Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-11-19

Iarll threw his cigar out oi lhe
window, he had found an object IN
lilo at lasl-an obiu,, - all absorb
ing, lhat everything elso seemed
merely secondary Colonel CARL
Orl,rl WAS decidedly in love,
Miss Howard WAS tTii.lng prelilly
over a basket at viVidlY-oolored Ger
man woods, in Mrs, D'oIay's par
lor, on that golden June morning,
while ever and anon sho paused IN
look dreamlly out of the window,
AMI murmnr tho halfforgolton
words Of soma old ballad,
absorbed ia reverles again, Es'
sle e. laughed Mrs, D'oraay, and
sho eamo to the window TO place
her canary ia tho sunshine. "a
silver penny for your thoughts"
Essio Towards oolcr deepenel u
lii,la. 40 toll you tho truth, Mrs,
D'Orsay, was thinking just then
"Whcther Colonel orf6rl would
call II | understand, my love, per
itctly. There's no further need Tor
speculation on tho subject, for there
is his knock now, Upon my word,
he's ,h5 most attentive cavalier !
know of"
Aud Mrs. D'0rsay slipped laugh
ingly out of tho room ~ Colone! Or
ford entered II,
"lic means 10 propose, Tn sure,
said tho little lady TO horSclr, with
u nod of her sunny head. Gle
looks Just exactly as Mr.. D'Orsay
did when the cvcntfll question was
trembling on his lips. | wonder
what l.ssio will say to him. Aha !
| fancy | could give n shrcwd
guess.
Miss Essic did not say ono"
"Thcn you will let mo take you
away to the old Hall, with nc,
dearest Essic r. CARL said, tender
is prisoning the soft littlc hand in
his. 1T Is pino years since | have
crossed its threshold, now. And
Ic paused abruptly, remombcr-
ing that he had not told Essie oIhis
ward.
ANY ward is thcrc now-littlc
Ethel Lyttleton, just returned from
Madame do In Van;.r's boarding
school. You will lovc hor too, Es-
sic?'
There was slight shadow on
Esssie Towards brow that fell like
ice across Carll's heart, us she with
drew her hand,
as your ward to reside with
you? p
"Most certainly. Essic. / plodg-
ed my word to her father on his
dying bed
~ do not approve Of any snch ar
rangcmcnt as that. Can not you
send her away"
"Scnd her away?a homeless or
phan!"
"Shc might go as goterncss, or
even take the SITUATION Vi co"' I'"'-
ion"
CARL Oxford bit his lip until, l,lho
blood started.
"Essie, this is n subject on which
my resolution can not be altered
even by your wish. Ethel hyttlo-
ton is a sacred bcqucst to mo-her
4 -, mt / i,l'S,
happiness ana interest I'o & NY r,t !'1 =, :,
s!"oy', T" h''o ny, 'I", Wv. " nn,,, am
mast share IT.; "h''o my ,l "'I'' W o".'
ward on ''ie ; storms, S"o Ts;n T''", "Ur n;Il
er reel tne,r oi''s''o's, ,.o,,. % Lna,, ~
yon hoI 'aNo "e' " '0''
so ,i;c,l 1.s; v,crc
but ESSle ; oe"us''I' , oa,lI rI
compressed llNo G,so 49, hot~oo, eT,~ n,c
nu n,WSe V,,:2 ,,,,ae,nJ
and TINS MissIM' i,,,, 'Hs ~ -" 1'G''' "'
take II? divided ai'eS'"'c0
"Essle
"Your decision alone can settle
the matter, Colonel Oriord !
Then it is made. ESsle, love
YOU more dearly than my la'terlhS
tongue can ever tell; but l can not
forget my duty as Christlah-my
honor as n gentleman. ESslc, once
moro plead my cause--this time
on my bendod knee. VIII you not
relcnt ?"
.I have told you once that your
;boice Law between me and your
ward
"Thcn farewell T. g
II, snol,e tho words in n strange,
;eS1 a. I.o;ce ne thouob tho syllablcs
si'nLo iaIad lhiT In, bowod over her hand
enI"St ~ ,,s,,t ont areicctcd man
any Wi VII :, mused CoIonol Oxford. as
h, corclcsslv throw cologne bottles,
css;nccoses. rare engravitgs, and
natont leather boots in one con-
ajomcrate mass into his trunks,
Sihat dream is ovcrl Tho waking
was rather rongh, but | suppose it
70 mi ne we'll NV beautiful Es-
s;c on nv dear lost lovc!'
For one moment he bowed his
head on his hands with all the sti-