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None. nv honor is pledged

Karl. % Kari. have mercy love ano-
'heI-you do not love me-have pity ON
US"
by oil the powers Of Heaven and
earth YOU shall be nine. Theresa, :"
Il appeal To nv father
WIN Your father violate his promise TO
the dead"
NO, l will not" said Ludoyic with
solemnIty.
Then, Theresa" exclaimed Karl. with
hend-hke eNultation. no power on earth
shall save You from beng mine!" and
thus saying he lett the house.
Theresa rose from her knees. and threw
hersel: into the arms OF her lover. The
presence of her father was no restraint on
her pure tenderness. The tears fell ON
ms manly countenance, but his conclud-
ing words that lie must hold IT sacred"
threw them into paroxysm Of grief
We must part then. Arnho,d." said
the weeping Theresa, I'VE mus, part; OH.
can We survive this cruel blow -
No. said Arnhold, no, | cannot be
without you: let uS once more entIea,
your father TO have pity on us, and the
Z youthful lovers threw themselves at his
( feet.
! "Arnhold - said Ludo,ic s,ernlv. "thou
n soldier and ask me to iaruish my honor"
/ Arnhold i,lt the appeal; he started IN
raised the Weeping Theresa. cut off with
his sabre one long bright lock embraced
and kissed her, placed her ia the arms OF
her father aud fled
! Every passing day cauicd with il some
portion OF the ior,itude OF Theresa. as She
saw the approach OF the reriod winch was
. IL. consIgn her TO n state so. dreadful
/ Three little weeks were all that Law he.
tween her and misery. Ludovic enGea-
vofed 10 soothe her, but she would no: be
oomtorted. Had even her affections been
disengaged. Karl would have been dis
tasteful To her; but with her affection pIac
ed upon another, the idea of this union
appeared lnsuppor,able.
My child!" would Ludovic saw. in
in,crruptng a passionate burst of Grief
"hy what magic has Arnhold gained pos
session Of your heart ;"
i "Hie is an hussar" replied Theresa.
There was something in this reply
winch moved Ludoyic, he recollec,ed
that he himself had iubued the mind Of
The daughter with the sentiments Of re.
spcct and esteem for the character of n
good soldier, and conscience reminded
h,m that he had too often exalted the pro-
lesion OF aruiS above the peaceful and
unob,rusIve occupation of the husband.
man. Was II wonderful then, that The
resa should have imbibed any Of this spi-
rit; or that she should have Welded her
heart 90 one who possessed COURAGE TO
defend her and tenderness 10 soothe her.
unocr the Affections OF life? ArnhoI0
fItt .sAf a. 4
mate OF Theresa, and with glowing cheeks
and sparkling eyes, they often listened
together TO The warlike exploits which the
90 li LudoNiC Delighted 10 relate to them;
and to ihrse conversations might be at
'nbuied the passionate desire uf Arnhold
10 adop, the prof, s,ion OF arms. Accus-
toned 10 see them play together as chil.
dien, and liking the society OF The cencr.
Gus and spiri,ed boy, Ludovic forgot the
danger, when their childhood PASSED
away. OF their Elections assuming total.
~ different character II vas so and
Ludo'lc now saw with deep grief, that
, his daughter was unalterably attached 10
The young soldier.
IL Theresa vas unhappy her father was
: scarcely less so, he blamed his own i'm.
prudence-and on contrasting the charac.
tiers of the tSo youths. a violent conAic,
, between his feelings and his duty arose
IN his hcari-the stern honor Of soldier
, trlumphed. and he deemed himself bound
10 complete the sacrifice.
Unable. however, TO endure the Siyht
Of her griei, he carried her 10 The abode
OF a youthful female friend, who formerly
resided near them but on her marriage
bad removed 60 a village about six mile,
distant There he left Theresa. after 70.
ceiNIng her solemn promise that she would
return with BIN the day before that on
which she would complete bcf Eighteenth
+, year.
Father. said she. with a siammerine
voice. II have never deceived YOU. III
, 1--we ] will return. but do not glieve too
deeply should my heart break 10 this fear.
:ul struggle
The old hussar dashed away A iear
which stIayed down his sunburnt cheek
embraced bis child aud departed
Time wore gradually away. and AZ asst
the DAY arrived y Inch was "a seal There.
sa.s fate. II found her ~ state of de-.
spair. Exhausted by her ptetiou, strug.
. giles. ali feelings seemed dead. but her
mind was Wskcncd 60 new sufcungs 49,
A friend aul,cd 60 conduct her 60 her ia.
Their The good Ludo,ic las apparently
! on the bed 81 death and vlih bfeaillcss
Irfau'noe lher".a pUf.ocd Der journey
On Der arrival, her laibefs si,k room
vas not solitary The dctes'td kld 80,
There aud there TOO. was tie youthiul
hus ar.
, Ny c1ud said LudoIc. "mv dsv.
are numbered. nv fate must soon BE- de-
d cidcd AID s'a', yours also 10 ms dy.
ing brother ! solemu;y proclaimed. dat
Z go this LAY / would offer you ~ hls son
TT tis BRIDE. Without nlfIing ny cn.
, g1geucni. GOULD not die 10 peace even
tho grave would i-tc 90 rest. Can you
sacrifice your'elf for future fePoset'
! can I viii oued TIE unfortunate
Z ILrrr.n ..nLtn. On Lnr Loo. LII. LII.