Des Arc citizen., 1866-09-22
, ,tIte aArts and seienatcasal,, '

tion, in tho, idea, that they would dit u claspqtlih each others arms, and ex. :, chapging mutual assurance i9t t9rSSlYe' .J ness,7-My head began tq swim, and my II ayes to feel dim and was on the poin1l of,sinking to the ground, when loud f shoutingEvoices near mo aroused me tc perception: q party of men were ap' proaching, bearing the expected ladder and headed by Dennis OF1aherty, ali LlIrisb laborer at the farm, m,TEyen at thls
 inomqut the thought passed through my mind of the strqnge9 manner Ill
 which iwc estimate the value of, a Per- Il son according to the existence of local E circumstances. oI had frequently, .du-
 ring mry,visits nat the hall, convcrsed I with Dennis O'Flaherty, and amused
 myself much with his brogue, his blum j ders, and his uncouth mannersro l g knew himto be0 an honest and good tnatured fellow, but it. hado meyer en- I tered into nay head that he could pos sibly besof use to mo ln.a any othfr Polnt
 of view than as a person to pc larghed < at; but,How, when ] contempla,tccd ms I athletic frame, his muscular llm ps, ana ! his bold bearing, l felt that the mos, ] gifted genius. or the most polished
 courier of the age, would be an object I of inferior consequence, m my eyes to Dennis O'FlahertY, and the sweetest
 music.,wou1d have been less delightful l to my ears than the powerful brogue
 which made itself heard above all the uproar, in vehement commands to his companions to s'wastc no time, but set l up the ladder quick and steady It
 was speedily put, up under Dennis di- rection; he was at the top ill a mo- ment, Sir Edgar deposited the faint I ing Lady Falkland in. his, arms he ! speedily bore her down, and Sir Edgar 1 followed ill safety. Three loud cheers l broke from the assembled spectators as
 he reached the ground. l could not l ioin in their acclamations, but silcnt- l ly and fervently offered up a thanks
 giving to Heaven for the preservation
 of my dear young friends, and prayer I that the circumstances attending 1t l might have beneficial effect on their future lives. Lady Falkland was not
 hurt by the flames, although weeping
 and historical through alarm, she was l immediately borne to the, farms and
 medical assistance, was procured for l her. Sir Edgar had not fared so well 1; l he was severely scorched, and in great 1 pain, but in the midst of his .sllffcrings I he could not refrain from telling me of l his happiness < the few minutes that I elapsed between his entrance into La l ,dv Falkland's room, and the arrival of Ithc ladder, had passed in mutual en- 1 treaties for pardon, in the most tender I interchange of protestations, of affec- I tions and in lamentations over their too 1 probable separation from each other I bv death. although they had sc fccrnt- I ly desired tp effect separation in life. l At length the medical man, having loft
 Lady Falkland, took, Sir Edgar under This care, and Immediately. s:lenred his l transports by a composing dfaught; ] firc-cngines arrived from the country l town, and in q few hours the house had ceased to blaze; presenting, however, Ia lalncntable spectacle of blackcned and \, smoking ruins. ..e.1,....sis
 Morning came, the fithcrand mother ] of Lady Falkland were expected, and
 rode to meet them anyipus 10 acqnaint
 them with the happy change, in the l prospects of their. daughter; they were
 astonished that I should greet them with smile. still more so when 1 de-
 scribed the tremendous scene of the proceeding night, which seemed little calculated to excite such q token of pleasure: but most grateful were they ] when I had finished my story, and frc- l qucntly did they return thanks. to the
 gracious Lord, who had thus wonder | fully and mysteriousl.y. wrought out of I eyil.s 5ats 68e..t s9 .l3ej9s.
 |. : l led them 10 the farm, where they ! lfpndly ein bracel their beloved daugh- l ter; she was sitting by the bedside of i her husband, who, when no longer sup 1 ported by temporary excitement, was ! suffering severely from the effects of his
 hurts, and q tender and affecting scene ! cnsucd. When left the room, l en- ! countered MT, Chambers, the lawyer.
 1, ,,s.I am exccedingl Y sorry" ihe, said to
 mo, with Il look, of doleful apology, 1 s.but have reason to fear that the deed
 of separation has been destroyed in,the
 '..so much the. better I replied, .chccrfully ;. Sir Edgar and Lady Falk- i land are now. happily rcconciled, and 1 the deed of separation, even if recov-
 cred, would be no better than waste l paper.7 " 8s.1a ss. sat sf
 Pardon me Major" said he, with a provoking curve of the lip,;." you can l only conjecture that ppint--Wel elawy IFS arc not to be satisfied except with proofs, and time alone can prove that I the decd will not again be required
 l I was glad to escape fromthis doubt ! ing gentleman to the clamorous rejoice 1 ings and congratulations of Dennis .O'Flahertv. II gave him a sum. of
 money, which Sir Edgar afterwards
 treblcd, and I resolved in my own ] mind never to laugh at his blundcrs
 again, since he had so happily refrained l from blundering in q case of life and I death. Lady. Falkland attended her | husband with the. most unremitting
 tenderness, and assiduity during an, ill-
 ness of many weeks; on his recovery i they passed some months in travelling, and neither of them made any com l plaints of want of attention on the part
 of the other. The house was rebuilt
 exactly in the same form but it was
 more attractive to my eyes than it had
 ever been, for it now became aI'Man- 1 sion of Peace" M .,l.. sss5es t
 1 s"And do you really think it possible,
 unclc," said Emma, that q couple who
 were once on the verge of separation, could be thoroughly 0happy after
 wards%" .h @a4 e s.Gs.z:s .....
 Tt is not only possible, but true,Y slts sa s "a ha mn