Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-06-29

"AIiss st. John! Am l dreaming, or
can it be possible that again behold
you And you have been in peril Com
mand my services, they are yours !'-
There was no mistaking the ardOr of his
tone, which with the impassioned glance
of his fine eye, expressed rather the in
terest of a lover, than the disinterested
friendship of a stranger. Believing him
married man, the young lady replied
coldly.
"The peril is past Sir, and am sorry
to have troubled you. How is your wife
Sir? and have you recovered your lost
child! A smile of mingled sadness and
surprise overspread his face as he listen
ed to her words.
"YOU have made mistake, Miss st.
John he said earnestly I have nOwife,
and am sorry to add that the lost dar-
ling, who is my niece is not found.
~ thought you the husband of the
sick lady sir," cried Flora in amazement.
Il have strangely misunderstood the af-
fair
"Mrs Julian, the afflicted lady is the
widow of a younger brother, and am
the guardian of her child, and her inter-
est and her home is with me, but am
delighted to meet you, for my sister the
young lady who was with us, discovered
after you had left the boat that night,
that you were related to Mrs. Julian :"
'T! Explain ~ cried Flora.
''In a few words can do so, Miss St.
John. A Miss Ada ST. Clair, who was a
first cOnsin of Mrs Julian, married one
Aurelins St. john. "WhO was my
faith err" cried Flora.
'tThen you will not hesitate to accom-
pany me to my home OH the Hudson,
where your cousin formerly Miss Elinor
st. Clair, is now At times she is a raw
ing maniac. She is ssubiect to p;rOxisms
of madness from her great recent grief
in losing and not being able to recover
her child, but these spells only come on
in the night. She is generally calm and
lucid in mind during the day".
ooh take me to her." said ''Flora.-
can it be that this lady is my dear cous-
in, whom I remember distinctly. AL
though older by several years she was
my companion in childhood, but since
the death of my parents, have lost
sight of her."
"NTrs. Julian has lived in France,
since the death of your father who was
her guardian, soon after she was taken
there by relatives and my brother met
her in Paris. She is a lovely cultivated
woman.
But Miss st. John, I will leave you for
a few moments as my errand to the city
is to engage some one who plays brilIi-
antly on the piano, for a few days at least
Fine music soothes Elinor when all else
fails in her paroxysms."
"Let me be her musician then, said
Flora pIeadingly. I am called fine
player and will be delighted to solace
her grief if such a thing is possible ~
"Most willingly, answered he," if you
think your nerves are sufficiently steady;
I assure you they will be severely shock
ed. 1t is pitiable to be present even when
she is not raving."
''I am sure I can play for her sir; es-
pecially when feel that can benefit
her"
"Then there is no need of delay. l will
give an order to have your baggage sent
OH and we will take passage on an eve
ing Steamer
Flora could scarcely realize the change
from her humble position of the morn
ing when she found herself on the deck
of a swift boat, viewingwith delight the
grand and varying scenery of the far
famed Hudson. As Mr.. Julian stood by
her side, pointing out each feature of in
terest in the landscape, his noble air and
personal grace, impressed her with a
strange fascination, which she found
difficult of definition. She mentally COM
pared the splendid physiqne and genial
of this gentleman, with the in
sidiOus image of Fitz Hugh, which yet
in her memory in spite of her
will and she confessed 10 herself that
the latter suffered by comparison and al
though not yet in love with Julian she
felt an unbOUnded sense of protection in
his presence. The shades of evening
had fallen when they landed near an ell
egant country seat An open carriage
was in waiting in which they were soon
seated and the circular drive leading to
the mansion, at each turn displayed the
well kept and tasteful surroundings of a
noble home.
Flora was graciousIy welcomed by the
sister of Julian who stood at the open
door.
A few words from her brother explain
ed to the young lady, the cause of Miss
st. Johns appearance, and Eva a warm
hearted girl, led the way to Mrs. Julian's
apartments, when the cousins mutually
and embraced each other.
EIinor Julian was n lovely fair haired
blonde, but the loss of her husband and
child had given q settled melancholy to
her expression. She seemed to brighten |
in FIora's presence and for Il while !
in recalling "reminiscences of the past !
her grief was appeased, and when they
all met in the drawing room, after q
light repast Mr.. Julian and his sister ex-
pressed 4 hope that her usual paroxysms |
would not that night return.
The evening passed delightfully."- away. |
Flora found herself becoming more and |
more interested in Mr.. Julian. He could |
not conceal his admiration for her, in
Iced his manner towards her was so de-
that pleasant smile was fire.
Iuently exchanged between Mrs. Juli-
m and Eva, as they observed him.
Flora at last begged leave to retire, to
over her embarrassment. She fell asleep
hat night with the graceful image of
'harles Julian before her vision and i'm
he pale moonlight which flooded the
through an open window, the
asst thoughts of Fitz Hugh and his arti-
icial charms, faded away like n dark
md troublesome mist.
TO BE CONTINUED.
A wedding i'm Bridgeport, Conn, was
Interrupted for n moment, the other
lay, by an apparently sane gentleman,
who stepped up TO the bridegroom ut
he altar, tapped him on the shoulder
and said in an audible whisper: Be
fore this little affair goes any further,
To -VNrh "a