True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-14
STEuBENVILLE, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL IA, 1865

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the familya pos. that blended the duties
of tutor to the Lady Annabel, of secretary
10 his lord, and Of sort of general steward
to his household. He was trusted, re.
spected, and liked by him who had so
loved the father; and naturally enough,
Lord Brooke, who intended to take charge
of his future fortunes, looked upon him
in the castle as one in his appropriate
place, who did strict duty for the emolu.
ments he received, and who apparently
promised to make a reputation and a
figure in the world, which should reAsc,
credit upon his noble protectors kindness
and generosity. If. rsr...-
1t will be easily understood, however,
that these two Young persons, whose
personal attractions were go we'll calcula-
ted to strike each olher, whose ages were
so near, whose tastes, daily cultured in
the same pursuity, and whose youths
warmed themselves in the generous sym.
palhies Of a common human nature
it will readily be conceived, we repeat,
that one consequence would naturally
follow. and whether any suspected the
truth Or no, and beheld what they them
selves, in their very innocence, had hever
dreamt of, the consequence came 10 pass.
Craven Lely, the humble dependant, loved
the bright and beautiful Lady Annabel
Vane; while she herself, destiued as she
was to dazzle those who moved in The
worlds highest circles, found that she
loved the handsome and accomplished
youth who had been her tutor, aad who
confessed the secre. to herself with mix
ture Of delicious rapture and Of trembling
dismay.
Then came strange and Incompetent.
sble change over both. They had been
wont 10 meet without embarrassment--to
look upon each other without blushing,
from something that seemed like conscious
shame--tO read without stumbling upon
embarrassing suggsslions-to walk TO-
eether as simply brother and sister would.
Now all this was changed.
The lady Annabel Vane--siill in her
gIeeful girlhood, though verging on the
sunny slopes of budding wOmanhood--
could not deny that she found in Craven
Lely every quality which was likely 10
delight The heart of woman, and make her
proud of the man her heart had instinct
lively selected. His noble face, the deep
brown eyes, with their lustrous shadows,
and their noble pencilIed brows, and the
dark wavy hair tossed away across his
white ample forehead--his whole phys
ique, in fact, was of the the most attract
i've order.
But 10 wed him! There was in the
very sancti'y of his thought--which al.
ways renders love something sacred and
holy-lhat which made her shrink away
in repugnance to unite her poverty to his;
for it might be very true that Lord Brooke
might refuse to elect the humble born
youth into his own lofty line; to destroy
the dazzling line Of splendid greatness
} the naughty and aristocralic Marchioness
had summoned for her; to bid adieu tc
diamonds and feathers, gorgeous garments
and all the glitter and paraphernalia o
life; to dwell in some quiet country
! home-neither to shine. nor to dazzle, no
| TO control those around her. None o
7 these could she do, and so the black spo
in her heart grew up within her breast.
, On The other had, Craven Lely fount
J also tina. his old blissful days were gon'
D by forever; that his peace had fled; tina
. his love for her was daily growing up t
Q madness; and only some dreadful doub
|. that she might reject him with scor
sealed his lips aud rendered him mute
r because, TO do him justice, he was nc
yet aware that the world placed gres
t gulf between them he knew not tina. tn
great marchioness, who always treaie
s him with kind Of tolerate disdain, ha
= such exaggerated views for her.
;. In word, he feared her, his rejectio
o at her hands-while day by day he coul
o not help confessing to himself, that, in
Q hundred different ways, be was not indl
o ferent to her.
h And so he grew pale and restless, wor
o an air of wretchedness and disquie
6 which really added TO the charm Of hi
}. face, because in its forlorn aspect ther
: was an appeal for sympathy it was hardl
N possible to resist. He still was daily
10 her presence but it seemed to produC
al upon him an air Of bitterness and COZ
L straini. He was embarrassed, absent
Is while she rallied him, smiled upon hin
'e and often brought the burning words
at his lips. which again as often he repres
A. ed, while his beating heart heaved al
lhrobbed with the agony il cost him
is hold his peace. and let his mad passio
20 prey upon his face.
al Did she shuu him =! Not SO. II
is speedy development Of that appetite
RS admiration, which had been so sudden
Sc awakened within her, grew into 4
IN that could no, be quenched. And wh
&c mean. the paling Of that fine face, !
ly dsrkening Of those lambent eyes, viii
sought her face and dwelt upon her vi
d, such passionate eagerness Were I
rd these the tribute paid to her charms, q
iy should she forsgo them !" .,
ty The deliberate wiCkedness OF I'll
to playing with mans heart must he
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