Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-08-22
No As WHOLE No 763

NNAN WV olt AieI OIkUHS Wllil| IN
hsPe8ence. She 80 seduously avoided
hiH unless some Other person was prosen,
that It was impossible for him no. 10 be a.
ware oil It, and he coon found that it must
w elhfr oy chdhce or stratagem, if lie Oh
tanned an nterVeW with her Fortune, at
last, favored him with the opportunity he
desired. Imagining hlm to he absent, for
he had mentioned ~ the morning that he
. siIou.d d be obliged 10 leave home on husinegs.
sue Venturej 10 walk out alone, her COM
pani0n not being disposed to accompany
her. Lionel, who had gone 10 further than
his own CHAMBER saw her, as with bastv
steps she cent her course towards SHADY
and secluded spot, entirely shut out from
the observation OF any person in or near
the house as it had been in the heart Of the
wilderness. lie dOahled the dpIicacy or
the generosity Of in.rudng himself inio her
presence, bat the thought that the opportu-
nlty, which tie had 70 long and 20 srdently
coveted, might no! again occur. overruIed
his scrUpes, and he determined TO 70 low
her. When he arrived at the spot She had
sought, he beheld her seated on the gnarIed
roots Of an old oak, with her face Lurjrd IN
her hands, and in an attitude OF deem and
overwhelming sorrow. EXceedinglv dis
f concerted, he was going 10 Withdraw, but
she had heard his approach, and looked up.
+ In amoment she was OH her feet, and al.
tempted crush Ly him ior he stood al the
only place Of cgress trorn the sheltered re.
treat Gently, bat frlnIy, he opposed her
purpose,
daughter Of Nualh," said he quoting
the words Of Ossian, and assuming play.
fulness which he by no means felt
Daughter of Nuath, why dost thou fly
from Gaul? Do my eyes send forth The
fame OF death! Or darkness hatred in NJ,
sonlE Thou art 10 me the beam Of the east
rising ia land unknnwn. But thou GOV,
crest thy face with sadness, daughter 0
high Dunlathom"
"Sutter me to co." said she--"I cannot
must not remain"
First listen 10 me only two minutes,
he replied, "and you shall be ubeyed-ior
have neither the tortitude nor patience /
longer endure the suspense which has tor
tuled ne for 4 week past"
Having thus broken through the cold re
serve which ill now had marked hls de
, meanor towards her in words of impa,
, stoned eioquenre he declared his love an
a begged a retUrn.
I 81 would willingly have spared both of |
the pain Of this" said she, "lor barrie
: strong as death must ever separate US"
d No So" lie replied "ior my love
II stronger than death. Only tell me VIII
this barrier is, and | an certain that ca
n cause it to yield"
). You'd would undertake an impossible
G ty size repijedi and now impIore you /
al you hold DEAR not to force me to iste
t longer to what is 4 crime for me to hear
e care you not generous enough then
: explain this mystery before we part! Mui
: | still longer be tortured with suspensep'
5 "Spare me now, said she: "to-morrow
r ! viii tell you ALL"
r "Where shall we meet"
!. "At the large rose bush, where gath,
n your mothers favorte roses. shall
n there early in the morning. Leave II
d now, must have few minutes TO cor
it pose my spirits, before appear in the pr
It sence ot others"
- They met at the place appointed, hat iu
rs she was going to commence her promi
L ed explanation, she suddenly threw up h
+ arms with convuIsire motion, and wi
o unutterah'e agony depicted in her count
y nance, eXclaimed--"I am lost"
5. Lionel perceived her eyes were rivett
ie upon some object with lock of the greo
r est terror, and looking round, lie behed
7, man in the gravel walk, coming towar
d them. He was of low stature, and as
drew nearer, he could see that his compile
" ion was swarthy, his features coarse al
e repusive, and that his small, restless ey
d seemed almost TO emit sparks Of Gre fro
u beneath their coarse shaggy eye brows.
!" While the predominat'ng expression OF
II counlenance was low cunning, there W
Il Il boidness and audacity in his manneI
~ evidently assumed for the occasion.
Il "WplI, madam" said he, 80 | he
- = found YOU at last, and shall take the libe
: ty of escorting you home"
- As her spoke, be made an effort to loc
NJ, ell lne HOlu WIlH dlinOSL pTeleThdlul
:! strength. Lionel, enqured Iy what rig
: he presumed to control the lady then u
70 der his protection.
=, - "By the rights Of husband" he reptile
~ ~ "Isit possible!" said Lionel, appealing
Il the beautiIuI girl at his side, ready 10 sil
a to the earth with excessive agitation.
y, % at is too true" she replied. Leave r
!, to my iate--I must obey his commands v
l. "What do you say TO that, most gala
4 sirl" said the man with malicious aug
~ THAT unfair means must have been |
"A sorted to, or she would never have acce
y. ted person like you for husband"
20 II dare say she has been fahricati
ct some plausible story by which she hoped
deceive YOU"
>, "She has told ME nothing" replied L
!, mel; "yet am none the less rertain Of /
=, truth of what have said, and until Y
a. can prove 10 the contrary she does not le;
w. this place"
a "That is more easily said thar d -
be SAID the mant "ior though you Pre- ',,snr
vp to dispute my authority, you rnav fnd!t
sn easy TO defy that of civi'. mr. ,gistfate. ,