Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-05-14

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t<i Il sia ras, Asl sbst her ost from hap
PinsSs and iovs
Wei aisat her ehssk srinsss and her eve
| fssh krigstly
Sac gsssd hitt<riy arosaa hsr. bu, 5000
A-r hAgeor sAasgca 70 ssrpriss; she start
sS-sss beet s,serly forward. 10 fear and
anxiety 4 tai ass With f,S-iess blue
eye a1sd spss her. x.s coming iossrds her
Ahes sssstdsrsa--from thai forn she used
ossieo1s-sAs tarned s~sy AZ fAistrsss
or death esald have eo1e 70 Der relief IL
uosid have beea siis.i Bur N. there she
,toed. her arms hasg psuerles. By Der side,
Der kPs qaiv-rsd, her brain aAd bead see.n-
ed barRiagi
lie 10 Edgar she nnttersd, breathisssly.
No ose hotieed her agitation Turning
froo the glare aud noise. che rushed into the
h.lfIishted esss~rvstesy, serkisg pe.ee
se~kisg to escape from tkose eyes that bent
90 hsr sueh griSve5, searching look she
tried q sostrel her throsbing heart aud 20
regain hsr tottsriag reason She sank down
EPoa eAf-A Ihorn pisre~d her Gsgsr-a
Waite rose over hgng the b~sch "A rose like
that BE lad given her, With supe rssitisas
dread Al'es thrust II fro1 her, and placed
AeF hands atOa her forehead
She heard = step bSsisd her, aud voice
-sLs kssS IL well
1Aiice- Alice
Nrs HarsSaEt rose aad sPraag towards
hi1
.Edgal, my love-
Hs tErnsd away
sHass asss, hear ms. Edgar Tkst
vuw. gave yoa have tot broksn-ny lore
has been, shall ever be yours ?
Mrs HarecaFt
Ahee fsit the utaaiug ef those words in
bitter agoay i Aa Eifs lie ,hIsks
an guilty Of haEiag saerikeed love 20 ambi
tisa, to wealth q home, os fortune, bu, to
poverty Of hslTtt
Edgar, she cried, ff you have one drop
ef iOve fOr ne IN your heart If IL has not ali
tanned TO ao~t bitter hate, in pity hear me
Aftrr yoa left me, my fAther came. aud. in
ACs stsTn, eonmaadlag tOae. tkai 1 have
nsver dared 70 disobey. said to me Alice.
NJ oaee iamsnse fortune, By nDsueeessful
specniRisors, has come a mere pi'taaee
Poverty and rain stare ne IN the face You
eaa avert tsat ruiA-ehaBgs that poverty
% vsalth Tie way 10 oPea 20 you Judge
Harruurt u nv fFi~sd, be i old kuoE.
bai Be j. rich aud s0bge Alice, you aust
marry hiu be loves you, aud has asked
your baud
Re stance uis useless prayers we're vain;
NJ EotSsr added eutreatlss 70 my fathers
eaEanaads. i mas married Noskips Is
SantlBg 20 e01plete my misery bat your
curse, Eegzr aRd she sank, sObbiug SIla.
iy. AZ kis re.
Eigas lifted the pallii fsrm asd drooUinr
brad, thar ia the white evening dress rrssu.
l!sd crushed aad bF0krs Hiy
'Ihis nafEage Is a saerilese, Alice a
mere bsFg4Js u tFisvs fsllsu fsttuue =
Yea aFe 60; us pls V.ass bride; yea uers
miGs tef5re yos ever sss him I claim
yoai and away from those who would seize
yoG ffo@ n'e al! bear yea have nos
sav taat wealth 10 gris which lad sbva
Isft go 40 soss= fsF vd St.lsst i-,s. 10
sSass villa, 90 the shotrs Of Frsnee. 1 sbaII
ssks sea where yea Siil forget thai you
usrs ever bas nine Wholly nice ?
TLsss sofds Ike poison 70 tie taste, cane
fssst % Aiiss's vsuHdsd spsrit; al that
aighi, aaI thrsgEh tbs Ioug hours sf the
usxt day. she sssutsd the minstss a. they
drsgEsd siSug Hsr sssrsgs rose a. rbe
boar q midaigas, ibs hoar 0f escape. drsW
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AIies at Sa;tisg it sbe eurtaineI sisdsu.
on saas sAssaest hS vas se zap uken all uAs
ready
The fall nsoa lsoksd dows upos the
sesae th- yOuhE wife sst there holding IN
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.Aissis. sy istIie sistss, Z aa alsut 90
Z leave yea, ths hsppF szeuseuts Yea md
have Pssssi toxsfbsr siIi sever esme sgsIs I.
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