The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-11-24

and, exeepi one hOrseman who stiii Nep
his distance ahead, We seemed alone
| in the Geld. The CHATTER Of hools, and
the explanations Of excitement had
ceased behind me, and though | was
capable Of no exertion beyond that OF
keeping my seat, no longer feared
the leap nor the pace, and began TO an
Iicipate a safe termination 10 my peri
lous adventure. A slight exclamation
from Lady Caroline reached my ear
and looked forward. A small riy-
er was before Us, and, from the oppo-
site bank, Of steep clay, the rider, who
had preceded Us was falling back, his
horses fore feet high in the air, and
bis arms already 10 the water. tried
10 pull my ieins. l shouted to my
horse in desperation. And with the
exertion, my heart seemed to give way
within me. Giddy aud faint | aban-
doned myself to my fate. l jus; saw
the flying heels Of Salldin planted on
the opposite bank and the streaming
hair still flying onward, whsn, with
bound that, it seemed TO me, must rend
every fore Of the creature beneath me,
| saw the water CLEAN under my feet,
and still l kept on. We few over a
fence into a stumble field, the hounds
just before US aud over a gate into the
public highway, which we followed
for a dozen bounds, and then, with a
pace slightly moderated, we success
lively cleared a low wall and brought
up, on our horses launches, in the
midst OF an uproar of dogs, COWS and
scattering poultry--the fox having been
run down at last in the enclosure cf
barn. had just strength to extricate
my feet from the stirrups, take Lady
Caroline's cap, which had kept its
place between my elbows and knees,
and present it TO her as she sat in her
saddle, and my legs gave way under
me. | was taken into the farmhouse,
and, at the close ola temporary elipse,
| was sent back to TreseIhen Castle in
a post-chaise, and once more handed
over to the doctor!
"Well, my third siege ofillness was
more tolerable, for 1 received daily,
now, some message Of inquiry or some
token olinlercst from Lady Caroline,
though / learned from the countess
that she was in sad disgrace for her in-
veiglement OF ny trusting innocence. |
| also received cards Of the members
of the hunt, with many inquiries com
p imentary TO what they were pleased
to consider American horsemanship, |
and | found that my seizure Of The fly |
ing cap OF Lady Caroline and prescn-
lation OF il to her ladyship at "the |
DEATH" was thought to be worthy, in |
&C p@y~sj, aud "a deNtoTity /
Of Ducrow. Indeed, when let out
again to the convalescent walk in the |
conservatory, | found that [ was coun-
ted hero even by the stately Earl
There slipped compliment, too, here |
and there, through the matronly disap- !
probation of Lady TreseIhen, and all |
this was too pleasant TO put aside with |
a disclaimer 50 bid truth and mod |
esty hold theirpe and took the hon
or the gods chose to provide :
But now came dangers more peril |
Gus than my ride on Curtal. Lady |
Caroline was called upon TO be kind to |
me Daily as the old servant left me
in the ally ofjaponicas, she appeared |
from the glass door of her mothers |
boudoir and devoted herself to my /
comlort-walaing With me, while !
could walk, in those fragrant and bal !
my avenues of flowers, and then brin-
ging me into her mothers luxurious |
apartment, where books, and music,
and conversation as frank and untram-
melted as man in love could ask, wiied |
away the day. Wiled it away win
ged it--shod it with velvet and silence, |
for never knew how it passed Lady !
Caroline had a mind OF the superiority |
stamped so consciously on her lip
She anticipated no consequences from
her kindness, therefore she was playful |
aud unembarrassed. She sang to me
and | read to her. Her rides were
given up, and Saladin daily went past
the window to his exercise, and with |
my most jealous scrutiny | could de-
tect in her face neither impotence of
nor regret at the loss OF
weather filter forpleasures out Of doors.
Spite Of every caution with which hope |
could be chained down, | was Aatier-
ed.
You smile-(Tom said, though be |
was looking straight into the water,and
had not seen my face for half an hour)
but, without the remOtest hope OF
taking Lady Caroline to Kentucky, or
of becoming English on the splendid
dowry Of the heiress Of Treselhen, |
still felt it impossible TO escape from
my lover altitude-impOssible TO avoid
boarding up symptoms, encourage
ments, batteries, and all the moonshine
Of amatory anxiety. | was in love-
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