The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-22


G0REzsrIEaS. fA'
FORTUNES OF JULIET CLAYBURN.
CONTINUED.
II do not think he could survive the
misfortune Of losing me-" said Juliet.
t'He loves me, I believe, with his whole
heart, and knowing this, mother, you
cannot think it strange that have given
him my whole heart in return. It Is 40
natural to love people as they love us.
There is Cornelia, for example. When
frat went to Ashburn, confess did
MOI love her in the least; but now that
she displays 30 much affection for me, I
find my feeliDga go out toward her more
kindly every day"
Shes devoted to YOU" replied Mrs.
Chyburn. ooh, Juliet! it reminds me
90: much of my own young days, to hear
yon talk The blithesome days Of sun
ahine and youth, when the magic word
LOIS was inscribed on everything which
met my view, when was your fathers
affisnced and he used to call me his
gentle Mary After years of mingled
happiness and sorrow, our love still
glows with the freshness of early days.
Though the roses no longer bloom upon
my wasted cheeks, and the warm light
NO longer Turks within the depths of my
faded eyes, am still Ibis gentle Mary
God grant that you, my child, and the
man whom you love, may live as we have
last. May you be able, when you have
attained my age, to repeat as truthfully
as / can now repeat, the touching words
Of that old Scotch song heard you
singing 80 sweetly yesterday:
think nae shame to own, John, 1 lo'ed ye ear
They say ye re turning auld, John, and what
Ye re ay the eame kind man to me, John An
derson my 10.
"John Anderson, my jo John, we clamb the
hill thegither,
And mony canty day, John, we've had wi
Now we maun totter down, John, but hand in
we'll 60
Ind sleep thegither at the foot, John Andcr-
con my jo."
Mrs. Ciayburn herself was the first TO
interrupt the silencc which ensued, after
the sound Of these words died upon the
ear
eJuliet." she resumed, "why have you
imposed this silence upon Karl, regard
ing his own family. I agree with him.
I think you should remove the restrio-
ton"
'sWell. mother, I will tell you my
reasons" said Juliet, dashing away o
tear. '"The Won Oppenheim family is
just like the Ogilvies in our own State.
It is au immense family; there's DO end
to them all sorts, sizes, conditions,
shapes and descriptions of character.
Like the Ogilvies, they know everything,
or fancy they do, which amounts to the
same; they tell everything. and they
imagine they, were placed purposely in
this world to discuss the affairs of other
people, and sit in judgment on their
actions; in short, to keep terrestrial
matters generally in good order. I have
no objection whatever to Karl's imme-
diate family knowing about our engage
ment, but don't You see how the thing
would work? The Won Oppenheims in
Dresden would tell the Won Open
helms in Heidelberg; the Won Open
helms in Heidelberg would tell those ia
Vienna; and the family in Vienna would
tell another branch somewhere else, per-
adventure in Africa; for it seems to me
they are scattered over the whole face of
the globe"
81 suppose you are right, from this
view of the case. in enioining secrecy for
the present." replied Mira. Clayburn.
'It does indeed seem hard that your
father should be the last to know of the
future disposition of his child"
Nobody else shall know it before
father" said Juliet. "I'm determined
on that"
"Why don't You read Nannerl's note?
asked Mrs. Clayburn, picking up the
folded slip of paper from her daughters
lap and euriously inspecting the hero.
glyphical characters
$50 WILL" said Juliet; II had for.
gotten it for the moment. Give it me; ]
will translate it for you, mother"
She began: 'To my brother Karl's
unknown bride. Sweet lady! send thee
greeting" There was knock at tho
door.
''It is your father" said Mrs. Clay.
burn, excitedly, 'sapd your hair drend
fully disordered and your eyes red witt
crying. Run thr. ugh my dressing room
and the back hall; you will thus be ena
bled to gain your own room unper
ceived."
Thus instructed, Juliet did rs she wa
bade, and reached her own room il
safety. nor did she emeroe thence upti