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. • .1-tatiky-in hard..
Aunt Nellie: fashioned a dainty thing.
Of hanib'tn- and ribbon and lace, • -
Aadmaniina said, as she settieddt 'rortzid
1- Our beaur t".1,1 Baby's face„ •
'Where-, the ditl:Ocs play and the laughter lies:
,Like, suobeatu.- bid in her vielet eyes-
"Itthe. cloy oasant and Baby is good
She nifty go n k Unroll,. and wear lier new hood.'
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Then Ben, agc!I 6', began to tell,
." elder -brotherly way,
How -very, yew good:she unist be
•. If she went tochurch next day.
He._told of the Church„ the choir and the crowd
,.And the man up in front who talked so. loud ;.
..But she must not talk, -nor laugh, nor sing;
Titit just sit as quiet as anything,
..
Ands°. en a beautifutRabiath inMay,
• When tin' km -burst into itowers„
(There:wasn't v Idosaent ba bush or tree
. 'So fair as thia b,,osoni of ours),. •
in. her witito ciVesat-daintY and new,
: Our Baby* sat iii4the family pew,
The:, grand, switfit musiethe reverent air, •
The solemn buil:x.4ml the vcilce:: of prayer
•
• * awlier bo.t)* soot with awe*
As she sat ta. herlittle place,
And the: hely Io:that the angetswear
• Seeniect.wv.4tred upon her face .
-1 And the, swee:, bas uttered so ' long axo
Came. into rill:, with,e, rhythmic, flow;
"Of such iaAs.ingdom of iteaVen;' said He, -
• Ana knew spoke °lanai eadie..
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Theeweet•we...-t-d organ peeled forth again.
- - .The, *.;kirbox canterounit
_ The Baby dre•i•yett: her penny in,
And smile- the chinking sound..
Alone in the Aunt Nellie. stood,
Waiting the el- .0 of thesoft prelude,*
To begin het • High and -strong
- She strUelt th. st -note; clear and long
She held it, a,.
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Sprang to. ;
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The audiene
The little bt
4 Tha tenor -L.
-_ And hid 1.4a
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:And- pQOrAt eine contd. never
Raw she hail that terrible strain-.
Zut says that -. 4hipg on eaMi. would. tempt
Her to go * ough the scene again.
No,. we have ;1.2 Led perhaps 'tis best,
•For her sake. s and all the rest.
'matt we wait.: -tybe, for a•year or two,
Bre our Bab -y -outer the family pew.
Were charmed but one,
alight -she had,.
•4;e feet and cried
bipzeas6eing baat "
,ited, the minister coughed,
t tl:ie corner liiughed,
,diook like an aspen leaf
• te. his•haralkerchiet
lz, IONAn VIOLINIST.
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St04-- .
Achrelatti.re. •
•
*bed,. motiOnless as the state
leaned, he stood beading
• down his- etk,7, - upou the old. pedestal, half-
. btiriecl- aa it ;vas- in clustering vines - and
--A- shrugs, whet: -ate sounds of a footstep fall-
. the pith whiekr- .wound
through. tlie :sorted garden caused -hint to
• 104 up, at,• :hen to, gasp. 'for breath, as
• through tt thick foliage he sa.w the. lovely
figure, of 1 he approaching the place
ha occiitiied. Her -step was slow -her air
• sad -her cheek pale,- avid tears: glittered on
. the fringes -of her downcast eyes.. She
• Paine near,- she passed.- by :Without raising
her head aLtt as be felt the: air gently
•:atirred by the flutter Of -her robe, the blood
retreated iolak heart, and bUtfor his low
• s..ncl hurried respiration,he might have
been mistaken or the "marble genius" of
• the place.. • •
Zagerly biagaze follavied - her. retreating
forrhaagtavingthronghtheshruhaancltreek-
,. she appreaelttA the tower and disappeared
• - • withinite-narOviportal.Owes theinipulse-
:;-;-,the mot of a moment -4o- follow her;: but
' 'rapidly as be- did so, when he staodbeneath
- the arched clearway she had-passeclup the
steep and :Winding- stairs from sight. 1:ca'
hesitated whether, to: ascend after her, for
fahe placed his tacit on the lower :stair an
- • . • • _
• invisible hand. seemed. to hold him back,.
and a voieerto- whisper in his ear :- .
* ".Whither goest thou? and by whatright
dost then pursue: her whom thoulitioweat
•• it Wrong to seek,'. and to Wkeirtthouhost
voluntarily bidden a test farewell?' •
- But the:temptation; all povierfol and
- unexpected as it was, could not be resisted,
:and springing lightly-dp the: nerreivi stairs,
he_stood in . an instant, breathless. on the
• Ianding Rieke. above. _ •••
• . A. half :Open door -WOO before • him, but.
wanting courage to. posS through" it,. he.
padsedtrresolute, longingyet-trembling to
erosethethreshold of tliechataberliallowecl
by the: pros:eace pt her.he loved., While -he
yet jiggered :and listenedfor some sound
.tor greet hira.tronx. within, a 'low Sob, min• -.
- -04cl - with murmured,: words of prayer-
' met his ear, and yielding to, the emotions_
, Whieh thehedlike. a flood -of fire upon his
heart, he hastily_ entered, and stood: ia the
centre of of the small • apartment which
-0rownedth.e•surctinit of the tornr. But he
saw nought that it Contained --,--nought
'save the-_ kneeling figurewhich„- prostrate
• before a. painting of the Virgin,: poured out
• -in bitter agony her seeretsoul.. The -blended
:hues of rwldight fell Ike a --rich • mantle
around her permni. • illuminating her
upturned -40o; audi radiating. like a. crown.
of gloryfrorn her brow, mveeting her with
such Unearthly radiance that . Guiseppe
.. -gazed -upon her With tender atve,'aittiost,
_persdaded he beheld in theangelic being
• Wore hirn 'a •celeetial.visitant.siipplicating
for/mercy- on the; sins:. offrail and erring
humanity. -
• -• Het brief and earnest • petition ended,:
-..shefrose,..and. .drawing a letter fro& her
• bosom, approached the -window, and stood
in the rosy. light AP read itscontents',
That letter -wag his. own--4-fil1ed•with barn-
• ing Words- Of passion,: and bletted • as he
wrote,- -with tears of los and of despair.
He now tow hers: fill -fast uponthe sheet,
• he saw her prees: •it in an Agony of tender
fibtroW to her lips?ancl then hiding it in her
. bosom, sink upon a seat, and weep: coon',
_It was o- sight to unman the stout-
est heart, and to onethat: loved antretiffered
• like Gaiseppe'S the firm: resolve • of pru-
dence was at once forgotten. Love, deep„
_ ardent,- grateful, devoted. triumphed over
- 'every_ other thought, and springing froth,
the .ebscarity in. which be .stood„Jhe cast
hinfiself with paasionate.- words for. pardon
. at the: feet a the weeping girk With a:
faint shriek eheptang swiftlx to her feet,
and overcoine by- surprise and shame was
turning to fly, whew he gently caught her
robe„ and raising . hispleading eyesto her
blushing face,: unithtureciin earnest tones;:
f• on?, not -,sweetest Iinthe;no-w that
• My ern- I destiny'. for_ a momentrelents in
granting me yet to: hetioId thee; whom I
knew not if Twosever morale eee.":
:
He felt her hand tremble violently in his
-..L.-atilio:spoke. and he could perceive_ that she
•- wept, as faintly: etruggllug t� depart,
• ati stood- in. silence with her averted face
• bowed down ution her hands. ••
• • "' Thou-desiteet to. go -from me," he said,
. gadiy, "and whereforethen should Iseek to:
• - presumptionIhavettnisinterpreted the tre
1 sourbe of thy emotion?" - .
Re-released. her i hand, and -rising; stoe
ereothefere her eel he Said this, but 'Min
up -her face she: ciat upon -hire a, leek- o
- soft reproach; so iiII of tendeiness :an
grief thatagitim he knelt at her feet, an
sealed his lips in- epee:this:gig ecstacy _upo
• iher gently yielded. hand.; • •'' •
a Thou- lovest mei Tand I 'aril bleak" b
mum:I:idea . after i minute's eirpresSiv
- palise. . "Yes„" he continued, though sea
and mountains separate us, my exile sha
be solaced by the sweet assuranceWritte
in thine eyes, thittl in. thy heart I have
plapeunshared by any ether."
"Ah i wherefere. i rejoice at- thisl" -1th
said. " It were sad, enough -•th -Part a
friends, but novi,=4--1-- ' and with a. qeive
ing lipshe-paused, and subdued by tender
• nese: and grief,. bright tears_ chased ea
other -in- silence down her cheeks.' . • ; -
-,‘ Alas! that it must. 'be- so," Said'Gu
seppe.;. "but is there no alternative? Ka
we not Wipe?' thOugh I haclwellnighbidde
hope farewell, when with a deepOiringhear
and testi of deepest agony, 1.. -wrote the
my adieu. It should -have :been my las
• last word of parting; and so it woilld hav
-proved but for this meeting, Milooked to
and tingOught ; hut- al0 I may, not- ad
• unwelcome! Ana new, SWeet Iant/aeocto
•that then khowest all ray love, and $01:63
What of my wretchedness, .1 pray tkat tho
wilt suffer one faint star of hepete,linge
in my . dark horizon; gnicling me eiiwar
with its cheering ray to achieve O tame
:which‘wheii hereafter I shill aspire to lin
. it with that thou, bearest,' may not even i
the estimation of thy proud relative, cas
upon thee one shade df shame or dishon
e thee to his al:abalone sehemes, 1 will, if
thou permit, bear thee hence, secretly, if it
mustbe so, rather than:leave tliee with.one
to whom thy -true happiness fig as nought
f when putin competition with the worldly
d aggrandisement Which his aspiring wishes
d. covet for thee."- - •
n. - " What sayeet then ?" eiclaimed the:
startled girl, pale and'gaspingwith emotion.
e. 'roost thou ask me to with thee
destinely too? AndWhither; whither
e. couldwe go, if indeed it comes to this, to
11 find a shelter in our wanderings ?"-- •
n :4f:To O =peaceful- and a happy, though a-
a -
humble home," ha answered, soothingly;
14 to the onus of a tender- mother, who wili
e bless me that I bring to -her a taUghter,
for Which dear gift her heart hath ever
r- yearned'- • • . _ _
"Al! it Wuld be Sweet- to know a
mother's lover! :said Lathe_ tenderly.
"But that fair dwelling of thine = early
i. days;" she asked with thoughtful, look;
y "-is it not -far away? Then haat describectit-
n to me Bo -often that it seeins:fieniliar to my
t, Mind, and sometimes, too„. I have visited
o it in sleep aye, but the peat night Only, I
t, dreamed thati sat with thee in that small
e garden Chamber :which overlooks the blue
Adriatici,. and heard thesongof the boat-
& pion ;mingle with -the sweeter melody of
w thy instrument, while we looked forth.
• and .numbered- the golden --stars BIB they
• .coaithe
sily,,
outo.ne. by, one from .t.he.dark depths
4 "It was an omen, sweet, that dream- of
thine, 'of. What, shall ere long 'be id us a
k reality," said the delighted Guiseppe.
n " Ah !. for -by sake; I .wouid 1 *maid bear
t. thee to a, lice, and shrine -thee amidst
such object of beauty and of luxury as
now :surround -thee, and Which only- the:
omnipotenceof wealth can -purchase. But,
alai! I con -offer thee only an odering heart,
filled with thy image, and conseerated to
thy dear service,. and e borne of si &pleat
comfort, brightened' by coutent. and peacie"
and hallowed by the •Virtuee and affections •
Of those kind parents who have made it .S4
me a paradise �f love.". • 1: -•
•." At! it would be happinesS to Aare that
hothe,*eo quiet ' and so calm, with thein; ---
with thee," she murmured, blushing as she
spoke, at ,the lull- confession which -her-
Words involved. .11 I love,' not primp," she
added, "and shrink from , the display, the
eclat, and the *ender of -the life torvirhich
•my uncle would -condemnme; bnt yet,.to
t sever thus the tie that holds me to his heart
I gannet -dare -not. se repay his kindness.
I were an iiigrate if I did; when years. have
Shown the tender lovethe fond and ma*
• less. care -with which, for - _my dear
mother's sake, henurtured me." .
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our." - - -
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"Alt I Were it for me to bid thy star of
hope beam -undimmed in • the heavens,..
never, ohl never should rays be shorn
"of their brightness,"- Soft voice: Cif
Ianthe with low an& trerabling_: utterance,.
.yet breathiegin its passionate tone the very
soul of tendon -OS& • "Bub, alas! I eaunot
hide.frord thee, norfrotte thyself," she con -
tinned, pursuing the seine figurative nadde-
of egression; "that -dark clouds:. hover.
over and threaten to obieureit, and if new
we part,' before we .meet :again, its light
will be: qeenehed: in O. night of hopeless
;. gloom' ancl sorrow." 1 . •
" Sayest thout so, : my beloved?. Ah
yea! let my lips utter the language of nay
• soul in thus addreesingthee,"lesaid. ."Bu
if thia dciont indeed impends over ue, God.
forbidthattieshonklpaztainlyibelieVed
that 1 pallid yield thee. urfer everthatI
could go forth from the Place made blessed
by thy presence, and live on through Weary
years of absence, sustained only by the
.meniory of thy beautY and thy love. But
new thit-I gaze- on thee again -that. I listen
to thy gentle. voicethat: °I . see thine eyes
beaming on -the -with -love-mid pity, I feel
how weak are thy reselvee---mere ropes of
sand: whielithe strong -Waves- of passion
scatter iniefragro.entaanddestroy. -Suffer
Me then to .retaairCneat thee,,and banquet
daily on the smiles whose eweethessis thy
life's elixir, sinceilf: milled without a hope
of. return, from thy dear presence; I must
• pine and die like: a plant put off -froth the
silo's light and warmth, in • whose genial
influenee it grew rejoicingly and bright"
"And it were better even': se," said
Untie, witlilienibling.earnefitneie; "bet-
ter for thee by far than to.. abide here and
breve 'the •fearfiit anger. Of • my uncle.
Stead he but learn what are thy thoughts
-towards itte and that • hell-
tated,.blushieg and embarrassed-" that I
,hoye listened to thy words,. ill Would it
fare with thee, and Ul with me, for then
thy only eifetywouid be in flight while my
punishment Weald bean enfOreed marriage,
with one r love net;or refuge forlifewithin-
the dark walls of aeon:vent."
Thou. wilt not-•--ronst not Submit to
tyranny like Alai sweet. Ianthe," said
0-iliseppe,-eagerly.- • "Art thowdear to this
proud Miele of thine, and will he sacrifice
thee to his vain ambition? ‘.:.Permitit not,
I pray thee, but. remember, if indeed thou.
'clod best* on me the -blessing of thy Wei
reineraber thatwe standas. yeton lifesfirst
threshold,.with- golden' promises and glad
hopes beckoning us gaily onviarcii, and: shall
We then -it -is for. thee to we
turn -frena the sunny path stretching bright
and fir before us, because a shadowy form,
which we,. with loves. courage May -subdue,
sitefrowning at its entrance? -Forbid it,.
heaven I -that such 'should be our :coward-
ice; be thoubut firrn„. and riblight- on earth
shall daunt • my purpose Or destroy -nay
hope; I will wait and watch, and- labor and
achieve, till I have earned a right, wlaieh
if thou sanction it,nonemay gainsay, to
demand thee of thy guladi.an for my own."
"Vain and plausible reasoning: of leve,"'
- sad 'Bathe, with 94. gad smile; "but if thou
deemest weigh aught With my itspir-
. big uncle, thy true knowledge of him is, as
yet, bat limited indeed. Already he hath
• proMisedfayhandiandIookstiponMyfuture
fate -as sealed.. - Mad -yeti); mere child, he
. Contracted for ine an alliance with-th Kea of
an early friend; a powerful noble et Venice,.
and -but a few - menthe are now to elapse
• before the period natned, for this -.hated
Marriage win. arrive" •
. 'A cold dew stood upon Giliseppe's..brOvr
is he heard this horrible announcement-.
while his blood -rushed like a tide of burn-• .
ing,lava through his veins, and .unable to.
control his. emption, -he. almost hercelY
exclaimed . . • •
• "Aid. thou haat consented tothisunion
and now thou wilt submit to it, renouncing
every:dearer hope,. rather than -provoke the
•' anger, or resist thewill of fhy. unjust and
-arbitrary telitivel." •
"The time is not long past when.' would:
have done Se," She said,: With a flitting
blush ; when I heard it spoken of dignoved,
and -looked forward to ,its consummation
with calm indifference -when lin the hid-
den chambers of My heart. the ' deep-
• tains.of feeling .and affeCtion slept as yet.
untroubled, and- all -Within was peace, the
truetingpea.ce ot childhood:, content with
Aireeent bliss -fearless of conxing ill. Bat
,
now,.. oh now that life hath ea changed to
met its aspeckthinkjou 1 would not sooner
Welcome:death, and gIaclk Moo than yield
assent • btu:this - aohorred and. dreaded
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Her lovely ties bathed in tears,...and the
tender- earnestness of her impassioned
• eacents„ dispelled . the lastscruple. of -Pm-
dence that Ihigerea _in ,the mind. Of the
Yonthfig lover, and subdued- by her grief,=
and terrified -At the 'thought of• her becom,
anethere„ Iie-.exoTairiled, With all the
inipetuosity ofanxiousand exCitedfeeling
• ." Confide bx my.love and I will sovethee
from -this threatened fate;_for, if -thy uncle,
detain thee -whereforea; since. with vain de
"Por her mike, then, if notl-ferthirievlie
• still should seek thy happiness,"
Guiseppe.; and. if he doth, there leno cauee
for flight -nor would 1 name it to thee,' but
for the haunting fear, that when our love is -
known his anger will. enforce otweepara-
don, and effect for thee .Without delay the
hated union which shall render it eternal!"
"Dispneethat fear," she Judd, "for it -is-
'groundless. my. had, no less than my
heart, fir at My own disposal,- and4ieither
• without -111.y own free consent shall become
the property of another. - Though- in all
thingselse my...unele may - control Mei in _
. this .,he.neVer• shall; and if unjust pewee)
lis used to constrain me -thou haat netted a
:war.by whieli 1 maY_preserve inviolate the
• freedom of my choice.". ' . • • • . - •
"And thou wilt avail thyself of it?"
Asked Guiseppe, • -with trembling anxiety.
Will, indeed," She' answered 'firmly;
but -yet reluctantly, "and -not nntill find
eicapelkOm - an enforeekmarriage
nible." • • - • . . • •
And to decidrr..-this thou. perinittest nie
-to name My hopes to thine Uncle without
dela,,Itr and t� auk, even- now, though faint
the prospect of it; :the precious
boon of :this -dear. hand," he oalai. as he
clasped it fondly bilis owe. - • •
"Alas I know not," She replied, With a
troubled air. ". ,-were in thith• better -to
learn our fate at once, but yet I dreitdell
that May- folio* thy.. avowal, for •I: fear
there ig little -hope from iny•uncle's elerff.;
eney,•.hiSpurpOses are so resolute -Ina Will
so firm, and this_ projected -alliance' hath -so
-.1Ong•belen viewed. by him- as an event of
•Whose -ultimate - fulfliment could:
exist."-
"Thy words fill me 'with terror P!,-
exclalined .Guiseppe his Passionate eyes
fixed tenderly upon her, "for they threaten
the.extinotic•n-of that dear hope Which this_
hour hath sprung up in -my heart,toblocm
there ever, as I fondly thought, in the glad
• sunshine of thy angel -smile. Ah!-. eannot
.see it so cruelly destroyed, and 1,pray the, •
let the still cherish it in silence andin
secret, still see thee day by day., indbreathe
to , thee- when no ear . is by to listen,
the deep undying lovewith which: thou .
.hast inspired :Me. Patiently; will 1 *Veit
-the hour when.- my • dare ,tO claim thee
Openly, and -till then- : . -
A low rustling 'sound from the passage at
that moment startled the. lovers, and :Giii-
seppileaVing his sentence unfinished:, - both
sprang -in alarm to their feet, while - their
throbbing hearts seethed suddenly to pause;
as they .turned in uncertainty to liaten.
But all: Was again still Without; and then:
°nee more the spina sorinclois if some one
cautiously descending the stairs t Met their:
ears. Pale and --agitated; . lanthe,
clasped hands sank trembling en the seat,
while Guiseppe touched by- her -silent
and unabie _to endure 'his own sinSpense,-
-whispered her to -await his return; Without
fear, an rushed out tcidise-ther, if possible,
the inguder. • ••- • -
ThOgh the apartMent whit* he quitted
was still illhininated with Lthegoltleh twi4-
light of that delicious ..clinientie landing
plaee and the marrow winding stairs were -
involved in utter darkness, save where ,
-few raYs-. struggled. in through' the -emall
loop holes( with - Whioh -Ji,t intervals- the
-
thick of the tinier. were pierced, for
the purpose, doubtless, both of -defence
from within; and also-of:lighting the ascent
to its 'sneak; But well acquainted with the
localities of the. place, Guiseppe found his
way --without difficulty down_ the reugh
ititire; descending- theta With:celerity in:
order to overtake'if possible a figure
which he • was (*tato saw
flying before hinkas:he proceede& But it
seemed to elude his pursuit, and like settle
shadowy - form to flit rapidly - On as he
approached, till, on reaching:the bottom. of
the flight; it vanished altogether, lie knew
not hoW.or :where, from view. -
.Disappointed, he-,--etpod beneath the 10*
brew of the -.portal,: looking -apkiogsly
ireimd: him upon: the glowing:world-With--
ut, as beautiful it lay? - b&thedinhiiesof
adiance, while the 'hung moon With -her
ttendant planet, the lovely star of the -
af to thy entreaties, persist in:Sacrificing a
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evening, hang -in. Mildsplendor Oniong the
crimson glories •ofthewest. ;How_ peaceful.
and: how Oalin the scene -how. -touching-
and how holy the con -trait which itoffered
to the disturbed: tumultuous world within
him'! :And as he pod, he felt rebuked by
the Wand- and rosy .amile of .Nature's
into quiet *Wit and. reeignadim to What,
ever fate the. great • Disposer of the future
might have yet -in ntore-for him. ,
Afterlingeringa few iiiimiteSin.thevain.
expectation of discovering „the indiVidual,.
wheat he felt :cofiVineed hadjoeen both an,
eye_ and eat witness hiSpossiehate inter -
with Ienthe,- he turned-i.away, and
retraced his Steps to the apartment in which
he had left her, and where he found her in
trembling apprehension-awaitingliiiiretOrn;
Without iniparting- to. her •his�onviotion
that their conversation bed been overheard,
be stroveto calm her - fears by his tender
and Soothing words; and when- poinforted-
- hYthem she regaieecIhereelf possession, -he
yielded to: her wishes and led- her With ra'
letVeeS .694e downthe long flightof'stone:
steps:to the garden,. though had • he
pelted r -his-_ own, :he 'would. gladly I :have
lingered with her in that old lonely chant;
bet-tillthe Moen:- quenched her soft light
in, the 13tetita. • . =•. • - • : •
At the_ door :Of the. tower 'She besought
him101eave- her, lest • soilie Watchful eye -
should, be observing:them ;0- blithe persisted:
in °ono:Inciting-her to the extreme .litnits of
the tangled- garden; and there, in coMpli--
appe with herentreaties he left her, but
riot till they hid Mutually agreed that their
love should repitin.. secret for the -_present ; •
since in the .first intoxicating nioinent -of its
• acknowledgment to themselves and to each
other -neither felt :that they
ave -Wal miht involve theilt.
endure all Aie. more open
And so they parted, and though lor a•
brief interim.' as they fondly thought, yet
lingering:and sweet -pas that first .fareweli
of the new -Made lovers -he leaving her oft
and 'then- as f: • Oft -returning to fold his
-treasure to his - breast,: and thank Ged-fii-
silence" for the -bIeseing.. of her leve; And at last with sweet:low-wordsof chid -
big *she- broke from his his encircling:aims and
fled away, he stood_watehing.'with.delight
her airy -figure, as .with- the swiftness Of.a
timid fawn she "sped along the -path and at
disappeared ih,the ;distance -from, his view„
- Then- with a• sigh -mete ' rapturous -•than Sed
he slowly turned to • retrace his homeward
Unobservant of eV -dry.- rrounding• . Obits°. t"
-he passed on through the Mast, garden
Walk, till he 'arrived :.right bppetite the old
sun dial, when wising a moment .on this
epot, which was • ever asecciated, in hie
mind with the iniage :of Iantlie; he was
-starilecinn behOldingthefigere..of a woman
sitting :beside the 'fountain, and'gazing,
lietleselytipon the 'silver -drops that -trickled
from its -baein. :One .glance. sufficed. to tell
hini Whose Was that 'brilliant form seated
now, _in .quiet sadness - on the &eh, and
in_nci.mood toencounter either the tender
or sarcastic salhes of the Countess Bertha,
he was gently passing on, b0PlOg to sticati.ei
UnobseiVed,-whee.he. heard his name
- pronounced:, and suddenly springing
up; she Advanced, a -feNir steps,and paused
proud and erect before him Yee) haughty
was her air, and SoOrnful - the ouryotiher
-vermillion lip, while theatigry flashing�f
her eyeessured: hire.that in her he beheld
• the stealthy listener Of_ the tower-
"Thou.
- • _
wouldicit fain shun Me " She Said-
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abruptly, • "-and ••I scarce marvel at thy
desire to do so, sineefew voluntirily. seek
the presence of those w1iom they..)itive
wantonly- wounded by their- ingratitude."
"Lay;" , said. Guiseppe, -" LdeServe n�t-
the
iePr940-la implied_ in thy -words,
con-
somous as I am _that -I have never failed to
appreciate thek-indness of Whiah I humbly
°adios niyself wholly unworthy," ;
Ingrate Wejatiniated-the Countess, with
flashing eyes, how Aueit thou shewntliv;
appreciation of it ?-42ow„ =but -by display.
:ing: towards me O :coldness and indiffer-
ence which seeined intended to rebuke the'
• foolish interest I have expressed In thy Wel,
"Lady," he samd, "thou baat mistaken
deference for -coldness, -
"lay," She interposed, 1 with passionate.
_ .
emphasis, "I knew nought of these fine
distincitiOns;' I haVestooped invite thy
confidence -thy: friendship -and thou hast
not . only withheld , both, but • East used
towards. me the basest and most =pardon:.
able deceit," .
"Thou Art' severe beyond my deserts,
Madam," said Guiseppe, ." since volunici7
rily I have been guilty of no deception, for
he ,secret this morning tevealed.tothee by
chalice- was- scarcely- knowe, to My own
heart till the moment • of its betrayal to
atiother.'! • • • -
Thou fearest not to -confess to the,
then, thia".:guilty _pallet Which thou - art
•notiriehing to• be thy ruin 17 she exclaimed,
withill suppressed rage ;. thou !lost it
boldly, too, and -Without a blush of shame
for havingstolen into the affections of fa
silly child, -whose zignorance of the world
made heraii easy prey to thy endeavors."
The hot bleed _burned.. angrily : on the
-cheek -of Guiseppe :at this -taunt, but
remembering all he had at stake, he
checked the bitter words that rose to
lips and Said gently - • •• - •
" Thou art :Unjust -lin thy resentment;
lady, since brief as has heen_our acquaint::
ance„, thou knowest me far too well
believe that I have used rt or'endeavor to
win the love Of ,cine born' to shine. . in a:
sphere scihigh above my own. - I deny not
that my" soul felt her power,. thoughmy
lipi neverhad acknowledged it; till when
alone With her this Morning 1 was betrayed
into expressions -whieh,:. in a moment of
calmer feeling, would not have eseaped
might not doubt thy words," Said the
Countese, with a smile of irony, " hadit
then not so soon repeated tby offende ;but he
who errs involuntarilyehows not .his peni•
tepee by seeking. -the : earliest opportunity to renew his : - 1 - •
• "Again,- • madani, dost thou misjudge
ins," said Guiseppe, "since 1 (mine net hither.'
expOtinV, Or _even hoping, to meet the Lady
Ianthe Whom as feeling I had no•tight
-th aspire to: her, I had _ bidden a- last
farewell. - But as -a fai7ciriteresert, Ieought
these- ruins .to linger a while among -their
lovely shades, and then depart from theni-
forever-1'- - - - - - -
"But thou haat Seen lier,..aud thy pur-
pose is changed," Said • the Countess iin
hurried accent.- • ,
"By .aeadent 1 Met her here," said Gui-
seppe, evading- a direct reply, and even:
thou, lady, would'stblaine my lack of cour-
tesy had 1 fled at her. 'approach."
" It : Was_ thyt.sduty -to have done . so,"
•
•
Ifuty and=thynafety also toavoid- her .now:
and*eVet,:for -love her as thou may,puteue
her as -then wilt, she never ean be thine."
:.:"Perchance,-nOt,"-: Said Guiseppe, with
as calin it.tene as be dould-assUirte_;•:!k-•bat
wherefore: -mutt I forever ,stimi1;beri
though :ray :very presence 'were.% -baneful -
inthienc.e--?"
"It wouldclie Wiser:tO do than linger,. •
• . - .
With her as thou hest this eve - itithe claram.
beret you lonely toti*-;-: Baia the loeuoteso...
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"Yet think she added, that 1 -have .
wateliedthy:etepe-;7140 thee; iii_Mytviilight
walk I :strolled hither, anct-trutting to find •
tenth°. Where: it oft our .. wont to sit ---
together, 1 climbed . the stone etairetto the •
'tor of Huge's' turret, but: on. the -landing
plebe I Was startled by_tlie:Muttimr.Of low
voices withmn the chainhery and pausing, -
1:recegiliSed thine• -•4:4,- passionate :accents- r'..
_and hers,softthe voice of lovez.-. :•,The
words. reached not my -ear, but hew, ntterect''
ih.thipeetottee,--apuld•I'.dotibt.their. import?
sought not to hear thern,-Whereford•.
should 12 butturnedto fly, whewthertiiit-hog Of -myrgorments caught-thy.n'otice, And
thOu-'.rushed - -forth; to deteetthe intruder.
My foot, --however, was fleeter_ than -thine, •
-and E eliided- :thee,: but cenceoledr:;ainid
-the thicklihrubbe-rylawaiteathyre-;app-ear.-
ance mid -soon I '88;W thee pass by; With
Ianthe„ .Knowing then must return by .the
feuntain,-1 Hai. beside :it till I- heard thy - •
step, -And now stand -beforethee to warn
thee,Of thy danger,-toentreat of -thee -as -thou ,
regardest thy eafety Or thy -welfare to " -think.:-.--.
of' her. no More, or Only 1 is. the pupil WheM
-:tlion-larthotind toinstriipt.according to the
belt of thy ability ability in .the'.801.4103 1401.1 dost -
profess to teach:" - _ ; ::••••••
" Tby counsel doubtless is wise, lady, and
givent ._itt friendship,.. and therefOre. it
; detnandemy gratitude and thanks," •• Said
Guiseppea - . • - • -• •
-And thoU Wilt let it Profit -thee f" she -
askedaii*iedily; . .
• should do •-so,". he Said With 'heel
tation.-• •• '•_ •
"And _ mustl" she exclaimed; ." if . thou .
would'st -avoid peill.:: lineweat _thee. not
th.a,t from -her cradle the Lady inthe has
„been the -affianced bride;:ef ,inother, and
that My ,btothe&O honer is involved. -in the'
-certain. fulfilment of the ccintiact
w.ereit inot so, he hath.. the r-blood.'.:of an:
-ancient race - in hie -veins, and -the pride of
air-exalted-:itatiOn--. itt.. his heart, botho!
which will forbidInn to bestow his favorite • •
niece lupetv One destitute of the outward
gifts o all itapertant in his eyes. :
."Believe me, should he learn that thou. • I.
hist:dated lavish one tender thought -upon -
the. .child. Of his adoption, so implacable is .
his nature:- tkat he vOialci not rest tilthe
had pur.shedflape with has vengeance to...the
gave Aye! tO-'--have . this known -*turd -
be tolensure-thY--.T.inistry'. -and ruin,7.10-id.
to:bring a bitter -Puree upon that orphan
gini-whom thou 'bast taught-. to forgether
• duty, and the obedience _due- tohim•-who.
hath been to her a father." " •.
."..Ged forbid thatl shottld -oast one shaike
f -Of Sortovi--over the brightness of her
ekolaimed:-GuisePpe9 • shuddering at
. .
,the -:.fearful :piatute idtavin the artful •.
Oountess,of the Oils. to -result from. his
presumptuous love "-Ah. I -'may pease iand
Jpy- dwell ever in: her .heart, whatever aret.' - •
'the . sufferings of Mine, -Singly Lean hear..---_
,thetn, but: to -bring :inisfortrine -upon her
were Worse to niethin. death."
-_" Reilonnee,-then,.thy hopesof Otto whom
thou art not permitted to:..seek, and all
• will_be 'Well ;-- yes, after one faint :struggle;
for thee thee. and for ',her," aiid-'1 the -
Countess in- . a softened .-aocent„- delighted -
it, the, effent her Words had produced
Open his :excited .niied. ‘.‘ Sacrifice; not,"
she
she, continued; the- :-bright -.0rOthises -of-
the - future :to -a :boyish - passion, Which-
-fQi-.aught' thou knoweet . is destined to
_ . • „
expire- 'as -suddenly 'Ate it • Was itindled.
.Ianthe is.: but a child, and :withal a,:fiekle
ono, whcise unformed tastes render insecure .
her 'girlish _choice,- since 'a • more .extended
knowledge of the World may her that -
the -bean ideal of: her :pining imagination, itt
ilipite-.:of her early penchant,.. has nOt--yet -
been- realized." . •. . •
" In truth - madam' were my seitleve
prone to: be ..flattered,, it would find
.elieht- food for its . otavinge. in:thy Wetde.,"
said Guiseppe-- slightly piqued by her
nation:: "-Yet the Lady ianthe's wishes -
ehall , . • :
be leentineed.i
-eolirageolia:alkd= noble7plinded•;;.• our
--Wn heart, and not other Men's. opinions of - •
us, forms our trite honer;--Sphiltel'.. _
Owing : to the rapid 'increase' 'in- tit:nib-et
'of speculative tnetriniattial,-*birthday_Ond
Short endowment insurance companies in
• the: Southern States, and theactiVity
dis-
played in establishing agenciee. northward,
the Insdrance..Commissioners of severalf .
western States have Willed- circulars Warn-
ing -the polio ,agtilmit_ these schemes, and
giving notice- thatpersonsacting as agents:;
Will be:pros-044d for violatingthe insurance
laws of the respective States. .
No heed of baby farms :in Intha . -
respondent writeS, to the Indian Pioneer':
"The wolves are .0i -trying off • childrewat.a.;:,
terrible :tate ,- • 4 poor little child was taken
away and -eaten (only the lower part of One
leg being found) from the lines of the:1'1th •
,If'unjaub.- Infantry a short time --AO.:
Another - child was -darned off and eaten :
-(only.the.head. being. found) from. thedoor.
of,- the .11011se - of a.poor, old, half -blind - .• •
:ootilie. -Diet night n eyih's ;child was
berried off • from inside a walled incicisure
in an 'OfRcer's cOmpotindi-the Wolf- jumping
over two children and taking a third lymng-
close to its knothet, Who, poor .creature,:rail
shrieking Wet it Thechildrenare.:apper-- •
4ilitly -always Seized' by the throat, BO theii-
;glee are not heird.",
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London alters liyleaps_ and bound's._ Afi
elorineue reconstruction is new. projected
_ .
'The new law courts, which are assertato
be an architectural -glory of the city, are,
-to have elbow town to display their bean;
ties itt For that - purpose ,--Cletnent's Inn; .
Dane's lan, and the block of bilildinge-
includielg:.Wyck -,street and :old Holly.well
street__ are to be- swept away, anir with
them St; Dane!s, Ohureli, whicli
always flgures itt drawings of the zieighbor
ing Temple Bar The spot is full of soomal
and historical mntenest Mr Justice Shil-
IOW -lived as a Student -in Clement's Inn,
and used tosally out *epee fer.e lark iviths
that -Other scapegrace,. young Jack Val0.4.
Defoe hted•_ in. • 'Wyelt • 'street • Dick .
Steele bodged. there.. "Mistress Nell GWymie -
lived s.• at -the conner, and the hedge Sta.::
stands where the 'witty: and pretty: Irlisli .
octreseused to sit with the merry nionerea -
land chaff the prner boys below. , -
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