Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-08-31

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CHAPTER V.
A cold, stern faced man stood on a
bleak hillside watching the angry
sunset. He was pale and careworn
one of those men whose faces you
will remember if you see them often
enough.
He walked slowly and thoughtiully
up the hill, with an expression in his
eyes like that of a man who seeks for
nothing and finds it.
At his heels waddled fat bull ter
rier pup with pink eyes.
Ha you have already guessed that
this man is Adolphus
The north wind blew chill, and
seemed to wall with saddened voice
He wondered, with a vague unrest,
whether, if the wind were conscious,
it might not know things that he didn't
know; and whether it were OF any
use to know things that the wind, if
it were not conscious, couldn't know,
and so forth.
He thought all this, because he was
that kind of man.
When he reached the top OF the
hill, he burst into tears.
at cannot be-" he said; "she loves
me, but how can I make her mine?
Her guardian loves her to madness;
he is my friend honor forbids me to
see her more. Ny lot is hard-aye,
harder than hinges!'
He kicked his dog to conceal his
emotion which unnamed him. Then
he strobe rapidly away down the hill,
and was lost to sight. And the sun
went on setting, just as before in It's
couch of angry flaming clouds, and
the wind walled more sadly as the
purple shadows of night crept up that
now deserted hillside.
CHAPTER VI.
The Lady EYeleen sat on the shore
Of the doubtful and mysterious ocean,
and its waves chased each other play
fully up, as if to kiss her fairy foot.
When l say foot, mean feet: but
we noveliSts consider the singular
number more elegant, in such cases.
All of sudden, the fair girl con-
tinued to sit on the sands, gazing
upon the briny deep, on whose heav-
ing bosom the tall ships went merrily
by, freighted, ah, who can tell with
how much joy and sorrow. and pine
lumber, and emigrants, and hopes,
and salt fish. At this moment.
black shadow gradually fell athwart
the tawny sands, and rested on the
book which Eveleen held listlessly in
her lap. She looked up and started
with alright. Her guardian stood
before her.
"Alone here, Eveleen," ," he murmur-
ed in low and musical tones, like
the first tremulous notes of an accor-
deon touched by a master-hand.
II am" she said.
"Once more" he added, murmur-
ingly, " I ask you, will you ever be thus
alone, or will you thread life's pleas
ant path with mep'
She was about to reply in English,
when she reflected that she had, thus
far, used no French phrases, without
which, no romance can be complete
now -a-days.
"Je riUrai seuLe," she said, with
emphasis, je le jurr par te saint It's
sonuier de Noise ?"
Consider WE'LL" he said, "you
won't have many more chances"
al don't want any more chances, u
replied She"
q tell you once for all that will
not wed with you!"
He scratched his head thoughtfully
with his little finger.
II am your guardian" said he at
length, "I command you to marry
me !"-
She sprang to her feet, turned her
large tobacco-colored eyes toward
heaven, and placed her snowy hand
on the jewelled hiIt of a poignard
such as heroines usually carry in their
bosoms.
zone step nearer" she said, land
we both perish by this highly-tem-
pered and carefully whettcd blade
l scorn you! Death before dishonor
Ha, ha, ha-a-a!"
The willy monster recoiled in hor-
ror from the beautiful but wrathful
phantom he had himself aroused.
: She seized the opportunity and flew
to boat which had been left, quite
; conveniently, on the shore stepped in,
, took an oar, and padded far out up.
on the raging pillows.
l II guess I've rather got you now p
she shrieked and laughed with cruel
, glee to see her guardian fall swooning
upon the beach.
CHAPTER VII.
, Penniless, desperate, a volunteer
: exile from her luxurious home, the
Lady Eveleen padded her light bark
manfully onward till she arrived in
! Liverpool.
1t there occurred to her that it was
:, high time for her to succumb to tie
fate of her class, and to become a
, governess.
q She accordingly rang at the door
!, of palatial mansion in the most ar.
y istocratic portion of the city, and
asked to see the lady Of the house.
4 The servant showed her into the
4 parlor where middle-aged lady sal
magnifcently dressed, reading nov.
q Ell, and caressing King Charles
!, spaniel; the only two occupations Of
f any lady who desires governess.
4 ado you wish," said Evelcen, stiff
4 ing, all feelings Of pride (for she toe
!, could read a novel and caress span
y iel as well as the next woman) ado
a you wish, Madame, to engage gov
ernessw
"No, I b'lieve | don't want nobody
just now," replied the lady.
, "You should say, Il don't want
I anybody, Madame !" said Eveleen.i
o "Well, child" the lady said, look
E, ing up, you seem to have superior