Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-03-21
From Graham's Magazine.
THE BEAUTIFUL ICIcLE."
A TALE OF RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE.

THE BEAUTIFUL ICICLE.''
A TALE OF RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE.
BY L. VIRGINIA SMITH.
GcoNTNUED FROM OUR LAsT.1
CHAPTER w.
In the passion-hour of youth,
The lip may breathe its holiest VOW,
ct shadows dim the spirits truth.
BAYARD TAYLOR.
Naught
So i'll as the betrayers sin, almost
Salvationless FEsTUs.
Evening, and in the wane Of the glo-
rious summer. time. v as it the deep re-
pose of the hour-the beauty ofthe sun
set-or the voice OF universal nature cal
ling to her children, that induced sweet
Ora Cameron TO abandon the idea Of her
usual ride, and taking advantage Of the
freedom she enjoyed. walk abroad alone?
We cannot say it might have BEEN
But we know she wandered on, far up
the green hillside, along the borders Of
its wooded summit--and around the haw-
/ thorn ihicket on the west, till she came
10 the old log seat, where we schoolgirls
were wont to resort of a half-holyday to
gather wild roses, and pore over the pa.
4 ges of Sweet Prairie Bud or lolIing on
the. green sward BY its side, dream out a
lar more gorgeous, ifnot more consistent
romance-each young spirit lis own
: bright heroine!
/. Glendora rested there alone. Her
: light school-brnnet and tiny glove lay
on the grass at her feet; she sat with her
hands clasped over her knee, white as
! the snowy lawn she wore, and gazed alb
, stractedly far away into the sunset. A
5 very few weeks, and her happy year oI
? probation would have fastened TO lis
: close. Should she return home TO be-
j come the bride of man she detest.
] ed and despised ?-never! Should she
n then wed ST. Auburn, and make HI,
heart her home i-she hesitated-for al
:, though Glendora felt that she did no
il love him as she deemed she ought, sh'
i imagined that her affection was as strons
y as that Of any other woman, and this sh'
endeavored to convince herself was sufh
pe cient
Had she dreamed that she could eve
,e lavish upon another. sentiments Of
y warmer nature than those she cherished
for ST. Auburn, she would have died err
e. she had consented TO marry him, her nc
al bic nature was too pure. too true, TO liv
a and practice such deception.
n, She had some time previous written t
her Aunt Linton, and lately received a
ID answer entreating her to m: ke IngIesid
W her future home. Her husband, Mr.:
Linton added. had died four months sine
as and Ida and herself were so lonely, woul
he not her dear niece, notwithstanding I'll
he temporary enlargement which had ex
listed between their families, come t
re them, enliven their solitude, and consol
by her affection? Should GIendora al
it, cept this invitation s-cnuld she resi-
ed such klndness? i will go to dear Aur
OK Adelaide, mulmured Ora 10 herself, an
nd cert dnly her determination was forme
| in excellent time, for at this moment
ho slight ru-tling in the underwood attrat
IS, ted her attention, and St. Auburn bour
ng ded TO her side. His careless student
costume was well adapted to his liit
* and graceful figure, and Glendora ma
be pardoned the glance of pride vii
'ld which she greeted him, when, sprIngir
sv- over the rustic seat, he flung his lig
'Sombrero' at her feet. and with all Il
his passionate rapture OF his enthusiast
4 nature, folded her TO his wildly throbbir
ce bosom. Ihe half-scornful smile whi'
de- usually fingered on his finely cut Ii
raj and formed the only shade upon b
as proud and glorious beauty, had Civ,
ow- place 10 one of glowing tenderness, q
sunshine nestled lovingly amid the ri
ast masses of his waving hair, and his de
lin eyes seemed to tnrob and glow like t,
ght blue waves at midnight rolling, and Ii
red them, too, each liquid orb detained SIT
After long and whispered coRversatic
his DUNG which the young genthusiast pour
e a out afresh. the story OF his love, and
ght ambitions dream, a silent shadow see
owl. ed 10 fall upon their spirits. i canr
re- forget that we part tonight, sweet Or
the said ST. Auburn. see what have brous
ar you as a remembrance, and he dr.
ing, some shining substance from the I'M
ling lining Of his vest She Started involt
ide, tarily as he placed it in her hand, for
re- SO ooinS, ne drew from ltS Snealn OF u
an ly chased silver, small Italian stiIet
the of exquisite workmanship Upon
,hed handle, which was golden serprr
head. with eyes OF flaming ruby, W
up inscribed the names Of Glendora Car
upon ron and Paul 81. Auburn, and on
keenly glittering blade which he held
man, for her inspection, she read the VIC
l do Blue as thine eyes, true as thine c
"a We, tried heart !!
III is beautiful--but il is strange g
lgled said Glendora, coldly. and as il mu:
to herself. 81. Auburn was vexed.
will You do not admire il them said