The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-12-19

The two samen. instead of waiting flor hi
approach, hastily arose from their seats anC
went into the cottage, Us much perhaps Il
avoid the hurniliatins though compassionate
glances Of tho outside passengers, as IRON
any other motive. The young man wa
deadly pale, and seemed to have hardly SUN
cient strength to move back tho iish' w'ckes
gate which admitted to the garden M
held by 1t till tho coach had passed on ano
then turned with besesching half-reproaeh'
ful look towards Rachel. She, poor girl
was as much agitated as himself, and aP
peared to DO oagorly scanning his counten'
ance. as IL hopeful Of reading thero con-
tradictiou Of the dshonoring rumor that had
got abroad. In answer to his mute appca'
she stepped quickly towards him, ciasped his
proiFsred hand in both hers, and with o faint
and trembling voice CALCULATED
"Dcar, dear Edward II is not true-l
am sure 1t is not, that you-that you--"
"That I have been dismissed from tho ma
val service, as unfit to serve his majesty, is
quite true, )" reioinod Edward Drysdale, slow
Ily'and with partially recovered calm--s'quite
true"
The youns woman shrank Indignantly
from him tre glanced in her sutfusd ewes,
and her LIGHT. elegant figure appeared to
Glow and dilats with ,rrepressiblc scorn, as
tbi,avoval fall upon her ear. "a coward ~
.bs vebsmsutlv exclaimed " YOU that
bu. no /" sbe added. giving away again to
grief and tenderness as she looked upon the
| 6ne. intelligent countenanco of her lover,
+" Il cannot be: there must b, some error -
some mistake. Il is impossible
"Tbsrc /, ,ome error and mistakc, Rach.
.s, I'm, ths world will nevsr far. admit
m,,h R,, coma Ia. ma !, Won shall
90 with mew
We will not follow them till the first out
burst ofanrry excitement is passed /; till the
father, passionatc. heart.broken roproaches
b,vo mbs;ded 10 n more natient. subdued
e,;ntlv.bopefal sorrow. and Racbcl's wayer.
inc faith in the manhood of her betro,bed
has rs,,;ped something of its old firmpess.-
Entering then ws shall find that only Mr..
p-.a.h.u has ,or,;,oJ obs,;,o.slv and
.o,,smn,uop,lv dOo, 10 what ,bs vounr man
ba. s,,tsr;nc,v urv,d in vindieation Of his
behavior in the unbappy affair which lcd to
bis dismissal from the service. He had, il
anneared. suddenly tainted at the sight of
tho bideous arcarnc in which, for the FIRST
,ims in his life. bo found himself involved.
uyou have n ,et,.r Won s,v from Cantain
otway" /" said Mr. Drysdalc. PARTIALLY rails
ing his head from his hands, in which it had
becn buried whilst his son was speaking
" Where is Il? Give il to Rachel / can
not see the words"
The ,ots was dirccied 10 Mr.. Drysdalc.
whom C,nto;n otwav pcrsonallv knew, and
who no doubt kindly intended TO soften the
blow the rr,urn Of his son under such cir.
cumstapOos mus, inaict Although deciding
that Edward Drysdalc was unfit for the na-
val profession. no did not think that the
failure of the young mans physical nerve,
in one of the most murderous encounters
that had occurred during the war, was at
tributable to deficiency Of true courage !;
and as n proof that il was not. Captain OF.
w,v msnt;o,oJ tba. the vouny man had
iumpsd overheard during half a calo of
w;na ,,a when r;,h, w,s s,ll;r, and saved,
:, - ,,.,;, - h,u.,,s . s,om,,,. liza
Tb;. w,s ,bo suhst,roso, ,hono Assoon
a, Rocbel .o,sod ra,ai,c Nj, Drvsdalo
Looked asr-acat;n,,v in his friends face and
murmnrod :. Won bso,"
.y,. William prvsdale. I do. never
do,b,sd ,ba. vour SON was GOOD swimmer.
M more than do that coward means cow
ard and that all the letters in the alphabet
eannot spell II 10 mean ANYTHING else.-
Come. Rachel" added the grim, unreason-
ing, iron-tempered veteran, "let US DO gone.
And God bless. and. II Il be possible, COM
hrt va old friend. Good.byo, No, thank
va younv sir ~ he continued, with renewed
ssrcsnsss n. Eaward Drvsdale snatched at
nj. hand "Tba. hand was once grasped