The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-12-15

away Virginia, you know, and Paul though
it cruel-so did Charles"
sAfeil, what happened then ?' -d-
.73HNhy, before he went we sworc eterna
love and fidelity for each other. sGab.i
elie,' said he, Il am going far away; sent
to Martinique, just as they sent Virciaia
to France. In ii. probability, when YOU
grow up 10 be Il wonan, your father, with
the tyranny and inj asiice OF al fathers,
will lsa a4--s .sa :st ~
"All fathers--am I unjust and tyran-
nical?p - .o age
a''No, but all the fathers in the bocl. we
had read were ard Charles thought 81 the
time that printed books could not be
wrong, so 'Gabrielie,' said he when your
father tries to give you 10 another, rerneul-
Der our solemn VOWS; aud have coura~e TO
rsslsa bill. : L swore [ would be faith ful.
and so We parted. g $3.50 - nzE
''oix years ago he was then fourteen,
and you, ash said before, just twelve
years cid. Well, You have never met
eilce then" 4.. e.g-5 -s
"Aever, of course, since have never
Left Paris; nor he Martinique" +" "a 4.afa
',Aor haze you CORES pondcd with him"
Sc Good Heavens :. Thought saw all
the letters that came into this house"
''l1eiieIs. You don't lh;nl, we correspond
by lettels-r,oil no indeed no. it is thro'
the medium of the moon that we cores
pond. - zi .e.- aa
''The moon oh I don't mind that
kiRd OF rrcFpondcnce, thoue n [ Siloald
aach like 10 know howlit was mana.ed-,
gt"Afhy, at a eertitia hour, when there
was q iaeon, 'weuagreeG both TO look at it,
and We shoI,il know that at hist moment
each Nsa;S thtgk ing Of tine other'r tass.ses
iasiIi al shesYs that yoasaEd your precious
cousin 'se4s mighty little of geography
ana. astronomy or you would know that
ghen the Moon is shining in Paris, the
sua s jgst trising in Hiartinique.s Howev-
er, you imagined tAat it was all right, and
it did quite IS we8'5 -ar a P s.shE
sitsA os You have my secret. sel.t-
za''Apd ,isithis-mooqIi9hs cousin Of yours
The only obstscle Uetween jules and your
seif'?, ..s rtr ..s. a5 ...E|
"Ihe oe,y one, but it is an insu perable
one" 90 t.E .
Nonsense so lar from being an insu-
pera5le one, | am going to fix your we'd
ding day, and to tell jules that you are
prepa rad 10 receive him as a suitur"
slam youE ch Id j: dare not resist you,
bat relilemher, warn you, my obedience
will Cost me my life. ~ - !. -s.sa
'sY oar life! Why, Gabrielle, what do
yeu nieanw .sr eaf ~
81 feel that this marriage viii break my
heart ard 'dreve me- into assumption and
har yri,
shall stand weeping over my grave, you
gill .remenlber the words of your poor,
dear, deToted. darling Gabriele."4
"a ionsiepr Melcourt, with all his prm-
iess, could not stand his daughters tears. |
Ii. he had on y given his word, he would |
have1ound means Of being released from |
lia promise, but he was under the greatest |
obligations 10 II. Delmar-owed him his /
ortuHe, and even his life, for Delmar lad
saved hlm from suicide. anu to break lis
lrOIilse to him, TO dissolve marriage on
which his friend had set his heart, seemed
Ike ingratitude, But he had never been
accustomed TO refuse his daughter any,
hing, and ne iels hat after all he would
lave to yield; still he endeavorcd to tenn
,oriZe, and turning to Gabrielle--"Chili," ;"
Sto iit, sHe opJccC OI my lie lis your
iaPpin ess; rely on it, I will do all | can
ot to compromise it, only allow me to do
t my own way" sf1 r. y-s,Far sss| s.-E
"Of course, darling" $3.50 -fi 81 .ar..j
"WelI, then, tomorrow Jules will be
ere- Promise me that you will receive
i'm civilly." "le.8r z2ofh5 rs b.. grz.. l..
Il promise anything .-.s- 70 9I1 ID
"And you will be in a good humor, and
ot % into consumption E'r;74
r ''No: as long as you let me have my own
1ag."ia5 nas d fa Il
The next day Gabrielle, to please her
lther, made herself as pretty as possible,
nd received her fathers guest in the most
mlabie manner. 1t was sacrifice she
we'd her father. She was not sorry, for i
course love, true love, such as she te.t
,r-her cousin Charles, was always destined
: encounter persecution. She was
ictin,, beyond all doubt all she could do
as. for thesa of her father, to bear her
estipy. p ,si5a5s .5f.5
The evening passed in the most agree
le manner. !twas not violating in any /
ay7 her faith to The absent lover to admit ;
,as dulles Delmar was exceedingly good
oklhg, Al hat his conversation was inter-
sting, because he possessed such varied
andthat he sang exceedingly
ell.-e ~. t89 .a-nee seFs ~ -sl
Jules continued to visit the house every {