Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-10-29

1 aeern't or hIs deprgss on of mind And
now. May, tell me truly whs, are your
I feelings toward 'he Captain. | know you
have declared thai you could never regard
4 him otherwise than friend; but / the n
cons iiered i; some merry freak OF yoars, to
render the .oye Of the gallant officer the
i more ardent But il such Is the case. you
: are carrying your sport 90 far"
Can il be, uncle, thar yon entertain such
an opinion o! me. That your Mary, whom
r you have reared and fought shou d thus liz
oeing." And pearly tear stole lis way
DOWN the lovely giri's cheek, as she spoke.
+; No, uncle. tell you now, as have said
/, before-l can never willingly become the
vile oil Captain Berkstord."
TIE unclewas moved, for he loeed his
bro; hers child. and IT panied his heart to.
see hei Unhappy. Blu; he thought tn dis
; like Mary had formed gainst his young
friend, arose from some girlsh Wbim, and
by urging her to accept Berkstord, he ina
gined himself accomplishing an sct oi kind
ness, which she would have reason to thank
him for It some future day He could now
dviue the cause of her wardness, ana,
fe.t tn if he cou d succeed in transi erring
her affections from the young rebel in James
Brigade to Captain Berksford, her father
from heaven would bless the act. He sa'. /.
for sometime with his 'orehe d resting ia
his hand, without u.tering @crd. There
was evidently an inward struggle going on
between duty to his confding relative. and
love for the gentle daughter-but duty was
the conoueror, and with calm voice he
continued:
"Mary, you know not what is for your
own good. You ere Prejudiced against the
Captain, and what is worse, fear you have
/ formed an unfortunate attachment for
Certain ,ung rebel who visits us-no, III
Should say visits you-quite frequently"
| Mary held her breath n men In -us-
pens, and her uucle continu d:
| .Nuw, Il | have OWNED the truth, you
mus; know hat this is nothing but school
girl fancy, aud t. strip rom II the romance
would be !. king ali-whle the love OF my
friend Perksford would never aie--ke loves
YOU Tor yourself and your good quaiitleS--
not om sme foolish first sight affair!
Tie listener turned around and concealed
her features mid tbe heavy folds OF the
window cur, aims. The mI1r lrose hastily
from his seat and approached her saying:
NAY, NAV, you must not think uhkirdiy |
of ma--forpiye NV harshness--@e will la k
again concerning this" |,
AT this moment Berksiord re-entered the
room, which efTecruaIly silenced all tufther
conversation The Major addressed hin
pleasantly. but Mary did not turn from the
widow, Gnd with view 20 relieve his neice
f-om present notice. the Major proposed to
hi, guest that they should take STROLL and
view he grounds of his eastste
~ Berksford accepted rhs invitatsoa.- ane
placing his arm within his friends they
walked in'o the opan air. The sur had
Just nassed from view, but it was not yet
dark, and the lovely landscape which ever
marks the closing day was not yet entirely
hidden from tie eye. Yet The two royaiisis
were seeming insensible 10 this, for they
both walked onward with their eyes bent 10
the ground, and one would iudge that they /
were very deeply buri ID in musings o their a
own Now and then. the eye of one would t
be raised inquiringly to that of his COM
psninn, and then seek the ground no better q
satisfied than before. 1t was quite evident
that they So,h wished to speak. yet hesite- ]
ted 10 commence, but at lengrh the Captain a
broke the VI ay, and he spoke in that vague /
and hurried manner of one who breads the !
answer
"Did you speak wi h her"-
81 did," replied the Major, in low voice, +
qnd without raising his eye. +
And vour surcessr'
Not a. gooi as | nod hoped y
ssHou soI' a
"She says she could never love you size e
would wish to love a husband" II
Il feared it.''
"Ard wherefore, confess that vas b
taken completely BY surprise"
s.Major have ariva"
"A rival! In whom!" exclaimed the u
Maior, wishing to see il he and the Captain +
had reference to the same one. j
IL am rot certain, vet | think it is one y
Henry Raymond, youig countryman at y
tached TO James band" C
, 81 have thought the sama-still it this is I
sion which viii die away il YOU but give it v
time. SO cheer up'my frend-you NAV yet \
look Gorwsrd to The day when Mary shall 4
voluntarily give her b art & hand intt vour t
keeping ,'orI consider her too sensible g;rl :
to encourage this,,'ellow when she comes 20 p
know you better. n
"rhsnk you Major, for the compliment t
| think ! shall profit by your hint Ru, this c
youuJ Raymond--it will no, be so heaithyti .
forhim should we meet soon. in some CON a
venient piace!"
WAY, Cantain--you would not sink So +
low as to arm himl' p
Certainly nut--that is, unless he should p
show battle, when, o. course would b. .
Obliged to act in self defence"
But how de- you mean! rannot un- B
derstand YOU"
.sWell should act in this WISE h7rdIy I
think that he knows me, and were we to q
meet, would take the oeportun ty OF prob r
ing his {. elings with few remsrks upon y
the presen; condition of the two a-mips-fl
tell what advantages the British sudier{ {
possesses over the American. and at la, q
propose his ru.iaring " ith us--offering him y
good round little sum-Captaincy, &c, 4
&c.
"Perhaps he would refuse"
"Oh. hat would be bui slight impedi- I
ment 10 nv plans
Quite an important one should rhink,
as regards Joining YOU"
well, yes--at first it might seem go, l.
bu; tnen you know that people are occasion
ly forced to do things aga'nst their wishes
Ii Master Raymond refuses to accompany
me, should be compelled to take him by
force"
"Ah, yss--tbat's true--you intend to h we
| friends near to assist you" T.
ASSIST me! Pooh, Major--I should need
pothin of the kind | fancy myseIf If i,