Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26


ment, and withal, his eye and forehead in.
dicated considerable shrewdness.
Time wore on, and, alas the pen re-
luctantly records 1.-THE kind and good
Mrs. Carelton became afflicted with that
"dire desease' -consumption-''lik a leaf
hanging for time to its parent bough,
and then futtcring slowly to the earth, she
passed away" leaving Carrie a trouble
stricken, motherless girl of sixteen.
Some one has wisely said, "troubles,
trials, and Affections never come singly."
Thus it was with Carrie.
She had not yet done gricving over the
closedup grave of her dead mother, till her
father broachcd this terrible news to her
terrible in its effect upon her mind, hith-
erto as quiet as an unrufilcd lake, and ter
rible in itself.
1t was one evening after they had left
the tea-table, and Mark had resumed his
"dutch pipe" and had completely envel.
oped himself in wreath Of smoke, that he
ordered the servants to leave the room.--
In crusty, grumbling way, they obeyed
/ orders, and forthwith stationed themselves
at the kcy-holc of the door.
After all became quiet, and Mark thought
it safe to say that which he wished to, he
commenccd--
"Carrie," said he, in a low tone Of voice,
as if he feared some intruding ear might
hear the secret he was about to reveal to
his daughter, "Carrie, you know that when
| came here, took Il large farm, since
then others have come and settled around
Us, and now there is quite a large town
here. | sold my farm in town lots, at great
prices, by this speculation L have made a
pretty large fortune, about 80 900 dollars,
this said you are aware of, but you are
not aware of how l came by the money,
that bought my farm with"
"Why father, did not grandfather Carlc-
ton leave it to you ?" inquired Carrie.
Yes, he left it to me, but how he came
by it is what now mean to tell you, yes,
must give myself the pain of telling you,
something that | never did, nor never will
tell mortal beside. You kn that my
father was guardian for Jacob Frantz
father. In an evil hour, tempted beyond
his power of resistance, he distracted from
his wards money, the sum of fifteen thous.
and dollars, which run, after adding the
interest from then till now, will cover the
whole of my fortune. My father, upor
his bed, suggested that | should make
right his wrong. This request l mus
obey, because it was his request, and be-
cause it is my duty to do it, and this last
| consider, if possible, the greater of th'
two reasons. Now Carrie, how shall
make it right? How shall act to satisfy
my conscience The money must 20 tC
Jacob, then none SHALL remain to u
therefore there is but one way to manage
it, the way that | propose is to make yol
the connecting link between my forum,
and Jacobs right to it, In this way W,
can restore to Jacob what is rightly hi
own, and still it will remain in the family.
But father, my cousin will never con
sent to give to me his hand in marriage
, why, he thinks himself good enough to
princess" interrupted Carrie, and sht
really hoped that this might be the case
for now that she found she would be com
pclled to be to him a wife, her aversion t.
him increased, and her devotion to anoth
I or, also, increased in the same ratio, or i
b it did not increase, it at least became NOR
r appcarant to her.
A" Yes he will, have written to him oil
y the subject, and he says that he has alway
c loved you, and loves you still, and that
!, has been his constant hope that at som
: future day he might claim you for hi
bride; therefore upon that subject yor
= need entertain no fears"
c " But, my father, l cannot marry him
f 1 love another, Nay, | cannot MARI.
4 him, dare not marry him.
=, "But you shall marry him. said he
n turning his fierce black eyes and meetin
: hers, and looking so savagely that sh
quailod beneath his gaze. " l say 20
: SHALL marry him.
o /" Say not so, oh, my father say not SC
l cannot marry my cousin, my heart
k with another, love Lamar Morris"
b "Laman Morris, you shall never mar
o ry him, but you shall marry Jacob Frant'
t Mark you, make it command, an
e dare to disobey that command, and yo
n shall be disinherited, yes, you shall be Gu
off without penny" said he, seeming