nodded; and then, turning to Charley, took his arm,btit suddenly check ing herself, as if she bad forgotten some thing, she said, "Oh, Ralph, you must take Miss Fawcett in." I saw charley tarn and„ took the young lady, as if half disposed , to offer his other arm, but Mrs'. Archer motioned to her son to pass on, and we took our pla ces at the table. Dinner was a merry meal, all, with thir exception of Mias Fawcett, being in capi tal spirits and the cOn'versation never gag ed. I noticed, however, she tartly Spoke unless directly actdressed_ and then sung. ly and shortly replied. I came to the con clusion that the company bad been tutor ed to retheMber that, though "among them, she was not of them " and rather pitied her. She area a fair, ,' look ing girl, with large.dark greyes, and a profusion of soft. brown hair. Tough, not by any means beautiful, ebe was still at tractive in appearsnce and eXtreritely latAy like, altho'ugh hive said she 01114 from taking • any 0144•6 91e society ib I which she appeared. ,Afiapen, as the 4- dies hat withdrawn, ,evetly i ngnifred what Charley . 0o 44! lady lore. '"T tbilk "NO ,teeon ,Ikke very. nice girl," tie **ell. • "'Sbili:ti,•ii#7,peeity ) : stylish' lonidng airings/ . 411- gratillateloil,,pidlellisiityikltikyit_h#, Ii 101;" Ice o ff, 'or t*t i !'lbsif gpto , to i r iC I V il t ! ""S I S t4 r -,61 .0 6 . 4 .# . bil ik** 4 l ll - 1 • ••• 41 'tea" ; said ; "pooz .044 w.. B eoins to be,afraid ,of upennig her bp." .; Do you -know, ". sari . Charley, ' " I Yeh rather vexed wittotir good hostess at the way, the seemed to put - her off as nobody; b4ore dinner, with little Ralph. I tho't mice She irangoing to leave her to Walk down by herself:" "It is very. unlike Mrs. Archer," was my reply ;"'she is generally so very at tentive to any one who is a little in the background." " Well, I shall certainly trrif I cannot hof something more than yetand no oat of er while I am here," said Charley. - " Wort, d'on's you $o and make . your- Self silly about this little thing," Raid Y . by the wsy of cantina, thinking Of Miss Stanley. " You let me alone," `said Charloy.-: , " You have got one lady - all to yourself.' I am not _goinx to play Paris to your llel I Wiese you want them both, you old turk." "I think if you are going to be so shag iVe, we had better follow the ladies," I re plied. " With all my heart," said Charley. From that evening, Charley devoted himself to Miss Fawcett. If we skated, be was by her side, supporting her inse cure footing; if' we walked, - he Was by her side nom, contriving either to pre cede or follow us. He also discovered that she had a Yam voice, end many were the duets learned and practiced. Certain.' ly they were rather thrown together, for the two elder ladies preferred each others company by the fireside, orin the carriage, to our more more active exercise ; and I need scarcely say that Helen and I were satisfied with any arrangement that left us to ourselves. Every one, too, seemed blind to the tremendous flirtation, as I considered it, that was going on ; or rath er, I should say, Miss "Pawcett's move ments were a mutter of too great indif ference for them to concern themselves about her. At last I began to grow nneasylon Miss Fawcett's account, for I never for a mo ment believed that Charley was really in earnest. He always spoke of her as his charge with a laugh, and used to ask me to congratulate him outlaying discovered that abe bad a tongue, "an interesting little fact in natural history," as . he called it. , In spite of all his avo wed dislike to Misa Stanley, I bad someway made up my mind that Charley would marry her. I did not believe that be would really give up his old home for a fancied prejudice against a person he had 'never seen. But with Miss Fawcett it was different; and I noticed with pain the deepening tints upon her cheek, and the brightened eye, and I resolved to warn Charley that what was play to hire, might be very serious to her. I was in the conservatory when I came to this conclusion, having just returned from a walk with Helen, during which time I bad informed ber that Mrs. Archer had consented to fixing a time for our marriage before the conclusion of my vis it. The following summer had been set tled between us, although in my mind I determined to try and make it spring. At any rate I was in a very happy frame of mind, and could afford to be considerate for my neighbors. I was pondering, us I sat behind a splendid myrtle in the well warmed conservatory, how to break the matter to the impetuous Charley; when I was startled by voices in dose proximity to myself. I peered from my hiding place, and there in the window which opened from the drawing-room stood the very people I was thinking about, and one glance told me that all interference on my part was too late. Charley's arm was a round Miss Fawcstt's waist, and he seem ed to be urging and protesting very strong ly; while she, her cheeks blushing like a rose, was faintly arguing against him.— The window was close by where I sat, and I could not move without interrupt- I ing them, and as the 'myrtle effectually screened me from observation, I thought I had better remain as I was, or try and find some opportunity of leaving the con servatory in some other way; but to my intense annoyance I was compelled to lis ten to their conversation. "If I-were sure" Miss Fawcett was saying. "that you would never *pent' what you are'now doing, that yon are ful ly aware of the step yori are taking in wishing to marry a penniless companion." Charley here interrupted her with vio lent prototations of never-dying affection. " Yes," said she, " I do believe in your moat noble and disinterested affection for me ; but, pardon me if I refer agaim to Miss Stanleyw I cannot yet feerjustified is permitting you to relinquish, without even seeing her, the splendid fortune at tached to your union." "That Iliss•Stanley is the bane of my life," said Charley. " Nowjust listen to Me, Mary. (By the by, Mary., i s b er name, too p I wish it. wasn't.) When I heard the terms of the will, I rotiolved that-I never would seek, or even if I could prevent it. incidentally become. acquaint. ed with Miss Stanley. The very thought 'of !harrying her, as a matter of arrange‘ Metit and bushietak-ia-mowernslo me. If it, left me pentrilbisMYrcitil gait in thin; sr inafuretv , Trotri.thi , iiitinfcint" 'lira t, sine lima -was sttemited-IttOrthi 1M Sisitallynatlisitirsitlootithitiltinaitilti .tilo r7 , t , 11!:.1' 0 .11a! fon r rrinuauti, ,AIA. iijoftlit; d iziej You'-acknowledged thit .1 fltit not indifferent. to you ; why;lhen, hes-'" fate?' IYou- tell rise you hued no Merida but Mra.Qakjv therefore, what is there to prevent our union as spec,* as possi ble r Willlotestseak to Mrs. Oakley then?* tad Fawcett. "She ought to Law sheet ix." . "certainly," cad Charley. " I will do - se this evening." The sound of a 'carriage driving to the door gent the lovers apart, Miss Fawcett leaving-the room: • As soon as pos sible I found Charley, and informed b . -of,what had occurred, and how I had been an unwilling insteuer to their conversation ; but he peril,' laughed. "Then yob ktiow all, without my lag you," said he. "So much the better. It will spare my blushes." • " Well, Charley, old boy, I am sure you have my best wishes for your happiness," said "but I. coefess that I wish you bail seen Miss Stanley before taking such a decided step." "Now, once for all, Harry, understand me," said Charley. "From the time I heard that will; I determined that noth ing should induce me to sell myself in the base manner suggested, and that if I ever met with a girl I could love, and who who would be content to take me as I am, I should marry her, as though Miss Stanley had never existed. I have now met with such a girl. From the moment I saw Afiry Fawcett, I admired her quiet, lady-like appearance, and I have since found out how truly loveable and good she is; and it' she be only as true to me as I shall be to her, I shall marry her,and her only, in spite of theni all." I could but admire his disinterested af fection for the girl, nor was I surprised, for she was, as he said, most loveable. In the course of the evening a long con ference took place, in which, much to Charley's 'disgust, it was determined that Mr. Mellor should be written to, and re quested tei inform Miss Stanley of Mr. Lancewood's "iettgagement. Meanwhile Mrs. Oakley saw no objection to the two considering themselves engaged, with a prospect of a speedy marriage, bet that nothing more oueht to be settled until 'they heard from Mr. Mellor. By return of post the old gentleman wrote, stating that Miss Stanley would hear Mr. Lance wood's 'decision only front himself, and that, with Mra.Arehm4s permission, be would suggest that a meeting Would take place at Bremer Lodge as soon as con. venieut, to get the thing settled. Mrs. Archer was delighted. The whole thing seemed to have charmed her extremely ; why, I could not tell. I was rather an noyed, and he fixed as early a day as pos sible for the interview. Charley worked himself almeet into a frantic state as the time carnet on, and I noticed that Miss Fawcett also became ex tremely nereona. "You will be with me &wing this con founded affair, Harry ? " said Charley. "Yes, if you wish it," was my reply. On the day Mr. Melba'. and Miss Stan ley were expected, we four—that is, Helen and myself, Charley and Miss Fawcett— went out for a walk, the business part be- ing expected to come off after luncheon. However, when we returned, Mrs. Archer met es in the hall, and informed us that Mr. Mellor and Miss Stanley were in the house, and she should advise the matter being settled at once. She also added it was particularly requested that Miss Faw. cett should be present. Mary turned very pale ; but quickly laying aside her hat and cloak, she exp eased her readiness to ac; company us. Charley looked very stern and determined as we entered the library, but his countenance expressed some sur prise when we found there only Mr. Mel lor, who greeted us heartily. " rtha - ught I was to meet Miss Stan= ley-l" exclatined Charley.. "All in good time, my dear boy, all in good time," said the lawyer; "you have a matter to settle with me first." Charley now introduced Miss Fawcett, to whom Mr. Mellor bowed gravely. " We will at once proceed to business," said he, turning to Charley. "Is ii neo., essary for ins to:6nd your uncle's will to you again, or do you remember the condi tions on which you inherit " the Weir."' "I remember them quite sufficientlyr replied Charley. "And I am to understand that it is your declared wish and resolution to marry this young lady ? " continued Mr;Mellor, turning to Miss Fawcett. "I am happy in being able to say that it is so," was Charley's clear and distinct reply. " And you, young lady, do you of your own free will intend to marry Mr. Lance• wood ? " he asked, Miss Fawcett's face was covered with blusbes v and she trembled os'sbe replied; "I do." , "Then," said Mr. Mellor,'" I Inn happy~ in knowing 'that my old friend'd wish will be so' completely . carried not in the union, not only of the' hands; bfit of the' hearts, of the 'two-he loved:best oil earth: Lancewoodi. allow we to intrcidnee you to Miss Mary FaarcetF,7'hitfield, known since her griiinlgtheet - death CM . ? StuteyY is- tore I had thaw& awl Aitty frorwrOsboo6lo4ibtire MIL AzcfbAir , - 1 1 1 1 “.1k Mt 71 5:44=J - 2 fv-71
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