The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-12-04


with beaming face and light steps. The
same evening found him alone with Lola, IN
the parlor. He was very silent, apparently
very sad, while Lola was remarkably cheerful
aud chatty.
sPositivcly, Mr. Lascclles, you are very tire
some,' said Lola, you are as silent as !o"
were dumb. Have you anything on your con-
scicnceG'
Lola" said he looking mp into her laugh
ing eyes. "l.ola love you"
"Reallv Well so you have said before. ~
vou have nothing more original to say, you haa
better relapse into silence"
"Yes. but. Lola said he, with lugubrlous
SIGH Il have loved you long, but never ielt
how dear Won are to me so torcibly as do to-
night. Before | have loved with hope now
that must lose you -"
lose me II mcan-that is"
ayes, Lola tonight we must part Your
father forbds our thinking of each other"
"My father" cried the astonshcd girl, 'why
I thought---hc said-I--I--"
"Then YOU have spoken of it y and there
was Joyful thrill i'll Athertons voice, ''oh !!
Lola, may hope yon love me y
I'll like YOU
as that all Alas your father was right.
He said you were too young to love, and that
! was too poor to marry"
"Poor "
Eyes, did you not know the Sing.a-poor
stock had gone down to nothing, aud that all
my property was invested in it? Did You not
know that | was pcnniess And yet dare
to love you Alas |! in vain !" and Athcrton's
! head went down on the arm Of the sofa, in an
attitude Of deep despair
Lola stood StIl looking at him. For mo
mcnt romance was forgotten and true wo
mans nature was strong i'll her young heart
/" Poor and dcspairing! All now she knew
u. that She loved him. Unconfesscd before even
rs to herself, there stood the strong love in hel
heart dcfying her to tear it out.
H. "Athcrton J"
/ The voice was low, very low, and the lips
Is close to his ear
Atherton, look up !"
" 4 low groan was the answer.
- "Atherton !" look up for l." oh how low
r. the voice sank, II love You Y
Y. Dear me, how the relative position OF the
# parties changed. Atherton, erect, manly hold
u inc her close to his heart, while his whole face
\. gIowcd with love and pride aud Lola, timic
Il. and shrinking, her face hidden on his breast
q. and clinging close to him.
10 But Lola, thinking one such sugar plum was
ii enough, raised her head suddenly with look
r. Of defiance and would have run away, but he
q held her fast Then they talked long togcth
i. cr. Athcrton declared Mr. Grahame to b'
~ rcsonte in forbidding their union and before
these lovers parted, they had planned an clope
lie ment.
il A few days later Lola shut herself in he
i. room ono morning. declaring that severe head
rs ache would prevent her joining the family
od She refused all medicine and all attendance
~ pleading only for quiet and at last her motl
an er and cousin Lizzie left her alone After the
Is had gone, Lola employed her time very pecn
,s' iarly for an invalid She packed all her jew
rs els and money in the smallest possible compa,
fl. and then put some clothes in her travcling-bae
M She laid ont her travelling dress upon the bed
as and arranged Il new brown ribbon on her ira,
~ cling bonnet.
:. Early in the evening Lizzie and her mothe
a.. came so bid her an allectionatc good night
al and then she was left alone again Instead
,r retiring she dressed herself in the aforesaid tray
90 cling suit, and, taking the bag, sat down b
he the window The evening passed slowly, an
-, inst before midnight there came low tap NJ
In on her window Looking down into the var
II beneath, she saw AtAcrton. armed with som
s lY STONES, NHltl llc WIS lIlIDNIIS III
Lo glass She threw up the SASH a ladder Wa
II placed against the sill, and in few moment
- Lola stood beside her lover. A carriage wa
In waiting and they drove away. In II little tim
IN they stopped before the door Of the Rev. Nj
j, where that gentleman, who was waitin
for them, performed the marriage service in
'S very sleepy manner, and the happy pair drov
nc to the Girard House. to wait for the carlies
train for New York.
", One little week had passed. and we find on
N, bride in snug paror at the International H'
tel at Niagara Falls.
i'm Lola looked weary. Atherton was ava,
m, and if the truth was told Lola was ashamed {
her eScapadc She remembered her mother
rls tender care for her, and her fathers kind indu
goucc all her life, and she knew that she ha
made them but a poor return for their low
lie While she was thus musing Atherton came il
= Lola said he, 81 have just had telegrap
H." from home; have bad news for you, my poe
y darling
re- Father mother !" cried she, sprngng
meet him.
"Your mother il sick yery sick dearest