Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-01-23
CLARKSVILLE, TENN, FRIDAY, JANUARY %, 1857
window Of her fathers castle.

Iings what a change bad come oeer their fates
Little more than fortnight bad passed, II 4
rue; but Is not the history Of life often mad,
IuP ofa day! Fair. winning and grateful al
Eyeline Mormon was how could The young
cavalier resist the fascination Of her company
He had, therefore. tacitly accepted the VAIN
invitation of the old baron, her father, to make
the castle his home during the summer months
and so since the day of his first introduction te
Eveline he had continued to attend her in,ev'
cry recreation, riding with her to the meadow
to Hy hawk, or lingering by her side to listen
10 her voice in some little song, that seemed
more musical each time he heard II from her
| lips. = -+-'o
Unconscious Of danger they all seemed
The baron thought nothing more preposterous
han that needy adyehturer with nothing but
his blood to advance him In the world-for
such be thought bis guest TO be-should ever
dream Of loving his daughter. Talbot, too,
though every day he found the spell that bound
him to Eveline's side increasing. did not, for q
long time, know he loved her; and even when
the conviction came, It brought with 1t such
strange and mingled sensations that he scarce
knew whether joy OF fear predominated most
in his bosom. And Eveine, what thought she
of all this! Alas! il Is long before woman
knows her heart, especially when. for the FIRST
time, she learns TO love. At FIRST she wonder
ed why everything seemed SO much brighter
than of wont when Talbot was by, and why ell
abssDt. Then she tbought it SO strange that
her heart beat quicker, and the blood rushed
into her cheek as he approaches: until at last,
at some slight misunderstanding, such as low
ers always have. she burs, into tears as soon as
she was alone, and thus learned that she loved.
But weeks had elapsed since then. Day by
day bad these two young beings walked. rode
and sang together, until they almos: forgot
their relative positions. Eveline never dresm.
ed that wealth ought to make any difference in
the one she should lovesin the eyes Of others;
for she knew it made none in her own; and the
lsndless noble, conscious Of birth even high.
er than hers, trusted that she was too lofty and
pure to think of his present poverty. His
feelings, however, were often strange and wa.
yering; pride whispered 10 him not TO accept
wealth, even from bride; aud fear would.
often fit across bis mind lest Eveline might
deem him less worthy of her love because he
had no fortune but his sword But these sur
mises had gradually died away. Life bad
been oil lcveliness to the lovers, drinking In,
as they did, pleasure from everything around
lin their walks through the old woods, or
along the moonlit glide, or in their solitary
communings beneath the everlasting stars.
But cloud at length came over their pros
pec,. A suitor suddenly appeared at the castle
for the hand of Eveline, 10 the shape Of a
wealthy bachelor baronet from an adjoining
county. He came, backed by en- immense es-
tate, in all the pomp Of "a gilded coach and six
The baron thought it the most natural thing In
the world for his daughter to accept the hand
of such prize; and sienified his intention that
the marriage should take place after the or,ho-
dox period of courtship. II awoke the lovers
from their dream. Eveline was in despair
Talbot saw at once what honor compelled him
to do. Yet he could npt wholly resist his pas
sion. He resolved to leave the castle, and
forget eyerything-hs love and his ,misfor-
tunes-on the battle field.
But Eveline did not reason so. She saw that
her lover avoided her, knd she at first wonder.
ed what could be the cause. But when she
found it continued, Aer Jealousy took the
alarm. She fancied he loved her no more
Her pride was touched, Her tone when next
they met was colder ihan II had ever before
seemed to Talbot; and be, Ia turn, deening she
was about to desert HIN for his wealthy rival
felt offended. And thus were these two hearts
on the eve of estrangehent, while both mourn
ed in silence over tie separation. II is true
that the reason of TaIbbt told him it was better
that it should be so, for fortune had placed too
great distance between Eveline Norman and
him even to allow of hopes but still his heart
struggled against his cooler reason, and he
would have given worlds that Eveline wore
the same fronkness 10 him which she did a
weeks before. At length he deIors lined to
know ihe worst; for this state of suspense he
could endure no longer. A favorable oppor.u-
nifty had presented itself this morning. He
had casually met Evelne 10 the old hall.
There was something Of embarrassment in
each Of the.two lovers They had me, daily.
il tls true, since the arrival Of the baronet, but
instead of Talbot, his rival was now ever a,
Eveline's side. Thus days had passed
without single word being exchanged be-
tween The lovers, except in the presence Of
the baroneL ESeliOe blamed Talbot that he
had not sought her boudoir more; and he
bldmed--but enough.
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