Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-05-29

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! might miss, in some nebler wolnau'a affec-
tioas, the happiness ia store for you!''
'Stclla, will you raise your sweet, mourn
ful eyes TO mine, one moment, that you ma :
read my soul while I speaksp
Estelle lifted her. dafk orbs TO meet the
clear. pure, blue eyes bent with SO much
love and eandor uPoa hers, and read the
deep, uuchanging truth Of the constancy Of
his soul as be saii
''S;eIle, IN the ptescnco of the heart
searching God who sees and hears me, as
sIEc yon that | shallHevcr love another wo-
man Us love you. and, therefore, ef course,
can never wed another; SO that whether you
give ne this slightest of hopes or not, am
equally and forever bound! .Aoig vii! you
promise, Stella1 Remember, il is only to
let NE know in case of change in your
sentiments
For an instant the liz t of an unutt,r bic
love and jay broke on her beautiful, dark
face, aud her smiling iiTs parted to speak
when-as if sudden memory and warning
had gtippsd her very heart--she uttered a
low, sharp cry, turned raieF than before,
and then said
..No, no! nly Lord, Stella cannot even
give you that' She IL poorer than the poor-
est, in gifts to yon! She can only l.ray that
you may forget he. and BE- happy"
lie locked profoundly disappointed and
troubled. But soon mastering his despon-
dency he said hopefully
"Well, dearest Stella, although you re-
lsct ne witAout apparent reason, and refuse
to give me the slightest promise Or the most
distant hope, yet repeat ft-shouid you II
the long future, change your purpose, and
write to me one word-sUonIe, | will has
ten to lay at your feet an unchanged heart!
Good bye. God be wits you'' and raising
! her hand, lie Lowed over i, pressed It 10
his lips, turned and left tue ra0m.
Some moments after Lady Morelie, WHO
came to seek and congratulate her daugh-
ter upon what SIZE imlgine,i TO be the only
possible result Of the Interview found Is
telle lying in swoon upon the foor It
was followed by long and terrible illness,
Terminating in a teaionsly protracted c0uva-
lesceace. Tue town season was at baud
before Esielle vas able to ro-enter society.
They vent up to Londan, and once there
the '.sfar of BEAUTY" arose upon It's world
Aud though the cloud upon her life settled
darker aud heavier, DAY b. day, she was
more followed, BATTERED AID eoaFtei than
before.
THUS three years hai passed away, when
ole nlorli1e, While the family, then occupy
iBg their town house in Betkley Square,
+ were seated at ! late breakfast, aud Sa. Park
was engaged in reading 1'ez4 ffoRs .is Lon
don TieleS, az ccco1at Of TIE S7Uing Of liz
French S5ip-Ee Due D IajoI- prscts d
OF he coaSf Of .3igisrs -Ests's uttered q
I l5.r cry and sapk faiattag fraa, her ssat
I his attack Vas not, as tae ether ald been,
+ followed bY Illness. on the contrary, trea
that dar, the cloud seemed lifted from hei
head, aad even those who nal m ~ admired
( her faae il lis shadow, were enchanted to set
/ box brilliant sas aer beauty IN lis sugsliue
Her health aud spirits daily improved. vel
in tic midst Of ali this flowing tide of uew
life, Esfelle astoushed her frieaas by sad
denly, IN the hegas of tae I,9aiaa season
retiring 10 ;et fathers country seat. where
/ she remained ia strict seeIusioa frrm tht
world fog eighteen months.
/ s; the cnd Of tbs perioi, lord Nontres-
sor, who had never left England. or Ios
trace Of ais believed Ssela, snd WHO VA.
nox staying at his castle in Derseishire
was one day seated at breakfast when the
( morning mali vas brought him. Among
score OF Letters me first taht attracted BIZ
ai,cA;ion was dainty white envelope 81
prescribed ina deilepto handwriting. Il,
took that up frst ana opened is--it eoataiHs-
/ but one word-s.Come "
Tie iight Of an iaeifahie joy broke ovel
lis face 0h . he had waited, patiently
4 hopefully. years. for that wJrl, and at last
/ ie received it Thanks to hsrveil 10 the irst
instance and then pushing all tae ether let,
ters upopsned aside he sprung un rang iol
bis ya.ci, 4Ai ordered jas yali:e ps.ked AID
/ horses put to thc carriage.
Ia twenty more uiiaates he bad reached
the railway station iasl as Me cars wert
abouI to start, aud III three kaays he vas at
Hyde Dali and standing ia the preseuce o
Estelle she looking 50 beautiful aud hdp
py
4 With the old ehigalrie enthusiasm Of ie'
votiou, be dropped, al eaec, upon lis knee
and raised her maud TO MS, saying
.sFor four years | have hops! 4ai waiSes
/ for ono word from you, ani At last, beloved
YOU have writsen-'Coma, and an at youl
/ feet, as | said, wish an unchanged heart =
.sBut !, she said, deeply oiushiag, whil'
sac held both hands 20 .aiac hin, II, lnY
Lord, haze rot an unchanged heart 10
/ longer thsa four years have loved yot
more than womaa's tonsue my teil-aaa
never more, than =. the hour in which ",
bade farewell, a. thought, forever 2
II kaow il, beloved knew il then knew
I il qIrags! ] never doubted IT, Coald | b,
I deceived in the dear hear; Of the w9tn2a
Iorodl No. and that was the secret Of nay
patience he replied, taking bis seat on the
sofa b. aer side.
.'And yet you never Inquired aai do not
even uow inquire, why, without explanation
and without nope, ! sent you FROM my pres
enee, and Why now, without apparent reason
Isuatnoa YOU back" she said. as shade o
the old saduess fell up1n her beautiful face
.'Your motives, dearas', werc, and are
your oKn. Not nntil yelr spirit moves yo'
to do 50, shall sen giai them q ~. hav'
full cona alenee ia you, beautiful S;ella.'
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