The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-05-04

said IN a stern voice. No blessing will 4
'ome upon The child who dispses herII
fathers house. lflhvu Gost marry this 81
nan, thou wilt briug upon thy head The
tread curse OF fhhel's broken heart. /,
'o-morr ~ morning, Charles Longville ,
vii visit thee. Receive him kindly, ,otI,
from hat time thou shalt 20 longer he
my dsugh'er.' win these words b. ID
II 4 The room. If
CHAPTER II.
We pass over The time that e'apsed
after the scene we have desc ioed-s
lme that made q sad change in Alice de
Leon. Her dark luS'ro1s eye had
grown dim; the blush of health uponl
nei check h'd -o"e, her lighl aud fairy.
Ike step had become heavy, as though
all The elasticity of youth had passed.
way. She was the belroyed OF CnarIes
.oogvile. She had seen her father,
esi'h decaying, care making deep lur.
q wv on his aged brow, she had heard
am walk reslIessl y in his room during
ne hours of tie night, or groanlng
'eavtly ia his slccp--and she could MOI
sill her father. Gerard Dumont hadI
If course been banished from the castle
by the Baron's orders, but by The hell
i lf her attendant maiden, she had manag-
ed to let him know all the circumstance,
which had forced her 10 take back the
faith she had phgnled 10 him. o.
him, TOO, dark fate pressed with a
X h,I Ia b..,
veil nigh breaking, he was obi ged to
confess ,hs, he would not have wished
7 Ger TO act otherwise.
= 1t wanted only few days 10 the time
4 appointed for HE marriage, when, one
vening, servant informed the Lady
: ie,lrlng earnestly y 10 speak with her, h,
/" nad the appearance of pilgrim, AM
- ,aid that he was travelling homewar,
" jrom q long journey, and had matters o
~ great importance TO- eommqpPtlFGalet ~ tFtall etutt !
} }'Iner maid desire him 10 Tell his news t
!! ,he Baron, bul when she returned wit
:" The pilgrim'S earnest request 10 be al
owed 10 see her, ailir mlng hat his tai
would be told TO no one but herself, sh
ST. consented 10 admit him. He SCENE
e' very old, with long while hair; yet hi
ed lray eyes had not lost all their lusire
rs ,ud close observer might have marke
- "a them somewhat evil expreSsio 4
.. NsEiug low reverence 10 the lady, h
oI seated himself al her command, and sp
e. Ieared rather embarrassed how to cou
ny neuce his tory. Would ii be aSkin
as' 90 much, lady, TO LEI an old man spea
2 with thee quite alone, for few m omen
i'h ne said, for AIice had desired her mai
eS remain 10 lhe ROOM
OF 'You may trust my attendant ST
md replied, with anything tolchin5 m
zen Welfare
,ne Il, might be better Otherwise RI
'h 'urned the seeming pilgrim; but lei
n d be so if it is MY pleasure. lie pause,
Thou wilt Wonder, lady, that an o
In nan shuuId dare TO address thee, h,g
Id. oorn and Beautiful, on such a subject
n }u have known thee long, lady glove
cr her, ss an old man might love h
ia daughter; and would fam do sughl
OF NV power 10 minister TO thy hsppines
Ih A few words will show mat ! kno
MY thee. Thy uother died when III,
1t vert vet an infant; and thou hast low
er. thy father 60 dearly, that thou art no
ng' about TO sacrifice myself for him,
'yi marrying man thou dos' not love-
lay q have but little thanks to give thee
ms said Alice proudly, for prying into I,
IS secrets of my family, aud then comit
ine to tell me what knew full wel.'
w. 'Here me out, lady, conuuueI I
TO old man. Thou lowest one of H. know
'arl birth. know his pdreu,sge.'
'l' Alice started, but did not nterru
y him.
W. His parents were noble as thine oU
80" And this WAS my purpose in com.
v" hllher; to of thee, # thou wi acc,
~, hem, my services with thy Ihheg;
: = whom will tell such things, that
|hy shall himself desire The match as MI
1a'hl as thou doSl.'
ART; 'Bur art thou sure Of this, old ma
rse; she replied, looking attenlveIy 10
h face. Boz if it be SO, il it loo late,
us, i, prepared, the marriage cannot be
'pon of
Think, lady, how thy fth'r's h'
lres, will leap with joy, t. fad that
eps. nonor aud thy happI"ess can both
$ Of seved.'