The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-04-25

affairs Of the great world without. Bet
again-who art thoul"
81 am'-he was about to reveal himself,
but moments reflection caused him to re-
frain. Then continuing, he ssid--"Csn
not see herl She knows me well--no, she
does not noO know me, but'-he could say
no more; the fount of feeling had drowned
his utterance, and stream of tears cursed
down his manly face.
The porteress could not divine the cause
of his sorrow, and only endeavored to soothe
his grief with kind and consolatory words.
"Take this" said Ronald, stake it to her
place it in her own hands, and she will
know that one who once was dear to her
yet lives and loves her."
1t was a small loeket, containing the en-
bem of two hearts united, the first gift ot
Lady Edith to Ronald. 1t was a precious
one--he had ever worn it next to his heart;
in love and in joy, in despair and in hope,
in banishment and battle there had this
treasure reposed, dearer than the blood. tears
of his bosom. And now, when she thought
him numbered with the eparted-when the
world was to her now as a dream--when
every hope was gone, but one--yet that the
best and brghtest--her hope in Heaven!
again IVES she to be called back to earthly
appiness--again was the bloom of beauty
to blush upon her cheek, and the kiss of
love to burn upon her lip. The old porter
ess departed. With tottering steps she sought
the apartment of the lady-abbess, and re-
vealed his mission. In silent wonder did
the abbess receive the intelligence, and
gaze upon the token. Edith, in their mo-
ments eff converse, had unbosomed to the
lady-slperior of the convent the story of her
early love; and now the abbess knew that
it was Ronald, who, like a spirit of the 9TH
er world, had come to claim her for his own.
"Thy will be done!" calculated the holy
matron, and at once sought the chamber of
Edith.
To describe the feelings of Edith when
informed of her errand-of her doubt thai
it was Ronald who still existed-might be
attempted, but weak would be the effort
They who have felt the pang of separation
from all that was dear to them on earth
who have been Unexpectedly restored to the
object of their affections at the very mo-
ment when even hope appeared to have for
saken them, can best conceive the feelings
of the Lady Edith.
'Mother!" she exclaimed, "deceive me
not. Is he alive! has Heaven yet happi-
ness in store for me! Oh! lead me to his
presence. Ronald, thy Edith is yet true tc
thee"
Leaning on the arm of the abbess, slow.
ly they followed the old porteress to the
gate, The threshold of which Ronald's feet
might not pass. The shadows of night hac
fallen thickly upon the world; in recess
stood Ronald lost in the intensity of his feel
ings. The soft steps of the party scarcely
disturbed the silence that reigns around
The abbess consigned the trembling Edith
to the support of the aged domestic; and
advancing to Ronald, softly calculated
"Benedicite, my son!" ....
He started at the sound, and beholding the
abbess, fell upon his knees.
"Rse," she said cit is not for me to op-
pose what Heaven itself has decreed; thou.
hast passed through the furnace, and thy re,
ward awaits thee. Edith approach!"
Edith raised her head which till now had
rested on the shoulder of the old porteress
The moon at the same moment burst forth
in its majesty of radiance; the faces of the
two lovers met each others gaze.
edith Glenroy!" exclaimed the enrap.
tured youth. A loud scream burst from the
maiden and the next moment she lay sense.
less on the bosom OF her lover.
That night beheld her on board the rover's
bark, and the first beams of the morning
saw her before the tower of Gamma. Brief
was the message that Ronald sent to he un-
Gle; and brief was the answer that was re-
turned-"PeGce and Welcomed"
That noon beheld the nuptials of the long
parted lovers in the chapel of the castle;
and at the same altar did Glenroy and Rom
aid swear eternal friendship. The bread
was broken and the cup was drained; and
long and loud were the shouts Of Joy that
arose, and deep and fervent were the bless
ings showered on the gallant Ronald and
his lovely Edith.
The reader will naturally ask, how came
the lover to be the rowing captain! The
question is easily answered. The night on
which Glenroy hurled Ronald from the cliff,
the pirate-bark was cruising in the bay ol
Gamma. A party of her crew had landed
close to its base for the purpose ofrecohnoi-
tering, when the splash of the body in the
water attracted their attention, and having
recovered it--for the deep folds of the High
land costume buoyed it on the surface-they
found that life was not extinct. They bore
it to their vessel, and when Ronald awoke
to consciousness, he found himself career
ing over the blue waters of the ocean. No
alternative was now presented to him but to
embrace their lawless life. His noble form
and daring soul soon raised him to the COM
mand; and seizing the first opportunity to
visit the scene Of his love and injury, it was,
as in the tale described; he grati6ed his re-
vanpe. With regard 10 Edith. in one Of the