St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1857-12-10

\ perfect understanding Of their feel,
| ings for each other. But neither OF
them were slow to perceive that
| Richard le Vere's attentions to his
child Wera utterly distasteflll 10 the
earl. The truth was not for some:
time known to them, and the mother
oe Richard, in early youth, had reject
ed Earl Hugh for the more worthy,
| If less powerful, De We're; and the
heart. Of De Bigod could only throb
with hatred towards the son of the
woman who had scornfuliy refused
his hand. The consequence was,
that when Richard sought an inter-
view with The Earl, and declared his
passion for Constance, he was at
! ONCE! and with the MOST pointed HAD.
teur. rejected; !, while his daughter
| was for the first tinle told THAI she
was soon To be thk bride Of fhe Baron
de Ciichy. @5sl5 i t.s /.
But the lovers still met--.-1aily, al
most hourly, in the. regal train Of
Henry IT; and ere lo,g the conspi-
racies, which were maturing under
/ the auspices Of the ',ngrateful De B;~
god against the monarch, occupied
SO entirely the time ard attention OF
the earl, that lie utterly forgot that
his daughter was left ia the unre:-
Istrained society OF hey lover; while
his own restoration to the sovereign's
favor was cause sufficient for tenn
porary suspension Of his friendly in
/ tercourse with the Baron de Clichy,
/ with. whom, nevertheless, a ciandes-
tine correspondence was carried on
until such time as the open revolt Of
Henry's unnatural sons sanctioned lis
own detection Happily, meanwhile,
passed time with the young lovers -
Youth and love step on, hand in hand,
through this strange world, forgetting
that clouds are gathering over head,
while around them creeps the un-
noticed mist Of coming darkneSs!--
But this cloud comes-~the mist thick
ens---and thus singular coincidence
/ led to the discovery Of De Bigod''s
treachery, whilst the discoyerer was
I no other than RICHARD De*Vere. the
sacret@loverof Ills child!@, 49,, i
1t wassno less from a sense of 10y
atty than from a sincere attachment
to his sovereign, that Richard felt
himself constrained to revsal the per-
fi,iy OF the father Of his iisSsssess to
the king !; but not before Inc had i'm
parted his Intentions to Constance,
Wl,o, while she implored mcrcy for
her parent, too keenly felt how unpar-
donable his conduct was, to endea-
1svor 10 prevent her lovers intention !;
but, .hurrying from him, she had time
to announce to the earl the danger
which menace.i him, rendering i'm
mediate fight necessary. Taking
her viii him De Bigod fed to Franz
linghan, and was soon aware thas to
| the young De We're he owed the dis
'covery Of his plot. His hatred was
| Thus redoubled, and, swearing ven
geance, he lerelled themes desoIa-
ting curses against Constance, should
she continue to. encourage the ad~
dresses Of the detested De We're. !.
|. Many weeks, had passed, and, Sc
parated from all intelligence Of him
she loved, while she was hourly per-
secuted by the isgustfulattentions Of
the Baron de Clichy, the hapless Cone
stance had long ceased ..~ ,@: +.
rs 70 breathe the aroma pf ;indiv idual
/ happiness II. NJ ,..... :,.
And now the castle bells are ringing
=merrilly, for to-morrow's, sun will see
| the Young countess bride----tlle e
| bride Of tie richest noble ii Flanders,
Fand, while warlike groups assemble
| on the battlements and in the court
Yards Of; Framlingham, and active
preparations for strifs-unimpc by
! The bridal arrrang ements carrying on
Within its walls---are stirring al!
f+a around the castle a heavy and
|sbreaking heart. might be heard sob
bing out in desperate griefin retii1r's:'d i1' ID q
| iipek OF tnoSe fich PARK grodilas,
|. te VI here ,rov she coult3 alone fnd tenn
5'pleorary retirement. Beside@4a deep
and dark pool Of water whence az
| it was said the river Ore derived its
source, usa er the shadows Of einboW-
e'rring willows, sat Constance, pale
and colorless as the lilies that es.tstar:-
ed 1t her feet But notflong Al alone ne
mot l|ang slaheard. were re- the sobs that
ever, and amen broke from her bur
|thened BOSOM j so,unc is in her eara-~.-.
she listens, half startled, half hope
fui; and in a moment. the WALL q few,
PAGES from her, bears living load !;
in the npxt, Richard Dc We're is at 'her
feet! s=. =.. 's..*s ss s;:E4s5*st
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