The Evansville journal., 1866-08-30

after the cold very well, which we
have heard her pronounce, had sealed
her destiny for life; for Angel was
not one to look back when she had
once put her hand to the plow, either
for evil or for good. She had told
herself repeatedly that their mutual
attachment could never lead to happy
results. IF their union ever took
place at all it must be a clandestine
one, for both her father and mother
! were people violently opposed to the
idea of their only daughter and
heiress allying herself with young
penniless adventurer, as they called
him, with nothing but his hand
some face. and his chivalric nature
to recommend him! She thought
| she had counted the cost be-
fore the conversation with her mother
which she had, determined to decide
her fate; and she went up to the Old
Court " that evening, knowing she
would leave it the affianeed bride of
man whom she detested and loathed,
but who would have it In his,power to
make her eventually a. baroness of
that stately old home. q e. g"
She had never, perhaps, looked
| more beautiful than she did on that
occasion as she entered the drawing
room of the : Old Court" and Lady
Hautain looked .admiringly and even
lovingly upon her, and thought what
a handsome couple she and her adored
| nephew Steenie would make. She
had with woman's penetration long
ago discovered their secret, and had,
made provisions In her will that her.
favorite should not always be peni-.
less captain, and, under certain pro-
yisoes, had generously remembered
Angel herself. ,i..i e = 5..9., 81 ,a
Ilr" Come and sit by me, my dear,
she said to our heroine, after having
afectionately kissed her on the cheek.
" You look like a white rose, Steenie
has, just arrived, n she added In "a
whisper if'you know heuiS a captain
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sba: :; Yes,, I know it, Lady Hautain;
Reginald told me so the ez6ther day"
Lady Hautain looked surprised.
Stephen had always been9f' Steenie"
on Angels lips, who had known him
as a boy but she had never heard
Reginald called anything but Mr..
Hautain%1 by her before. l'4"s u aIt.
of hi. good, looks" said the kind
aunt, who loved the younger and more
worthy nephew with her whole heart.
1 never saw two brothers SO totally
unlike In both person and mind. ',,ii,'s ,ii,.,
~ : They are a great contrast, certain
ly, twas the young lady's reply; ''but
it has passed into a proyerb, you
know, the. fascinations of younger
sons. Reginald would scarcely change
places with his brotherg if he were
twice as uncouth and ugly, and Steenie'
twice as handsome as he is ,ale-
1Ishould mot hket to be too sure of
that. -Steenie possesses one advantage
over his brother, for which | think
Reginald1would give much. You know
what I7mean, Angel, and none better
than you.p & 9AE0Hf
"On the contrary, I know of none,
dear Lady Hautaih, : replied the. girl
quickly blushing over neck, face, and
brow at the allusion to her own love,
more than limited at in the kind wo-
mans words. Steenie is poor. he.
cannot afford any advantage oversshis
elder brother 70 I do not think that
Reginald would give much for any
one that Steenie possesses now. 4.q .
.bfIirYou are too dif6dent child. /
know better than that. I am sorry
for Reginald sometimes, although it
will be good for him to find out that
he cannot carry everything before
him. He has been dreadfully spoilt. ~
K / Il . $. He, is "a selfish fool" thought
Angel herself, although she did not
husbands character to pass her lips;
and she gave slight start, as a well
known voice at her side caused her to,
look softly up at one of the handsomest
faces that she had ever beheld. Stee-
ME was greatly improved since she had
seen him last; he wasten years younger
than his brother Reginald, and only
just arrived at the maturity of his
manly beauty, As he bent over
Angels hand-the pretty little trait
ress hand which was about to be be-
slowed on a rivalALady Hautain
might have been excused for her exul-
tation over the matchless beauty of the
pair, whom / will here describe to the
reader, before the fat goes forth which |
is to seperate them forever and a day.
Angel Temple was tall and slight,
with deIieately-moulded limbs Of ori-
entail grace, and a skin that was al
most dazzling in its alabaster white
ness and Transparency Her small, /
shapely head was crowned with the
finest raven tresses In the world, and
her large, gazelle- like, brown eyes were
deep, earnest, and tender, or naughty,
disdainful, or Indifferent, according to
the varying moods of the owner of the
lovely head, in which they burned
like lamps in the temple of Diana.
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