Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-12-30

hghwoyman, De Montmorency."
"Feor not, my sweet Flovia this breast
shall be pierced through ere De Mcntmo.
rency shall cause one fear in thine"
"Richard, sweetest, why do you leave
us so early every evening AT sunset,
have remarked. These are not London
habits. Does any other than your poor
FInvia attract you Oh, Richard, | must
die if it should be so. could not live
aud know you were false"
"Sweetest and best my purest love
could any win me from you Were it
queen think it not l.--I--lhe truth is,
Flovia, have poor sick friend not far
from here. He is poer, i'll, and -"
Say no more, dearest. Oh, how much
more do ] love you every day. How good
how noble, thus to sacrifice ~ And the
blushing girl threw herself into her lovers
arms.
All, how differently beat these two hu.
man hearts--one pregnant with love, good.
ness, charity, sympathy; the other rank
with hypocrisy, dark with unbelief
They came 10 town, unmolested, you
may be sures the stranger, because few
days previously terrible affair had occur.
red. Old Lord St. Hilary, the relic Of the
beau garcons of former days, had been
robbed and maltreated. Men were by no
means so favored as the beau sexc. Above
all, family jewel of immense value had
been taken from his person, and on recov.
erng his wounds and fright, he swore ven.
geance. He took active measures TO full.
Gil his vow.
The wedding was 10 take place at an old
relations, Mrs. Duchesne's house, and on
tagging wings, that day at length arrived
The marriage was celebrated, and the hap.
py pair were in the act of being toasted by
the father of the bride, when strange
noise was heard below rude voices were
upraised, oaths mutered, and rush fol.
lowed towards the festive saloon. The
company rose.
"What is it l''said Mr.. Hardcourt.
The door was broken open for answer
The officers Of justice filed the ROOM
Two advanced. "Come Captain" said
they, "tho game is up at last. lis ar
awkward time TO arrest gentleman on hi,
wedding day, but duty my noble captain
duty must be done"
Enranced, frozen beyond resistance oil
appeal, the bridegroom was ietered, unC
The bride she stood there, her hazel eye
dilating, I'LL they seemed about TO spring
from her head.
any Richard, what is this ~
"ScoundreIsI" said Mr.. Hardcourl, ere
lease my SON"
The men laughed. One Of them wa,
examining the necklace of Fluvia. 1t con
tained diamond in the centre worth a
, ransom. ''Where did you get this Miss 2
he said.
Her friends answered, for the terror
= stricken girl was inartculate, "Mr. Now
bray's WEDDING gift"
"Oh, Oh This was the diamond Lore
St. Hilary was so mad about. BY you
= leave," AID the gem was removed from thr
. neck it etcircled.
= She conprchcnded something terrible
:, She found speech--"whom do you lak'
u Mr.. Mowtray fort" said she.
>, "Whon 2 why the removed Captuir
= Montmor,hcy."
70 " A shriIk--so fierce in its agony as 4
70 70 cause the criminal TO rebound-slruck OIL
u t. ears d all present. lnsensibilty was
= followed, and Favia was removed. s.
~ was her bfdegroom--to Newgale.
The trhl was concuded-justce wa
v. appeased- 1.-The robber was doomed. .Ant
"' his innocent and unpoIluted victim -
For days. her life had hung on thread
:" But youth and health closed for shor
y lime the oates of death. She recovered
''' Revivng as from dreadful dream, sh
y could scalceIy believe in the terrible even
u which, tohodo.like, had swept over her
She desir,d her father 10 repeat IFS circum
) stances. Weeping, and his venerabl,
ry grey hair. whner with sorrow, Mr.. Hard
'l' court complied. She heard the recital il
ke silence. Presently, clasping her father
RI hand-"Dear parent" she said, "when-
IL when--F She could utter no more: no.
was it necessary. lie comprehended he
ID meaning buI too well.
g "The Day after tomorrow, he replied
TX "Father, must be there"
= any Fava, my dearest daughter"
ul "Fathe-, Imust be there Do you re
member youtjesll All it has TO come tC
~ pass in bitter earnest. | must be there.
es Nor wonld She be paci6ed, she persisted
or Her physician at length urged them tC
ii. give her Ter way. 1t would, he said, be
n. less daugerousthan denial.
ed Near Tyburn seats we're erected. Win
gh dows and balconies were let out on hire
lg One of thtse last, the most private, was
a secured, and on the fatal morning, Flovlc
h, was taken thihtr in a close carriage, ac'
ur companied by her parent and an agec
es cousin. She shed no tears, heaved not
single Sigh, and suffered herself to be leo
81, TO the window with strange immovablt
calmness. Soon shouts and the swelling
--.-.-... zr N danca crowd reached he