Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-03-22

with whom / would he willing 10 leave
them. Say yea, and we will be with yot
in a month. Under your guidance. fee
.hat my Theresa's character will be moul
Ged Alright, and shall wish to place il
your hands the entire control of George
studies
Mr. Lindsey yielded assent to hi:
friends request. ard in very few weeks
the young southerners were beneath hi:
roof. and fairly domesucated as member:
of his family. There's. and Adelaide
were justsof an age; Kate was two years
older. and The three giTF5 shared equally
in Mrs Lindssey's care and Instructions
Blu: deeth entered Thar swelling also: and
during tho long lliasss that preceded his
% pPrczcE, Ti.crc-e 81 tcjsss over her as.o,s-
ted mother as faithfuie 1s did her own
Daughters. and we2t as bitterly over heI
grave. Mr.. Gordon was still ia Europe
at the time Of Mrs LindsIsy's death and
the period Of his return yet unceEtaini
and although his daughters education
was now completed, M. Lindsey would
not allow her TO return 10 her solitary
home at the south. ''No, no. Theresa, >
he would soy. "you are TO be my daughter
until your father cones home--and
cannot spare you"
George Tilden. meanwhile. had beau
prosecuting his studies with diligence and
success. lie had graduated with Gistin-
guished honors; and Mn Lindsey was
very proud ofhis brilliant talents and un-
furnished name. lie loved the young
man, too. for his noble qualities Of head
and heart, aud noticed tbs snringipg NJ
of mutual attachment between hin and
Adelaide with anything bur displeasure.
At the period OF which we are writing,
George ard Adelaide had been betrothed
nearly year, anh the former had gone
to the South, TO revisit his palernal estate,
which was mex; to that Of Nr. Gordon and
make arrangements for returning th,her
with his bride sometime during Inc com
ing fall.
There was bu, one heart That had not
rejoiced when The engagement al the
young couple was announced-lor Mr..
Lindsey and Kate reioicci in Ada's hap
piness, even tho il was 10 5e the means
of taking her away from them-and that
one was The hear; Of Theresa Gordon
Without having had the leas, reason for
doing so, she had learned 10 regard her
self az the destined bride Of George Til
den: and when she saw plainly that he
gave her only sisters place IN his affec
lions, while he loved Adelaide with al
the depth and fcrvor of his idnpassioned
nature. she fc't injured aad Sighted, and
her heart was :Iled 10 ovesaowiag with
! envy ana bitserness. ~
1t was strange that her attachment was
not suspected, even by it, objeet--but so
il was. The manner in which they were
situated, and the frank familiarity oflheir
intercourse. had placed thea SO much up
on the footing Of brother and sister, that
no one ever thought Of regarding them in
any other light. Adelaide did not dream
when she blushingly spoke TO Kate and
Theresa Of her beirothal. that her teMful
congratulations met with no response in
the breast Of The latter; and that when
she bent to exchange the usual goodnight
kisses. nothing but Theresa's pride pre-
veLted her from shrinking from her, as
II she hao Deen viper.
But Theresa, though weak, was not
wicked, and during The year that had e.
lapsed since then, she had learned to
look upon The matter moro calmly. and C
regard its contamination IS an event tic
which she must submit with as good 4
greece as possible. This evening, however,
all the old thoughts and emotions were q
wakeued anew. The idea that there wos
, even possibility that the marriage WOO
not take place, had never crossed her
brain; bu, now hdeluide's own word:
had suggested the thought and Kate's
playfu caution had confirmed il. All
the way home it had seemed TO her thai
. an audible voice was whispering in hel
ear. 9 This marriage may be prevented
! this marriage may be preyented;" and
+ she had more than once Involuntary
turned her head to see whence il proceed
ed.
D Alas, theyoice came from the inner
: most depths of her own heart, and hat
she then attempted to siiHe il. she nigh
have succeeded. But she listened to The
! song of the syren-she repeated to her
sell, over aud over again, the words that
had so charmed her, and scarcely made
cue effor, to free herself from. the infiu
ence that was enthralling her.
: Adelaide cannot love him as ! do. ,
she thought in self Justification, as she
lay down TO rest. perhaps. but not &c
+ sleep, that night. .'She cannot love him
T as | do, or she could not have talked sc
COZ oily of what she would and what she
5 would not do. And, indeed, don't think
, she has very deep (eelings-these north
ern girls are so cold and reserved. She
, is too proud to grieve very long over any
mans deserlion. and she certainly does
allow that young Melville to be very at
tentive. George ought to know it, al
S least; and if he did, and any thing shoulc
7 happen. why ihen-then-"
She sprang from the bed and hastily
lighted taper that stood upon tho dress
7 ing table. The face that looked down
5 upon her from the mirror lha! hung ovel
, il was. indeed. beautiful. Her cheek:
were now glowing, her large hazel eye;
were strangely radiant; her luxuriant hail
streamed in wild disorder. halfwaves, hal
. curls. over her night-dress and her rec
lips were parted in smile that, fit lacked
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