True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-06-11
STEUBENVlLLE, onIo sNEbNEsDAE JUNE il, 1856.

interesting, than she did that evening,
Her headache had passed away, and her
spirits were very good.
Pauline, won't you sing something! (!
MY dear Alice, have no voice to
night 44 q
Nonsense! Roderick will help you.
He arose directly, and opened the pi
ano. Pauline followed. p What will
! you have 2 said she, turning around or
the music stool. Alice named low,
song, very much in vogue then. How
exquisitely their voices blended together
Suddenly, at the most beautiful part, hi,
voice ceased. A strange, awful feelin!
stole over me. / knew why he coult
not go OH. Il was too applicable to him
self. =
what is the matter Z said Alice, Start
ing up. 20 Roderick =
He was deadly pale, and one han,
cluched the piano for support. Ii i
nothing, Alice he gasped. Do moi b.
frightened. lof,en have these turns.
She led him to the open window, and h,
declared himselimuch better. l saw him
the treacherous one, turn and kiss he
cheek, Poor child thank God she wa
so blind.
1t seems 10 me that Alice is very sick,
said Mrs. Pennington, anxiously, as
met her the next morning coming out o
her daughters room. She was very
restless all night, and l shall send James
for the doctor Immediately ~,
She hurried off, and opened Alice
door. Her face looked flushed, and he
breath felt hot upon my cheek as | lear
over her. it@' nts ,'5
Why, Alice, darling Lyon are not 60
ing to be sick, | HOPPER
She smiled, and said her head ache
a litle, and that was ALL
How anxiously we watched the Doc
tors countenance, her mother and / ,bu
he turned around cheerlully, and sal
there was nolhing the matter, and that W
must not talk her into believing hersel
very ILL., Alice did really seem to be bel
ter after The Doctor left US, and Mrs
Pennington heightened up wonderfully
And SO the day passed; Alice keepin
her room, and Pauline and sitting wit
her. her mother fitting in and odt, busy
like all good housekeepers in looking al
ter her servants. was very cold in m,
manner towards Pauline, and I think sil
ffelt ii; for, whenever she caught IN.
eye, the crimson blood would suffuse he
| face. Iknewher secret. Towards even
ing she went away, at Alice's request, /
lie down awhile. stole out into tn
garden, to enjoy the still and solemn twi
light alone. The new moons silve
Z crescent was high in the clear sky. ,Ey
cry thing around me spoke of purity an
peace. | wandered slowly on. Asol
itsry ghtbird was singing on the top 9
q cherry tree. 1t Itceased its song, and
had only time to shrink behind neigh
boring bush, when two figures, turnin
into the path from another, passed my hi
ding g-place. They walked for a few mt
ments up and down, and then stoppe
near me. 1t was Roderlck's deep voic
4 that murmured Increasingly on, and sure
/ ly who couldit be but Pauline, with lie
tiny graceful figure clinging TO his arm
4 Her light drapey aoated in the breeze
4 and once almost touched my cheek. (,
1 held my breath with my hand upon m
! heart, to still the loud beating it SCENE
to me they mus hear. Pauline spoke,
g"What shall Ido3 what shall l. do
Itis killing me this struggle. Must
I be the one to snalch the cup Of happines
from my friends lips" The words die
4 away nmournful cadence.
Is not your happiness Of as muc
consequence, Pauline Z"
! Poor, poor Alice Z she sobbed ou
s. you loved her until Icane here,
! Never as Ihayeloyed you, ihatwou]
Ebeimpossible You are to me eyerythin,
!: |life, light, love, You Gil my mind, !
! that lean think Of n6lling else Y s'
!, Hush !, she said despairing. 0h
! RodeticE, would to God Ihad never lie
] niy7home 70 btiag sorrow and desolatic
! Into ano.her's, The words seemed
! wiring thevery chords Of my heart, whic
|. Iblsd for her Who sooner or later mu
! know ofthis. They went on, and
burried'from my hiding place and en,ere
4 the house unobserved. .s I'll