The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-04-19

| fully ap0l0gixed Tor being o0ll&e0 ~
travel alone, as hc had himself sOnae sbp1lne1k
| engagements, while biz son had lately irotnpd
his regiment. really think ~ decsaylgg
fact. Certainly they were . pretty palr4 1
courage as well rs could bpt i own pn IA
evening previous to our journey eyenlg
which,, from several attesting gprcots hneW
was still Fixed for tha elopemellt -
TO feel . good deal alarmed. OK M. 6pth
land there was no tidings, AT twhight1 ~
/ plainly that the sole hope must iia Ii my own
presence of mind, my influence over Nllah, NJ
my appeal to her sense Of honor and A9esttop.
sent tho children early to bed, sayln A ~
letteFs 70 wyiteg3s md psUred
lwhateyer was to happen. Nov nlany
think me foolish, and at tipnos th9nght MyseM
go likewise for not going at once n ZalliA
knew her character better than that The iaeA
| Of being betrayed, wayiaid, controlled, w0u3A
ldriye her fierce Eastern nature into tho xcSy
commission Of tho madness she contemplated
In every thing must trust to the impulse AZ
the moment, and to the result OF her suddenly
discovering her own position aud tho villain6s1
lpians laid against her, ~ ls ss.ss.
Never in my life do T. remember more
|anxions hour than that spent sitting ~ thb
dark by the parlor-window, whence. myself nm
seen, could SEQ Ill that passed without The
house /, for it was o lovely night tie rl9Qn
high. up over the Lough and making visible
the Antrim hills. / think ID all monisats of
great peril ono grows qniet 30 did I. Az
eleven there was sound Of wheels on tho
beach, and the shadow Of man passed tho
window. looked out. It was the most no
romantic md commonplace Glopelnent with an
heiress he was merely going to take her away
on an outside car. There wus no one With
him but the carrnan, who was lGit Whistlilg
contentedly on the shore. The moment had
come with the energy. Of desperation, I put Oft
the shawl In which had wrapped myself IN
case had to follow the child for follow her I
had determined to do were it necessary. Quiet
lly, and with as ordinary o manner as i could
assume, walked into Iillnh's room. She was
lust stepping from the window. She had on
her best frock and shawl poor innoccntl with
her fhvorite white bonnet that Ind lately
trimmed for her, carefully tied up IN = lanas
kerdhief touched her shoulder 4" Zillah,
where are you goinga', sho started md,
screamed. a'rell me: I must know i ~
pcated holding her fast by the arm, while An
Ignstus rather roughly pulled her by the other,
Cousin, you hurt me " she cried, ind In
stinctively drew back. Then for the first time
the lieutenant saw me-
!, I have often noticed that cunning and do
lceitfut people-slnnll villnins, not great oiies
, are always cownrtls MIR, Augustus drew back
as If ho had been Shot I took no notico Of
him, butstill appealed to Zlnhs..
I" Tell me, my child, the plain truth, o. ydn
always do ]: where sWere YOU going gs' IN
! She stammcrea out I n I was going to %
Belfast to be married"
. ~ 10 your cousin !? Y
0 She hung her head and murmuredi Yea"
!, AT this frank confession the bridegroom In
terposed. He perhaps was the braver for 70.
I, fccting that he had only women to deal with
3 Tic leaped In ut the chamber window. ai,d
angrily asked me by what right I interfereA
: +" / will tell you,n said |, "ir you have enough
) gcntlcmanly feeling to leave my apartment,
!. and will speak with me in tho open MR." He
! retreatcd, bolted the window, and still keep.
d ing firm hold on the trembling girl, mot him
outside the froht-door. It certainly was the
! oldest pluce for such scene but did not
7 wish to let him inside the house.
$ Now, Miss Pryor. said he imperatiyely.
r but still politely lie Poer could not 10
: otherwise" will you be so kind ns to lot 10
s that young lady, who has put herself under my
/ protection, and intends honoring me with her
9 hand?"
els that true, zillah? Do you lovc this
8 man, md voluntarily intend to marry him +"
IS " Yes, IL you will let me, Miss Pryor. He
told me you would be SO pleased. He promises
II always to be kind to Inc, md never let me
n work. Please don't be angry with INC, dear
y Miss Pryor. Oh do let me marry my cousin IL
d Listen to me n few minutes, Zllah,'' said
70 +, "and you shall choose" And then / told
d her, in as few words rs l could, what her posi-
Y ton was--how that 1t had been concealed from
II her that she was OH heircss, and how BY mar