The Arkansas advocate., 1830-06-23

{ class DuilltZ ADuf years they never
 spoke to each other, excepting at tie last Exhibition in their senior years,
 when government gave them parts in
 the same dialogue. It WIS 0thello and
 .ago, in Greek and before each had ut
 tsfefed q sentence, tthe audience felt that they were enemies-theFe were 10 mistakiag the looks and tones. that poke of scorn aad indignation on the ! one sides and deep, raneorous, design ling malice, oH tfIe other.
 On leaving college 9A.fflHTf9oelks again
 ttf-ffiped the last triek-he gained the
 first part, although the class were loud and unanimous in their opinion that il belonged to Brandon: the latter, with
 more spirit than policy, rejected the second part, and refused to take his de-
 gree.
 Had the destiniesof the young men. here been separated forever, Brandon's
 mind, elastic ia youthful power, would
 no doubt have returned tg is natural
 bias of tranquil dignity and modest
 strength. But AE8fdock Was still to come n his path, q fend tempting to evil.
 Anna Rice, four years younger than
 Brandon, was endowed with an extra
 ordinary share of transparent, dazzling beautv; hut was weak in mind, in6rm of purpose, and greedy Of admiration. To all these faults, Brandon was very naturally blind. He had watched her from childhood, 10 wonder that he be- Iieved her to be aH angel iil goodness, when he saw and fa1t 90 deeply that she
 was avery angel in beauty. He loved her with all the energies of his soul: and though he did not deem # prudent to declare his affection, he Was happy in the conviction that he was beloved In return.
 Murdaelz studied with an eminent lawyer in the very town where Anna resided; and this Brandon heard Of. ae ter he had entered into an engagement. which for two years klepfhIm af tfle dis taHee eif ttweiftg miles. lie received the information with q preseatiHent of evil. The seoandreI has deeeed my steps and crossed ny path from boy hood, said he-.s Pr heaven f he cross les me here, farewell to every thing but ! revenge
 lis first impulse was to #fite to h. na, and # possible bind her 0 himself, | but his proud spirit rebelled.--fIe had [ known her from ehiidhaed-he felt that he was worthy ofher love. and he would ! not bind bY 3 written engagement, one ! whose constaney he feared to trust with { his enemy.
 Runner was soon busy with the names of James f1ard6ek and Anna Rice. ! The world decided that they were made for each other, and were the handsom- l est couple that ever walked the earth. 1 1t was even as Brandon had feared. 1 His handsome. aFtful. fIatteriHg class mate had rivalied him in his love. lis 1 visits were at first received with embar- then with coidaess. He saw the tender glaaees Of his enemy met with flushed and tremulous excitement from her, in whom he had < s3garnered up his heart" The freshest and purest feelings of his nature were sealed at the fountain; and again the spirit of evil triumphed in his soul. He lost, before his time, the eredality and lefvor Of youth, and became scepticaI concerning such things as infection and virtue.
 Time passed and he heard rumors off seduction, assertion and despair.
 Then, and not til then, his hatred became entirely fierce and reckiess.- The world, which once. lay before hifn bright in the sunshine and rerduFe of honorable ambition and yirtuous love. was now a seorehed and blighted mass. on which he saw nothing but the burn- ing word REyESGEl
 He sent a challenge fgil Of bitterness 10 Murdock; and received no answer, except the information that his enemy had fled from public seorn to bury him self among the muititudes Of \. ! ork. lie pursued hiBl--alter a fortnights search found him at an obscure board ing-house, and repeated bis challenge.
 Again his vengeance was eluded; for Murdock accepted the challenge, and departed in the Baltimore stage the same hour. With al eageFness that was terrifying to all who witnessed it. Brandon followed his victim to that city. Here six weeks were spent in useless search v from si1i t the wharf, just at twilight, he was stabbed in the back, and looking round hastily,
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