Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-04-04

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LAUR AS LOVERS.
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ill, llhuTtuCt, yOu uic uiNaye IA ffNN.
cried Harry. :" Here's budget for you.'
"No congratulations, pray, till we see if
IL is not a dun He looked at the address
as he spoke, and he put it down with little
start.
"Wly don't you read p asked Geordie.
" l always read mine right off"
"Minc' consisted of one which the Major
had written and Laura read to him.
SIT doesn't look promising answered
Laurence; but directly after breakfast he had
a horse saddled, and was oil at furious pace,
as if ten thousand demons were in pursuit.
Doesn't he go like timen said Geordie,
admiringly. When the Captain was quite
clear of hamlet or homestead, with nothing
but pasture-land and woodland, bounded by
blue line of water, within view, he reined
in his house, and proceeded to digest his let
ter. 1t was not appallingly long, and writ
ten in firm, clear hand, as if the writer had
been too sure of her cause to suffer any tre-
mors of doubt to rufile her nerves. 1t ran
thus:
DRAR BELI,-I don't believe you deserve any thing
half SO afecti0nate from me as that; but then, you
know, my heart always runs away with my head or l
shouldn't be writing this to you after all your neglect.
J. s very gay here at the Springs but people are n,
manner Of stories, rather than let them suppose
don't know all your hlthers and yons. can't endure
l think; ! shall think, naturally enough that yon
wish everything at an end between us, and | shall
act acoordingy.-Your devoted MATILDA.
.P. s.--By-theway, Lytton told me that he met you
driving a tynrda.-ahnut
the country Now thank my stars that haven't d
jealous temperament, shonld feel inclined to run
always makes the most Of everything, and couldn't
help being amused at the sympathetic gances re-
ceived, and the Interesting remarks my appearance
self that my sa,grod has rather turned the tide o
opinion
"IIaye you heard that Chillington is here ZONE o
few years ago. and has returned widower. Lytton,
who knew them out there, says that his wife was
facsimile Of myself though believe he exaggerates
however, received basket Of delicious fruit from
| him yesterday, smothered In flowers.
when shall look for you? want 10 talk over
the investment Of Uncle Bnrton's legacy. What dc
| you think of Government Securitiess'
Captain Laurence didn't daily long ovei
this tender loye-letter, but tore it into inch
pieces, which the breeze lloated along like
a swarm of white butterflies. Then he turn
ed about and rode home very slowly, ant
went, with heavy tread, straight to his owr
room without any preliminaries. Somewha
later Harry knocked at his door, but obtain
ed no answer; and when Captain Laurence
appeared in the drawing-room, an hour O
two after, he said he had been taking IA sizes
Ia, but looked as if he had been taking poi
son.
"Was 1t dun ?" asked the indefatigabl
Geordie.
lone ofthe worst sort, replied Laurence
Mrs. Devon had sick headache mex
morning, and Laura, going down early 70
remedies, met the Captain in the hall.
"Up SO early ?" said she.
The early bird, you know, catches tn
worm,' and in order to catch the train fol
low his example"
" Are you going away r. she asked, almos
in whisper, as if the words hurt her, an
sitting down upon n stair.
II must go, he answered, letting his gaz
settle any where but upon her. 81 wa
waiting for you; made my adieus to tn
family last night Laura, it is IA hateful obi
CATION that drags me away from you; believ
that OF me whatever befalls"
But you will come back p she gasped.
"With the swallows" he quoted, in hi
evasive manner; "but don't deserve yo
should miss me, Laura. Forget me if yo
cam"
81 never can" She smiled back at hin
all her confidence in fortune returnin.
, 'tThere is Harry waiting to drive you down
good-by, if must say it-what a disagree
, , able word! l shall look for you every day
He didn't tell her that she might as We
5 look for i" red roses blooming in the snow
I because he wasn't quite sure that his late
= decision would last him to the Springs, b
e that, halfway there, he should turn from
t rogue to hero; exchanges heavy figure f
;, a light heart marry Laura, and commit M
u y tilda and her Government Securities to Il
n flames
u 1t seems to me that the calm truth visil
4 in those sapphire eyes must have haunt
d him long years after-must have risen befc
him like beautiful ghost, and looked out
him from every star of heaven, and fieck
:, the sunshine and poisoned success, a
= = sharpened misfortune an avenging glant
y boarding all that was most tender and mi
% bitter in his unhappy life.