The Delaware herald., 1854-03-29
Original Artitles.
Written for the Herald.
TIE RIVAL BROTHERS.
Chapter I.
BY n. b. M'KEE.

THE last smile of a summers sun glistened
DER the green earth, and handled with the
flowerets he had inyigorated so long. as if he
were loath to let them go to pay his deUOirS TO
old yellow Autumn. The halo which beamed
from his halEhil face, tipped with richer col
oring the ruby-tintej cheeks of Marion john
son, as she stood with one arm wound about the
huge column of the portico of her noble man
sion. The glIstening waters of the deep stream
the glowing splendOr of the sunset--the
wavy foliage of the forest trees, intermingled
with the variegated blossoms that interspersed
the heavy swath of clover which bounded the
lawn-presented striking, a glowing contrast
with the antique house, its antique gables, and
quaint appearance. But the madonna-like love-
liness of its fair occupant outshone all the
romantic scenes which prodigal nature had
thrown about her bower. She was not of
.queenly form, yet her step was dignifed. Her
hair was not of the raven wing, yet it was
beautiful with its brown curls, and her large
blue eyes swan in sea of liquid light Her
voice, cadence-like, lulIed the organ of the ear,
and fell W tn softness like the zephyr breeze of
7 Spring. With her spotless garments half hid
blythe sweet honey which clustered thick
about her, ard her eyes straining through the
twilight which now began to give way to the
more sOinbrs shades Of darkness, she looked
like spirit about to plume her wings for the
celestial regions. ..-.....
What could 50 engross the thoughts of sweet
gentle Marion, this evening? Hist silence
her lips move, and the HSolian voice says: I" lie
comes not yet /; he comes not yet" Peradven-
ture il is lover she awaiteth. x .ra o. !.
Look with me down this shaded walk--the
favorite walk of the lovely Marion--rendered
SO dark now BY the garP Of night that it il
straining to the sight See, he ecolnes---ay0ung
man with the bueayart step Of youth, the treas
of freeman Z twenty summers, doubt not
have scarce threw their mellow light Ger shii
head. The maiden bounded to him, but wher
near enough to recognize him, she shrank lbael
with the exclamation I, -. ~ - 80 49,
"Here again I! here again, Rupert Savoy; /,
upbraid, to reproach me thoughtwe weg,
to meet no more i''
"Did promise thee, Marion, that |, wouI,
never see thee again. Did / not tell thee
Marion, that percllance once more we wou
+ meet And it has come to pass Il see by tn
looks that thou would have avoided this, but
D must be So" 1t. .s
DR.. SAVOY, cannot listen 10 thee.
have pledged my word to Roland that hence
forth we were to bc as strangers, mud thou mus
away" 5ss. kt+
Hear me, deluded girl,,' he cried, as sh
essayed to escape. aWilt thou marry Roland
lsit as they tell me that the morn viii see the
his bride ~
"Aye; IT Is even SO. have plighted hir
my troth, and the morrow he claims me as h
own"
/" You love him not, Marion Not because h
is my brother and my rival do speak thus, b,
would have thee beware whom thou do
d. we'd / love thee as u do my life, and thou d
too dear for me to remain passive and see tho
sacrifice thyself without exhorting thee to Al
the dangera4l lWeoed byihIs subtle arts and VIC
by his glib tongue. thou wilt wed the hbertin
and be thrust 'ese long, from his slde.1 AnE
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