Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-10

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! the pleadings Of bis wife, would hav,
! ssnt him away Oh that dark and lain,
:. November night. In all these year
no tidings had come of bic parentag'
J, to the House on the HILTON.
The old Judge had decided that h,
should follow in bis footsteps ; and 4
this time we find him with bis Law
studies nearly completed, and in an
other year he meant that over his of
no noe sllould be placed = "lienfy
Thornton & Son.
Whistling to his canine companion
Kalph went through the orchard init
ths pasture, whsrs the cows with theil
great eyes looked up to him as h,
passed along, and then tnrned anG
looked 6orcely ut the dog, Tovser
who would caper found tilein in sport
till he had roused their anger. and
ihasl sonhl stsst t-assy .Hiiia fhsaa Il!
! cloasipufsuit. II = =
From the pasture, a path led down
through strip of woods; and this
Ralph followed until lie came to the
meadow through which ran a bright,
sparkling brook. On a ruds bridge
Ralph stopped and adjusted a bait
carefully on the hook and threw it in
to the water, and 0 moment after a
ispeckled trout lay at his feet. In a
-hort time ut least dozen had met
the same fate ss the first; and careful
iy stringing them on O branch cut
from the alder bushes, Ralph left the
brook, but not in tue direction of home.
Towscr knew the direction his young
master would take, for lie was far
ahead ia the path that led away from
the house. A few moments later, and
Ralph stood by the door Of little
white cottage, that lay hid, at the edge
Of the field, in the centre Of o small
orciisrd, where trees were loaded with
ripe, golden fruit, luscious enough to
tempt another Eve.
ooihe more trout for you, Mrs.
Gray" said the young man to a mid
lie aged woman dressed in widows.
weeds, who answered his summons at
the door. rs
"1l,ank you, Mr.. Thornton, you are
very kind indeed walk in and rest
yourself" ''5
"Where is Alice, Mrs. Gray9
"D'wn at the lower part Of the or
chard, after some pie-apples; but che
will be here soon." =
r.,S.2 S@.2ll gn aud find her and haln hrina-
away.
Alb, Master Ralph! this is the rea-
son that you have such bad luck fish
ng Of late, and makes the old Judge
hmk that you are losing the art you
,nce possessed in this line, that COM
lines pleasure with business. :,a
Where can Alice lie y thought
| Ralph, as he saw her not at the bot
tom of the orchard. But tho next mo-
ment he Was answered by an apple
hat knocked his hat from his head
and Immediately after came a ringing
peal Of laughter,as young girl alight'
I'd on the ground, from a low branch
,t tree before him.
"A good archer you are, Miss
.Alice,"' said he, picking up his lm'
and rubbing his head slightly, where
the missile had hit him; 81 should
late to face IN enemy that boasted St
good sharp.shooter as, YOU"
mo fa,tery, Mr.. Ralph, or ! shal
lie tempted to try and see if ! can
do better still. You make goot
. target
'Forbear, l pray you; but at th'
risk of being hitagain, | must observ'
that | think you are a second Cupf
for you have wounded my heart a
we'll as my head
~ .One about as bad as the other
said the maiden, smiling.
Alice said the young man. CON
ing up to her and taking her hand j
| his You know what you promise
me q week ago to-day, that this af'c
noon | should have your answer, as
whether you would be my wife.
y. have come for that answer; sit dow
,r here on this mossy band, and tell n
t. that you will 60 hand-in-hand with m
until We cross the.dark riverof dealt
'. A smile that had fingered Oh u
ID face of Alice, went out at these WORD
y. and she allowed him to seat her on Il
knoll. and throw himself at her feet.
4 .'Come, Alice said the young ma
he impatiently; tell me that You "
Z" be my wife, and make me the happit
ry Of men!' and Ralph gazed up ir
w the face Of the IN idcn, into those "a
ok eyes, in which crystal tear was NJ
glistening.
no Ralph spoke the maiden, in
~, earnest tone, as she gazed down at
III. handsome young man at her feel
lid 'ks!ph, | love you as i can love
ch other on earth, and l would gladly
or. your wife, were it possible. Blu
his love you too we'll to do anything Il
yht would interfere with your inter-
Tba nrond old .Judve w0uld never c