Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-05-20

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never torenew his suit; but to leave and forget
her There was something in the tone of her
refusal which confirmed and deepened his FRS
vious conviction that-even in rejecting him
i she loved HIM But.withy his high.toned senti-
lnents he would not in the least degree presume
upon that knowledge. Taking her hand with
Ideterential, tenderness, he said-
'Stellat man never but once, in his whole
existence, loves woman as-I love you'll will
notinquirc the cause Of the rejection, which you
have certainly right TO make; without assign
ing any reason fer the act And after having
received this repulSc, j may not in honor dis
j tress you by . renewal of my suit. But this
lin parting, must say to yon-that though /
go hence, shall not go out of the reach of your
4 friends; shall never address smother woman; so
/ If ever in the course of future weeks, ormonths,
or years, however long, you may think
proper % review the decision of this evening,
Stella, Iimplore you to let inc know Write
butone word, Come, and l will return. to lay M
unchanged heart at, your feet ~
i EStelle was weeping too bitterly to reply
Stella will you promise me to do t6issns
Lord Montressor, best and dearest friend!
do not seek to bind yourself to one who can.
| give you nothing in return! Try to think of
the melancholy girl that you have pitied and
loved-onty as shadow that fell for moment
across the sunshine of your path and then pass
cd away forever and so forget her!n
Stella / have pledged my honor never to
renew this suit, unless you reverse in my favor
the sentence You have pronounced upon il; but
INSPIRED by the deep and deathless love bear
| you, and hoping against hope I feel impelled
4 to lmplore before leaving you, that in the event
OF a favorable change of sentiment or purpose
towards me, you will not hesitate to give me
leave to return. Stella, will you promise me so
much as that2n
'tNobtest friend that have in the world how
gladly would promise, but must not, Mon
tresSor. Were to do so, you would feel bound
to wait the changes of my mood, and SO, for
most undeServing love, might miss, in some no.
bier woman's affections, the happiness in store
| for you I"
''Stella, will you raise your sweet mournfnl
eyes to mine, one moment, that you may read
my soul while l speak 2"
EStelle lifted her dark orbs to meet the clear,
pure, blue eyes bent withsso much love and can
i dor upon hers, and read the deep, unchanging
/ uutilfo the cOnStancy of his soul as he said
Stella, in the presence of the heart-searching
God who sees and hears me, assure you that
shall never love another woman ms ] love you,
and, therefore, of conrse, cannever we'd sanoth.
err; SO that whether you give me this slightest of
hopes or not, am equally and forever boundi
NOtr will you promise, Stella? Remember, it is
only to let me know in case Of change in your
sentiments"
For an instant the light of an unutterable love
and joy broke on her beautiful, dark face, and
her smiling lips parted to speak-w hen-as ifia
sudden memory and warning had gripped her
very heart-she uttered n low, sharp cry, turn
ed Paler than before, and then said
Mol no! my Lord Stella cannot even
give you thati Shells poorer than the poorest,
in gifts toyoui She can only pray that you
may forget her and DO happy"
He looked profoundly disappointed and trou-
6Icd. But soon mastering his dependency he
said hopefully
'Well, dearest Stella, although you reject me
without apparent reason, and refuse to give me
the slightest promise or the most distant hope,
yet rePeat-should you in the long ttture
change your purpose, and write to me one word
Come will hasten to Law at your feet an
unchanged heart Good bye! God be with
you y and raising her hand, he bowed over it,
pressed it to his lips, turned and left the rooni
Some moments after Lady 8Iorelle, who came
to seek and congratulate her daughter upon
what she imagined to be the only possible re-
suit of the interview-found Estelle lying in a
swoon upon the tloorl TWAS followed by
long aud terrible illness, Terminating ina tedi-
ously protracted convalescence. The town sea-
son was at hand before EStelle was able to re-
enter society.
\ They went up to London, and once moro the
"star of beauty" arose upon its world. And
and heaSier, day by day, she was more follow
ed, battered and courted than before.
Thus three yeaFs had passed away, when one
morning, while the family, then occupying their
town house in Berkely Square, were seated at a
late breakfast, and Sir Parkewas engaged in
reading aloud from the london Times, an ac-
count 81 the sartng Of the French Sdip-LG
Duo O'Aniou--toreckea Oft the coastot' ALgiers
-EStctte uttered a loo cry and sank tainting
from her sent.
This attack was not, as others had been, fol-
lowed by illness; on the contrary, from that
day, the cloud seemed lifted from her head and
even those who had most admired her face in
its shadow, were enchantedito see how brilliant
was her beauty in It's sunShine! Her health
and spirits daily improved, yet in the midst Of
all this flowing tide of life, Estelle astonished
her friends by suddenly, in the height of the
London season, retiring to her fathers country
seat where she remained in strict secluSion from
the world for eighteen months.
4 AT the end of this period, Lord Montresser,
who had never left England, or lost trace of his,
| beloved Estelia, and who was now staying at his
| castle in DOrSetShire, was one day seated Mt
breakfast when the morning mail was brought
him. Among score of letters the first that at
i tTacted his attention was a dainty white enve-
/ lope superseded in delicate handwriting. He
took that up first and opened tit contained
1 but one word-"CoME."
The light of an ineffable Joy broke uver his,
facet Obi he had. waited patiently, hopefully.
years, for that word, and at last he received it!
Thanks to heaven in the first instance! and then
4 pushing all the other letters unopened aside hc
sprung up, rang for his valet, and ordered his
valise packed and horses put to the carriage.
In twenty moro minutes he had reached the
railway station just as the cars were about to
start, and in three hours he was at Hyde Hall
aud standing in the presence of Estelle!-
looking 50 beautiful! and happy
i M1th the old chivalric enthusiasm of devo-
ton, he dropped, at once upon his knee, and
raised her handto his, saying .
For four years have hoped and waited for
one word from you, and at last, beloved, you
have written-'Gome and ann at your feet,
US s1id, With an unchanged heart ~
"ButI, /" said she, deeply blushing, while she
held both hands to raise him, ~, my Lord, have
years have loved you more than womah's