The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-12-05

his head upon his hand, Father Antoine's
fell by his side, still grasping the document
he had been reading. Richard started
from his lelhargy.
She's not my sister! Thank God
Thank God!
'Wha, means this burst of joy, my son!'
inquired Father Antoine,
She is not my sister, Father, and now
| feel rising strong within me the love
have so long and strangely borne her!-|
YES, pure, holy, aud unallered love !
Sanctioned as it is by heaven now wha''
happiness may | not anllclPa'e!-one
loves me, too, father, Pm sure she does,
for she has known no other who could
win her young affections, what then re-
mains for us but to be welded to each
otherp
Be it so, my son, and you may both be
happy as you deserve. And when neS'
we NEE, may have another as important
secret to communicate. In the mean
time, confde to my care the certificate,
ant 'hc l''C III P'hN''
Richard gave them to him, and gained
from he old man the promise of joining
their hands as soon as Cephse was in
formed of their relative positions.
Willingly, my son; Tomorrow We
meet again. till then, iarawell. Heaven
bless You.
And as the door closed on the depart
Ing priest, CephiSe WIS heard descending
the stairs from her chamber Richard
met her with face radient with expect
ant oy. But how different looked the
bowed down creature, with intense anNi-
ETY., who placing her cold hand into that
warm one extended to receive it, and
Inokng in his eye, innocenlIy prepared
to innict a death blow on all his highly
colored an,icipalons of happiness
Dear Richard, began Cephise Il can
no longer conceal from you the secret that
presses on my heart, | feel, o! how
cuhahIe have been in so long conceal
ing from you that which SO nearly CON
Germs my honor
'Cephse, explain, | besecch you
Richard-dearest brother, have de-
cciyed YOU OfIen when we have heen
speaking Of our affection for each other,
have SAID loved none but yOu,my broth
err
you did! YOU ddr exclaimed Richard,
douhtng Nha, was to FOLLOW.
Richard. continued Cephjse, in a calm
low tonc,-'Richard, uttered fa!shood
did, | do love another
Richard dropped her hand, aud stood
like one paraIyzed, his eyes nlentIy fixed
on hers. She continued
'You shall know all--you shall decide
my fate, dear brother, o! irown not on
me. Richard, but hear me out
Go or, 90 on, said Richard. in a
voice scarce audlablC.
"Tis now Two months since | have
known him-since he has promised to de.
mand Of you NY hand in marriage, Hi:
name is Edward DoryiIle, Il journey-mar
like Yourself, and an orphan
Cephise paused Richard replied not
She gazed upon his face, Not a muscle
show cd the inward working Of despair
All without, was calm, sIatuc-!Ike AM
firm.
You do not speak to nc, Richard saic
CcpIse, getting close to him, and taking
his hand, This at once recalled him It
himself.
Sure It's some dream and have been
too roughly Weakened" and pressing her
hand with Il conyulsiye grasp,-'and-you
yon-locc lin, Cephise!,
Il do dear brother
Enough! You shall be his you shall
be his and throwing himself into seat
he buried his face in his hands, and NJ
longer struggled to master the tide o.
bitter feeling that oppressed him, he
wepl! The sturdy mechanic wcpl. &c.
phlse fell a, his feet The big drop,
rrlcklcd through his ROACH fingers, and
fell upon the appraised forehead of The only
being he had ever loved iuensIy, aud who
cInng to his knees in the agony Of self.
reproach.
TO BE CONTINUED.