Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-01
Gay, my dear lord You see beft
penitent and a supplicant, who ma.
something far more wretchedl !"

cay, my dear lord You see beft
penitent and a supplicant, who ma
something far more wretehedw
"My Stella what mean you?"
"COme to the window, Lord MOntressor-
said, rising and preceding him. LOOK o..
she continued, putting aside the rose cOlore'
hangings, and revealing a view of the park be
low, alive with itsrestless multitude. What are
all these people waiting for, my lord ?"
g What are they waiting for, my Stella ?-fo1t
that for which l also wait, with how much more
impatience!n be answered; while deep flush of
love and joy for an instant supplanted the anx-
iety on his face.
" They wait to see a bride pass, where bride
may never gO!" she said in a solemn voice.
Stella, great heaven what say you p he ex-
claimed, gazing on her with profound astoniSh-
ment.
THAT the bride they expect is unworthy to
stand before Gods holy altar beside Lord Mon
tressor.
"Unworthy, SteIlal Your'
".uosf uH,cOrtby my lord p she said. drop
ping her arms, and dropping her head in an atti
tude of the deepest misery. i should have
made this confession long ago. Lord MOntressOr,
but | have deceived yOu-I have deceived your
. In what respect, Stells? My God! 1t can
not be! No, it cannot be that while betrOthed
to me you do not love me-" NJ
".N0t lore yOut o, mig dear lord" she muir
INJURED in a voice of thrilling tenderness that car
red conviction of her truth to his deepest heart.
What mean you then. dearest one if indeed
you return my deep love"
"Oh, do. l do MOntressOr; whatever hap
pens wherever yOu go. take that assurance with
you! love you, my lord, shall ever love you,
even though after what shall have told you,
you repulse and hate me, and go to our friends
and say. That woman whom l was about 80 we
is but a whted Sepulchre, whom have prove
and whom how reject, and so leave me to
scOrn of men; still l say-ever shall | say
love you, Lord MOntressOr. love you, and l.
consciousness OF being unworthy of your love is
the bjtterest element in my punishment" she
said in voice of such profound misery. that
Lord MOntTeSsOr could scarcely continue to be-
lieve her agitation unfounded or exaggerated
He dropped upon seat, and sitting still and
white as a carved image of stone, gazed upou
/ her. waiting her further communications.
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