The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-06-27

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mo, dearest, 1, is madn ,ss, utter mad,
ness, to hope that the poor artist could
ever openly win the high-born heiress.
Rather let me fold my arms about this
crushed and bleeding heart, and flee for
aye from the hated haunts of men!"
"a prettily rounded sentence that but
my good friend, what Of my heart! or, do
you forget in your magnanimity, that I,
too, may possess such a chattelg"
my belovedl what selfish fellow |
am to think Of myself But tell me sin
cerely, were the poor lover out of the
way, might not that gay, titled suitor,
who besieges your.uncle's residence, be-
come more to you than he is 7 might not
those starry eyes beam as brightly, and
those beautiful lips smile as bewitchingIy
on him, as they do this moment On me q,
"Watcr Walter, you are cruel! and
very insulting also, sir, let me tell you,
if you deem that Mildred's heart is to be
caught by, or bartered for, empty title or
miserable gold"
"But your inexorable guardians, my
angel, your uncle and the Lord Cbancel-
lor, who would spurn me as hound from
their presence, were even to knee to
them to plead my deep devotion, what
Of them 2 They may even compel you to
union more worthy Of your incompara-
BILE perfectionsp
"Compel me compel Mildred Claren.
don to wed against her will Not all the
uncles and Lord Chancellors who ever
lived, or will live, could be able to effect
that
poverty-poverty in all but boundless
love for you-and your station, and tell
me if the difficulties which hedge us in, be
not insurmountable9
"No."
"Nol" echoed the young man eagerly.
They will never consent to our marriage,
you must be aware Of that as we'll as Il"
"They never will; no."
"Mdred, then what can you mean?
Speak, relieve me from this narrowing
suspense" said he, breaking off the ner-
vous trot that he had been performing, to
the detrimcnt Of the flowers and borders,
and transforming himself into a statue
and very superb one, too, he made, ave
shall shall run awayl"
The rich blood mantled the fair cheek
Of the girl, and suffused her swan like
throat, and the little snowy hands plucked
to minute atoms the fragrant moss-bud.
But the lustrious dark eyes were so down.
cast, that they caught MT his enquiring
gaze, and the only reply he received was
in the mischievous smile that played a.
mong the sweet dimples.
"Can you be serious, when you know
that running away with an heress is such
high misdemeanorw
ayes, know it is; but surely, il you
love me as devotedIy as you have thous-
and times told me you do, you could not
object to little suffering for my sake"
"Ah! but reflect how you would suffer
also. have too much magnanimity to
forget you"
"Egotist! you have seen my friend, Em.
lily Fleetwood, the beautiful creature with
that sober lacking husband that torment
so much; well, she, a wealthier heiress
than your faithful .foncee, eIoped with her
brothers tutor, who was fully as poor as
yourself, aud n 81 hslfso handsome. Don't
trouble yourself beg, to bow so low, for
tho compliment which you appropriate to
yourself is intended for my own good taste
and sagacity. What an excitement there
was; must laugh to think Of it. Icbanced
TO be IN my uncles study, reading in the
bow.window, ard concealed by the cur.
tains, when her gurdians were ushered in,
and hearing the name of Emily pronounced
took the liberty of listening, though una
bio TO gather much. This much do
know, however, that after long cousulta-
ton and laying of their wise heads to
gether, they came TO the conclusion that
they could not interfere, as the gentleman
had, in some mastery way, eyaded the
iaw.n
"BIess you, love, you have lifted a
weight off my hean; we must evsde, too
--how shall find out the wsyi"
r"CoHsult my nncle."
"Your uucle! Is your little head
turuedf"
"No, it is perfectly steady. Consul,
him, and We viii be the very last persons
in abe world whom hoawiIl suspect In
the meanwhile do not notice me much DO