The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-09-07

salnlne which draped IL. ln fiH,sid .g'
rHeres letter for yop, wa'aw y arg
the, posl;boy stood in ihe door and held
out his soiled hand TO Ks,e's. ua 8'
The seal was hastily broken. and roll
Of bank bills fell ID the floor, while, with
a shrek Of mingled Joy ana surprise, Kate
read The brief epislle, requesting her to ap.
propriaIe. in wha, manner soever il should
please her. the enclosed TWO hundred dol.
lars. ..y ESQ "A
"Who can have sen, il. mamuar said
the asloniSlled girl. ns's a.
81 canpot imagine, unless j, be spms
former debtor Of your ialher's;" was the
reply.
"And now. mamma, | can keep my pi
anO--do you no, rejoicel have thought
i. would almost break my heart 10 paTi
with it. for i, seemed tle only link be-
tween the present and the past. Two
hundred dollars! i, was jusl the price for
which lagrced TO dispose Of il 10 Mr.. Der.
nard. How very singularl" snd with
sob borne Of heart oyernowing with
gladness, Kate Clifton buried her face in
her mothers lap. Perhaps neither Of the
lSdioS would have thought i, so very sin.
gular, had they known that Mr.. Bernard.
as agent for its disposal, had solicited Mr..
de Forest 10 become its purchaser.
"But why (pardon the question which
your story has just given me The privilege
Of asking why did not Miss Clifton sc.
nepl the repeated invitations Of her south.
ern friends 10 make her home with them"
asked Edward de Forest Of Francis Cliff.
ion, as the two gentlemen wound lllrnuQh
the still deep heart Of the woods, after the
latter had related to him the story Of their
broken fOrtunes-for singularly warm
friendship had sprung up between the
s,uden, and the Souiherher.
| "Why, ipdeedp' answered FIank; he
paused moment, and then he spoke iu- a
lower tone. by, very fpA Of feeling. ~
bb own poetlanguage, pouring into every
sealence the tervor Of bis deep grateful
heart. the young man told to tis compan.
ion the story Of his sisters heroic resolve,
Of it's lung patient iulillmeni. "And for
me-" he said, "she is wasting the hest
brightes, years Of her life; for me, she is
growing on, in the faithful performance Of
duty, which is paling the roses on her
check, and dinming the light of her brown
eyes; for me. shs has descended from
that social position which {forgjvs u bro.
lher'S fondness) her mind and heart ,G
! pre.eminently fit her 10 adorn. and buried
D herself IN yondsr'--the speaker p.uspt
overcome BY his words, tears were filling
> his eyes, and he looked up. half apooge
!, Iically, to his compsnion; but the darl
r eyes met his were humid siso.
= Ills hand was warmly grasped. "Amonr
: women there is none like unto her," sait
G Edward de Forest.
!. miss Clifton will you walk on, hi,
v evening! il is peculiarly fine one y an'
+ the young man closed the leaves Of lh'
!. book, for Kate had been singing some o
his favoriie songs. II was the first time b,
had made such request, and she wa,
d somewha, surprised, although she imme
II diately assenled.
Q A bright still night had succeeded tn
# sullry day. The starry host looked nu
II from the blue batlemenis Of the nigh
u skies, and the paid glimmers Of the moo
e aoated down through The fragrant air, an
II thin wells Of silver grey lay an the dhr
r. August foliage. For awhile the gentlema
u and his companion walked on in silenc
}. for the strange beauty Of the evening iai
u a,hush upon their hearts, and il was Ion
before the gentleman broke il. Ba, I
. last he drew the hand tia, Iesled light
e on bis arm within his own, and spok
il words TO Kate Ciifisa which ssa, III
d blood IN har brow, and the CULVER 70 he
d hps. But she Seeoyered fro1 the agii,
u ton which bis words had induced, an
answered him.
Ie edward de Forest, the strangers S
ct by the hearthslone Of my fathers homt
le and bis widow, and his orphan children
is have no,s house Of their own under who,
,e roof they can lie down al night; and 81
whose haad you solicit, can bsng ga
10 neither lands or gold for her dowSy. !
30 your Southern Aome; | have stood upr
'e the lands Of your fathers, and they siretcI
OK ed farther than the eye could reach. VIII
viii they say il The bride he porionlei
I'd you bring 10 those fair halls." @ #
i. And Edward do Forest answered b,
n thus; Little will care for the speech
in others. Kate, | would not barter 4
u knowledge tha, ! am beloved Of you I,
lh The hand Of any Other woman, though b,
IT, dowry were the wealth of the world"
IFS That night whea hey entered the ca
a, tage, Kate Clifton was the betsethed
lis Edward de Forest. Just before Frank
:; vacation closed, there was wedding a, Il
st cottage.
u II was a very simple one, but few Of Il
he villagers weEe present, and yet, one NJ d
wcallhiest Of Americas sons led forth b
,h bride froR, that liIle cottage parlor.
es ksother year numbered with the pas
d. In that iaires, Of New England cite
I'd which sits as Queen by the blue waite
10 Of her Sound, and beneath one Of tho
sanc,uaries which rise almoS, beneath II
ed shadows Of "the spires Of Yale" a lar
n. audience were assembled to witness Il
D. closing exercises Of one Of its most pror
Is, ising classes. a bush gathered along d
Nd lofty galleries and over ,hR long Sloiste
ID like aislss, as a young and pale classic
k. featured man arose on Ihe temporary 70
d. uum erected for the Spesisess. Il was ev
n, dent that much expectation had hsen awal
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