The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-12-19

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if by magic, throwing their brilliant
glare far out in the gathering darkness
That night Isable Peyton-the high.
born, beautiful, accomplished and aris-
tocratic Isabel-was to wed one who
was thought her equal in all save birth,
and in that her superior But the
naughty Stewart deemed her enormous
wealth compensation for the degen-
eracy, on one side, of her parentage,
while on the other it was as noble even
as his own. 1t is true, he cared moi
for Isabel, but he needed her wealth
to support the coronet which had lit
upon his brow without the value of a
pound to defray its expenses, and
he resolved to sacrifice ell at the shrine
of avarice, and wed for wealth. 7nf
Did Isabel love him? No. Her
heart revolted at the union. Although
he had again and again declared that
he cared for her and her, only, that he
should have chosen her had be found
her in hut, instead of an heiress of
millions, yet she believed him not her
heart told her it was bis lips which ut
| tered these protestations, not his heart,
and they awakened no response in her
own. And this man her father now
commanded her to wed! Isabel had
submitted to her fathers will without
nurmur from her infancy, and it new
er for moment entered his thoughts
that she should dream of rebelling DOW,
when he pledged his word to Stewart
that she should be his wife. In this
he was mistaken. She demonstrated,
and denied his right 10 compel her to
marry against her inclination, and pos
itiyely refused to comply. Foaming
with rage, he ordered immediate per-
paration to be made for the wedding,
and placed guard over Isabel, and
she had been unable to leave her room
unperceived up to the present moment.
But now she was pacing her room hur-
riedly, impatience and anxiety stamped
on her brow, till suddenly her door was
thrown open, and Abby entered.
"What success? Tell me quick %
at could not be better, though 1 had
long confab with him but gold done
the business, and You fathers black
charger will be fastened to the hedge,
as we desired, in half an hour. We
must be in haste. / have brought the
spurs, that you may not be hindered in
yeur progress. ....f..
The excited maid led her mistress to
mirror, and as she surveyed herself.
she could hardly be convinced, it was
her own self reflected there in male at
tire for she was dressed from head to
foot is suit Of her page, her long ring
let's drawn straight from her forehead,
braided and tied with ribbon in cue,
according to the prevailing fashion of
the day with the gentlemen.
"This is perfect. Abby. Now hand
me my sword and pistols, for they may
be needed" am sa si' Tei
think not, for your father does
not dream you will attempt flight at
this late hour, and it will be two hours
before you are wanted, and by that
time you will be safe from pursuit."
CAT any rate, give them to me, fer
then / shall be prepared for any emer-
gency. Now let us be off"
s'This way, Miss, for we may be in
terrupted," and silently they glided
through a narrow passage into the gar
den, and in few moments were rapid
ly crossing the fields and nearing an
obscure road that led to the main one,
joining it about three miles distant.
AS this approached the hedge, she per-
ceived her fathers groom already
there. l~ t.'o
sAh, Simon, this is we'll in you! Re-
member, you need not know anything
of this, if questioned, as undoubtly you
will be. Hold him by the bit moment
this is noble animal"
eyes, and will carry yeu two miles
an hour farther than any other horse
within ten miles OF here."U .sir,.a
"Then they went catch me soon, 1
fancy" - 49,.
'Miss Isabel, this is an ugly looking
road to 60 in the night" FTe sa@s
"Not so ugly as the anticipated pro-
ceedings at the house yender, which
looks from here as though it was on
fire, and the flames were just ready to
burst from every deor and window. ~
"Remember the direction l have Civ
en- yen, and you will arrive in safety"
'Never fear for me, Abby; for this
breeze comes SO invitingly that l fee
like an uncaged bird"
'sAs you are, Miss Isabel"
"Then see me fly % and Tightening
her horses, reign, as quick as thought
she was reesding far in the distance
On, on went the noble animal, with
the heetness of the deer-one, two, five
ten, fifteen miles,-and yet he preserved
his fieetness undated. So far, Isabs
had not had time to think, and but one
solitary idea seemed to govern all heI
movements, and that was to get away
from home--a home that was no long
er a home to her. She cared not fol
the consequences, neither did she qucs
ton herself what they would be. Prob
ably she would have had no choice o
direction, had she been left to herself
but her faithful maid had forseen ths
all her troubles would not end in fight
and had directed her to proceed to
relative, that Isabel did not know wa
in existence, until informed by Abby
owing to a family fsud which had ex
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