Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-03-10

DHlAen0sS Win Wnlcn the heated blood #FSeu y
through the trembling artery under his hqer; a
and why the fevered brow should gIovHith a {
deeper blush, was alike ihexplicabIe1 And Q
why his own heart sprung in his bos6 to a |
wild cenvulsive futtering. was also st his /
ken. The fervid hand of the suFerefin eled {
strangely as the Doctor held it in his nd pa !
tiently diagnosised her case. He prscribed
q remedy for her ills and seated himslkhy her
to watch its effects. Her illness rs Of pro
tracted duration. but thanks to the assiduuus at
~tention of Doctor Dulany, she was eventually
restored to glowing health again.
The circumstance of Juliet's illness, under
the ordinary course of things, would have
been of no great moment, butoccuring among
the parties it did, it proved to be OF the fEst
Importance. The Doctors solicitous kindness
to the patient. was the meaBs OF en- .lsting Mrs.
Meredith for bis most ardent friend ald as
for John. he was no less ardent in his attach
ment for the Doctor than his mistress, bsliev-
ing as he did that the Doctor saved hin and
Juliet from the dark, damp grave, of whrh he
had such horrid and frightful conception; and
IS for Juliet herself, it is hoped we commit no
breach of trust by saying, that she had earn
ed to secretly love the stranger!'
After this, the Doctor was a frequent visitor
to the Mansion, and it might have beenalto-
gether a hygienical consideration that prlmp-
ted hin to recommend Miss Juliet to take fire.
quent airiEgs in the park, orit might have been
from other motives-We know not-the hcts
are, however, that such was frequently the
case. and for the most part the Doctor himself
was her attendant! The tKelpie's Bower
was their favorite retreat, and here the gentle
Juliet first heard the ardent breatfings of
loves faithful vows-here, here - fitting place
4 -hnr oar was first opfranoad with ito NwifphInn
lyric-here she first felt the thrilling qliver of
her souls fond harp trill its unison strain to
the whispered melody Of the heart she loved
t with her first, her pure, her holy ABORTION
:. Fitting place for love and song; there the
: ripping wavelets Of Silver Creek hurried past
5 with its babbling music there the suDbeams
and the star-rays danced through the f~fntastic
a windows Of the forests dome and the flower
( ing vines; there the grass-plats, and the daisy,
/ and the i~essamine, spread their dowIy car
. pets there the forest choir met to tral their
e vocal concert; there the breezes played and
+ there the forest nodded and waved their YER
: dant plumes. Fitting place it was for love and
song!
No place was so dear to Juliet as the sKel.
e pies Bower For years she had been ~cloister
ed within the Mansion walls, with no ore tC
q hold communion with yet for this her sou
had longed, for this she had spent her sigh anC
a now. and now that prayer was answered: there
n in the green alcove of natures own trimming
n she had found the wished for Jewell spiri
lofty and pure as her own. A change was
wrought in the gentle girl-her sleeping at
%fections had been aroused as by a burning
hash-a new life had burst upon her, and it
hallowed influences had changed her from
what she once was. She loved with all tn,
roec;oro+o Iovot1oO hn~ boor4 vxyoC oonohlo n
" "a heart that knew no other love but it's first
y it's pure, its holy worship. 1t was to her
" boon past the purchase of rubies, to sit in tn
Bower with her worshiped idol and bend he
If entranced ear to his burning lays. No happie
= blessing than this her gentle heart ever crave
no happier ecstacy her dreamings had eve
pictured.
To the surprise of Dulany he had not foun
Mrs. Meredith what he had anticipated---a ster
- arbitratress of the gentle Juliet S affections
but on the contrary, she seemed inclined t
"A favor his suit, which was to him no less su
- prising than agreeable.
= For some months matters went on thus
the Mansion Dulany and Juliet together
ne all possible opportunities, and the widow be.
towing all kindness upon the young physician
- At length Dulany thought it expedient
u bring matters to a close, and asked of the IA
~ Juliet the high and holy gift Of her hand. Tn;
- was in the Bower,'-yes there he vowe
II eternal fidelity and craved the gift of her hea
= and hand to be his-tOTeuer his. She vaeill;
-, ted, she refused
. 1t was a holy scene, when that lofty GENT
III bowed to the shrine of beauty and at her fe'
81 implored her to be his forever. Rise dearesr
a said Juliet bow not at the feet of Que s
nc all unworthy of you-stoop not before so hun
DC I - HII.-A 7 - III II ~
,,M hearts deep riches, thou we'll knowest, but
ino be-to be-not yet-nO, not yet-n0t qetP
ne She rejected the offer Of the hand she wo
N, shiped-she longed for it, yet she feared.
&c %! how deeply I love him; nay, il is VIC
US ship-heart's worship! And yet, O! ye
IKE how unworthy | am to be called by his nam
loS O! would that be knew all-all of thepast-
MS would that THAT | knew its sad, sad page
- And yet, why, O! why, do | crave what ca
nS not be; it is entombed in the bosom of Il
TN dead-the dead! But that this poor hes
Gal worships Dulany, Thou Father in Heav
ow knowest it-knowest that the alteration tn
should be Thine, is devoted to him. o! Fat
led er, forgive this passionate i~dolatry; for t
ITS. heart is free to it's will. And | am his VIZ
u!d SHIPPED one; | know it knov it; the tie;
IN drop that dimmed his eye when | told him
am must not, must not be, taught me that. | Wor
oon call him back and tell him all, but he is gone
her he is gone. BUTT must not-muSt not be
eve no, no not yet-nOt get
The circumstance of Juliet's rejection of
to offer of Dulany, gave rise with him to div
the strange conjectures. He was at a loss to
the count for this unexpected repulsion. She /
on ever treated him with the warmest assurances
10 | profound regard, and nothing had ever occ
an red in all his intercourse with her to give /
oy'r the least shadow of a doubt of her acqui
les ence to his wish for her hand, when he S
v, L proper to crave SO rich a boon. It was
,e a dent that a hallowed lame of love, pure
$ exalted, burned on the altar of her guilt
heart for him, and for him alone; and
the when he asked her to be his forever, she
rev. fused! This, to him, was an unexplica
the mystery.
man The growth of their love had been vigor
etor and strong no weeds of discord had sprr
orm up to choke its twining tendrils; it had b
lied free and untrammeled, and under the shaC