Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-03-21

me you love mes--thrice frozen ada Q
mant, you canhoi-eold, calculating spir- t
it, you do not dare TO love gave you n
all, my life. my hope, my heaven, nay, T
God himself / have forgotten il this mad 8
Idolatiy-and have but asked you to 5
love me in return. And you shall, proud $
soul of ice-you 81 all be mine, and you [
shall love as Go, or by the Heavens
above US, and the God who rules them I
'PeaceP exclaimed Glendora. starting 1
to her feet and confronting him with fol-
ded arms and 6a,hing eyes, 'madman
do you know 10 whom you speak?'
| Instantly ST. Auburn saw his error, he
had gone too far. In moment bis whole
being seemed to change, and he looked
up into her sparkling eyes, with sin
gularly facinating gaze, full OF earnest
tenderness, yet more, perhaps, resem-
bling that with which the serpent chains
his victim; then half rising, his arm en-
cIrcled her waist, and again he drew her
to his side. Forgive me, my Glendora,
he murmured, still keeping his eyes iss-
tened upon hers, while his voice grew
strangely melancholy and liquid, as
, though it came in gushing ear-drops
from his heat. say you forgive me. for
we shall part so soon. And tell me. too,
when we shall meet again, you will visit
| your aunt, and in few short months, Il
shall come TO claim you is it not so, my
own--sweet bride9 He felt his triumph, |
r as the bright drops stole up to 'Ora's Vi
, olet eyes, the fsintest sernblance Of a.
r crimson shadow nestled down in her pure
: cheek, like sunbeam when it lights up
: the white roses heart. her cherub head
! dropped low upon his bosom and, as she
i laid her soft little hand in his, she whis-
: pered Dear Paul-let it be as you say I
: In hastily moving her hand TO place it
: in that OF her lover, her uncovered arm
e glanced along the point Of the poignard,
i which lay unheeded in her lap, and the
/ dark shadow seemed to press itself into
II his embrace before her Shuddering, she
e disengsged herself, and her eve fell up
9 on the blood which tIickled drop by drop
r over her snow-whlte drapery. The shad.
j. ow lef. her vision 10 gather darkIy round
her heart, and the 'ruddy drops il sent
II so lately glowing TO her cheek, curdled
a down into its deepest fountains. till Ora
d felt as though all life had fed, and left it
-e pulseless clay.
o. On the following morning a note of
re adieu announced the departure of her low
er. His college life was ended, his cir
TO cumstances were such as to preclude
IN the necessity of profession, or any reg
IL ular business, and he now anticipated a
:. visit TO his mother with delight, for he
* should inform her Of the coming of his
Id lovely BRIDE. Ora, as soon as she recov-
lie cred from the stony stuPor which since
K the preceding evening had weighed
to heavily upon her spirits, wrote to heI
lie aunt, accepting her kind invitation, anc
c. also to her father, informing him OF hel
isl determination to reside, for time, witt
nj Mrs. Linton, and subsequently, TO be
nd come the bride Of Paul ST. Auburn.
I'd Ii was the early autumn. Summe
a seemed TO linger, as she passed away owe
C the southern hills, 10 fling back pariin:
n smile upon the hearts that loved hel, AM
rs call forth a lew pale blossoms 10 brighter
he DER their pathway.
ay The spirit felt that it was autumn, on
tt ly, from certain delicious dreamines
NO in the mellow atmosphere, for the ladin.
hi fowerets wisely kept the secret of thri
he slow decay, and had not breatned il L
tic the whispering gales. 1t was the las
ng night of Ora CameIon's happy school
ch days-her last public examination ha
ip, been Passed--aud the school-g rl's fet
his which closed the session, was also d aw
en- ing 10 close. Every where throug
he the old familiar halls, and amid the ga
ich crowd which filled them, GIendora'
zen presence flashed like laughing sun
wo beam. for she had been long among ther
ike and they had loved her well. Purel
ar. beautiful in her graduating dress {
on, snowy muslin, and wreath of pale tea
red roses, she stood by one Of the open wiz
his dows Of the great saloon, where tn
an moonlight fell over her like glory, COZ
not veIsing gally with Fitzosbert Loudon.
ra.' Some quaint comment from his spar
Oh, ling wit, upon their first romantic intr
rew duction. had called forth peal of ringir
ner merrlment from his fair companion, whe
un- their interesting tete-a-te was fntertu
r in ted by the approach Of Miss Prescott.
icb- That lady, sn iiingly apologized for h
ito lntl uslon, saying, as she placed two lie
the ters IN Glendora's hand, they have iu
nt's arrived, let tihem be my excuse and al
rere the peace-ofering. | should have detail
me- ed them until tomorrow, but that | q
the aware Of your anxiety TO hear Fl ON HON
/ up and one of them bears your Georgi
ords post-mark.'
own o thank you, dear madam, you a
already forgiven, now suppose, that
,ift.' , return for this favor, should give
Sing Mr.. Loudon TO you, until | shall ha
glanced over these precious document
he. suggested Ora, smiling.