. Narragansett Bay, its historic and romantic associations and picturesque setting . boat in mid-oceanhe drifted till nearly exhausted, when an English vesselpicked him up and carried him to Halifax, whence heworked his way to Boston. In that city alarming newsreached him. His wife, widowed as she supposed forseven years, was about to marry again, her secondchoice being a Mr. Russell of Boston. Cranston wasnot long in reaching Newport, where finding that theceremony which would make his wife the mate ofanother and offer him the choice of the role of EnochArden or of being the cause of a domest
. Narragansett Bay, its historic and romantic associations and picturesque setting . boat in mid-oceanhe drifted till nearly exhausted, when an English vesselpicked him up and carried him to Halifax, whence heworked his way to Boston. In that city alarming newsreached him. His wife, widowed as she supposed forseven years, was about to marry again, her secondchoice being a Mr. Russell of Boston. Cranston wasnot long in reaching Newport, where finding that theceremony which would make his wife the mate ofanother and offer him the choice of the role of EnochArden or of being the cause of a domestic scandal hadnot yet taken place, without divulging his name hesouofht an audience with Mrs. Cranston. At first sherefused him, but he sent her a message to the effectthat he had lately seen her husband. Overcome withwho shall say what emotion, the lady left the weddingpreparations in which she was engaged and hastenedto learn what this strange sailor had to tell. At firstshe failed to recognise him, but finally at some familiarword or look she knew him and rushed into his Ghosts at Newport 299 calling him her dear husband, and rejoicing at his re-turn. Now the sympathy of the reader of this talemust be extended, in part at least, to the unfortunateRussell, who was still waiting for his bride, and it willbe somewhat of a shock to twentieth-century sensibili-ties to learn that Mrs. Cranston paid no regard tohim whatever. While Cranston was being washed anddressed into some semblance of his former self, the ex-pectant bridegroom and the minister waited in theparlour, nor did they have any intimation of the surprisein store for them till Mrs. Cranston entered, leaningupon her husbands arm. At that, we are informed, The scene was worthy of the chisel of the artist andproduced emotions of delight in the minds of theguests. Mr. Russell, with true magnanimity, not only in-sisted that Cranston and his wife be married again, atwhich ceremony he gave the bride away, but is actual
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