Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-29

promise 10 that elect but 10 wed HIM
whom she did not love, whom she could
never love, was boon beyond even her
power 10 grant. She felt il would be bet
ter that both she and Capt. Elwyn should
die than that such sacrifice should be
made. She remained silent, but pale as
death.
'Spesk--I give you the option sal d
Col. Thorne. 1 once knelt to you-YoU
had no pity
oh! do not ask it, implored Emily
Any thing else
The face of Colonel Thorne grew
white with rage. what he exclaimed
passiona,ely, do you think me more than
human! Shall give up him, whom, by
your own confession, know to be the
rival that rified me of your love! Blu, for
him you would have loved me. Shall
free this hated rival. when it is in my
power to be revenged on him, Shall |
do this, too, without an equivalent? You
ask strange things, Miss Newion-ay,
expecl me to put the knife to my own
throat. have loved you with passionate
earnesness--I would as willingly die as
see you another's-yet you ask me to
spare rivals life that you may wed him
before my face. Away he cried in bit
ter scorn, tlinglng her arm from him com
pletely transported with passion.
But | will promise-l will swear new
er to marry Captain Elwyn, eagerly in
terposed the supplicant.
Rely on woman's OATH said Col.
Thorne, with a passionate sheer. "A
thing given to-day, and broken tomorrow!
As well trust the tickle seas or put faith
, in iratorsn
Emily rose sadly to her feet Those
last words had crushed what remained Of
! hope in her bosom. She saw that pas
sion had distorted nature, always prone
a TO sefshness, into the cruelty of fiend.
Her demeanor suddenly assumed dignl-
| ty which awed Colonel Thorne, even
amid the fury of jealousy.
God forgive you,' she said, 'and grant
\ that on your death bed, you may not
= plead to him in vain. | have bu, one ia
: vor to ask of you;' she said after pause,
0 and that IS. a personal interview with
with Captain Elwyn.'
= There was such lofty majesty in her
9 air. which was the air rather of a superi
E or than supplicanl, that Colonel Fhorne
/, qnaied, as selfish passion and cruelty ev
t, er does before true nobility of sonl. He
: would have refused her boon, had hc
y dared, but he was awed into consent
5 though the moment after she left his pres
ence and the order for her admission te
!, the prisoner had been issued, he curset
e himself for having been Influenced int
J. the concession.
10 The room in which Captain Elwyn
n was confined, was situated on the groun,
| floor of the inn, no more secure place ex
J. istng in the village, which itself wa.
re composed of but -four or five houses.
,e few steps brought Emily into the entranc
of the apartment. The door was fun
d open, ana she stood in the presence Q
e, her lover.
~ He was reading by solitary candle
- when thus interrupted, and looking up h
% saw with surprise, yelled female figure
er Emily trembled excessively. She dread
ed tina, Captain Elwyn would think III;
er she over-sepped the bounds of femal
ed modessy in thus seeking him; but hi
IN fear was soon dissipaed, for her lover in
| mediatelv recognizing her form spran
er forward with joyful exclamation, an
the poor girl now all nervousness and a.
nd ita,ion, fell weeping into his arms.
e, When she was more composed, h
s. drew from her a narrative of the near
by which she learned his danger.
an AMI you dared the peris Of a midn q
W. ride to see me! God bless you. deares
at But would you had not come he adde
in mournfully. i would you had spare
" yourself this sad ineryiew-I would va
had known nothing Of my peril til :
eH was over
NC Say not so,' replied Emily striving
nd compose her tears. There is melal
en-, choly pleasure in this interview. "
IN but 60 before TO better world. fe
ilh that shall soon follow
an Her lover pressed her mutely to h
be bosom; the tears were in his own eye
ca. but called up by her agony, not his.
yht Il knew from the first moment of n
CAPTURE said he at length. that there W
ter no hope. Colonel Thorne, if he do
ave not know, suspects my love for you, a
# would rejoice TO destroy rival and ret
al a, once We are old foes in The field.
er | have asked no favors.'
all Alas! it is but too true said the wee
ing girl. Il saw him before | came
she you, and pleaded in vain for your llf
oat Now, this is too much exclaimed I
are prisoner with burst of indignant feelr
isit Il would rather have sacrificed my rig
e hand than tha, he should thus rumi
ion over you! Yet heaven bless you, deart
nto for making the effort. The knowled
of love like this-so devoted. so SC
led sacrificing. will smooth my few hours
and lile.'
is 'Ohl Henry, is there no hoper {
ned claimed Emily looking up. Il canno,
,er- that am to lose you. | will not belle
ling it, Succor will yet come from so
AS quarter. Say tina, there is hope!' s
said almost franiically.
ore The bitterness Of death was increa:
ing by sight Of her agony. Capt Elw
# at turned away TO conceal his agony.
,ino pressed her TO his breas! but dared
-, make answer.