The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-09

60 with the boggar she has chosen and sup poverty
to the dregs; she may die In ditch and WIN NOT
"Iut tut that Is nonsense After al, Fanny "
your child. You could not be so hard with ner.n -
Couldn't II Well. we shall see. she - no iQnEcr
my chld-I dsown her now and forever. When
had settled rything-when future 80 orIiiauI
was within her grasp she has elected 70 mar asl non
ng-nothing but handsome person anc an oly
tongue. Perdition seizeithem, say, anu mean H.
tOOp,
Clement made no reply TO this for he saw that Mr..
Falconer was too much excited TO listen 10 any OK
case ne might attempt TO oisr TOT ms amugnders
Tor his own departure, and soon went away, never
TO return. He made . heightened tour through tue
United States and saw all that was most interesting
To . thoughtful and cultivated mind like his: anil
finally, IN quiet Southern village, ne made the ac-
quantance Of poor but learned, professor , IL
college Of small repute, was invited to his house
aad there saw his daughter girl OF twenty, with
whom he fell desperately IN love. HIS heart had
never been touched by his cousin. lie admired her.
was willing TO accept her as his wife and had fan
ced that TO be all that necessary to respectable
happlness IN his station Of liie
son. Her dark, brilliant beauty, her passionate
nature, was new revelation to him; aud
his DANGER he was made captive by this Young
syren, married her privately and remained IN
domestic felicity TIL he was summoned TO his native
and by the illness Of his uncle, Lord Rochdae. He
sailed from Southern port leaving his wife behind
III ne should be abic reconcile his aristOcretc
connections TO his plebian marriage The vessel on
board was lost. Marion was repudiatcd by her hus-
bands connections. and the claims OF her baby boy
were set aside in favor Of younger sister OF Lord
Rochdale In few years Marion married Mr.
Melrose, removed with him to Virginia and settled
on valuable farm within afew miles OF the Vale,
where the Wind ctive Old hr. FalcUner was passing
his solitary life. Marion was aware or the connec-
ton between that gentleman and her former husband
but she rarely spoke OF it. her young son bore the
name Of her present husbond and rs Clement Mel
rose he was known to tie neighborhood.
Within mile OF her residence was an humble cot
Tn WI atv ~ nd " Ia md
which was TIE home OF Mrs. Hurst the discarded
daughter Of MIR. Falconer. The Old had kept
was harshy reused. The fortune of Hurst was
small, and from year to year il diminished under his
careful management. lie was not man OF business
habits and lie mad little steadIness OF character. lie
loved his wife and was always KIND and gentle with
her, but both awoke from their romantic dream OF
love in cottage to find how utterly they were
unsuited to the life they had embraced. Poverty
came swiftly enough, but love did not fnrsake them
they cung together through all and bore Enelr hard
ships as only united hearts can bear them; for
Love win make endurabe thing which else
Would overset the brain or break the heart
Utter ruin came at length: ana, In state OF des-
peration Mrs. Hurst TOOK her only surviving chid,
last appeal to her father. But she found the old man
as relentless as fate itself. He drove them from his
presence with bitter tauns, and finally threatened
to set his blo0dhounds on them II they did not
Instantly leave his premises. They turned to 20,
when the mercless old man cried out:
"otOp-iet me say few parting words; as they
are the last shall address to either Of you, you
may spare time to listen to thein.n
His daughter paused as II spellbound. susta inlng
her trembling form on the arm OF her excited child.
Mr. Falconer pitllessly went on:
"l.ke me, you have but one child, and she a
and disappointment have suffered through you.
May sne follow her own bind VIII in defiance Of you,
and find what you have found-misery and Degrade
on a. ner portion the CHILD OF such parents merits
Having uttered these terrible words he wheeled
and suddenly disappeared among the thick shrub
WliQtnU
Mrs. Hurst sunk down completely overwhelmed.
Mary kncit beside her. chafed her cold hands and
weary steps to their des0late home. At Intervals
Mrs. Hurst pressed her handkerchief to her lips, and
when they were once more In the lighted room at
home Mary was shocked to see that II was stained
with blood
The violent emotion which Mrs. Hurst had UNDER
gone had caused her to rupture blood vessel IN her
lungs and In spite Of all the aid that could be rem
dered to her before morning dawned the worn spirit
was at rest.
they laid her in the neichboring churchyard be-
side her mother, and the two bereaved prepared
to leave the humble cottage which had so long shell
broken In spirit, went forth with his young daug-
ter, as unit to cope with the outside world she
was.
Mrs Melrose was very kind to them in their sore
trouble, and she wished to retain Mary with her till
her father had settled some plan for their future
support. But he would not listen to any arrange
ment that separated them lie had friend In PniIa-
delpna who would help him to get into employment,
he said, and to that city he went. These VINO had
kuoWu nun ia HE CVuHuy uOihe iusL sixHL Ol MIN
from that day. ana what his fate was or that OF the
fair girl who accompanied him, remained y mystery
to them.
II Mr.. ralconer was struck with remorse for the
harshness which had resulted SO fatally, no one
knew II; for he went on his way as calmly and i'm
movably as II nothing had happened 10 trouble or
annoy him. As time passed on, and years came and
went, even the memory OF the discarded daughter
was lost. The old man fell into the last dccrepltude
OF age, and to prevent the small remnant OF his
estate from passing into the hands OF his daughters
descendants, he sold the Vale as before stated, to
Mr.. Ashford, who had farined 1t for several years
past with the proviso that he (Falconer was to be
taken care OF as long as he lived aud buried respec
tably at hts dccease.