The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-16
LANA, WEDNESDAY,, MAY 16, 1856.

possessed of a disposition so sweet and obliging
| as to rresistlbly attract the affections of all
who met her. s.
Raymond had known her for year or more,
and during this time had conceived for her one
of those exalted passions which render man
supremely happy or supremely miserable.
Towards evening his fever abated, and as he
reviewed the events of the day strange idea
entered his head, which he resolved to execute
Upon some frivolous pretext he sent away his
attendants, arose, dressed himself, notwith-
standing his extreme debility, and with vas
cillating step went to the coloneps garden. The
rose was still there, s'Ah, dearest Adele -
murmured he, II am not to die, then, without
presenting thee wedding gift
Unobserved he entered the garden, plucked
the rose, and fled as if he had stolen trea-
sure I'
The house of Adele was not far distant, yet
it was very doubtful if he would reach it, at
each step he felt his strength failing him, still
he kept on, he reached the gate, entered the
garden, but over tasked nature could hold out
no longer, and he fell at last close By one of the
parlor windows. He remained here some mo-
ments in state bordering goninsensibility, when
all at once the sound of well known voice re-
animated him as if by magic, Adele and her
father had just entered the parlor and the win
dows being open, he could not avoid hearing
the subject Of their conversation.
''My dear child" said her father, II am sure
of it, you regard this marriage in the light of a
sacrifice the words which in an impetus Of gene
rosity you so freely pronounced, now render
you unhappy, and knowing it., would try to
oot CTR, 7 c1,o11 he
said that regardedmy interests as paramount
to thy happiness, no, no, would sooner die"
Father, replied Adele, with a melancholy
grace, Il will not deny that | had long looked
forward with pleasure to the day when should
be united with-Raymond, 50 that it will un-
doubtedly cost me a little"
''Ah! my child, you mean it Will cost you
much"
"To renounce this hope" continued Adele
with concealed emotion, but-this feeling will
pass away-the colonel is kind and generous,
he will render you great service, and in graft
tude I will try to love him.
"He would indeed render me great service,
but not for all the world would l see thee un
happy" and he clasped her to his breast as if
he could never part with her
Raymond raised himselfto level with the
window, caught one glimpse of Adele hanging
upon the neck of her father, and sank back, ex-
hausted, murmuring ssAdele, Adele"
'sFather," continued she, in a tremulous
voice, II will wed the colonel-we will speak
of it no more, and I will only ask that until
then | may pass the time with my aunt In
Paris, for Imust forget Raymond, and to do so,
at least must not see him."
''True true, it were better you did not but
you shall not marry the colonel-but the con-
equenccs-disgrace, ruin, and imprisonment
oh! | know not what to dO!'
They were interrupted by domestic an
nouncing the arrival of the colonel, who en-
be in great trouble about something. "Per-
haps he is here" he exclaimed, without sau-
ting any one.
Adele and her father regarded him with
s"rRg'fe; rRE5f whom do rou sDesR?" demanded the
latter.
''Of your friend Raymond"
ssHe is not here, we have not seen him to-
day"
ut is very strange" said the colonel, *'this
morning had in mH garden a rose of a most
rare species, an invention of the present year,
and intended as a gift for Adele, it has disap-
peared, and Raymond has disappeared also
"Well! well! exclaimed NJ Maurenci, with
some impatience, "what does this mean? have
the goodness to explain, coonel.''
81 mean, my dear sir, that | have been
robbed of rose for which fought this morn
ing though much against my will, with Ray
mond, and that am now endeavoring to find
traces of it,
"What you have fought with Raymond" >"
exclaimed Adele, trembling in spite of her
self
Il did, but it was he who provoked the
QUARREL A hurried exclamation from Adele
interrupted him, "But," continued he, edo not
be alarmed, though I thought the wound he
received would oblige him to keep his room for
fifteen or twenty days, it seems | was mistaken
for even now come from his house and be has
already gone OUT
Adele now comprehended what had passed.
She pressed her hands to her breast as if to re-
strain the beatings of her heart, eand moving
towards the open window, her eyes bathed in
tears, she sank into seat murmuring-
"Poor RAYMOND! where art thou now?"
At that instant man, or rather a spectre,
pale and bloody arose, and presenting her a
rose, said
"Cruel, yet generous woman, I&orgive thee,
and ere we part, accept a last momento from
him who loved thee more than life
The colonel advanced to possess himself of
the rose, but Adele had already obtained it, a
second afterwards she gave dreadful scream,
for she saw Raymond overcome with fatigue
and pain, sink fainting to the ground.
A few days afterwards Raymond drew his
last breath, and we hardly dare to say it,
Adele consumated the sacrifice, giving her
band to the man who had caused the death of
her lover.
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The Galveston News has the following which
shows that all the credulous people are not
dead yet: GA planter from the Brazos informs
us that a young lady from above 4egua, in
Burleson county, known to be spirit medl-
UNI, died about six weeks ago, and while on
her death bed she announced that this was
going to be the most disastrous season ever
known in Texas 1t is reported that she pre-
diced a severe drought, and went into details
with great particularly, also counselling those
around her as to the measures they should
take to protect themselves from the general