Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-06-30

| lsaDeI snonin e'ope Win hpr lover
| Ii was between the hours of two an,
t,hree o'clock ON The same night, that lisa
bel who could not think Of sleeping. slol
into tire private parlor that was adjonin
the chamber Of her mother. and moi r.
from The apartment occupied by Mr. Wal
lingl"rd. he position Of The pa,Ior rem
dercd i. one from whirh nocturnal f1igh
was MOI only p" siblr bn. easy. for in iii
parlor there was a win.l,s out If whirl
yo" could with ease step into the garden
and al the end oE tina, ga,den was one o
| the leading streets of the town.
isabel was seated a, table on whirl
there was small lamp and tiny watch
The hands nf that tiny walcl, seemed ie
her tn he almost fixed. or to move a. i
nothing could induce them to go on to The
hour "f appointment. At first Isabel
awaited the hour .f rendezvous willlou,
trembling b", when i. was approaching
10 the hour fr the signal with her love.
her duty I" Ter paren. occurred 10 her.
and she i,esita,rd. Affection Cur her mo-
tI'rr : for Mrs. Benton was still her moth
rr-s'ruggled long with her promise to
her lover. At length she said:
nv. ] rann"t Av. Ny mother! my
"nrher-har>h though you NAV he. eau
n", cost y"u a tear | will write a no,e
for iienrv. ,e ling him l canno, keep nv
PROMISE with him. and Ia. morrow | will
throw myself a, my mo,hfr's lee, aud
r"hfess all. She will. she mus. relen,.
Accordingly she took ~, pen. aud
hastily wr",e a few lines to her lover. ~
avery ~ ;rnk M"r! h!a!i"g the paper with tears
l. aned back "n the sofa. I" indnig. !" n
Of weeping. Long she wep. b", finally
IA urr attained the mastery. and like
rh,ld worn nut by grief, she sank in>en-i
bly, I" sleep.
The dawn If tay was nat beginning
to break when Mr.. " alI,ngf"rd. VII"
rhamced I" he an early riser. passing down
the torra.l"r. perceived The dior al Mrs.
Benton. parl"r .jar. with '-a''e' apparent
IL unrnu>e i",.. on the sofa. Alarmed ~
lie sight. hr entered. bu, finding 'i'ai Nis>
Benton Vas envy asleep. he would have
Withdrawn. when his eyes were attracted
Nv his tame in the unfinished note on the
table. and led by an ung"vernable .uri">'
~. lie read as fellows:
Il, il the will "f NV unhappy destiny.
combined with ,he desire "f my mother.
! must never rec ven again = never more
listen to ynu---,pver-hu why utter 'ha'
word! Tomorrow become the wife "'
Nr. Walh"sfrd. Fly then. from III.
sigh, = i, is sacrifice tina. | appeal I"
your honor 10 ma =
Who ran this gentleman he WI"
is this mysterious liver "f whom ! have
never heard! Alas: f"ndlv dreamed
Isabel. that you loved me. hui ] see M"
tina, l have been .lecrived AMI ,ha, your
m"tI,er is perhaps. forcing you into u,
mon ym, ali -
lIi> words were cut short by foot fall
!, was Henry leaping int" wiud"w. and
w alIingi"rd locked around. ! he rivals
gazed Il, eacl, other an instant nor shall
We a,,empt 10 describe their feelings when
they found ,l,a, they " re- father and son.
There exrla,na:i"ns "f surprise awake IS
abel who tainted. while a, the same in
stan, her mother appeared IN the srene
he in<ensihle girl was borne from The
himself a, Ills fathers Zee, excIaimed:
My father my father! l ain innocent.
pardon NE.
Rise. sir said Mr.. WallingforI. Il
am no longer your fa'her. | ain your
4ccu,"r aud your judge. Why have 80"
come I" Saratoga!
Il, was absolutely necessary for me I"
do sn. Honor com eled NE I" come AMI
sre one who's very dear ~ me.
.Aery we'll. but then you chose to pay
your visit. to this very dear person al inn-
a,en,s that are eqnivocal-at 3 O'Clock ~
the morning. for instance.
.Fa,her. since y"" know all, why d"
you thur in,errnga,e me!
.Eeca,ls. i, is my desire to know the
most minute details Of your love fot Miss
Isabel Benton
Aud wherefore Z
.tera,se she uugh. to be my wife and
no, yours
Then sir, you must know that il Is a
bout six tn,n,ls ag". III stroll thrO the
su-quei,annal country. whi,her | went a.
an artist, and Under an assumed name. !
met This Young lady. Why tell The result!
We loved. l did no, reveal .'.y real NAME.
for | wished to be loved for myself. and
moi as the son of .he rich Mr.. alllng-
ford. She promised I" I've mine ere part.
ing. and We pr.,misrd III write 10 each
,,,i,rr. l.ut our letters were intercepted
and deeming she had proved false !" me.
| resolved I" forget her. un'i; when hear
ing Incidentally from = friend here. tina,
,l.e VA. 10 be married ,h"ugl, he did