True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-14


in the first place, Craven Lely had known
it, or ift those who at last began to see il,
dared to point it out or to comment upon
it.
She spared him less than ever-she
made him more her slave than ever he
had been. No vassal was more servile
no dog more submissive to his masters
will The very manliness Of his fine
nature seemed at times to grow ef1eminate
TO become efste. She would bestow
smile upon him, and change the light
that grew in a moment upon his face into
a shadow of despair by some light word,
by some conlemptuous frown, by SEN
teDee that showed she was playing with
him-holding his heart in her hand, and
sparng it not jo,--in crushing, bruising,
squeezing it. 49,
One day they were both in kind Of
rude conservatory, built in the flower
garden for the protection of somd exotics
then becoming known in England. 3.
Something that she said drew from
him remark--a reply, that cast pallor
across her face, and made her tremble.
She asked him 10 repeat what he had
said. ...
my lord has proposed 10 me part in
an expedition, which will take me into
far foreign lands, which will put seas and
mountains between u.s." ..a..
"Do you mean that you would leave
England?" she broke forth.
"He thinks that am ill-ill" sighed
Craven Lely, sadly. .......
Ill I" she exclaimed in tone of such
peculiar import, that he could not avoid
bending his eyes upon her wan face.
"Ilf'" she repealed, now cold. al dit
not remark it." .
"And you do not see that suffer 7
said Craven whose heart felt as though
s vas stabbed al the cruel tone she nov
D used. ......f ....., ...
II have not heard you complain. q
. returned The lady Annabel. g.,
at would be useless !" ha replied, will
+ deep sigh; land so few days more
> and | shall be hence. 1t will bring mt
peace, if not health but it will never be
, hold me back in the old garden Of War
, wick - r.
She was busy gathering some roses
: clipping some flowers, and, with skillfu
p hand, binding them together; but tn
|, skillful hand shook as with ague, and tn
p rich carnation Of her cheeks had vanishe,
s and given place TO a dreadful pallor, ths
= frightened him. ..,....
!. Good heavens, Annabel" he exclaim
ed, "you are ill, too, that you look s.
e white! (! Pray you sit, and rest Yol
feel for me--is it 50 | had not though
to tell you!" ....
, at is not much-it is nothing - sh
/: gasped forth. "I. is over now -
Q He was looking at her in amazemen
n when, with an abruptness, peculiar t
= herself, she spoke again.
s "You will not leave England NJ
s leave me Behold 7" and she handle
o the bou quet to him, turning herself ava
J, as she spoke, while he himself uttered a
# ejaculation Of almos! ferverish delight.
y "Oh, heaven! oh, heaven !" be sale
IF raptuously, "am SO hapPy-am | 8
If blessedl Oh, Annabel, speak-speak
Vt But she had now departed.
Why be addressed this boquet in III
d fondest tones of joy--why he kissed
e and thrust it into his breast, and took
At forth again, and again, and again klsse
70 it with the profoundest rapture, is easll
,t explained.
n AT the period we write Of, when o.
/; commercial relationship, and interest wi
ot foreign nations were rapidly increasin
at traveller had imported from The East,
lie very graceful and poetic habit, much
ID vogue, by means Of which lovers, witho
ID any written form, could make confessit
Of their passion could exchange the
IN VOWS, could also convey to each 9th
Id all those pretty compliments and sen
a ments by which joy, rapture. confdenc
f. constancy, and the like, could be EXPIRE
sed, and that was simply done by Il
70 language Of flowers" which is more
It, less known among US at this day.
is "Of course, when the alphabet is tn
re roughly learnt, there can be but lit
ly difficulty in its arrangement, and VIII
in each flower is known to represent
ce passion or sensation--love, joy, hoI
n and.. despair. the construction Of bouqt
- of flowers is equivalent TO the construct
m, Of letter, in which everything is ST
10 with brevity more ample in its meani
ss- than any written communication CO,
nd make it. ,. ,,.,
to This was the buoquet, therefore, viii
as the lady Annabel presented to the despa
ing Craven, raising him TO the sever
he Heaven Of bliss. .g.a al.
for There was The full confessions Of
lly affections for the youth she thus so cas-
ite moulded and mastered. twas accom-
lat MED by emblems representing youth |
The beauty, consistency, and life lasting 10
ich by sdmiration, feigned or real, by all I
lib could make sane man mad, a lover '
moi with the delirium of a passion so fre
md returned, BY oil that consumma.ed the
Of Craven Lely, and give him over 10
ius phantom love and his haunting pasi
ave for eyermore