The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-12-21

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which ha had lust passed. Bat II was in
vain, those black eyes seemed to be burning
into his very soul, and the tones of that
strange mysterious warning still sounded in
his cara .il''a .s.'.i y. - 'i9lo3sf d1idE
Pshaws' he exclaimed, after an Intellectual
effort to baHish it from his mind, g il is mere
suspicion on her part; she cal can know nothing
about it. But let her, too beware; fof she
crosses my path again, I will send her where
her babling tongue will keep quiet for the
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d fohca mona Lord oautref,s mansion is xIlb6s.
tia and ACTIVITY. The bells r;pO forth a mar.
~ ~ neal. for Il Is Che bridal day Of he sole
dsnahter 6fhis house. the ,iJaar Blanche athe
Rose of ;Glen VALLEY. J1alF gI'sgo7, ,asg,s
A murmer of mingled pity and admiration
filled the church As the bride entered. Her
faccw almost as paie al WINS the costly veil.
whose ampld folds fell nearly to her feet. and
lit bore the i'm press ef deep.seated melancholy.
4 She looked more like corpse than bride,
and the whole proceeding resembled far more
a funeral than bridal. The bridegroom soon
entered, whose haggard countenance indicated
that he had passed a slecplcssP night. No
iiurnfer followed shiS ehtERiice, even among
his own retainers, for he bore, no resemblance
to the late earl. his predecessors, whose affa.
BE and engaging manners had made him 1
general favoritc. His morose, ansoeiai dispo.
sition and naughty bearing made him, dsliked
and feared. Az he took his place by the side
Of Lady Blanche he looked little happy
bridegroom; his manner was abstracted and
his eve wore an anxious and restless express.
ion, and eyeral times he gave a sharp. hur.
fled glance around the church, as If fearing tc
meet some unexpected guest. He grew calm.
Ter, however, when, the ceremony commenced
| When the old rector bade those "whc
knew cause or impcdiment why those two per.
sons should not be ioined togather in hol,
matrimony to declare il" it was considered by
those who heard il as a mere matter Of form n
aud they were startled by the sound Of deer
hollow voice in their midst which said: =.
"Hold II forbid .bc marrioocn
The bride Groom turned towards thc p]ac,
whence il vroceeded. 70 He startled and grew
ralca, ifhis'glauee feIlupontbe swarthy brow
ard flashing ewes of Cleonatra. the gyms,
onecn TTnsbasbod bv his AZ ainSorv III lolancc anr
the many ewes fixed upon her, She exclaimcc
boldly. -. ....,.,., .'.s.., -. rr,....r n
al nroclaim Edward St Croix falsely call
I ed Earl of Epberton 10 he n for,worn lover
treacherous kinsman. and a murderer ant
therefore no fitting mate for the pure ant
gentle Lady Blanche Centref.n "
"Itis folsc-sheis mads' said the earl
-hoarsely. g Let the ceremony proceed;"i.
=" Fool, muttered the woman. Won rusl
on your own destruction Walter; Earl q
Epbcrton,n she added. 'imfparessiyely tnrnin,
toward a man who sat in the back nsrt Of tbe
church mufied I'm in large cloak ;" com,
forward and prove the truth Of nv assertion,
At these words the man arose, and throw
ing back the cloak, revealed "A face, which
though pale and CHASTITY. bore a strong resem
biafnscc to the Young earps. mon walking de.
liberately up the aisle. he approached the alter
and fixed his ewes sternly- ON the countenanc,
of the guilty man. When St.. Croix's eve,
fell upon him. he stood like ono transfix < cd
with horror. Then; throwing his arm wiidly
above his head, as if to protect himself from
his further approach, he fell heavily to the
floor, blood gushing from his mouth and nos
trils. .s7poa 'assy
AL but one among that horror.stricker
group i,1 supposed it to be the spirit Of the un
fortunate earl which had returned to tax,
!, vengeance on his murderer, and feared to ap
proach him, But Lady Blanche, rushing for
ward threw herself wildly upon the bosom o
her lover. obtaining convincing proof as sh,
did So from the warm kisses that fell upor
her checks and lips. that it was no spi,it, bu
her own Walter. ~ H''''1''-- 't''
| When thew lifted st. Crox from the plac,
where he had fallen. thcy found that life ha,
dcnarted, Il seems that the wounds ciyen t,
tbc vo,nq osar ware IN !; hiss mnrlefcrs SIM
posed. mortal, ;, His plunge into tho river. in
stead of rendering his death certain. restore,
him to CONSCIOUSNESS, and when he arose I,
the surface, he made desperate effort to re
gain the shore. In this ho would not. proba
, 5ly. have been successful, for he was yer,
weak from the loss of blood had It not beei
for thc gynsy oueen. who was crossing ,th
riyer in 9 boat With some Of her followers, s.
, Sbe wicked him i'm conveyed him TO her tent
4 and and With the most devoted and tender car
nurscd him tbronoh The long and danqerou,
i illness that followed ,'a - .'''
i The earl on his recovery became aware q
his cousin,s ,s,,rnaton of his estates and It'll,
also Of lis betrothal TO the lady blanche
!. hut retaining a grateful sense of his indebted
n ness ness to the heroic woman to whom he owe
bis life, and who, in spite Of all, still cherish
60 9 Strong allecIlon ior ms treaGherous c9usll
] No aioweo nei 70 Wa[h nm, hoPllS Vnat Z
u Wonid lhd'ce H, nm t9 zee the country, aeiay
: ing LOr thaP purpose MS appeaIanCe untM W