, 1864-03-12

ana accomPilsnlhen's wlilcn nau oTSe ~. Ieo" ~"
cultlvate@ lor mere amuSemch'. I e I.U
'her ot N"ra sn1r''y ai'e'm"IIs 1D'uI r." ="
appointment III Ine 'sianu Vi 'laseii"' ~
iortunateiy ,or SIaI",a !o"nS oinoJ ' Sa".
tive OF the ianhiy IN wnicn she Ieslueu' saw
ner ana was sm',ch WIN ner Charms: ~, ne
loved ana was beloved AGAIN. nc I"o''hs
OF intimacy on whlcn ne was IN tne house. 1,'
procured MN many interviews WIN lara.
suddenly MS regiment was orueIe: 70 ',S
Continent; ana when the young ensign !o'1
the sorrowiui tiuings 70 SMrl, nc eic''cu
from her confession OF her ,ove.
months passed away, " a'crlOo was loush'
ana won' ana Ens'gn "a'eo''n WIS ""o''s
th0se VINO ieh. ,c,,
"hen 'he deatn.lis. reached oco'iaaJ, .;.l
many were tne heaTIs " o'erPo"e'ou M,'n
grief But Clara douglas naa more nl Ilan
one griei to mourn: sorrow ana sna'S S',', Se,o
100 much 10 pear toge.her; anu s"e neu "y'
the house where she nad INST met nun VIM
was the cause Oh alI' None coulu 'c:i Mn..nea
she nad gone i'er hlo'ner I"u n s's'o' VIZ
agohized wnen the news Vi neI ulelPpeI
ahce reaeheu mem E'Nery TL sE.n m"S '"oI ",aJo,
Dut withou' enec,' year az pu' wv "e.nS IN
passed away, anu s,lll no 'ungs =. net "'
that very uay Two poSs, sceAInS ior Pne"
SAINTS nests upon the !oP OF q nlllocN over
grown win iurze.wnlen 'ne ".u ll'ah pJ'"V-
ca out tome ~ = s"oftu's'anye ~, 'l"n tIS 'a.'
whcre We stoTu-acS'uen'ally s'"I.Deu ~ ~,
on an OBJECT Deneath u Ut uee; ~ was ..'
remains OF iehlaie III A"een"S PDS'uio'
beneath ner garments, Gy "H'c" sue m"S
recognized as CARA pouglaS, n not "a, Tes,se ,
OF nesh renlaneu. neIe was s Sa". .;I.,', sIIie
upon her hands, "hich haa peeh ugn.y
eiasped togethcr' ana upon ner Iace, w1.cI
ieant upon them. seemingly sue iiau uieu
IN great agony; IL was supposeu ny son'e
that she had taken poison: :, >, ~,
III your time w'ii permit aadcu .,,e @ o.S
man, as nc wiped away tear VIII VIII
hngiy snow you tne pace wnere ner re-
mains were found It's but ashort distance
Come =,
followed the oid man IN siiehee' ne leu
the way into neid' "eciimoeu over some
loose stones thrown togctner' 10 serve US =
wall OF division at the iarther ex.remIy Oh
IT, ana Slowly Degah 70 assenu Tue s,asSS
acclivity, which was on 6oth sides bErdeIeu
BY timex hedge. placed apart At tne as
lance OF about thirty ieSt' Mnen naii way
up, could not resist ine incllha',1h lclI
to turn ana look upon inc scene twas ~ an
evening rs iair as nad ever gazeu on Inc
wheat was sprlnglng IN the neid through
whlch we had Just passed. covering y, as II
were, with q ricn green carpet Trees ana
hills bounded the view. Gehihu whlsh the
sun was on the point oil SINKING ana the req
streaks upon the western SKY gave promise
OF g3odly DAY tomorrow. c
IL, thougnt !, tne ncur on whicn Hlara
douglas ascenaed thls hiii was as ioSey ~
TINS evening, shc must indced nave Deen
deeply Dent upon ner own destruction, 70
look upon the world so Deantliuiiy iair' ana
not wish to return 70 hagaih' we con,ln,
ued our ascent, passing among thlck tangleo
underwood, IN whose kInuiy grasp ,he hgn.
moving garments OF Oiara i,ougias must
nave been ever ana anon caught Us sne wend,
ed on her way ict nad sne uisregarued
the friendly interpretation. Along .ne mar
gin Of an old stone quarry We now proceeded,
whcre tne PATHWAY was - narrow INA. We
were occasionally compelled 70 eaten ~ the
furze bushes which edged it, TO prevent our
selves from ialiing over into the gun De-
neath' ANA lara douglas, thougnt l. must
nave passeu along mere, ana must nave Dccn
exposed 70 the same danger OF .opPhng mead
long over tne ciIn' YET sne h1d exeIted her-
sen 70 pass tne iatai spot unnaImeu, 70 save
q me wnicn sne knew wo1ld almost 'ne IN
stant afterwards DO taken yher own nand'
Sucn Is the inconsistency Oh human nature.
Vur course lay once more tnrough !he
MIDST Oh underwood so tnickiy grown tnat
one would nave supposed no female ioo'
"Ouiu uarS 70 en.er II.
-, mere, sa,d sne oid man, stopping DC.
sue uwarnsn s ~ srec, nere % Ise ~ ~, SPo'
Wnere we iound tne mortar remains ol oiara
DCqglas.
pressed Forward, an1, 70 my surprise,
Deneld one otner peing tnan my Sld gulue
,oosing ol tne pace. ~ was was 'he same l
nad nOtlced az ,ne grave Oh Olara Dougias,
wi.nln tne walls Oh tne ru'hea cnuren Of
Aitonoy'
summer passco away, wln'er ana spring
secceeueu, anu summer came agaln, anu
WIN u came tne wlsh 70 see mary once more
However mucn L na0 before doubted the