The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-07-12

Ten days after tie body of the hermit WleA i1d
been recovered near Forr &iaE3r, was 70 1s Inferred
The gteEl like NILaaEa, 'ae Rhais euHh.f Feo44
1t reached the OF tuv naughty n"5isD ttai ie4e,
and with her usual impetuosity OF purpose Eleanor
Beaufort resolved to attend his funeral. 1t may be
that faint forebodug of the truth troubled the even
carrent Of her thoughts however this was, she was
resolved to CO.
She attired herself in her plainest garments, and
mingled with the throng around his bier. From his
earliest boyhood Hyde Beaufort had been subject to
strange of death and the grave, and his lady
stepped forward alone to gaze upon the face OF the
dead. He was unchanged The dark locks, which
had blended one afternoon with her own curl
ed luxuriant7 as around his brow His features
were the same. The mouth still wore the cury es
passionate naughty, yet tender. No woman had ever
stronger nerves, frmer selfcOnltUl than lady Beau
fort and in this moment she required them all She
had much ado not TO shrek aloud in her anguish, or
sink helpless the floor, but sire restrained herself
and looked upon MIN calmly. y golden Iosket, which
the wild dash Of the waves mad spared lag upon
his breast outside the sGrond they had made for ham
SIZE bent over him. and uuclasped it. The trcss Of
hair she had sent him on her bridal day lay folded
there She Ciasped it TesOluteig, and reganed her
husbands side Her usually pale face wore the paiior
of DEATH and cod and puseless as the dead, was aG
hand she laid upon his
You look like corpse Yourself, Eleanor be said
kindly "and. nc wonder With your neyouS temper1-
aent and acute sensbilties sou must never witness
such sightagajn Ugh it makes me sbg3det e tiB4
4 Of it,
! They went home, and lady Beaufort threw herself
down upon her bed. Lisete, who stIll with her,
I perceived at once tHas She vas i'll, and Summoned 4
/ physician.
a hard cold, ," was his verdict, "a hard cold ana
! TOO uuch excitement" and hope was strong It'd Hyde
Beauforts heart lie looked at most icE an illness 81
few DAYS after which she would walk by Lis sde once
more but ia ner own Ieagt she .new otherwise sal
reioieed in the knowledge II shall die she sass .3
] the FIRST when she was alone with her astg a.s.--
She was proud and not even deata staeit 1oad nave
had power to summon the confession % Aer ps that
all her welded life bad been hetaal she had loved
+ Harold Beaufort.
She neYer breat#ed 10 mortal es thc discovery she
bad n1a3e hyde BeaufoFt never anea llas sh5 i'd
looked upon th5 eorpsg 2t bis brother but hoec ter
hour She iay Hitl Lef face turned towsF3 s Wet ia
silent thought Ga fearful intuition sae Ea ander
5000 tie whole aud her vivid fancy get4re over aa
ayes a2aitathe lost !5ger 5i her E3ab ealas Is als
despaiF 70 bee dcelGFaiiae that sh- e ReYe iered
hims heljesins ler false growing rad u his agony
and ayag The picture gas eyer present wsih her
she ae0id Eave given all Beaafo sith its rc1e Ha-
ap3 sagel5 wa9ds. oa5 a aal. Em ore }itge Hioneut
buck 70 aa7 oug ja se5i - l4a to linz, aF ie5s- aas
aas nOt beea 4se t..tse e aeeoaa q tbaf eee aae
loves hiui5B saoae SD a leaee all her e. aut 4
s9asa ael be &c #1y eo la-a nea-Ee9eg laofe s5ait
e. ~ u af- eas s.re. a'58 constantly sege be
s y slc tse tgaatty--sao na
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