Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-06

down her modest eyes, but raised
them with astonishment the next mo-
ment when she beheld the handsome
cavalier kneeling before her Eliza
beth, my dear Elizabeth! exclaimed
the gallant stranger. "Arnold, my
Arnold" faltered the enraptured
maiden, as she sunk into his arms
overcome by her mingled emotions.
Never did departing sun shine up
on happier group than stood that
evening on the top Of the height
above Alch, and never was man more
astonished than Veit when he beheld
his daughter advancing towards his
house, leaning en- the arm of gay
cavalier, and followed by train of
splendidly arrayed horsemen. At
first some vague suspicious excited
by Heilings' mysterious conduct arose
in his mind, and assumed kind of
definite form-the pageant which
greeted his eyes might be the work
Of enchantment, wicked delusion of
the arch-iend to whom the accursed
man had sold himself. But when Ar
mold with his venerable companion
entered and addressed him in the
language of respect and love as the
father of his Elizabeth, and explain
ed by what successive pieces Of good
fortune he had risen to eminence and
wealth, the old man could no longer
hesitate to resist the evidence of his
senses, and taking his daughters
hand, he placed it in that of Arnold's.
saying, "The girl is yours; and
may Heavens blessing attend you
BOTH"
"Friend Veit," began the old man,
after long pause of delicious silence,
" Friend Veit, I have one request to
make, which l am sure you will not
deny me. Arnold, your sons;n-law, +,
is also my adopted son; under my di-
rection those talents were expanded
which have raised him in 80 brief a
space to the highest eminence in his
profession. Let the two lovers be
united tomorrow, as the day after l
must return to Prague, where impor-
tant business demands my presence"
"Well, we'll, my dear friends and
children, be it so,'' replied the over
joyed father. "To-morrow shall the
priest attend you yonder at my farm
on the Egerberg.'
CHAP. VI.
There was joy in every house in.
the village on the morrow. which was
the feast Of ST. Laurence; and all the
youths and maidens were arrayed in,
holiday suits, for old Veit was very
rich, and was resolved to do honor to
his daughters nuptia1s. Hans He'll
ing's door was alone shut, for it was
Friday, and it will be recollected that
he never came abroad upon that day
Veit had chosen an open place under
Il large linden-tree in the middle Of
the village for the celebration Of the
festival, and thither the joyful train
proceeded when the rites of the church
were over. After some hours of mirth
and festivity here, the young folks
proceeded from the linden-tree to
Veit's house on the Egerberg, which
was beautifully situated among the
trees which adorn with q leafy coro-
nal the rocky precipice that rises out
of the valley, and where splendid
supper was spread out under cano-
py of truit-trees.
Twilight had already begun to
draw her mantle over the valley, but
her approach was unnoticed by the
festive party. AT length the stars
rose one by one into the darkling
heavens, and midnight drew nigh.
Veit was recounting the adventures
of his own youthful years, and mark
ed not the lapse Of time; at last his
eye met the impatient Arnold's, and
he rose to escort his children to the
door Of their chamber. At this mo-
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