Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-03-28
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A TALE or RETRIBUTIvE JUSTICE.
BY L. VIRGINIA SMITH.
IcoNTMUEp FROM OUR LAsT1
waa CHAPTER v.
Oh! had we never, never met,
Or could this heart cen now forget,
How linked, how blest we might have been
Had fate not frowned so dark between!
LALLA RooKH.
Who laundering comes on blacklist steed?
Though weary storms are sunk to rest
There's none within the riders breast,
And though to-norrows tempest lower,
IT'S calmer than thy heart, young Giaour!
BYRON
Two weeks from that memorable eve
ming and Ora Cameron departed on her
Journey to the West A suitable ira vel
ing companion being provided by kind
Miss Prescott, who wept silently as she
busted herself in preparation. Ora,
though pale and weak from recent excite
ment, set forward upon the journey with
heavy heart. She had not dared 10
write TO St. Auburn, or even 10 reply to
her father. fhe world TO her was one
dull, aching yoid-cheerless, homeless
and life a Ieaden ocean without shore
She determined never to confess 10 her
lover the relationship which existed be-
tween them; she could never be his
and how 10 tell him so She pondered
over her fathers impatient remark, for
you there is no such thing as love- till
II seemed 10 her whitening curse, and
she thought the time Of its fulfil!meni al
ready come. She now comprehended
alas for such a fearful revealing. the
dark shadow which spemed TO crush IL
self between her and her lover; she un-
defstood but too well the intuitive shtink
ing, on account OF which he so frequent
ly accused her Of coldness, and not fully
realizing how much more keen are the
perceptions, how much more delicate the
sensibiliiies Of woman's hearth mans
she marveled that he could have regard
ed her with such deep and passionate
, idolstry. She felt that the love, which
powerfulns.urc had, as II were, ,wrung
from hers, strange, cold and ftful as il
was, effectually prevented her ever bes-
towing upon another an undivided heart
and she sighed as she remembered how
long her life might be, and that life ac-
cursed
Thus mosed Glendora as the carriage
rolled on which was to convey her TO her
future home. Her silent companion
made no effort TO lntF1de upon her me-
citations; he was respectable citizen OF
the city near which her aunt resided, and
as friend Of Mrs. Linton, would gladly
have contributed 10 the entertainment oi
her young relative. but once or twice
during the day, when he had endeavored
to draw her into conversation, he hao
observed that as she made an effort tc
reply, the bright drops trembled on hel
long lsshes---so the kind hearted old gen.
tleman soon forboTe 10 intrude upon &
gentle grief which he imagined arose
from leaving the home of her schoolday:
for land Of strangers. Toward eve.
ming they reached the suburbs of a large
town. some forty miles distant from L.
and as the clouds came rolling up from
the west 10 such manner as 10 threaten
stormy night, they gladly sought the
hOspitalities of the first hotel 'Ora
early sought the privacy Of her chamber
and about 10 o'clock, feeling weary anC
low.spiFited, threw aside the volume ia
which she had been endeavoring to for
get herself, for the purpose Of preparing
20 retire. The storm by this time ragged
loud without; rain mingled with hail das b
ed dsgainst the windows, the cold light
ming quivered at intervals, and the wine
huwled around the easement like tht
wall Of some departed spirit.
Ora approached the window as sh'
gathered up her long tresses, in order Il
confine them for the night, and twinins
them listessly about hei fingers, looked
out upon the tempest, raging through th'
gloomy and deserted streets. At ihi
moment travelling carriage dashed u
IN 'front.' Of the hotel, almost directly be
neasn neF window-ihe silver-mountel
harness, and black, streaming sides of th,
painting horses glittered in the light O
the lamps IN front, and bells rung ou
win . sulien clang in various parts Of tn
building. The young creature turne,
'dreamIly away from the cheeiless scene
and kneeling by her couch, poured fortt
her short and simple evening PRAYER
She was just rising when a low knocl
at he chamber-door startled her; omen
ing it hastily, servant announced tba
gentleman in such a saloon, where
Ora could not exactly understand, wish
ed to speak with Miss Cameron. Hi