Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-02-16

fly TO some dark corner and weep uare- /
strainedly.
The letters of her lover, impassioned tho
they were, would send that undefnable
shudder through all her veins,-the same
mysterious, creeping awe, the same faintlng
at the heart,-and she would wish, ardeEtly
as she loved Horace, that she could bury
herself from human sight and sound.
These impressions or forebodngs-call
them what you wiII-gained fearfally upon
her. The scarcely perceptible tinge faded
wholly from her cheek, leaving it narbled
and thinner and IA line Of purple, IN nol
Essxy marring the sweetnesAf f~of her yenalfuii
face, had settled around her eyes.
Grace, said Herman Stanton, one day,
as he sat watching the poor girls white 6n-
gers, tusy with her work; would you like
to 90 back in the woods, where we might
live by ourselves till the return Of Horace :?
Could you bear the secusiou of forest life z
'Oh, fatherl if you will exclaimed his
daughter, clasping her hands, and gazing
fxedly upon him / shall be happy again,
she would have said bat the words died in
her heart, and she murmured instead
Since grandfather died, | have longed to
go from this place.
| was looking at very comfortable little
cabin last week, some ten miles from here,
eastward. 1t is owned by Hartley, and
much dIapiGated, but can be repaired, ard
made quite convenient residence
Let us go, father
'And when Horace comes back.
Grace shuddered, perceptibly; her father
hestated, and did not resume his sentence
Both felt a vague and uncomfortable fear,
which neither dared divulge to the other
AS they sat in silence, there came sound
Of horses feet tramping furiousy over the
ground.
They turned to the window high met
tied steed dashed past, his reins dangling
after him, the thick foam dripping from his
e lips, his wild eye distended and glaring =
on he fed as if a legion Of pursuers were
after him.
A lady's saddle hung dripping from his
] reeking side.
! lie has thrown some one, father, shrieked
g Grace, in terror.
'See,' was bis answer, pointing to crowd
gathered few feet from their dwelling.
There was great uproar: Judge Stan
f tons name was yociferated, Yes, to Judge
e Stanton's chmed dozen of voices. Grace
looked trembling from the window two
or three men were lifting the body Of fe
y male from the ground; they bore the bur,
i den on, and paused at the Judges entrance
+ Bring her in exclaimed Herman, hasten
If ing to the door, while with face half ayerted
e Grace stood timidly near.
V They bore the woman up the steps. He
Y long black hair all unbound hung in spotted
e masses over the face, nearly hiding its out
line. They laid her, helpless and moaning
d upon the low study couch, and Grace, will
al unsteady fingers, and nearly closed eyes
loosened the corsage Of the rich habit, an,
Y. then shrinking at the gasping breath OF til
e. sufferer, crept from the bedside to make wa
for the physician.
le Judge Stanton-he still bore the prefy
had just entered tie room as the doctc
or parted the matted hair. and threw it bac
id from the ghaStly face upon the pillow. Wit
one look, his own face blanched he shy
le his eyes, shuddered, and breathed viii,
H. pered groan. Grace heard it; her quic
e woman's instinct OWNED the cause. Sh
ep moved slowly by the side Of the physician
a sufocating weight oppressed her brain :
he she beheid the never-to be-for9otten face
H. Rosa, her fathers child Even in her disto
ton Of feature, the pale woman was vel
IN, beautiful, and for an instant the thought il
truded itself, how could he desert one whol
she must resemble? In another moment
Ter sense Of utter forlornness came over her; an
Ter when she saw Herman bend over his inSe
sible child and even press his hand upon h
m pallid forehead, when she marked the G
OF preston Of tenderness that lighted up |
De- sad countenance and the large tears shiuiI
ny in his gloomy eyes, her strength left her, Ii
vas sight grew dim, she heard only the beatil
ice Of her own heart, and shrank into seat, L
op- in painful reverie.
Not that she was jealous for momeI
or feared that the beautiful stranger WON
on. become an usurper; it was feeling Of LtI
iIy. desolation.
cal %! that could de- she mentally q:
rst. ulated, again and again.
full A faint moan parted the lips Of the suff
md er, and with effort unclosing her eyellds, $
lav whispered, where am Z
red on are safe answered the rhvsici;
uch motioning to the Judge to stand aside,
ble, not before she had detected his presence.
lost Garry me home; | will not stay her
she exclaimed, fGntly.
ESQ., Your wounds are serious at present '
low cannot be moved
ed Garry me home; had rather die Ii
low stay here; | will not stay here she
her claimed, again rallying all her strength
the the effort.
her, Come and speak to her. murmured
9nse physician to Grace, thinking that her f;
oed all gentleness as it was, would subdue
naughty creature; he saw by the roll
her eve Of the invalid, that delirium was near
No. Grace, scarcely conscious of what she
wing doing, moved to her side, as directed.
Z he WHO are you?' shrieked Rosa, glar
more at her with distended eyeballs, as her s
had ses evidently wandered then turning to
rseIf physician, and fastening her wild black {
was upon him, she exclaimed in thrilling vc
uobt Would you send me this - she use
even chilling word.
uobt Poor Grace with one loud, piercing ;
o.,- - en- ~, tho Aoor That VI,