The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-21

rather / will 60"
"I will not allow it. Ny departure is
fixed"
"Iufatuated boy" she said, and turn
ed away to hide her tears.
Before a week I had exchanged into
a regiment on the verge Of departure to
India.
CHAPTER III.
I spare the reader my campaigns IN
India. I arrived there in a desperate
mood had rejected the advances of
the young ladies who accompanied me
on my journey. I hated the sight of
woman. I landed misanthrope-dis-
and glad to follow career
which promised early death.
I can safely say that during the four
years campaign in which / served, the
image Of Maria Templeton was never
absent from my mind. Despite every
thing L loved her still.
AT the end of this time I was inva-
lided home. was very ill--wounds and
cholera had laid me as low as they well
could. During the whole time ] never
wrote home once, and received no let
tors. had my income unspent at my
bankers / determined to die comfort
ably, so travelled overland to Marseilles,
and thence to Paris. ! felt that ] had
not many months to live, so took up
my quarters at tho Hotel des Princess.
AS an invalid I engaged an apart.
ment on the first foor-cxpeusiye, but
very comfortable.
I was selfish, morbid, valetudinariun,
full Of fancies and monomanias; a ty-
rant to my servant, disagreeablo to all
around me. What cared T2 The world
and had no further relation. I was
dying.
On my arrival in Paris, had some
spare cash, but drew on my London
agents for more, after advising them of
my arrival I bade them transfer any
balance, which might be due to our
banker in Paris. 1 received an answer
by return of post
"Tho balance due to you and now in
our hands is seventeen thousand some
odd pounds. Are we to transfer the
whole amount to your account, or will
you draw for whatever you required
We shall feel highly honored by the lat
ter course, which will show your inten-
| ton of continuing our service"
What on earth did they mcan2 The
men must have lost their senses.
I turned to the back Of the letter.
"Sir Henry Harcourt, Bart"
"My father and brother dead?"
cried involuntarily; fastened to my
bankers.
"Were you not aware, Sir Henry2"
said L., the banker.
"Had not the slightest idea. Excuse
me, will call again"
And hurried back to my hotel in a
mood of mind which may be more readi-
| ly imagined than described. My father
and brother had both died, believing INC
an undutiful son and bad brother
when was but engrOssed in the web Of
a hopeless passion.
had sisters, a station to keep.
coldly resolved to marry some quiet
English girl, and in the peace and tran,
guilty Of a country life to forget my
sorrow. Or would get Fanny anC
Mary married, and be a good brother
and uncle, At all events, I would dt
something. Strange, that I no Longer
thought of dying. My head, however
was in a great whirl, aud I felt rathc
faint. Hurrying on, reached my no
tel fastened up stairs, opened the doc
and sank upon n sofa. believe 1 die
not faint, but sleep soon overcame me
It was nearly evening when I awoke
and I saw was not alone. Two fe
, males sat in conversation by the win
dow 1t must be my two sisters.
started to my feet.
"Sir Henry" said a low voice.
Ishivered all over.
"Lady Maria 1 replied in cold an
freezing accents, "this is an honor
: little expected, and one which mus
Q say can scarcely appreciate" "
] "Nay, sir, said she, a little, and onl
S little haughtily; sit is / who have t
t demand an explanation These are m
apartments. returned just now, an
. you may imagine my bowilderment o
b finding gentleman fast asleep on m
e sofa--my delight on finding it was you.
j. delight madam, L said, for l W;
o firm and collected now, 81 can soarcol
IS understand your Joy at meeting wit
(, your victim, aud lest you should du
j an explanation Of your words dlaicul
o allow me to retire"
is "Stay, a moment, exclaimed Lao
It Maria; though pale, she was moro beat
l. tiful than ever; there was q soft me
10 ancholy in hr eyes which / dare n
G, minutoly oxtminc; cone moment, S
Henry. Have you received q lett
ar from Fanny"
1T "Not from one living soul, madai
at I did not give my address to any on
d I hurried from place to place, and ne
it or, If could help it, visited the sar
locality twice"
.y "Thon why have you come hers?"
" "To dior'
"To diel You are well as you ey
a were in your life"
~ "Madam, from that hour when
] your seductive society learned the
ih tai art Of love, have never knol
D. one moments happiness or health.
sickness, In battle, on the field, in /
or tent-L could fnd no rest Your i
~ age was ever there. have chased /
70 tiger and tho wild elephant, in the no
wv BY such savage amusement to blJ
p. NY feelings, but ia vain, Beho
madnml for once, q man who for E,
M | Uonra baa boen dvinu far lave