The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-04-21


whispered in my ear, Isidro will You be d, home
tonight. and alone at midnight 'Of course
shall. | replied As,onished at the question
Well, then she resumed. send your servants
our Of the way and will 20 to your house nj
tha, hour When you hear three light taps at
the door, open !, yourself, and let me in Tor |
must see you alone before tomorrow. Aud
then continued lsidro. she turned away, and
before could stop her, she was in the mids, Of
her guests and ii vas impossible for the to ad
dress u word TO her that would not have been
overheard by them. And now, senor doctor,
what do YOU think Of this strange proceeding :
vir,uous Young girl. as 'imid rs she ismod,st,
TO steal on, Of her mothers house at m'dn'sat III
order to come clandes,iney to her lovers, when
only few hours more will confer upon her the
right OF entering il openly What mystery can
be hidden under such An undertaking."
do you believe that she loves you - inquired
the doctor,
As truly us love her she has sworn |, to
re thousand times
"Tranquilize yourself then; she can mean
nothing tina, win aiiiiot you. You will only
have TO listen to some girlish confidence from oue
who has already more reliance on you than on
her mother"
"No-no." exclaimed Isidro; some storms
impending some fatal secret remains TO be re
yealcd that will prevent our marriage. But no :
nothing shall prevent H. Rather would die a
thousand deaths than relnqush the fond privll-
cee Of becoming Carnens husband y Then
after pause Of some minutes, during which he
paced up and down the room in the greatest ag-
,a,on, he resumed" Doctor you are fr.sud
sen, bithcr by Providence to supper, me In lois
trial YOU must bear all iha, passes between Car
men and myself. bu, unseen by her. fiaceyour-
self agains, that banging. which makes one Of
the little Moorish arches that pierce the wall be
tween my room and yours, you will be able 10
hear distinctly every word that passcs between
US, and will thus become acquainted with the
powerful motive that leads Carmen TO take 50
singular step sea, yourself there, extnguish
the lights and above all make no movement,
that eau beirav your near vicinity. mast now
20 down stairs and wait for her coming.
4 few minutes afterwards Doctor " heard the
two yonng people enter the adjoining room per
ccptably and clos, the door after them The first
words uttered were rendered indistinct by the
sobs Of the young grl
You are as,oushed said Carmen, Al last ;
You ask why come to your house in the mid
die Of the night like one guilty or mad II is
because love you, lsldro aud because will not
marry you.
Al IBIS unexpected declaration lsiiro uttered
u cry Of indignation.
Listen continued Carmen gently but trm'
". =" | will not marry you You must iis, you
must leave Rouda immediately My heart would
have broken had any one bat myself forced you
to this stial separation, or had no, been able 70
tell you--fo swear to yon--that Il i because !
love YOU better than myself that | refuse to be-
come your wife
spcechle.s with emoton--indi-.uan al what
he supposed to be heartless qualification la
tlro remained standing before Carmen, unable
either to interrupt reply TO her strange declara
| ton The young girl drew him ,owerd her and
l forcing him 10 place himself on the same arm
l chair which she occupied, she passed her arm
round his neck and continued We are both
very Young lsidro and very inexperienced he
I cause we have been absorbed IN our Diutual love
We have believed there Is nothing but love IN tbs
world Instead Of which, another timc Of HE
and other interests, bring with them o,her pas
sions Remember your lather and nioe, and
think what your fortune Is compared with onrs
Well?" calculated isidro, grasping, well =
! We'll. my beloved replied Carmen. those
I rich pasture land-. which constitute 50 great =
part Of your wealth formerly belonged to my
I lahcr. They were TO have bcen nay mmrIIag,
portion, they were my mothers portion, aud
| ought To have bccouc the pa'rimony % IN,
brother. jose
Yes. Carmen, know IL those lands belonged
10 YOUR family bal your father owed money 10
mine far beyond their value and II they have
now become my property !, was because N.
father consented TO accept them as very insuf
fcit nj compensation for tlir sum due HIM
Ton are right, l.idro. but everything relating
T., nj M
mothers iecings-thc debt iiseli and the way
in which /, was paid Blu, that is not ALL fhcr,
is blood between our two families, and Who's
blood. great God my l-thcrs
Too true. alas nj, Carmen but
"Ycs--ycs," interrupted the poor girl yehc
menly, "a worthless woman eaused all the ms
chief She was beloved by both OF them -bo,s
forgot they had other and legitimate ties they
fought. and sour father killed mine. These, then
are the moii.,s for the hatred that separate US
my mother and her children ruiued for gam
bling debt 10Y mother deprived, in the uoser Of
her youth OF "A husband wboui -ne adorci IN spitt
Of his faults her children made iathefl,ss
II know II all knew It NIL long ago Anc
so thoroughly was penetrated With The justice
OF the animnsity that WAS entertained by YOU
mother for nav iathers son. mat when first 'hos,
lovely eyes cuihr,iled my heart, dcsparsi o.
ever obtaining the blessing OF your hand. bu'
at last your mother consented 10 listen TO m,
suit she looked with pity upon our mutual love
she nobly sacrificed her resentment To our hap
pness and now in turn all that ! possess vii
revert to her family. ! cannot alas r's,ote u
her the husband she has lost, bat ! can give her
a son who shall become the mos, devoted an'
Submissive u her children.
"Oh. how mi.erably yoa are mistaken :" es
claimed Carmen. Yes, hroaghl up ASH was t
hate yoa-- TO esecrate your very namc-no soon
er had love despite tha~e hsfcs prrJados. ofepi
into nv heart, than .oressw, as you dad, that
cur attachment must end unfortunately What
was my astonishmeut when ! found that my
mother encouraged il | though, thai your
merits had caused her heart to soften at last to-
ward you, and that she was glad 10 accept ne
rcpau,,ion YOU offered her And why not u
was not yoa who killcd my hiher-it was not
vou who impoverished u. all. Bu Oh how
great was o,r error when We believed that such
haitpd eoaid ever be ex,aguishea sncA thirst
lor vengeance die away Know, then, lsidro
tina, nv mothers hate Is still so strong that your
death alone could satisfy il that she confirm.
pls,ns in ynn only the offspring al man whose
memory .hc c,ecra,,s. Know. that il brother
.Iasc has not already called you 10 account tor
the precious blood split by your father, Il has not
been for wan, oi courage, but because N. moth
or cast herself al bis tsi and hsoneh, him 10
forbear, She knew your strength, aud the skil
with which yuu handled every weapon, and she
,remblei lest she shoald loss > son as she bad
lost husband. No-she asptrd 10 ven
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