Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-09-08

outward show, but he was mean and wicked at
! heart. A hard saying, but the oldest son of
good old Ambrose Wingfeld was mean at
heart
CHAPTER II.
First Love and its fruts-A wITHERED FLOWER
When Allan grew to be man he began to
look around for some "help meet" to share
with him the tolls and cares of an eventful life
which lay before him. Notwithstanding it has
been said that Allan was mean at heart, vet
there was the same inherent principle that ex-
lists in the breast Fall human beings at some
time, mixed in with the dark catalogue, sin
gle bright gem he lored!
Ellen O'Rara was the first creature that in
spired his heart with the tender passion. Ell
len was the only daughter of a widow, who
lived in a small but neat cottage mile back
from Moss Rose Cottage. She had emigrated
from the land "o'er the deep blue sea' about
the time that good old Ambrose Wingield did
and had pitched her cottage in gorge of the
mountains, where she had lived ever since in
the calm enjoyment of quiet peaceful life
Her husband, the prop and hope of her days,
had gone on the final journey to the land where
spirits dwell and where Eternity reigneth =
as they crossed the heaving waters Of the At
la1tic he fell sick and the Angel of Death how
cred over him and led him into the Yalla5o ~
form she doated on lose its radiant beauty
and healthful glow and the pale gloom over
spread the features and grow cold, icy cold =
She saw her husband that was to wage for her
the strife of life in the far off land whittier they
were journeying, turn to pale and speechless
corpse and no more smile in recognition Of her
10Y, but lay motionless, sightless and horribly
- 4Lo anil of (Tj9Ot
Terrors! She saw the idol she Worshiped lif-
ted over the ships edge while funeral banners
tapped from the mast's head she saw the
ships crew perform this solemn rite and then
she saw the dark rolling waves leap up to re-
ceive their gift and with a splash close over
the treasure forever! She was a widow, be-
reft of her hope and comfort and her tears fell
: into the bosom of the Ocean to mingle waters
: with the foaming brine of the tossing deep
She was widow and with her daughter, El
len, and a. manly son, she landed on the Amer
Is lean shore and had sought home in the noun
/ tain gorge near which the city of AZ nov
lourishes in commercial pride and prosperity
! Here she spent her days quietly and PEACEFUL,
!, until Death on the "Pale Horse passed tina
q wav and robbed her of her son. She saw th
y grass spring and the flowers open on the gray
. Of her son and she then felt herself to be de
= pendent upon her own eXertlons for means 6
1 subsistence. Thanks to the munifcence of
: deceased relative in her native country she wa
~ placed in possession of an annuity which wa
= found to be adequate to her several wants
~ Ellen was as kind and an affectionate cre
III ture as ever lived, and withal extremely han'
some; her beauty was of majestic charact
ou and the person who was ever in her present
ge felt its spiritual influence. In her nature 81
"A fho oft
ed that is too often drawback upon the got
n qualities in the human heart. UntaugIlt
of the vain and frivolous chimeras Of the fashio
ad able circles she was, at eighteen, generor
IRE confdng and as affectionate creature as ev
lty blessed man with unsullied love.
re- Allan was ravished by the startling beau
tn of her face and for a moment forgot his natl
OF arrogance and bowed himself at her feet a
ry sued her for the high and holy gift of her har
OF she vaciated for a time for she felt it was
the responsible and sublime obligation; this
ary famed Allan because she did not and woI
the not Weld cheerful and an immediate comp
and ance to his wishes and prompted the sore
and Avarice in his bosom to dictate horrrid a
of blasphemous oath that she should comp
ans he secretly swore that she should be bis
dis wholly his.
cad He continued his visits to the cottage
llan the widow and in his future association "
was the lovely and confiding Ellen he brought i
han requisition all the treachery and intrigue
pa his desperate nature. His song of love
be the maiden was of startling and ardent
but and his whisperings IN her ear were stud
nth phrases of thrilling entreaties. 1t seemed
ow- the entire and unconquerable desire of his S
and was to succeed in exacting promise from
ther gentle Ellen to be his. For this purpose
to seemed to lay aside his former graspings
5 re- gain and to concentrate his entire energies
the accomplishment of this one purpose
e as coveted the widows daughter as he did {
the and whether it was the genuine and /
81 promptings of unsordid love or the burr
pace ambition in his bosom that ruled his acti
arms we shall see. With view of ensnaring
E, as len in the meshes of Love he cloaked
the true nature in the mantle of deceit and
more continued to press his suit with the ems
uty's of gallant and devoted lover; his VOWS
and of the most ardent character; his visits
enev- quent and his prayers for her hand uncea.
e set He swore in the face of Heaven eternal I
felt ity to her and called upon Angels to re
her the vow in their undying memory If ms
with tachment and devotion was not pure as
an skies! Ellen was convinced of his intee