The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-01-18

| hANo NV Aiit Ncht h0a Tcpllo
her fingers still going on with her work, h
face averted A. before.
She had strange delight in forcing him 10 il
suit hor che was working herself into MOO
when che would sooner have torn her heart OF
and have tramplod on 1t undeffoot than hay
male movement toward reconciliation or Ion
anything 70 preserve or secure the lUVo upO
which che knew that not only hor happiness bu
her life depended.
"No idoa, he repeated, quite bowildorol, tn
idea"
"You have not made yourself cloar Judg
Lane. Pray explain what Il is that you believ
or imagine, what you wish or domsnd, then
shall know how 10 frame my answer"
| Tho Judge gave another tug at his volumin
GUS ncckclcth, took hold Of tho arm II his chat
for support and tried to assume the manner will
which he had overwhelmed criminals whor
seated upon his court bench.
~ will explain be said, "you shall LIvo M
roason 10 say that you misunderstood or that
| did not make my meaning perfectly clear,'
| ~ am waiting, sir.
She spoke liko a Russian Enpros. kent in
| suspensu by a rch, II ono could suppose the
| thing posille, and increased tho Judges irrits-
ton aud uuht althy bloom TO the hi, II dogroo
either was capable Of Assuming without positive
physical danger TO hin 70.
Whom YOU NOV, 70 year ago. he
continued, still trying to believe himself on his
judicial bonch and laying before some hardenod
sinner a recital Of the misdomoanors that had
caused his arrest "my son made your scquain-
tRncc--poople whisper that you put yourself
in hi way, don't pretend TO know how that
was, but YOU became acquainted,
| Clards eyes flashed beneath tho dropping
| lashos--had the slO der needle httWocn her
| fn;crs been dagger, tho Judge might ne, or
| have tni-hoi hi- speech
"lie chose 20 fancy himself in lovo vita YOU
! | could not believe tho thing po%s,h.0 Intil be
| tli mo wtth his own lips, After my robuks
and Lis second visit ho returned 20 college quite
| dtsperatc-hc has boon conducting himself since
| Ike o ctszy man. What ! wish il thi4-th At
| you should break Of all connection with him
| and, ~ 20 doing, +, iO'o him 10 roG IN aud Ills
| family
lie pauted a little but Nc lid not peak.
| you must know that YOU arc not any match
fur ny ION he has q right 10 look li,h for a
wife, ! oNp,ct him 10 do t.; want you 70 save
my son, Instead If Icing h,z ruia-i want you
to break thi, altar ON. ! an roxy % IN .kC
any ,ncr;nce IL YOU will namo any amour, that
could h,lpt spare your feelings Twill fur al II
| with ploi-utc, only speak and lot mo know thit
I you have docitod tu let him mGct'taId Ggci-
! sive'y you cannot SEQ him ag IL,
| IL hod done Clari had he ri him OFT ihS7
her AMOR rose e. p ch whore sho was capable
OF 40 g,ll coulrtl. She o. " wanted {. wound
hctofin the bitlrrnsi, most fatal Way ua,inl1
{ c,orvholm tho c",re man with q sense q
| h~ corn.
She Let her wor, fail and she i,,c SLOWLY
| !f,m I.r scat even thp iron ut her pride kept
! lor from showing any blyrirl woibne,s al
| though q room rcolcd l. fore l,r and sht
cutchod the hack uf her chair for support.
She turtod and confronted tho Judge; lac
| f,.ly shtauk from tho whtcnos og hor f.ce AID
the intolorthl' fire of her dark gyC5.
Il have heard you throu. Il, sho said, snow
hcnr mo.
Tho Judge glanced hclplc,,ly toward tho door
ready 10 lvliuSc himself IN the presence Of
maniac and porh,ps physi al courage was ~
the quality upon which he most itrngy fou l1o.
! DIS ZEN. 81 importlutc.
"iolr son dill m1rc my GrI rniniance--T vii.
| not oycu tu-n the insult luul conveyed in that
| sen,crco. lIc loved ire, lee told me so What
| my t,c,rgs were he docs not yet know nor
shall l,u 4 have orly contempt for him now
| 100, your s,r, us IT, brother cf your dugh cf.
| Al lo lpd conc away | heard the reports
which you and ,.ur family sprclu abroad ro-
| g1iGit mc-h4d teen man, ] would have
| oIattii i you IN the court rJpU-h hal | pos
=, eel T. her ur q brother, you would noyur
| lN" dared u srcnE against mo. lou'C )w1rd-
| ice !. ltc-l am deicnceless woman You
| thought o. crush me; You have not d no il, You
Garnet do T., for dospise your j ,ndor, and d. s
| them from the depths of my soul I loth
! thc slrjerers high ~ low who have boon hs q
e. oup Il to malign me-
Tho Jud e lifted his hand a, If 10 w.rd Oh
these thrilling words hut lbs was beyond the
| POWER Of speech and Cla.a went on rapidly.
with more bitterness from the fac, that every
word was like u dagger IlIntod in her own
| l. cast.
Nh.u Your son came lack told him Of
| tlc.o ttiras, he only upbr,dod you and your
Il ri leIS lie bal somvtrirs e manliuc.s lot,
IN HIM aft considered an insult 10 me- an ont
r ,r t. him'.lG tod him hat | could never
IA him %
ale was so mad a. that " broke in Mr.. Lane
.H b.wIlG,Iod that he was Unconscious OF his
WORKS.
"Ab, YOU expected him TO provo himslf al
together your .or---hc did not know he
would have been more worthy in yodr eyes had
hc iLs,tlu me rs YOU aro doing but ho is hui
man. Dc Nog;cd me 10 marry lin then that,
he said would end NOur oppii'ion-I rcfu cd ,
Judy, Lane, had loved that man bottor than
Heaven itself, had my yar, lite depended upon
/. world have refused 70 become his wife.
Because every noble ic,lins og my nlture
reNolt'd NJ relationship with his father and sis
tiers. felt AMI know that the real disgrace
| would have been for me, for 50 matching my
| sclf.'
Thoso lat words reused her listener into some
sigrs OF life. lilo rose to his fee, and 'tammercd
| out
81 hav, heard enough young woman, quite
enough; | shall know how to at"
Claa stepped between him and the door he
drcw hck INTO his chair and 5 sred AZ her.
She poke low, now her ango- had half ,p,nt
itself in those sca'hng words.
| " You have forced mH 10 spc H. she iii;
" Won must hear all that have 10 saw"
Thi Judge iluttercd hishands in a deprecating
| way, made flint contortions with his once hand.
some mouth, which like that Of many stout
men, had grow too small 10, his face, bat be-
! You'd that he could exhibit no signs Of resist.
ancc. Her vehement cloQuence had wrecked
all hi' ideas.
81 know all the disgrace your son has brought
| uloH linn, II nc has been suspended from col
lC 20. blame neither him nor mc-but your
s,li- your daughters, Tor you alone have been
! the cause.
Another sound from tho judges throat, as II
ho were boingslrangl9l still tighter, but not
| word English might have boon Ilindoostance
for all he could command syllable of the Ian
| Guagc.
Your visit here sir, was paid too late; you
cannot even have the petty consols'ion Of
thinking that Won broke on all acquaintance
between your son and MYSELF 1t was done on
my own behalf
Another struggle from the Judge but no
! words.
last night wrote TO him, informing him
| that ! would no longer endure your ISLANDERS nor
! hts excuses. Sir, ! could not marry him--Jut
| your opposition would have been feeble roa-
| son, | ,aIelno' trust myself 10 him his fault.
| his Nices- all prevent he was not worthy
| Of himself have east hlm on
She Iaurcl lri leaned mp-a heavily upon
tho char; she l.u dome nor wo.st nov roth by
h,rsll her lover AM The main b, loro her.
She N..t lItl Ia her avn uIl ltr Dvan UIilu