New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-03-02
& NEW OREGON, IOWA, MARCH. 2, 1850.

'e'"'iiu'. Even her deathlv pallOr, SC
like that # a c,rpse. that some If the
emales present actually shudlerel and
trew back, as she approached, could
not entirely destroy the effect of he,
surprising figure, anil the grare of
every IN 'vement. Yet she looked like u
nun a'out t, take the veil than like a
rlte. Her smiles were no longer at
1er command -f.r the near approach o.
her d nom ha c'mpl:ts'y pr,strate | her.
She se'me | now what she w,s-a vic :
tim xreathcl for the sacrifice. Size
ha ut in her rom all that afternoon
in SORT of stupor, her fingers conyul-
Slvely clasping AMI unclasping each
'thcr, AMI her eyes bent on the floor
restles'ly. The ling out and coming
in Of her atten lants attracted no atten-
i'm. But sh. ha,l not shed tear
rhef'untains of her eyes SCENE 4 SC ,rc' :
sl up. When the time came to attire
her for the cerem,ny, they had to r,.use
her; AMI the vacant s'ze of inquiry she
urned on the servant, ma lie her slave,
tor moment, think her insane. Blu.
when her aunt came in to superirsenl
her toilet, she seemel t, revive, and
With an ef'rt rose from her chair, and
welcomed her with smile-but one
like a sunbeam on wintry d~y, cold
and shui'lering to l~k upon. From
this m,nent, h,w ,ver, she was more
ike herselE though at times the mus.
,:'es of her m uth w'ull twixt copvul
sively. At other times, she would turn
away her head, and an expression Of
heart breaking woe woull then shoot
across her a,ntenance, but, on meet.
ing her aunt's eye once more, she
would essay a ain to smile. ~
A few moments hetore the Ceremony
~.s to begin, he left her alone for a
moment. She WAS standing before the
mirror, AMI her eyes fell on the reflect
ion of her form.
"rhe sacrifice will soon he complete,
she sail. bitterly. 'GM frsive me
vet surely am ding right. O'!tEat
l GULL weep, but there is load h.re,'
and she pressed both hanls on her
breast, "that keeps back the tears. L,
is | ke burning .ear!'
VIII, is there that would have be.
level that that ghastly face was the
nnce ra'liaEt one of Kate Mowbray.
Her father stWl near the door as
she enterel. lie was struck with the
TRY stony expression of her face, and
started forward to her side. lie spoke
in a whisper, but with startling ear
nestne:s. Esd
II allure you nv daughter he said,
tell me-are youwilling to g. on
with this matter? Say Tut wor,l
and it shall lie broken off.
KITE liftel her eyes to his with a
su lien movement, and the glance they
gave was full OF uttcrable love. 1t
was suc| if we may say SO wit .out
presumption, as a martyred spiritmight
have turned to Heaven from the stake
1t thril.el every nerve in that fathers
frame. That ,ame sad sweet smile,
too, was n her face, as she placed her
hand in his and said. q,
Let it g dear father. I am only
aint and nervous. shall soon be bet.
ter Ay, better in the grave!
His doubts were only half resolved,
but he could say no more, and together
they advanced t" the temporary altar,
where the bridegroom and pr est stood
awaiting them.
Kate felt a choking in the throat as
,er eyes first fell on Major Lindsay,
and it seemed to her. for an instant, as
# her knees were failing her. But she
remembered that her fathers eyes were
oent anxiously on her, and from that
moment there was no longer ally fall
tering on hc1 part.
The buzz which attended her en-
rance had now suhsi,lel, AMI a deep
hush fell on the room. Every ear