The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-08
,i'hor wa capable q assuming without positive

sinner recital Of the misi,mcanor5 that had
cause his a-rest, my Bon made your ac1ulin-
tsn'o. 20 pie whispo- that you put yourself
ia hi Wsy, don pret,ld to know how that
was, but YOU btcanie acquainted
tla'a- eyes Hasisi beneath tho dro' ping
la,les--lad the sl'uder L,,ale Ltwecn her
fingers been a dagger the Judge nigh, never
have finished his spoech
"Hs clo4e to fancy himself in love with you
could not believe the thing possible until he
| tod me with lis owr lip, After my rebuke
ard us tfo,td visit b returned to college quite
de-?ofatl-ho las iosn co,,d ,ctin.: hm.,lf since
| he c.tcy MAJ. What I Wish /, this--thr
! ~ thou.1 b:rsk o. al correction with him
aud by so long rector, him to roSon aud bis
! family
Isp,u.e' , 'itt,s ~ No did rot speak.
'tou mas. ktov Tat you are not any match
T., t-y .u- 10 Las right 10 look high for a
g.. expect Lim 10 60 T.; want you TO save
ny ecu, instead ( lsing he ruir-I want you
10 braa1 this saaif ~. I an ready 10 mako
e,c,ifoy-if ycu will name any amount that
could h'!f to spare your is'lrga will furnish it
With pleasure OL'y sgeas ard lot mo know that
you ht., d,cDced ~ lot him understand doci-
sNely you ,sanot reo him again,
lie had Cone Clara had he,rd him out then
Ter anger -c~c y pi,oL where she was capable
Of 10 seli oortrtl Sho oily wanted TO wound
hor.olfil tie Littorc.t most fat Al way posiUle.
TO o,crwL,im tho coau man with sense Of
.ct corn.
Sro let her work FAY and sho rosc slow y
from Lot cat, even tie iron ~ her price kept
Der !rtm showing any ihy..rd weakness, al
dough 40 iO,m 70 led before her and she
,.uttlcl tie hack q her chsir Tor support
Sh, iufbtl All ,oAf ontcd 10 Judge lie
.irlJ tirl.nk from tho vhltcuoss Of her faco and
Ac o. toicranly lire " h,f dafk eyes.
/ bA,o hoard you thfous h, she .aid, "now
.cai nc"
T.cJ-Igo g.erc,d htlplc,.ly towntd the ioo-,
cad 10 i,i0,e himself in tho prcscrco Of
maniac a1 perhaps piy-i. nl courage was not
inequality upon which ho most strongly founded
o.. CO. SO e importance.
'iour ,tr did MAKO my acquaintance will
lnt S,on na.y cr the insdlt you oonyeyo cd in that
-srto' re. lie loved ms, Lc told me So What
IIN l'Nl'IkH hHIt AAh ''oH HOs ltl huDN nor
hall y,r i have only contempt for him now
,- youf -on, IA tho brother Of your daughters
After 10 had gene away ! heard tho reports
which you ard your family sprcid abryad re-
.i ling mC-had teen a nan, | would havo
,OuiICLtod yUu In the court rOom-h.d pos
sc-,l father OF brother, you would nsvor
have isr,d to speak against mo- iourcoward.
thought to ctu-h me, you have not done il, you
cannot 10 Il, for despi.e your ISLANDERS ard defy
them. From the depths Cf my soul 1 loath
the slaudcrcrs hil h OF low who have boon ba,o
rough to uoligu me.
Th, ledgo lifted his hand as II to ward OF
lho.e ,hriling words, but ho was beyond the
| ,owcr e epoch anl Clara went on rapidly,
| With more bitterness from tho fact that every
| yod was like q dagger planted in her own
| I cat.
When your son came back | told him Of
| ulcse things. no Only upbraided you and your
| daughters be had something Of msnliness left
| 700 him and considered an insult TO me AN out
rrgo 80 himself. told him that could no, Ell
m.iry him
clio was so mad az that, broke in Mr.. Lane
20 bcwildoted that he was unconscious Of hi,
words
"Ab, you expected him TO prove himself al
together your son--he did mott know h,
would have Teen more worthy in your eyes had
no insulttd me as YOU are doing, but he is hu
nan. Ho begged me TO marry him then that
hr said would end your oppo'ition--I refused
Judge Lane had loved that man better thar
| Heaven itself, had my very life depended upor
| It | would have refused to become his wife
| u oaL.c every noble feeling ot my natur
u,olt,d at relationship with his father aud sis
'y,s. | fl, and knew that the real disgrace
would have hoen for me, for so matching my
| sglr,"
Those lat words reused her listener into som
-igrs Of life lie rose to his feet, and stanmere
out
81 have hoard enough, young woman, quit
enough | shall know how to act.
Clara stepped between him and the door
l.cw back into his chair and stared At her.
: She spoke low, now her anger had half sp,r
tself in those scathing woris.
" You have forced mo to speak, she sal,
vou must hear all that have to say"
The Judge iuttered his hands in deprecatir
way, made faint contortions with his once han,
some mouth, which like that Of many stol
men, had grown too small for his face, but b
yond that he could exhibit no signs of resis
ance. Her vehement eloquence hal wreck
> al his ideas.
81 know all the Disgrace your son has brouS
upon himsell-he has been suspended from c,
lego. Blame neither him nor me-but You
elf-your daughters for you alone have be
4 he cause
"A Another sound from the Judges throat, as
!, lie were being strangled still tighter, but not
a, word. English might have been Ilinloostan,
or al he could command a syllable Of the Ia
.uage.
Your visit here, sir, was paid too late; y
N cannot even have the petty consolation
thinking that YOU broke of all acquaintar
hotween your son and myself 1t was done
! my own behalf.
=, Another struggle from the Judge, but
- words.
Last night | wrote TO him, informing h
=, that would no longer endure your ISLANDERS
-, h's excuses. Sir, could not marry him
your opposition would have been a feeble r
-ot cared no: tIust myself to him his Gu