Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-05

SceibS ~ oHc siihcti, very stuty. anu
went on.
"Miss Clara opened her eyes, and
looked up into her father's-her pretty
eyes were dim and dreamy, and she
turned her head little round, as if she
would 60 to sleep again. Poor lamb !.
she thought she must be dreaming; bur
when the master bent down and kissed
her, she threw her arms around his neck,
as she hadn't done before in her life,
mayhap. He raised her, 50 that she
could lay his head on his shoulder, and
they stayed so withoutspeaking. There
came a watt of distant music; it was the
Christmas waits-the sound came soft
and mufiied over the snow. l believe
the old man and h:sfair child oththuught
| it heavenly music. Miss Clara nestled
closer to her father, and. he looked up
ward with strange smile in his face.
When it had finished the color had come
back to my mistress's face; she was quite
well again she said. The master gently
moved her arms, and rose to go away.
He stopped at the door and turned hcI
eyes had followed him his vanderbilt the
window, then came back to her face
the strange smile came back to his mouth
as he saitk "All shall be we'll for you,
my child. Be content; all shall be well.'
Then. Us he passed me, heard him NUT
ter, "Yesm and the white wife, the pale
bride shall be avenged"
II bandaged my mistress's arm and
put OH her fresh pair of long white
gloves; she was anxious to get back to
the company again, she knew one would
be watching. Sir Raymond was with
out thought no harm 10 letting him
take her to the dancing room after the
masters words, but | followed, and
stayed by her all the evening, till-"
An ashen pallor blanched Marg'ret's
! lips-true Marg'ret after all these years.
involuntarily | shuddered. | rose, went
to that window, and looked toward the
Black Pool, till her voice recalled me.
My young lady sat quiet, but her
dark and bright lover lowered around
her and many Others. Presently, the
Misses Trevor and some. other young
ladies came up; they stood. aallsing to-
Miss Clara, and shut out my view Of the
room. They moved off, one by one,
when the dance began, and, looking all
about, / could see neither Sir Raymond
nor Mr.. Urgo. The clock struck twelve,
remembered then that Mr.. Ugo had
said something about the Black Pool,
and 'midnigIt,' when he spoke to Sir
Raymond, with that hellish look Of his
face. Deadly fear went through me!
"TeIing Miss Clara would soon be
back, I went away. Roger was still in
The hall. told him to get lantern
and come after me; he didn't under
stand my hurry and flight, but he came.
I ran over the Christmas snow fast as
my legs would carry me, he following.
When | turned down the Black Walk,
Pie cried after me, Not there but l
didn't heed. ! saw q light by the pool,
and sped on, in agony lest we should be
to late!"
"Marg'ret, it pains YOU"
'sNo matter, | shall soon have finish
ed my own. As came near the pool,
that light disappeared. | heard heavy
spasl-some one rushed by, and the
CLEAN of Rogers lantern fell on dark
iiend's face. 0 Roger. Roger! new
er thought of him, only of my young
mistress waiting and watching for one
she might neyct see again!
81 cried to Roger to save Sir Ray
mona. No one need to have done that;
he had plunged into the black water be-
fore the words were out of my mouth.
The deadly cold waters OF that pool new
or froze: | threw myself down at the
edge and held the lantern as far out as
could reach over it. Roger got hold OF
Sir Raymond, and struggled with him
to the side where he lay. | seized hold
of his clothes; soon he lay safe on the
ground.
81 turned to help Roger: once he al
most touched my outstretched hands,
but the cold had seized him, he sank
''But he was saved? You called help
and he was savcd?"
II called help. aye, ] think / shrieked
as wild as loud as the Snow Lady. Very
soon there was CLEAN Of torches and
lanterns round the pool; but nobody
would jump in. They held me and
thought / should go mad Happy was
the pale bride on that Christmas Eve,
long ago.-She and her husband were
welded for eternity by the waters OF
that pool-but Roger
"Thcre was pause in the senseless
confusion by the pool when Mr. Trey
lynn came down the Black Walk. 1t was
not one but all who declared that the
Snow Lady followed him, throwing up
her arms, as ii in triumph. One glanc,
at Sir Raymond, one at me, and Mr.
Treylyrn seemed to understand it ali.
He ordered Sir Raymond to be carried
to the house, then he jumped in TO try
and save Roger. He was an old man.
the waters of the pool were very cold,
he was drowned, and Roger was no;
saved"
/ grasped Marg'ret's hand, and look
ed wonderingly into her clear eyes; sh,
was quite calm now. 1t was | who
would have cried, ''Roger! Rogern' and
"Marg'ret! Marg'ret'
o, the wild confusion amongthe Chris
mas guests in that old hall that night. !
knew nothing then, thanks be to God
The servants fled away from the place.
and the guests remained covering oven
the fires till morning; then they went
too.
"Sir Raymond recovered, and Lady
Trevor took my mistress and myself
home to Trevor Court. Mypoor mist, ess.
It was blessed thing tor me that rous-
ed up from my stupor to take careofher.
She walled her father night and day
she felt it all the worse that she had NOT
always loved him-she thought OF him
only as the fond old man of that dread
full night We feared her heart would
break! 1t was long before she would
even see Raymond-he went away from