Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-13

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the happiness of Leila. never to seek her
presence again. He depended the sac
rifice of him but Clifford would nc, prom
ise what he felt he had not the power to
accomplish. He could not go without
seeing Leila once more, and that meet
lng sealed her destiny. Weighed down
by the burden of her love and sorrow she
rashly consented 10 a clandestine union.
AT the house of a mutual friend, who i,n-
prudenlly promised secrecy and aid, the
Ill starred marriage was consunated,
which made the loving and trusting Leila
an alien from her fathers roof. Mr..
Wayne, justly incensed, refused 10 see
his disobedient child, hat the inaHd
mother yearned over her lost darling
Ia her husbands absence she sent fer her
daughter, who wept in agony or her
bosom, when she saw how much her de-
sertlon had added the ravages of disease
on that pale gentle face. Mrs. W,yne
forgave and blessed her, committing her
TO the care anl mercy Of her Heavenly
Father, and Suffered her to depa1.-
Never h're was sAe 10 behold that fair,
young, pensive counlenance. The pro-
Phecy written on her brow was abolt to
be fulfilled.
The parting with her sister was aaoth-
er bitter trial. She began 10 realize the
strength Of the ties she was suaIeriag.
She uliers.ooI for The first tine the
metaphor Of the bleeling hart. Could
she bat only see her fa;ner, oaiv see him
herself unseen, she thought sh, sa5all
be comparatively happy, aad she d,l sse
him thus. Bat instead OF Telling happy.
her anguish was increased by her re-
morsa. H. loJael 50 pale. 50 stem
looked as if he could never smile arain.
what an uagra5efuI return she male for
his tender, his guardian cares. Sac had
forsaken HIM for stranger of 4 day
She had left the guide of her youth
Yet even IN the midst Of her sorrow and
JOY she exulted in the mighty sacrifice
she had made oA the alter Of love. l.
vas for Clifford she was enduring a faith
er's Just resentnent-it was for Clifford
7'e '--'' '''''-'"s {" "'o'hor ~"3 tender
SISTER F-AoHl7' fortune ahi triends-and
sue 'o'ea nun oeareF Ior The costly price
sue Pa'o Ior ms io'e
II was l"e HIST uthe that she had ever
o0e'i 'Fa'e'eF' born amid the fnagnl-
'i0e'i' so7"e'y OF Inc west she had a
viva conception oI the beautiful and the
suo''iie' Al llFS' sae was incapable OF
cong any 'n'n5 Out look back through
ol'iiu'hS tears on her native clty and
Pio.eie94 ue surroundings as The boat
Si'ded 'o"n The noble rIver' on whose
CLASSY waves sac had looked down 50
many years iH''e dreaming the she
would hoat On lts bosom a discarded
daughter clandestlne BRIDE. For a
tune she could only think Of all she was
resigning' oui youthful feelings are iran
sIeht, and she soon gave up TO the Joy Of
the present moment, while hope spanned
with It's areetrtel the clouds of the future
Arrived at her new home the charm Of
novelty threw an aIlusion over every OBJ
Ject. The fort walca her hnsblnl com
manded had sublime aspect in her
eyes, with the STAR spansled banner float
ing from its walls. The martial music.
how inspiring II wasl The soldiers with
their measured tread and respectful bear
ing, she loved to gaze upon especially
when Thy gave the graceful military sa.
lutte 10 her husband She loved the NOR
nIng revelIie ard the evening serenade.
and in her enthusiasm tho't she never
should weary Of military life.
She saw nothing Of the Wild Indians
who infested the border, and Crovjnc
fearless by unmoles.e ed TRANQUILITY. en-
treated her husband to let her roam in
the woods for The wild flowers which
had civen name 10 the region in which
she now dweIt. This however he con-
siautv refused, never allowing her 10 90
b-v5nJ the Limits Of the fort unnro,ac,-
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