The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-13
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adorned, score OF years ago, was one which pre-
emIncntly engages our attention. II was situn-
rSaracterixe tho southern side Of shelter Island.
and was occupied by Mr.. james Lawrence, Il re-
tired merchant prince of New York.
grounds.
The one was n mere boy, youth of sixteen or
action, young as he was, gave striking promise OF
NO ordinary manhood 90 y i' 7'
The COMPANION Of our hero was, like himself, II
the very threshold OF actual cXistcncc,e scarcely
turned OF fourteen, flushed with the promise Of u
noble and glorious womanliood
She waS Lily Lawrence, the only child and
heiress Of the retired merchant, Behind the young
en wS small IT, Of 9sm
this name-Thc Water Lily.
% ~ begin GIN to be tired Kiehar{ T ~ at length muir
Seas as own rs can BE- rocking softly on the
have sooa talk wits fssPS@%e cael o,eT ae youth wen
well, what shall we talk abouts" demanded
Let's talk about our future, 'Lily-what we viii
DO when hen, we % are grown up y suggested Richard:
o,5 ~ can't Gm look forward farther than tonight"
home about % ten from New o YORK. '%" %I oS%s @ Of Of
presents pres! for Soa and me- Richard. Let's guess
well; guess new dress for you Lily, some
jewelry-anf a lot or puzzles and games"
set or chessmen, and q splendid gold watch.''
The BOYS eyes spnrklel. - i&sIln ~
said, with deep feeling. "They could not .trcat
me better II were their own SON. instead of n
s Washed nnrn on their beach ago. before yon
They love rs equally, Dick said Lily, tender.
.Mystcrious busincssYn echoed the lad.
"Yes,' she said "Yoa know, Richard, I've got
dreadful uncle, an awful bad man, that used to
make papa lots Of troublet" 7T'
"well, IT'S my opinion that my wicked uncle has
turned up ~ said Lily, solcmnly. X
..He's a rough, bad man. lie uscd' to livesssitI
father and do nothing TIL you were born, cxptct-
yonr birth, he cursed you awfuy, ana father sent
nun OF, and he went to sea, and father thinks he's
ond tS mate vnS r or eaptain na OF N UesTs" : s
no Lily; don't love the sen. 1t cast me oil
this beach, a rororn and helpless child, rob6ing
lads bright face cloutlcd over. al wish knew
iT my real name, who ! am. and If have any rcla-
dressed when they picked me up, half.tirowncd,
anu tmat wore this chain and locket around my
roS Ia chaT FE h ms e%ss Scss
delicately set with pearls In the form OF mono
gram. 81 think my own mother put II on my
there are two locks OF hair within the lockct2a
yellow and black one, with the names Richard
ana M Anna l suppose they were the names Of
,u,. .0f course p said Lily, as he restored tho
have had my brothern
"I'm glad Pm not your brother, Lily" said
..Glad l,' cried Lily, siartled-"Glad r'
"Yes, am glad !" reiterated the lad, soft
"lf yon were my sister you would leave me some
time 1;;,, ana md Iva want You s, always with me-
Bnt lEe should %la Yo% Want Won @1 L
many an Older lover. "wiIy you marry me, dear
:, "why, Of course, y said the little maiden, naive
Y. 9! expected to marry you, Richard, when I
should be old enough"
The lad was enraptured.
., ne drew Lily to him, showcring kisses upon her
pS ha ang her by host Of
Richard" said Lily, ,engagcd ladies wear en-
gagement rings. ought to have one"
New , York" hastily promised the young lover. "n
yon wouldn't mind plain gold one, LILY, I've
Wil you wear 1t till can get handsome oneY'i
Lily graclously assented, and Richard hastencd
toward the mansion.
Wien he had gone, the little maiden looked out
npon the pleasant bay.
I'VE ought to I'VE here, :, she unused. ri am
One One Of the ships exhibited hustle and conru
ture It was whaling vessel, as its build Ipa ind
appearance plainly declared. ~
: "she is going for whales,, murmured Lily, half
years-most Of theiwhale ships are"
She was still gazing at the outwardbound
sinister face was thrust out from the shelter OF
dense clump OF bushes, O score OF rods east OF
her, near the water, In the shadow Of some cliffs,
and pair OF fierce and infamed eyes regarded
her moment, with an evil and schemlng express
sion.., .a.t
This wicked looking face was Withdrawn almost
into the depths Of the bushes as the
on the graveled path.
o"Here it Is, Lily" said Richard, bounding over
the beach into the boat. and proudly exhibiting
the little circlet that was to be the seal or the
childish betrothal "Lct me put It on your finger. ~
~ shall show 1t to mamma when she comes
home," said Lily, sand tell her that we are en-
gagged. See that ship Dick, starting out on q
voyage, y she added pointing at the distant YES
pocket telescope here, Dick; should 80 Ike to
see the people on that whaler.n
II can get IL In three minutes,n said Richard.
A1t's on the library table.u
He bounded away, and Lily sank down on the
cushions, pillowlng her head upon ono OF them,
;,s. CHAPTER IL.
DESPERATE RESOLUTION.
She was tired with her days sports and wan.
derlngs. - ".!9p
1t was little wonder, then, that her head had
scarcely pressed the cushion when she fell asleep
Richard was absent full twenty minutes return
tQQ to htB gleeDinQ CharUa when of