Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-11-24

'sTake her away = shouted her ladyship, as she
recoiled with an expression of loathing.
"This is your own child !'' said Reginald, in
Idignantly.
"Child !! how dare you address such language
to me She is no child of mine.'
Reginald turned ashy white, and holding Kate
a little from him, bestowed an imploring glance
on the agitated peer.
"This young person is not my daughter, my
ord, said the latter, 'nor any relative of mine"
Then who-!'' gasped Percy.
"Who is she why, my daughters governess,"
was the prompt reply.
Reginald let Kate slip from his arm to the floor,
while he stood gazing at her prostrated form trans
figured with horror.
"Come, come Percy, it is high time to end this
farce" said Lord Castleardeh "it is unseemy;
and before my daughters, too"
'sBut am married % vociferated Percy.
'Kate's husband - exclaimed her ladyship,
who fancied the objects to the room had multiplied
ad ssJfnatuna.
The domestics caught the expression, "Kate's
husband passed the round of the amazed group.
Forgive me, Regnaild, do not look so. Kill
me if you will, for I deserve it; but do not for
mercy's sake hate me,'' said Kate, in a tone of
piteous entreaty
Woman said he fercely, sis what they tell
me true g"
at is'
"And your name -"
skate Brown"
A deep groan broke from the young mans chest,
and sinking into chair he buried his face in his
hands.
"Woman, have you dared :" said the peer an
grily.
"Leave the house, you mink !'' cried her lady
ship.
'sSuch brazen effrontery. Well, never-a
prison would be too good for her. were the
charitable remarks of the sons and daughters.
The servants were silent; but they drew away
from her as if she had been pestilence All
this reused Kate from the lethargy into which she
was sinkng and springing to her feet, she con-
fronted her taunters with the aspect of Pytho-
ness. Her nostrils dstended like those of pant
ing steed.
"Cowards !'' she cried, chow loud you can bark
at solitary friendess woman. You would bite
too if you dared; but I defy any one of you to SO
much as wag little finger at me-"
Reginald, upon hearing this spirited declaration
raised his wan face, and regarded her fxedly.
''You heap reproaches me-" she continued,
"and never think of blaming yourselves. Who
first suggested this relation to me You,'' ad-
dressing Lady Castlearden "by your contumelious
treatment of what you considered worm. You,"
addressing her husband by your naughty cold
ness; you'' to the sons, "by your insults, your
detestable, cold blooded insults. Was I meek,
poor thing, to endure all this uncomplaingly al
No studied my revenge and determined to have
satisfaction, by casting slight on the whole or
der. The beauty that made me hated by you -
this was to the young ladies-"and tormented by
you''-this to the sons-''I swore should
avenge me. Accident threw this gentleman in
my way. He became enamored of the peers
daughter, and offered her honorable marriage
Would he have done the same to Kate Brown the
governess 3 | doubt it; and as | loved him and
distrusted myself, | allowed the deception to 90
on. The result you know. I now Lady
Percy
This was delivered with an air of lofty disdain,
not unmingled with the fondness of woman who
unreservedly loves. Reginald groaned audibly,
but in his inmost heart he could not help admir-
ing his courageous and extremely beautiful wife.
But his pride had been wounded, and he stood
aloof from her. Kate noticed the action and tears
started to her eyes.
Reginald" she said in a voice broken by emo
ton, 'say you do not hate me the law will per-
haps release you, and then you can wed another
in your station of life, but never truer or more
spotless girl than the one you are spurnng.-I
Dear Reginald, say one kind word to me, and I
will pass away like a dream
AS she said this, she flung herself at his feet,
and clasping his knees, looked up beseechingly
in his face. The appeal was irresstable-he bent
down, imprinted one burning kiss on her ice cold
forehead, and then darted from the room Kate's
husband was never more seen in Castlearden
House. Kate left almost Immediately after he
did, but not before she had with her little hand
made the cheek of the Hon. Russell Castlearaen
tingle again.
The same night she was closeted with her un-
cle-a Mr.. Brown, bachelor who had large
transactions in the general grocery line. The old
man seemed exceedingly pleased with her, and,
as he chucked his neice under the chin, jocularly
said:
"That having gone into the world little had
done her good. She had 'bagged nobleman,'
an exploit never before performed by Brown,
and he honored her for the deed"
seBut have lost him. sobbed Kate, che is gone
gone forever
'Not bit of it," replied her uncle, assuringy.
ellis vanity and prejudices, and all that touch
ed, but he will come around in time, depend up
on it,
ssEa may get n divorce or the marriage NAV he