Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31
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They are low-born, grovelling scouus
drsls, brought up generally in the mud
and clam digging bnsiness.-0ne Of
our full blood southern gentlemen is =
match for forty of them. Go now and
send Mr.. Theodore to me-
9 Yis sab, I'll run like pig replied
Budry, who thereupon Immediately
vacated the premises.
After the lapse of few moments a
tall, slim individual about twenty weight
yaars of age, whose salIow counten-
ance was embellished with q pair Of
bushy black whiskers and ferocious
moustache, entered the library and ad-
dressing his father, said !:
Have You any news for me, sirl' !
! Yea, and snms that is rather, aston
isiing, answered the elder Redmond.
8 have Just received a nste from an
eminent solicitor in New York, stating
to sre, as Cora Clifton's guardian, that
her fathers brother, who vent to Cali
fornia some years ago, and from whom
nothing had since been heard, sudden
Hly returned, with the very respectable
fortune of fifty thousand dollars
THAT may be very agreeable and
interesting to him. said Theodore, but
not particularly SO to us. -
Perhaps you are mistaken in your
rash surniSe, resumed the scheming
father. The solicitor in question also
states, that Mr.. Clifton now lays at the
point of death, and that he has willed
the whole of his fortune to Cora. What
4 God send even a part of this fortune
would be to you. ell, TheodoreP
Yes, or YOU responded Theodore.
But how'the deuce are we to get hold
of it 2 r, -..-
You can get hold Of Cora, and pres,
to, it is ours replied the father
That is a great deal easier said
than done, continued Theodore.
When did you see the lady lastl
inquired Redmond.
Yesterday evening"
Does she still refuse to listen to
your proposals.
Not only that answered Theodore,
but in a fits Of desperation, and in
order+4as 4shs confessed to shield her
from further persecution-she acknow,
ledged 4 prior engagement to my
brother Charles , =
Ha exclaimed Redmond a
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coupled with Cora's well known union
sentiments, makes her dangeron:
person-dangerous mean TO the State
So she must be pursued and huntec
until she is run down. =humbled anc
brought to tcrns. 4, to Charles, who
| 1 cannot think as yet he will prov,
recreant to his native State
'lIe holds a commission under tn
federal government observed Theo
dore.
Which at any moment, if so dis
posed he can resign replied the father
But all this has nothing to do wit
Cora Clifton. She is in my powe,
and consequently in yours also. 70
must see her again, Theodore, aud tr
|. to coax from her consent to recoiy
| your addresses. If she still remain
! obstinate, i will lay a complain
t against her before the committee
safety, when she will be forthwit
arrested and lodged in Jail. Then "
: can fix upon some future proceeding
at our leisure. Now seek your couSi
5 frat COAX, then threaten, and if not
II ling avails-act. Remember what
o at stake and let no time be lost,
{ In accordance with your wishe
S answered Theodore, Il will seek Mi
.s Cora, and although consider the ta
i. moro than hopeless, try once more
win her.
ID With this laudable intention, The
= dore left his fGther's house and srriy'
70 at Raleigh by railroad the same eve
rs ing. On inquiring for Cora at her r.
N idence near the academy in which 5
taught, he was surprised to learn Il
she had left Raleigh early in I
morning for Washington. NcSt dl
re Theodore followed after, but was cl
m grined to find that his victim had j
'r, left for New York. Again the baffI
to lover started in hot pursuit.. Sc
oi after reaching tho latter city, he II
the beauteoNs object OF hio soar
accidentally, in the street. On bel
:. earnestly implorcd by his pursuer
IL return with him to Ncwbern, q
said:
fy 'Ouly night before last was wa
or ed to leave your traitorous State
CAUSE | dared to avow the honest :
ed timents OF nv heart, and I'can
'ed return thither without compromis
ry my personal safcty.'
Under my protection answc
Inu Theodore, you will be perfectly
S' from danger
81 IF | felt really assured of Il
ue which l certainly am not retur
oui Cora, my decision would still be u
ool tcrably the same
Nv Continued on the Third Pdgs,
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