Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-11-01

and perpIexity q Arneits saw, 'ssd sske
again, in deep, subdued ZONES, 20 besotifu
one! wilt thou be mine!"
: The queenly girl covered her face witt
her hsnds, snd burst INFO ,eafs. Il v I'd
9aJaleph that moment scs,ne upon chen
! holding -, his .hsnd an offering, Of flowers
He stopped moment in surprise at the ,dsrl
brow Of Annette. and tesriull di'tress Of NJ
beloved TsmSr, Hs grew pale, as his hear,
I told him the decisive hodr had come.
J With that frahk6esspt hot belongs to the
age otiunocence--befcre ,ceoturies etrseIE
! ishness, rapnclty, rpoverty,0 and scrime, had
mprred the bodies and deformed The souli
Of men--he held out one hand TO his rival
and the other to the besutif6l one they both
!, adored. 90 div iaSgeil sIs ssiov rssI
'l,ioo, love you, beautiful Tamsr!', so I'd
! the youth with the, blue eyes and golden
hair. God Of our fathers, witness my deep
love! here we stands Choose between us.''
aoAspshe sk6t'tbsoeg kthchssrs aotSseb,
J but they stocd, ieseh nobly resignedsto the
fsit that awuitedh him. silr d. sg,,f, h, al
| lamar looked on each. So long, had she
loved both, with The pore love o! saintly
maidenhood, that the deeper love now prof.
Tered only perlexed and distressed nhers--.
How could she take. herself from. eilherl-7
H9w hurt one when both Iwere, SO 4desrl
\ .Arnett! Jaleph! why ask me too choose !!
Are we rot happy SO letus remain " ""'
q The youag meu' lookeds In each other's .
saddenedreyes. andol each one,7felt tba' r,it
could be 90 20 .onger- The happy, time had
passed, .;,...,.. ,-.,,. =.
As the group stood hard In hand, In the
glow OF the sunset the mother Of Tamsr
CAM er innher sweet, mntronly dignity to
greet them. ,,sos,s ,sS,o n, ,s ,i,,. .,,,.
1 What is it.. my childrenl, she asked 10
alarm, as shs saw their sorrow ful faces an d
her daughter's falling tears. Hoiiosg'ni otpl'
s'Dear motherl' cried Tamar, .how ca n 1
chooss between those 4 lowell ,,i, h.,
The mother smiled; but the, smile was
not free from sadness. -.
| NY dsughter,' she replied, there must be
one whom we love above All others. .'ai6O -
sMo,her, amother y said the poor girl, as
she buried her face iu her bosom; ..both
have been go kind, SO noble, SO living to
me all my life, how can hurt one or the
o,herr va 20 '-'.t' ''l ''' '...di
e. iAgein the sad smile. - 81 e.-du s.tt
| ,osCome with me, nv diughter: you, my
children, 60. In seven days Tabor shall
answer YOU
They kissed the mothers hand hela ou,
10 them. They ooked terderiy at the
weeping girl and walked away; hand in
hand. Thore was 10 rancor or jealousy in
their noble hearts. 1t true that each on e
felt that the ha pp:ness Of his. Efe was at
stake. To fnht for the possession Of f.the
object Of their love. however, was a mode
Of settling their riva, psetensions leftt the
darkness and ferocity of succeeding ages.
when the earth should be stained with
crime and blood.
Annette and tJslcph were together. as
ever, IN their light labors and their manly
pas,imes. Two days had psssed. and they
were swimming in the river. Whether ex
hausted by exercise or weakened by, emo
ton, Jaleph could not swim with his usual
strength. Soon his golden locks were seen
to sink beneath the waves. His sinewy
arms grew powerless. A cry from the shore
and the next moment plunged bsneseh TIN
surface In a. few moments he bare him
to the shore, where he soon recovered.
Again, they were hurting the leopsrd n
the. mppnta Ws.. Jaleph fell and the, wild
beast sprans upon him The lance of Ar
nette pierced the fierce ,unimal's heart, and
sased his rival from death. .7s, TAD ts,, ..,.,
The seventh, day approached, Neither
had spoken TO .Tsmar., They had but seen
ber at a distance, Each, rad refrained from
every offering or sign Of. lpye.- Their, loyal
hearts would not permit them to take ,ad-
vantage Of each other ,s, 80 .3,,. a.r
On lbo,evs q, the seventh DAY, they met
in ths as. smbly that, gathered to prepsrs the
mprrow's lestiyalsv Va eli,,t.r, b., t.,l,o
y, lamar had Adecidsd.Bo Here heart, ,ques
toned in solitude, declared for. The. golded
haired musician, But her love. and pity, !or
Arnstie, "a her. appreciation. Of his noble
qualities. and ber thank fulness to him for
twice saving the life of, her chosen one,
made her look st him with such q glow, OF
admiratiop and gratitude, that ,Jaiepbs
heart sank within him. He went forth and
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