Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-10-24
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From the Olive Branch.
ELVYN HALL,
Or
THE WILD ROSE OF EVANsHIRE
by CAROLINE HOWE.
CONCLUDED
by CAROLINE HOWE.
CONCLUDED.

10 Lena, ana Sne looked up In her lace IN
quiringly. The stranger rose and came
toward them. lie took Lena's hand.
'This lady was to restore the lost child
to them. VIII You 20, JIena he asked,
in low voice
sMe me she cried out, while her
face grew pale as death. My God it is
not Of me that she has spoken
Yes, dear Lena. This is Sir Law
renee Beaumont, and you are his brothers
child You have friends now, you have
wealth and station, and love awaits YOU
Heaven has been kind indeed to my dear
child she added, embracing her and kis-
sing her cheek.
Lena sunk into her seat again powerless
as an infant, and altogether bewildered by
this sudden revelation.
Sir Lawrence drew chair to her side
and folded the now weeping girl in his
arms
Henceforth | am to wipe all tears
away from these dear eyes. Look up, my
child, and tell me that you have room in
your heart for your fathers brother and
for those afar off who are waiting impa-
tiently to fold you to their bosoms'
But Lena only wept afresh as she clasp
cd his hand A sob from across the
room aroused her.
Grandmother, dear grandmother, will
never forsake you. Did l not promise
this p she exclaimed, twining her arms
about her neck. .............
., ECan you forgive me, Lena p
Forgive you? Yes this one hour of
happiness atones for all | have lost. See
what dear friends are given me- she ad-
ded, radiant with JOY, as she looked to-
ward the noble man before her.
lie too spoke to the weeping woman of
forgiveness, won by repentance and atone
ment, and Lena's hand wiped the tears
from her eyes, though she could scarcely
keep them back from her own, but what
delicious tears they were
Lady Greyson turned to leave.
Bright and early must we see you to-
morrow morning, my bird, at our mansion
Tonight you may be simple Lena Grove,
the gardner's pet child. Tomorrow you
must take your rank as the Lady Alena
Beaumont, and thus stand side by side
with the noblest and fairest But you can
be no nearer to our hearts than now, dear
child, she added, as she folded her to her
bosom s-
I'VE have lost one guest for the even
ing, / see, said Lord Greyson, smiling, a:
Sir Lawrence prepared to seat himself
Well, we shall expect you before bee
hours and shall not part with you again
My little Lena too, we shall have her. h
said, and laid his hand on her head with
blessing as he passed out.
We have but little to add to Lady Grey
sons history as regards the past. OIL
Dixon had never entirely lost sight of tn
Beaumonts He. had by some mean
heard of their return to England, bu
thought rightly that he was safe from dis
covery in his retired position, more espl
cially as they were personally unknown
all the members of the family. Still h
did not feel justified in his course, an
thought, though vaguely to be sure, of
restoration at some future time. Any po
tive steps, however, were deferred day b
day, through fear of having the swet
child torn from them. But death was al
preaching and he dared not bear the scare
with him to the grave. He therefore ser
for Lady Greyson and confded this hi
bolJ W hNA1 NAhpibihS uOWCNC
that she would keep the secret inviola
until these relatives were found, and we
in earnest to claim her. His reason Fl
this was, that they might refuse to ov
her after the lapse of so many years, al
then Lena would remain ignorant of b
injustice toward her, and unconscious
all of which she had been deprived f
years.
After the gardner's death, Lord Gre
son wrote at once to friends, situated whe
the Beaumonts were supposed to be, al
learned in return all particulars desirab
They Immediately commenced their jol
ney north, anxious to have these affa
adjusted, and their beloved Lena take
station as she justly deserved. They b
accomplished but half the distance, he
ever, when they stopped at F.
the night AT the hotel they met with
acquaintance, who mentioned academia
that Sir Lawrence Beaumont was at
house.
met him first in Evanshire, he add
'You must remembar him, tall, hal
some young man, claiming no rank In
world but what his own high nature ell
tied him to, yet now a person of inhuen
and commanding talents and position.
Lady Greyson, with woman's facu
of retaining impressive incidents, RENE
bered that Lawrence Beaumont had
tied Evanshire as traveller merely,
he once risked his life to save the yol
Lady Leonore from drowning, when a s
den gale upset the boat upon the lake, t
he had then been invited to visit FL
Hall, and had done So He and Leon
had apparently become good friends,
though he had passed as mere priv
individual, obscure and unknown
s s. She had seen too that the smile ia
a from Lady Leonore's lips after his de-
ture, and that it was long ere her m
TIegained its usual tone, but it might b
g. been accounted for in other ways perh
than through his agency. 1t was n