New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-12

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simply exchanged a few words, held each others
hands moment, smiled and strove to appear to
| be, as they really seemed--indifferent--and
| parted: he with his strong heart swelling with
eInotion--she forcing back the tears, and biting
the qulVering lip to check the sobs that only
burst forth when alone in the carriage she gave
vent to her long suppressed feelings
The morning after the party, Mr. Lorine had
ID to be absent some MONTHS but Clara assured
| lie Doctor that he was to follow Helen to her
home, and be united to her there on his return.
Clara, freed from her fears of Helen's success
full rivalry, put forth all her charms to win the
heart Of DR.. Langdon and partly from the in
fuence Of her beauty, partly from the know
| ledge Of her love for him, he insensibly became
interested in her, and often he would spend an
| hour by her side to while away the moments
that Of late hung heavily on his hands, and
more than once the floating breeze of busy ru-
| NOR bore to the ears of Helen the report of an
engagement subsisting between them. which
| tended to confirm her in her belief and by de-
-grees she taught herself to think upon the event
/ with cornposure, if not Indifference
change had come over the calm and quiet
| DIR. Langdon; his usually frank countenance
was often overclouded, and his open, cordial
manner had become reserved and cold The
| truth was, this second disappointment had been
felt more deeply than the first. The strong,
| deep feelings Of manhood had been enlisted and
sturdy branches Of the towering oak are less
easily trained than the light limbs of the yield-
ing sapling
About six months after her return home,
Helen received letter from her cousin, Mrs
| her husband was absent from home,. her own
health delicate, and she longed for the sweet
| companionship of her sc sweet Helen =
After some hesitation Helen consented Il she
| felt more confidence in herself, and Thought,
even if chance threw her in the way Of Dr..
Langdon, she could meet him without emotion,
and in short time she found herself again be-
meath the roof where she had passed her happi-
est and most miserable moments
Clara Rowland was among the first to call,
on her return j and found opportunity to tell
Helen that in consequence Of some family mat
tcrs, her marriage had been postponed, and that
both she and the Doctor wished their engage
ment kept profound secret Helen's unsI1spi-
cious nature nothing to doubt, and readily
gave the required pledge of secrecy
Clara, who began to fear that Helen,s unex-
pected return might mar the successful develop
Il ment of her plot, lost time in impressing upon
the Doctors mind thoughts that would effectu-
ally preclude the possibility of expressing any
feeling of affection for Helen; size knew his
aversion to any thing like coquetry, and she cal
culated well in supposing that the knowledge Of
such conduct on the part Of any woman would
TO farther to prejudice him against her than
almost any other circumstance
Mr.. Loring had lately returned, and his ap-
pearance and manner still betrayed the effects
Of the disappointment he had felt SO keenly
Clara took occasion to speak Of this detection
of manner and feelinrly attributed it to Hell
ems cruel treatment Of him, who, she averred,
had rejected him after their long engagement,
without any apparent cause. She knew DR..
Iangdon too well to fear his betraying her false
hood, and she knew Loring was too sensitive on
the subject, though he had confded it to her, as
fl,n intip ,f hn+I,
Mrs. Linwood was taken suddenly ill, and,
| summoned hastily to her bedside, DR.. Langdon
and Helen first met again; yet even there a
feeling of restraint affected both he was cold
and distant, and her manner caught the infec-
ton from his.
If Helen had appeared lovely and loveable in
the pride of dress and beauty she was doubly
so now. when with watchful tenderness she how
cred around her cousin s bed, bathing the fevered
vered cooling the parehed lip, and soothing with
gentle tones the restlessness of the sufferer
with sisters fondness: and often when thu;
thrown together. the warm impulses of theil
8 hearts would 20 forth to meet each other to b,
r as suddenly checked by the thoughts so care
6 fully nstilled into the mind of each by the art
full Clara.
4 1t was a cold autumnal evening; the wint
i blew hlusterngly and the rain fell heavily, but
seated by comfortable fire, smoking their fra
+ grant cigars, sat DR.. Langdon and Fredericl
Loring. degree of intimacy had sprung uI
between he two, and strong feeling of instinct
i've sympathy bound them together
Z, doctor said Loring. rising from his chair
: ! and pacing the floor with hasty strides, g an
a of all men most miserable. have often won
q dered," he continued, 'swhy you never married
= Helen Linwood; certainly was not mistaken
a in supposing you loved her; she did not reiec
!, your love as she did mine-did she doctor . h,
= added bitterly.
Mo- said DR.. Langdon emphatically, SCI
never made her an offer of that love-
! ''She is noble GIRL, said Loring warmly
50 and is worthy the love of any heart. l di,
love her. do love her STILL and will ever love her
so long as life lasts,'' he added with emotion.
= 50 Tell me, Lorng," said Dr. Langdon, sur
, prised at his manner, were YOU never engaged
to her?'
''Never," said Loring; she told ME frankl,
! she did not love me, she did not deny she loved
another, and have good reason to believe that
: other was YOURSELF
:, 1t was now the doctors turn to show emotion
81 will tell you Loring,'' he said, rising to hi
feet also, and speaking in low suppressed tone
, of deep feeling, sswhy have not told Helen Lin
wood Of the love you rightly guessed felt fol
her. | was led to believe that she had engage,
. herself to you, and had wantonly trifled Will
: your feelings; such a woman could never be my
n wife, and the hardest struggle of my life ha
been my effort to conquer my love for her,
Loring advanced to the doctor, and taking hi
! hand he said earnestly, fate has blessed you
y y doctor; 1 know that Helen loves you-you ar
: worthy of her loye-God bless you both, ma
: you be happy
p With feryent pressure of the hand, he turne
: away, and taking his hat left the house Poo
Loring, he did not dare to trust himself to speal
i farther, for the generous impulses of his son
Is were at mighty warfare with his selfish yearn
10 ings after his own happiness.
- The following morning Helen was sitting alcn
: when DR.. Langdon entered The pleasant parlo
u of Mrs. Linwood. There was something peculia
II in his manner that made Helens heart thrill
and when seated by her side he began to tell hel
:. " of the past how he had been deceived in regard
to her; how long he had loved her, and why ht
had suppressed that love. Helen listened witt
4, a beating heart, and as he spoke, light flashed
upon her mind, and she saw at a glance tina
t. she, too, had been deceived, and when he tolt
t; her of his true and deep affection for her, ana
asked her to become his wife, she withdrew til,
e hand he had held, while speaking, to hide tn
it glad tears that came bursting from her eyes.
s'Helen said the Doctor, grieyed and alarmed
IS at her agitation, g did not mean to wound you
v feelings If you do not love me, tell me candid
e ly if you do, if you could love me''--he pause,
for reply--the hand she had withdrawn wa
n replaced in his own, and with an impulsiv
movement the philosopbical Doctor folded her il