The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-09
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cannot drink. III believed in PRESENT.
Ements,l I should say I felt a warming Of
q sOmeihing~ disagreeable if not horrible.
,,Weil, then, my dear nephew" said the
ioeIdor. 'as you do not believe IN such
e. things. why not make yourself comiortable,
and enjoy your broakfas2 You arc not TO
p start until Tomorrow, any why. you know.
-s The Young man arose from his seat and
walked TO the window, throwing II open,
and looking ont into the frosty brilliant
sunshine. The air was intensely cold, aud
Redeemed his checks instantly. He drew in
his head, saying: Z
II shall start this morning. There'sgo-
ing TO be a storm, and I must 90. VIII
Won accompany me 30 the station The
imin starts IN an hourf'
The uncle shivered, and drew his dress
ing-gown closer.
'No," he said, "I1l not leave the house
unless I'm obliged to. Ibid not leave Eng
land 10 get frozen BY q Canadian winter, l
aid not know YOU were 80 sentimf ntally
foolish. Alice will not thank You for COM
ID ING a day sooner. Women don't hke a
bridegroom around when the wedding pre-
parations are going on, no matter how
much In love they are. Take my advice,
and stay here until the time appointed for
you to start.
Robert Russell, the young man address
ed. listened with bafe ciyility 20 his com
panion's words. What was such advice in
comparison with the urgent cries Of his
whole natureY He had left England, three
"a weeks before, 10 claim the woman OF his
choice, who had been three weeks in Mon
treal, whittier She had %emierated will her
parents, carrying with her the love and
promise of one in whom she believed with
utter devotion.
Russclrs uncle, and adopted hther, had
. accompanied him, and now nt SMILING ut
the impotence, the whims ofyouth.
There IS n storm in the air in spite OF
this sunlight" Russell said, still standing
a- by the window. "Ishonld not enjoy being
bioekaded in by snow on my journey"
probably not; but you might as we'll
% expect il in this climate"
iwell, Ishan take Alice back 10 Eng
land as soon as possible, Russell said, with
his hand on the door. Goodbye, uncle,
then, goodbye"
"a Russell vas soon speeding from the town,
his eyes looking eagerly forward over the
vast stretches of snow, as II he would out
80 strip even the steam which bore him.
ss 3 He was not half through his journey by
rail, when from the west, whore it had
fingered throughout the sunny morning,
rose the himsy, white Veil that il the her
aid Of snow. Weather-wise people looked
out of the ear-windows, and shook their
heads, saying;
bees 'aThis will be n hard one. It's Just q
wear ago hluft lut hhiilblt hRoln blAtb loNh-
AIDED this train"
Robert Russell. looking, felthis face grow
pallid in spite Of his hopes, his youthful
Cd. energy.
He did not fear tho storm while in the
cars; be knew they would get TO their des-
%tination before the storm would DO sufli.
GENTLY advanced 30 retard them much. But
no remembered the twenty miles he must
go ia n cutter after the last station; for Al
OIL lee waited for him nj the residence of n re-
lative beyond Montreal Her aunt had
persuaded her to have the marriage there,
where wealth could give its glow TO the
I'D . ceremony; and what girl could resist such
rfr an inVitAtiOnf M
III she were only in Montral, - murmur-
cd Russell, and the FIRST few flakes began to
drift slowly downward.
Soon the air was filed with fine, sharp
PARTICLES. II grew colder instead Of warm
er,- or apparently so, for the wind rose and
whirled the snow fercely.
II had showed two hours when Russell
alighted at the station in Montreal. 1t was
already dark, save that the glohm was miti-
gated by a full moon. ...
'l He was half bonumbed by cold and sit
10 ting so long, but no could not wait. R9a-
son told him he was a day early, aud might
easily stay in the city until Tomorrow; but
q sonic feverish, morbid hnste urged him on.
it was impossible for him TO rest quiet q
moment.
He stood a few moments by the bright
fire in the ~wRitinR-room. Then he deeid.
o.. ed 10 go to the house occupied by Alice'l
flea parents.
Arriving at the house, he learned witt
dismay that Alice had left two or three
EUphours previously. Oppressed with fearfu
.re forebodings, he hurried on, taking the roaC
which his servant supposed her driver had
AA selected. As he emerged into the open
deep in the snow. The horses struggled
desperately through the drifts, while tn,
ff1 binding storm and benumbing cold almos
arr overpowered him. To arouse imselffrom
the lethargy which he felt was the precur
sor Of death, he stepped out Of the sleigl
and plodded on beside il. For hours, i
I'D q seemedto him, he Travelled, alternately walk
hg and riding, the animals he drove beinI
almost exhausted.
Suddenly, with q snort Of surprise o
alarm, his horses stopped and threw u
0. their heads, their eyes starting In thei
sockets, at something indistinctin the gloon
ahead. A..
eds There is snmething injecting in the alarr
.r.. OF an animal, and Russell felt his check
pale as he moved slowly forward, leayin
the horses standing there.
slaL A shudder like the first chill Of an in
.r.F pending doom shook the young man, ~ /
came upon u cutter oy6turned in the snoy
He was close 10 II before he cOuld make oI
what it was. There were no horses attacl
ed, that he saw at q glance, but the tug
cut short of, were fastened there. III
snow had blowned away from one side
-ls1 the sleigh. while the other side was deep
50 imbedded He leaped upon the rune
and hurriedly pulled the buffalo robes ava
sa' a fear coming upon him such as lie had N
yer known before. f1I. ais
ID .v.a At last-it seemed 10 him 30 long, thong
1t was hardly a. moments that snow
moonshine he saw the pallid face ofa W,
man lying motionleas among her furs.
-4are With Q suppressed cry he lifted that beat
tiful form 10 his shoulder, and sat down O
h1e the cutter, bending his lips TO the cold onC
ODD that could not respond 10 his eareas. An
yet she was not dead-a faint breath iul
sighed across his cheek.
.rsaaWas IL thus he had thought TO greet hi
promised wifea He could not think, h
knew nothing but that he had found Alice
feHiit4and his whole being rose 10 the resoly
that he wouId save her,-that neither snow
nor fee, nor cold should take her from him
She was his, and he claimed her, despit
everything.
.tagisI But he. could not linger there; he mui
be moving on, though ever 30 slowly. II
bore his burden 10 his own cutter, takin
ss1gr with him the furs that could not save he
after that. fearful sleep had begun. Hi
o 40 horses walked on Rgain--they needed n
sHI Guiding they could find their way belts
sshi than man could direct 81 asG'st u