The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-09

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handed o fo1ofE letter To- his uncIe.,,'snlt
IoaG'sA1aunerl, aid Ka1l fondiy, glancine
laSyhe enpeSscrpt ptioh.s u"n lshf a' :
l.. Hshtbke shs Zeal and began reading.
His fees becaupe deadly pale; his hand
shook and the letter fell from his grasp.
Rudolph picked IL up from the floor,
and proceeded to make acquaintance
with tho contents. %fEs ~
"Oh my Godp exclaimed Karl. "my
father is Ill unto death, Julie, and must
start Immediately for Germany"
"Take me along. Uncle Karl-do, my
uncle. said RadoIph. 'sTake pity upon
me; 4 long 50 much to see my dear
mother"
"Yon shall go. my boy" said his
uncle, ''and, Julie, T must take you, too.
1 cannot go without you. We must be
married Immediately, love-"
t'Is it positively necessary" asked
hope; can we not wait, Karl, until your
return?"
"We can wait, certainly" replied
Karl. s'It is not positicely necessary shat
we should be married, but I should
think much more conducive to our hap
piness than q long, uncertain separation.
Juliel Juliel can you bear that the dark
ocean should roll between us?"
''The thought is intense misery" said
Juliet; "but you know what I mean,
Karl. I f0ei SO cortain OF fathers con-
sent; in few months we could be
married with his blessing Would it
not be basely ungrateful and wrong to
oonsummate matters in this clandestine
way, without asking his consent?"
Karl had no words to refute this argu-
ment; but when Juliet looked up in sur
prise at his continued silence, he was
actually weeping great, scalding tears.
and his strong frame shook with an in
ward struggle. Juliet sprang forward
and put her arms around him, nestling
close to his heart.
"You will think this weak and un-
manly, julie" he said, when no could
control his voice; "but you cannot know,
cannot express to you, the agony of
this sudden parting. It is not that I
doubt you-your love, your constancy-
it is gloomy foreboding OF some inde-
Unable, impending evil-a dark PRESENT.
ment which haunts my SOUL"
Then, in voice of melting tenderness
and persuasion, he continued:
t'Let US be married now, Julie-this
day, this hour. Gowith me to Germany
as my wife; or if I must leave you, let
me leave you only as my wife. Julie,
do you love me? Have you one spark of
affection in your heart for me? Then
grant this petition. Who knows? 1t
may be the last, the very last, 1 may
ever offer to you. If you refuse me, and
we never again meet on earth, then you
would repent the cruel act; but if you
accede to my wishes, let come what will,
you can repent nothing. Do you
yield?"
"You cannot help yielding, Juliet" "
said Rudolph. "You must say yes
Think how delightful to travel with us
to Germany, and be introduced to all our
people. By Georgel 1t would be
splendid. Mother would be so glad to
see you, and everybody would be SO
astonished a living soul knows
about the engagement. And wouldn t
they make famous fuss over your bride,
Uncle Karl?"
81 rather think they would exclaim
ed Karl, with radiant face.
"And you will take Juliet and me to
all the pretty places you've told us
about, will not you, Uncle Karl? and we
will be ever so happy?"
Rudolph had evidently forgotten
about his grand-father's sickness, and
we presume the rest of the party, also.
Another Step in Science.---Warra