The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-05-18

ttis decision was in reality fatal TO him. lla
! bad Do written authority from Gerard senior.
II had not done his act in the form OF law pro-
sCriho1, and by no means sino strcptu. Weigh
IN q; this aud knowing fror, Martin Witt1nhss-
| gr1 that the Duke was judi ed q ,ainst him,
| BE- vns 'c'ply 4 i,ctri. In which state 4 gtil
basvicr blow fell on him.
CHAPTER xNXv.
Gorri, ph, hal al Lis rar,n's economy, in.
"d'l 20 make his pen pay the expenses Of his
| Journey.
But whom he so, int, Germany he found thS
| ~ yt f-in Ing universal. Gul 80 beautifully
! @ 'rutrl that hn could not 90 beyond It. Be
| p t"S
| lrPrimit una dies quantum non syriaitur iuno.
! lie had the molrstv and the s,nsc to SOC that
III best man can't Vie with uool machinery.
| II pushed ~ TO Italy, afraid printing would
g. there before him. Tho Burgomastgr's mon-
2, cushlcd him to travel more quickly than
| n. t pedestrians, hut when hc got TO FlOtyucs
| Ia. funds lad sadly dwindlrd. lie iJnl 40
| p'iu,i1-; TO ,p'ak e at Florence, aud u great
| demand iur sgr'hnS.
But als' the run was mainly upon Greek
| Mss, and Gerard, though he know the Greek
character had ~ xiii 20 write IT, But lc set
| to work WIFI q will and pra,tirrd it.. When
| be- lal a, last. mastered II, hr thought hc
would pry pare 4 specimen Of hi powers, sur
| rounded Ni,h hurirr ut fruit -ud leaves.
| Hhhll ~ hN. u lalE l'tt tl \tllUm 10 lHN
| II un2 Ne; he was GATHERINGS son: why buy
| What he had hr him7 That old decd was on
far velium; it was dirty but then he had a 10
| Ce.pt for cleaning Ntllum. lie laid tNo deed ON
th' table and took lis knife To ,ut II in half in
| tending to rlur the written faces of the two
ha,yc' together, aud 81 make a glorious solid
sheet.
Now, as he bent over Il, word or two excit.
| oil his curiosity.
"Gcntlv," said he ''let me not destroy Il
till know what it is: it belongs to her,"
Accordingly he read it; and. "a he read il hi,
eh,cks got hot, and his heart began TO beat.
| When ho had read it, he studied 1t; and the
more he studied II, the moro sure he was that
| there was something much better to hc dDnc
| with 1t than copy Plutarch on it.
lie sat reading and pondcring il; aud SO ab-
sorhed that he missed the sight Of u face from
| Holland.
Hans Mcmling passed his little window twice
| bat Gerard never saw him.
| Al peep Of dav Gerard left Florence
Friend and foe had shot at him with love and
with hate, and each missed him alike
| Neither Margarct'S importing cry 10 him
g. return reached him, nor dill the false report
Of her death reach him, though it graaed e
horribly near him.
| CHAPTER XxXyI.
Margaret stole away to Scvcnhcrgcn AZ peep
| OF day: there she found the soldier had left hei
| long lettet from b'Tatu' ne lhouAhl ten
| der words Of love filled her witA juy; hut ths
letter was dated from Florence, and the dis
tancc filed her with dlsmay.
'Oh, Gerard" she cried, "why are you 50
far from mc2 What will become Il me if yOu
Ect not my lcttcr2 shall die disgraccd, for
live ashamed | can not"
Soon after breakfast Catherine came. true to
| her promise, and was warm, 80 cheerful, and
| mJtLCrly, that she revived the dropping flower.
Little Ka.c was unable to csmc. She was in
| more pain than usual From this lime the Wis
its Of Catherine were frequent. Mlrgirct's 10
| slpndent state caused her considerable anxiety.
She never would come To Tcrgou, ani indeed
| woull rot leave .ic house.
| ~ held my hcld too bish," she said, land
now can look no one in the face, Tho Dame
Van Eyck tries To forgive me, but she can't !;
1 hos can she None can save me but one, and
! he comes not; wcll-a-day!"
III tc you," said Catherine, ''you nre hii
wife, anl my daughter; and don't yo go fret.
tin: now, for the sake uf the precious burden
| y"u are trusted with.'
But when it iranspirci pub icly that the clcr-
| ~ we'c proceeding against Gly sbrcrht, Cath
erinr came to S,vcnbcrEcn buUyRnt with the
news: Gnl as she told il with fair share uf TX
aggrraii1n, It brought life into Margarets pal,
| face for q moment or two.
| One day, rs Peter was reading and Margaret
W. leaning her weary head on her new moth
crs bosom and kissing her hand and tho kinl
Catherine leaning her head do.n with assumed
| chCcrtulncss, hut secret anxiety, over this he
pning daughter, 20 dear to her now, Their
| stoOd in the doorway the figure of man Il
rags. weary with travel, pale, large eyed. Pc
ter glanced OF his book, and said:
| Pass on, good man, We are too poor 30 give,
then back 10 his book again.
There was swift rush, a staff rattlel on tn,
door, and the worn nan was on his knees, with
hia arms round both the women, speeChless anC
| plutiup for itv.
"ah my darling! my dlrlingl" cried hi
mother, o, only mother can cry; and Murga
ret clunr tight to him with ono long moan o
love, anil -oblcd, and laughed, and wepS upoi
| his neck.
But words have not the power TO paint a 10,
So sudden, 80 Wild, 80 4li-oyerpowcring.
IN hour la,er Gerard sat between tie two
hand II each in hi hand, and ever and anoi
kissing chec., %! each alternately, as ho toll
his story.
"Dcar Gerard, twas my letter Trough
you p
mo Margaret, got no letter. Twas thi
| brought me, this deed which shows me your "a
thcr Is wealthy man, his fathers goods bein
| wroRgfullv y kept from him By Ghysbrecht Va
! | Swicton; | only found it out at Florence. Wa
| to 90 on and leave you in poverty, when
held this taispan to make you richi"
~ am rich in your love. lask no more. Oh
mother, can this le real! can any woman
; so happy aud life?"
"Why not? what would she gain by dying
Gerard, you and must talk about that deed
his one is too simple; and now, quick, to Tel
! ,;"u."
'Ay; but how can | leave Margaret .
! snoni"
Mother, he loves ne still. III come tot
Gerard sooner than the rest Should want you.
And Margaret was hall an hour making tt
! ttle changes in her clothes and hair, that
/ l,t Ia had al L,Dt tar tiyp niuufpg
And .he came down Transformed: elastic, an
1 | diant with beauty.
Good lack!' cried Catharine; 1--WE shs
mt no candles with this ono in the room" !
Aud in Buy,kcns care went Gerard in rag
to Ter ,or, with dear hand u each of his Il
| b. ppicst h. in Holland.
I Arrived at TcrgOu, his Spartan sire fell Of
: h.i rcck and kissed him; and no word was ut
| tr' I'd but Of love and content; and little Kate
4 face was seraphic and her hand crept alternate
" into Margarcts and Gerard's. AND as the
T | talked, and sometimes sghcd-sOmetmes r,
I joiced over all their troubles,nOw happily ende
: -theE glisteninE eyes and nimble fingers wer
I all busy making Gerard suit of decent clothe
5 | They hadn't far to 20 for the cloth, you know
Next day, when Gerard went TO ask tho cul
: | 10 marry him, an obj lection was raised: ''Th
L hys been discussed, and 1t is matter Of gre'
: | doubt whether you are not married: If 30,
0 were sin to repeat the ceremony. This We
| TO throw doubt upon sacrament" Gerard Q,
Z | cla ncd and entreated, and at last II was 80
tel thus no fresh bans, tho words the cu
|. hal uttered not ts be repeated; the service
he irken up Gem the point reached at the Ia
| attempt the marriage to DO registered as ha
ing takon place at that date, Ghysbrecht's |
corruption having been iaic, profane, illegal, nul
| On these terms the cure consented 20 read th
. rest Of the mutilated Service-and to take th
fee.
2 The piece of parchment was a covenant
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