East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-09-23
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his eyes, and with my face ayertsd from,
him, appealed to his old nature as well
as | was able. told him what hold
he had once bad on all our hearts, ani
how mems backs were turning upon
him now; bade him judge how his
whole self was changed by his own
altered features, and the strange CON.
pauons he had chosen. He only an
swered by a silent passion of tears.
was obliged to put to him some bitter
questions for the sake Of that | had in
view.
"Does any one know of this beside
yourself, Laurence"
Ho shook his head.
''Is this the first time in all your life
that you ever did this thing Z"
1.-The first the first, he moaned.
l thought, and think still, that this
was true; that he had cheated through
a sort of despair of fortune and IN a
frenzy, rather than according TO pre-
conceived and customary plan.
Have you Bible in the room, Lanr
ence? Good; l have it here. Now
swear to me that you will not touch
dice or cards again while you are at tho
university; swear, say" for saw he
was about to refuse; cor, for your own
sake, as we'll as that of others, Will
proclaim what have seen this night to
the whole college"
Laurence Mountloy took the oath,
and kept it; for he left Cambridge that
very day and never returned to 1t, and
went / krow not whittier; but on way
far apart from mine for years, and only
across The memory of my brightest col
lege days, and especially over their
scenes of pleasure and excitement, his
shadow fell dark aud cold.
w hen | had been at the Bar but ten
or eleven years. my opinion lhowever
strange it may seem) was demanded
upon a question Of marriage settle
ments; the circumstances, however l do
not deny, was due to my acquaintance
with one of the contracting parties, anil
not to my professional reputation; for |
had known Lucy Weynall from chilli
hood aud her father had been my IA.
theirs friend Lucy was not quite pret.
", but had a thousand charming graces
of yivacity aud expression worth all the
prettiness in the world: she sang, she
drew, she talked three or four tongues,
and--not to be omitted by lawyer in
estimating even a young lady's assets
she had eight thousand pounds in tho
funds. had thought more than once,
ut Ia an er parte sort of way, of an al
lance with this desirable young person
myself but she had caught me, when [
was first called" practising before
looking glass in my wig and gown at
her fathers country house, and she
never forgot it; whenever, afterwards, /
strove To- he tender, she would give her
limitations of my looks and gestures on
that particular occasion, ana /, know.
ing how little laughter is akin to love,
soon stihed my flame with Coke upon
Littieton, and began to take life inter.
est in Pump Court; still, however, | was
very anxious for her happiness, and it
was with somo terror, ana the utmost
a,tonlshment, that dscoved the fortu.
nate suitor to be one Captain Laurence
Mountjoy.
Mr.. Weynall, it seemed, was not al
together satisfied with him or his pros.
poets, bu. Lucy had set her heart upon
him, and it was at her own disposal
To my halfjoking questions about her
lover, she gave IDe such replies as con.
vInced Inc that, in manners and attrac.
tons at least, he was the same who had
charmed us all in youth. "but he looks
SO pale and thin a. times," she sail,
shat | can scarcely bear to look at
him" An early day was appointed
for me to meet the Captain at Thorney
Groye-her fathers house--and was
impatient until it came Ii he bushes
or looks confused at seeing me, thought
], it will be good sign; that sad busi.
ness at college will still haunt hs mem
ory, and prove him to DO not Injured to
shame; it was his first and last aad
worst error, perhaps; and who am L,
that | should bring the sin of his youth
against another man |? How many of
US in early life have committed faults,
aud even crimes, and yet have reached
harbor aud smooth mater; and what
right have we to send another who is
about tn join us, back again upon the
stormy deep? Full of these magnani.
nous reflections | arrived at Mr.. Wey.
nails and found within doors only that
gentleman himself, who babe me seek
+, the young couple in the garder. They
, were walking together under trellis
t work of roses at the far end, and they
? never needed my footsteps as | came
= along the high stone terrace towards
] them: He bad his arm around her
e waist, anI was combating, it seemed
some opinion or scruple of hers, for hi.
] musical tones, although | could 40
hear their sense, caught up and over
. powered hers. may be excused, un
der the circumstances, for likeniug hin
+ then aud there To the Serpent at the cal
j of Eve. On sudden, Lucy gave
little scream. aud pointed to mo, an,
|, then knew that it was who had beer
the subject of the debate. As the,
4 carne forward she endeavored to Olsen
q tangle herself from him, but he held he
firmly as before. Mountjoy was alter