Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-23

Seating himself at her side, and throwing
hi, arm around her, hc called her little
truant," und asked why she had run away
from him.
Hall rct'i>hlv she answered. "BccauSc |
like sometimes to be aluuc;' = then. rising up,
aud turning toward me. She asked if the wa
ter >l.l ran over the old mill.dam in the west
voni,. Just a> it used to do, saying, II it did,
She WIshrl - SEE it "luu can't CO. She
c0nt;hricd, addressing her husband, FOR il is
more than mile, over fences and ploughcd
fields"
This was sufficient, for Mr.. Douglass was
very iaSlidiouS il all matters pertaining 10 his
dress, and had no fancy for soiing his white
pant, or patent lratherS So Cora and ! set
of together, while hr walked slowly back to
the village. Scarcely was nc ont of sight,
however, whn seating herself beneath
tree, and throwing hcrsclftlat upon the ground,
Cora announcrdhc intention Of not going any
further.
IL only wished to he alone. 1reHfAe so
much better" She said aud when | looked
iuquiinglv at her, continued, Never marry
n man Tor his wealth, Lnttie, unless you wish
to become aS hard as wicked, and unhappy
ns am. John Douglass is worth more than
falI million, and yet | would give it all if
were the same little girl who, siX years ago,
walcl with you through the SnOw-d'lit5 to
school on tat stormy day. Do you rrm"ln'
brr what We played that unon. aud my foolish
remark that would marry for money and I'll.
+uAA0AA4 -Mnci&-lu -luc, &c won- them both :"
and her tears fell fast OH the sparkling gems
which covered her s'cn'!,r fingers.
| just then | saw in the distance n young
man, whom knew to be Walter Beaumont
! He seemed to be approaching us, and when
Cora became aware Of that, she started up,
and. grasiing my arm, hurried away, saying.
as She east backward a fearful glance, 81
| would rather die than meet him now. ] am
not prepared.
! For the remainder Of the way we walked on
! in silence, until we reached her mothers gatc
where we found her husband waiting for -hcr-
Bidding me good morning, She followed him
slowly up tie gravrlrd walk, and | saw her
no mere until the following Sabbath. 1t was
a gluliou>ly BEAUTIFUL morning. and ut an
ra,ly hour the old brick church was filled To
uvcliowing, for Wultrr had many friends, and
they came together gladly to see him made u
minister Of God. During the first part Of the
,rt,lre be was very pale. and his eye wan
! ,lrr,d often toward the large, square pew,
where sat II portlv man ard II beautiful young
woman, richly atlir,d in satin and jcwc.s 1t
had cost her n Struggl" to be there, but She
must look again on one whom she had loved
50 much, and 50 deeply wrongcd. So She
came, and the sight Of him standing there in
hi~ early manhood. his soft brown hair clus.
tciing about his brow, and his calm, pale face
! wearing nm cxpr, NSion almost angelic, was
more than She could bear, and leaning forward
! she krit her c0untrnance concealed from view
until the ceremony was ended, and Walter 5
! clear, musical voice announced the closing
: hymn. Then she raised her head, and her
! face, seen through the folds Of her costly veil,
looked haggard and ghastIy, ,aS if fierce storm
Of passion had swept over her. by the door
She paused, and when the newly.orlaincd
clergyman passed out, sic Offered him her
Iand-thc hand which, when he held it last,
was pledged to him. There were diamOnds Oh
it now diamonds Of value rare, hut tn, IT.
brightncs was hateful to TINT wrytched wo-
man, for she knew at what fearful price
they had been bought
They did not meet again, and only once
more did Waiter see her; then. from our door
hr looked ont np"n her, aS, with her husband,
>he dashed by Oh horseback, her l,ns cloth
shiit almost sweeping the ground, and the
pumr> of her velvet cap waving in the air.
Mrs. Douglass is fine rider" WAS NIL
Walter said, and the tone Of his voice indca.
Indifference. Desperately had he fought with
his affection for her, winning the victory at
last, aud now the love lac once had felt for hri
I WAS slowly and surely dying out. The ncxI
week, timing "f cur duh village life, Cora left
us, G"in" to Nahant, where shr spent most q
the summer, and when in the winter &C heard
from her again, she was n wi'lUw-thc sole
heir Of her husband, who had died suldenlV
aud generously left her that for which sh,
married him his money.
"Will Walter Beaumont marry Cora now 2
had asked myself many u time, without
however, arriving at any definite conclusion
when little more than II year succeeding Mr.
: Douglass death, she wrote, begging me t,
: come to her, MS she was very lonely, and tn
presence of an old Gicnd would do her good
n | c"mplic'l with h,r request, and within n few
days was an inmate Of her luxurious home
" whrrr everything indicated the wealth Of it
: p"->c1>or. And Cora, though robcd in dcrpc>
, black, was more like herself, more like tn
Coma Of other days, than had seen hrr before
since her marriage. OF her husband She Spok
freely aud always with respect, saying he ha
! been kinder far to her than She had deserved
: OF, Waiter, too, She talked, appearing muc
g>at,li,d when told her how lie was love
and appreciated hy his people.
J., One morning when we SIT together in he
| little sewing.room, she said, ~ have don
/ what You, perhaps, will consider n very unwr
a manly yTart. have written to Walter Beau
i mnnt. Looh' and She placed in my hand
: letter which shchalr ne read. II was a vii,
: st'an'c ;hing, telling him Of the anguish sll
y had endured of the tears she had shed, of til
t love which, through all, She had cherished f,
him, and hrgginS of him to forgive her il po'
:. Sibr, and be to her again what he had bee
years ago She was not worthy of him, All
: said, but he could make her better and i
II language the most touching, she bc>"uSht
:, him not to cast her off, or deSpiSc her becau>
she Ind stepped 50 far aside from womanl
II delicacy MS to write to him this letter. ~
= will NOT insult you," she wrote in conclusion
/, "by telling you of the money for which sol
S myself; but it is mine now, lawfully min
: and most gladly would share it with You"
l, "Iou will not send him thisy" | said.
"You cannot be in earneSt?"
| But she was determined. and lest her resoll
II ton should give way she rahg the bell, ordcrr
5 the servant who appeared To take it at ON,
e to the Office. He Obcyrd, and during the da
1t She was unusually gay, singing snatchcs of O
'S songs, and playing several lively Mrs upon h
e piano, which for months had stood unopenC
e and untouched. That evening, rs the 81
n went down, and the full moon rose over Il
u city, she asked ME to walk with her, and W
st ere long, found ourselves several streets di
u tNnt from that in which she lived. Groups
" people were entering church near bV, al