The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I

n, addressing Mr. Talton, said-"What a character, Talton, is that of Sir Horace! My own misfortunes sink in the compa

g my hand, said, 'Yes, Jarvis, and I am married! I am married,' he repeated, 'and to one-.' He struck his forehead-walked about in great agitation, and at last, throwing himself into a chair, covered his face, and sighed to that degree, my heart ached to hear him. Poor gentl

use, made his humble bow, and left the room; and the Captain, addressing his nephe

he lovely Ellen to her residence, and would then have taken my leave, but the Lieutenant, who I afterwards found was her uncle, entreated me to walk into t

trance. The silent tear was trickling down the face of the youth; but his mother, for such she proved, wrung her hands, and, in a voice broken by sobs, exclaimed-'Oh, my Henry, to

only sufferer; but, alas! a prison awaits us; and

eps of my brave father, and if I fall, I cannot die more nobly than in the cause of my country!

h seemed, for the moment, to banish all thoughts of his own affliction. 'Yield not thus to despondency,' he cried, 'my worthy friend

ce, like the rest, bore marks of the deepest grief, entered, and in a vo

nd retired, followed by he

nt, 'may you one day experience happiness,

g me interested by what I had beheld, he gave me the outlines of his life, a life marked, indeed, by misfortune! I thanked him for the confidence he had reposed i

she lost a beloved husband, and for many years experienced the keenest unhappiness: at last Heaven sent a friend, who promised to redress the injuries she

luctant leave.-But, surely, my dear uncle, something may be done; theirs is not

o the room with looks of the wildest delight, exclaiming-"She is

never to be free from the persecution of this woman?" h

ised and dejected: "not see my

whom?" asked th

Madam Crawton, who liv

m his seat, every feature instantly illumined with joy

be certain it was her; but, willing to satisfy myself, I returned as soon as my young master reached the inn, and saw Mrs. Susan putting some parcels into a c

ck as lightning, he darted out of the room, followed by his nephew and Mr.

ootstep answered to the summons. Again he knocked-when a peasant slowly advance

eutenant Booyers, at ho

red the man. "They ha

lage!" falter

n. "So, for once you

"But say-where are they gon

nswered the man. "I know

id the Captain, "you s

me Talton!" int

"But I cannot conceive what concern

ore I tell you, you have missed your aim.

xclaimed the Captain. "Yet

his nephew, whose astonishment could only be equalled by his concern, at finding the house so suddenly deserted: he begged his uncle (who would have followed the peasant) to return to the inn, declaring he would himself go after

uest, begged to know if any thing disagreeable had happened? Mr. Talton satisfied his curiosity, so far as saying, the Lieutenant and his fr

r one has a son, and the other a daughter) I have frequently seen. As for the Lieutenant leaving the village, the man must be mistaken, though he may be accompanying the ladies to t

patiently waited the return of Frederick, who, wi

e man is sworn to secrecy; and all I have been able to learn

hich I cannot develope. From the time I first left England, till this evening, I h

ptain. "To what distress may she not be reduced! Would that

ue. The Lieutenant has certainly left the village. It was the appearance of you, Sir, (to Mr. Talton) it seems, which has drive

n. "I will instantly follow them. Let me but reco

carriage or persons as he described had been seen; and he could only suppose Jarvis had been misinformed, or that they had pursued their way farther into the country. Indulging this last idea, he dete

the temporary respite he had enjoyed. Mr. Talton accompanied the Captain on board, where, promising to use every endeavour during his abse

by Frederick and his uncle; who passed his hours in painful retrospects, and conjectures for the present state of his Ellenor, enlivened only by t