The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-06-07
VOL. XVII.

zen "' you 'O'0 N'0' ""N "' - " ""0'
hs "oo'ns "a' US '"' i'on WIS '"'
oiood IN MS 'e'n' WIS no' anu ''f0u'''' ~
1t came IRON MS spanish mo'ner'
Ulna looked up Paie' but quite caim' and
said simply,
Never Mr. hns'
~ nriei answer fuiy' MIS- oina' aha
scarcely courteous "ay "'A "ny you
speak so deeisiVeiyF lie was very paie
now.
Forgive me, and let me tell you frankly
| admire you' Mr. hing-nos love, DID not
say love, Tor he caught at the hrst words
with sudden Hash oil the eyes; u admire
your ieariesSness' PRIDE decision out can
never be the wife oil such man.
You have not answered me yet, Miss Ui-
ma
know it; but l will. You know some
thing OF my habits-that is my iavorite
horse, and no other lady ever rode him but
me. l was never controlled. | can not be.
The mere attempt rises something within me
something which is thousand times strong.
er than myself. If were yours, you would
hate me and l should you. 1t can not be,
Sir. l like you where you now are, and her
tones softened, 'you know that very well,
Mr.. King; but il you had right to lay
your hand on me I should rebel, and we
should hate ono another; : and Ulna stood
flashing over the thought with bright glow
in her checks and her red lips pressed to-
cether.
Then YOU will marry a dolt, Miss Ulna. ;
NO, Sir. But | shall not marry man
who will think of controlling me. Perhaps
he will bc dolt, Sir-indeed suppose he
WILL Ulna laughed. But there is anoth-
er alternative, which you seem to have for
gotten-I shall not marry at all
The party came up; the berries were gath
cred with the same yivacity, but something
had crcpt upon the spirits OF all. Only two
OF the party knew what it was
Riding up the avenue to Ulna's door just
in that early dusk which scarcely soitens
tints, the troop passed stranger walking
leisurely up the path among the troops.
Angry in spite Of myself, thought King,
lifting Ulna from her stirrup, and turning
to say the goodbye. True. The finger OF
passion had written it in red on his checks
Il shall do myself the pleasure to SEQ you
Tomorrow he said, bowling his hand on
the or'uio-rcln OF ms Arao, iic naa "en
nigh oeen thrown, LOT careieSs'y 'ouc"'ns
loo' 10 '''rrup' tue norso spr'''S win O"0 ',
''s w'ia Impulses anu ,Or n0%V"' '''0%Vu
that the amman ~ou'a crush MN unu'f MS
hoois' King turned ansr'iy paie'ahd eiu'cneu
the oriuie,feh "sOfouSs' ou' .haO "V,N
Ills neaa n,Su, '"O,'eN' ''OOu y" n,' "''
es' almost in'i"S Ills ''i''''e' " '"0 ,''"
AGAIN 'Or an instant "' was '''m, q,'
with nervous tension Ming in'eu u io0'
toward the stirrup' ana the struggle cauO 0n
again.
just then the stranger came toward the
group, and Tor moment stood looking on
of medium height In Drown coat uu''y
boots, with light beard ana iair complex
iOn' lie advanced when the seeOna suugs"
was waning and oowins 70 hing' racnea
his hand Tor the rein' hlnS placed II 'here'
tie caught the eye oil Arab heia IL q mo,
ment, touched the neck with his hand and
laid his fingers on the eyes
You can mount now.
The next moment hinS was piuns'nS
spurs and sweeping stormingly down the av-
eyue, and the stranger, with bright tint In
MS eneeks' was lowing "'iH'ei' i'OH' '"'
uOoP' anu en'ef''s '"0 "Ou'''
Uina met him next day NJ dinner lie
was an archi'ec'' eaiieu oy ner 'a'ner'
A black coat and justices ooos improved
upon the toilet OF the day before. oina was
not in talkative mood as 1t ehanced; nor
hungry, 50 she crumoied DTS oil oread' gave
an occasional word, and noted the converse
ton OF Others. She marveled at the e1hio'-
tion of control which Mr. kawio had gwen
on the preceding evening His style was
certainly not eO~manalns' II MS 'aeo H"I ,
not a''uai u'"0a'y =. I"' & - .. .a"'a 'a' "'S -
u, anu was very "l AO -. V ss ssjs
, which suggests s'fenS"' L'6"' ''''i0' 'a''