Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-21

Ing up intimacy, 1t bound the hearts of the
levers more firmly together, and taking the
first opportunity that offered, they elopedtoa
neighboring town and at midnight kneeled
at the alter of the village church, plighted
their VOWS and were united in marriage.
As the old gray-haired divine uttered the
last of words that made them one, the doors
of the church were burst open, and the earl.
accompanied by friend and a number of
his servants. rushed in, and tearing the
bride and bridegroom apart, they hurried
Morris away, Notwithstanding his remon-
strances and endeavors to free himself from
them. He was conducted backed to his
fathers stately mansion aud confined in an
upper room from which there was no escape
but by leaping from the window, which was
at SO great height that fall from it
would result in instant death.
After be had been thus imprisoned for
month his father came to him and asked if
the marriage ceremony had been concluded
on the night of his surprise and capture, to
which Morris replied that it had
"Will you resign all claim to her hand if
| will release you 20 said the earl.
"Never, till the last drop of blood shall
cease to course through my veins," replied
Morris.
"Then know, stubborn boy, that I will
disinherit and leave you without a single
penny?''
DO so if You will, for 1 prefer to seek
my livelihood in the world with one whom I
love than to be the proud master of your
immense wealth and empty titles, which are
only the sound of voices made to fatter she
pride and vanity Of those who have no higher
aspirations than to be called my lord this
aud that, for it is sycophantic mockery."
Rail on, ungrateful reprobate, but from
this room you shall not depart with life un-
til you relinquish all claim to the low born
girl with whom you would disgrace your
fathers house"
"Then will never leave my prison, forI
would rather die here than forsake her
whom | have sworn to love and cherish"
"Ha will nothing move you from your
insulting language!' said his father in a
rage.
81 only speak the truth, from which
shall not swerve, or retract what have
said.''
Il will find means to bend your stubborn
will ere many suns have risen and set over
your head"
"Do your worst, for | do not fear your
threats; | can bear all the tortures that you
Can devise or infiict on me. have arrived
mt that period when age makes me free to
act aud think for myself, independently of
parental authority" replied Morris.
"You snail soon learn to the contrary,
and a secret of which you are now ignorant.
Your bride is now my prisoner, of which
fact no one out of these walls is aware, and
tomorrow night at twelve o'clock, unless
you retract all you have said, ask my for
giveness and relinquish her, | will marry
her to the lowest menial in my service, and
you shall see her in bis embrace without the
power to releace or aid her. Ha! have /
not touched the secret spring that will un-
lock your stubborn will and make you as
humble as a whipped hound % said the
earl with smile of triumph, as he watched
the features of bis agonized son.
"Inhuman monster. | disclaim all re-
latonship with one who can invent so 6end-
ish plot, for none but devil could exc