The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1854-12-01

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the door, he hurried off with rapid steps.
On reaching q wood TINT lay n some dis-
lance off, Max sought a retired spot, near
where q quiet stream went stealing hoise-
lessly along amid It's alder and willow-ffin-
ged banks, and sitting down upon q grassy
spot, gave himself up to mediation lit
lie inclined was lie for sport The birds
sung in the trees above HIM, futtered from
branch to branch, and even dipped the
wings in thc CAIN waters Of the stream,
but he'heeded them not He had other
thoughts. Greatly had old. Mrs. Lee IN
the blindnessof her suddenly lyaroussd fears,
wroaged The young man. If the sphere
of-innocent that was around the beautiful
girl had not been an powerful to subdue
.eyil thof IS and passion ID bis breast the
reference 70 his mother wogld have been
effectual ID that end. " stssss 4
For half an hour had Mark remained
seated alone, busy with thoughts and feel.
ings Of asless wandering and adventurous
character than usually occupied hisD,ihd
when, % hissurprise, he saw Jenny Law.
son advancing along a path that led
through 4 portion Of the woods with a bas,
ket onlliefarm. She did not observe Inn
until she had approached within some tif
teen Of twenty PAGES when he aroused t.
bis feet and she, seeing him, stopped sud
denly, aud looked pale and alarmed.
i am glad to meet you again, Jenny
said Marx, going quickly toward her, ant
taking her hand, which she yielded with
out resistance. Don't be frightened
Mrs. LED did me wrong. Heaven knows
would not hurt a hair on your head -
Come and sit down with me in this quie
place and let us talk about my mother
You say you knew her and loved her
!, Let her memory make us friends
/ Marks voice trembled with feeling
There was something about the gill tha
made the thought Of his mother hole
and tender thing. He. had loved hn
mother Intensely, and since her death hat
felt her, loss as the saddest calamity tina
bad. or possibly ever could, befsh him
Afoatnn the stormy sea Of human life, b,
had seemed like mariner withouthelm OF
/, compass. Strangely enough, since meet.
Ing with Jenny at the cottage little while
before, the thoughtof her appearedto brin,
| his mother nearer to him; and when, Sc
unexpectedly, he saw her approaching
him in the woods, he felt momentarily
that it was bis mothers spirit guiding he
tthilher. gEgE !.
Urged By so Strong an appeal, Jenp,
suffered herself to be led to the retired spo
!, where Mak had been reclining, half won
fdering half fearful -yetimpelled by Gel
tain feeling that she could not well resis
In fact each exercised power over th
other 4 powernot ariseing from any deter
dminat gwill but from q certain spil
itual affinity that neither comprehehded.- Z.
Some have called this destiny" but
has better name. .s6 =
Jenny" said Mark, after they wei
seated--he still retained her hand in bi
and felt it tremble--"tell me somethin
about my mother. 1t win do me good {
hear of her from your Ips,"
I The girl tried to make some answeal
but found no utIerance. Her lips tren
bled SO that she could not speak. But sh
grew more composed afler time, an
then in reply to many questions of Marl
related incident after incident in whic
his mothers goodness Of character stoo
prominent. The young man listened in
tently, sometimes with his eyes upon tn
ground, and sometimes gazing admireingl
into the sweetfaee of the young speaker.
j Time passed more rapidly than eithe
Mark or Jenny imagined. For full a
hour had they been engaged in earne'
conversation, when both were painful
surprised by the appearance of Mrs. Ii
who had sent Jenny on an Grand, and el
pected her early return. A suspicion thi
! she might encounter young Clifford ha'
ling flashed through the old woman's minC
she had come forth to learn if possible I'll
cause of Jenny's long absence. To he
grief and anger, she discovered them 81
together engaged in earnest conversation
j "Now, Mark Oliffordt'' she exclaime
as she advanced, "this is too bad! An
Jenny, you weak and foolish grill are yo
madly bent on seeking the fowler snare
Child! child is it thus. you repay me G
my love and care over youl''
\, Both Mark and Jenny started to Che
feet, the face of the former. flushed vii
instant anger, and that Of the other pa
from alarm. VI
j "Comep' and Mrs. Lee CAUGHT hold
Jenny arm and drew her away. Asthe
moved of, the former, glancnig back
!, Mark, and shaking her6nger towards hin
said 49,.
i "Pll see your grandfather, young mani
Frettedby this second disturbanceot a
interview with Jenny, and angry at an in
puta,ion Of motive, Mark dashed into Il
woods, with. his gun in his hands, an
!, walkedrapidly. but aimlessly, for near
an hour, when he found himself at Il
summit Of a high mountain, from whicl
! far down and away towards the East, |
couldsee the silvely Hudsonw winding alou
like vein Of silver. Here, wearied vii
| has walk, and faint in spirit from over Q,
element, he sat down 70 rest and to con
posefhis Thoughts. Scarcely intelligible
himself were his feelings The meetif
with Jenny, and thsetfect upon him, wei
4 things that he did not clearly understans
Her influence over him was a ipysler,
! In tact what had passed SO ohuriedly, VI
to him more like a dream than a reality.
q No further idea Of sport entered Il
l ,,;rd ~ fba vo,.,,sv MAJ, ~, }hat Jay -