The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-04-05
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TALE OF LOVE IN THE coSFs:DERAcT.
One only passion, e called,
W ith Raiden pride the maid carcA4ied,
Yet not less purely felt the Aana.-
g, need tell that passions nanS
LADY OF TIC L.sF
CHAPTER

+,
Of Love, (as you choose to call il, for it is
both,) may be said to coninence. At thst
time met my friend Shelby Harmon, who
was Connected with the army of the AIi.Sis-
/ sippi, on a visit 10 his parents inx small
/ town OF the Southwest But as usual with
Lsuch piIgrlmages he had as shen knew.
another object III view than that for which
his visit was ossensibly made. For Corllelia
Mcadows-Such we shall Gail herv-a woman
fra-e attainmeniS.
! ''Of cherry lips. bonnie eye, and passing
pleasing tongne,' hid maaesthxt indsl.ble
Impression upon his not -.veryesusceut;1, ;1,ie
heart, from which few men snndsv three and
thirty recayer- -fsith sut q - fss.s
I The evening following 5sI3 assava al )! ssssss
with hurried step, he made bis way to the
|resd cnce of his e7amoratet, where, from the
! circumstances of their last interview he feared
his reception would not be of very cordial
!eilarscter. There vas, however, Il pla id
Ietiuanitnitv in tie manner ofCornella NJ ea..-
ows when she met him, which, while IL aid
mot betoSen cordiality, was free f.otn that
sang .troid SO frequent concomitant of. ncr
presence Ii. his Company.
''Do you real,z, lie alter a while remark ed,
that before .nothcr week is gone, you are 10
become my wife, Cornelia?'
at wouid DC strange il, ,~un Ter the circunl
stances. did not realize the fact most sensi-
;ly,' she replied
Under the circumstances +! You speak the
words with Il cold sneer. aS ii yol distlalned
either the sentence you uttered, IT the one
who hearc it. Is il pe~siol the thought of
his; marriage lIaHes YOU unhappy ?!
''Poosibe, Mr. Harnon.' \ sardonic
laugh, unnat ural, yet not Marsh, followed this
lcjacu.a ION, and Corneilsl Meade rs t1..Sllee il
quick glance inio iier Goa, panton's eye as Site
spoke. Sucii a glance Ii started his calm
pulse INTO un"ante ;rctls ity, ai4d, ike t G
elyc ,rIc blush OF the lgntl:i.g, thrilled HIM
with It's nUIaees~ sl.os:A tn the invoiunt;;ri-
v waited ior the tnunderoot which iurk ca
bthn,, il.
''possble Your look OF increjulous sur
PRISE beile. the import OF your speech. As if
any womSn coulu resist the brilliant destiny
of which you speak, and more especiall lly my
self, when the orldeg Dom is TO be so di>tin-
gushed d lersonage AS Yourself Iou wrong
yourself, perhaps, sir, oy SO unwarrantcd Il
supposIton
| There was mock!lng sarcasm IN her lam
guage. made doubly uisdainful hy Il carl OF
tne Zip and the fire OF her brilliant eyes, " hose
,.fteu glance burned upon the lace, Of Harm
man like ~corching rays of a sun-glazs
| "Cornella j.
| 1t seemed as if the young mans whole
heart, like bark neaviiy fei ,nted with love
anu nope, Toatcd i'll o.4e strong, passiona, c
TAI %, on tue tIuc of tilat mu .cal name Ii
seemed, too, as If Corneiia, sostened by the
/ tenderness of his iosk ana xyolce, rose papi-
ltattng and uemuiuus to !lreet IT. For an ir=
slant thc red ups lost their tughty curve,
and ttIe roses budding IN tire damasN SOL ut
ner cheeks, broke INTO tell boom and .ttlned
| uer wnole c.'unten.nue W,iA the openng oi
their crimson petals. For an instan, tie los
ty pride that sparhled across the aZutS ot hsl
/ eyes. s!'Sap ppeare,i, as though q cloud Of un-
7hed tears had dri'cd over and quenched it.
he dfoopinS eye lids tremb,ed ana urooped
the moie; the pgou't glance warercd, and
or the n.ulnc;.t The queen Was lost iii the
Ntrnal
The transformation was but MOI htary.
4 Then With d $50, regal grace, the dropped
head Was lifted up again; the CRIMSON waves
c, died away from her face, and Sine stood con
rontinS him quietly, pale, grave and scorntul.
She Gid not speak, for words We're vain. Her
silence was answer el.ougn to tie proud ml!l
standing there beside her; still burning with
the lmpassioned uttcranct Of her naine. \
j single wor1 would have lcssened tie severe
speI iml osed by ler rcIccncc, as the first
tall of tie rain d1-op breaks the dead Sultrl-
ness of the rising summer storm.
! You are in Il strange mood sis ming.
Cornel,a !"
There was heartleap ip that sentence -
The voice. though tender, WAS sad as those
with which dying farwells are uttered.
There was no reply.
"a strange mo ID! [ never saw you in
such a one hcfore,"
Her lover reached forward and cIaST,c,l one
Of her hands rs be spoke. She disengay-d it
coldly, still without Speaking. She turncsl
her naughty head little ask1nce, that was
all.
''ShaN interpret your conduct AS an ev;-
elence Of your dislike for me =
/ She threw him Il ou< from hcryrazeSie eyes,
which, had he besn vain man, lie might
] have interpreted to his satisfaction. What
ever the Fl .sh of light signified, it no:
hatred But he was OF v*in, and SO he mere.
! ly passed his hand across h handsome fore
head, like one who lad been tlazzltd, and
said wit, a smile:
You have beautiful eyes, Cornelia!'
81 heard YOU say thc Same OF youl'pet dog
ytstcrday.,'
Shelby Harmon, calm and elfpo5sessed, as
he usually was. had no arlnor of courteous
forbetrance thick enollgl to withstand her
arrow thrust of irony without wincilig. his
dark face grew darker still with the dash O.
the hot, reSen!ful blood which sufusc, it.
! Il was not aware t+at | bad ever insttu
CANINE favori,e. have pet, hcsever, al
home Il raven. to which | shout Ssore1
! i<en you. It Is not tame yet. and aas firrcr
rtvcngef,il way of S>latci,lg at my i:aad
when | offer il food or drink, though .t-a,
done ever So geHty
:rha k y ou for lie t-'nrrIisncnt, Nr lar
/ mon. An 10 ipfer Iiofn u In you tninl,
{: hare snatch-d at Ao'Il -li' 2:
! " u viii drive me mad, cor1Ie:ia. or j is:
Meadows, if yoa prefer the formal apprllato1
better! What has ceme over YOU This NOR
ming YIN shall tell me- he exclaimed
laying his h.nd heavily upon her shoulder
She shook it of imperiot sly.
''ShallH' shorepeated after him with a taunt
ing laugh, which brought that bronzelkc shadow
to his brow again. ''Iou assume your authority
rather early do you not? Remember my servitudt
does not commence until next week. Then hop,
tc wear :ay chains with Christian resignation.''
She made movemeI as though she would hav,
slipped past him but he stayed her f ght with th
magnetism of his bashsk eye. Had he attempt
ed TO restrain her with his hand, she would hav.
slid like shadow through his grasp. But the subtle
thraldom of his gaze held her fast
;l ''1f you have not been contended with this ar
aIfgement, why have you not spoken before?''