The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-01-14

no answer fra me. At that time you look
ed back to her and fsmiled, and she forgo
me, but | will mind her to the day dee.
could have forgiven her if she hadna bee'
20 bOnny, and if ye hadna given her th'
glance that should have come to me. Blu
it's only in the thick woods that Robin-a
Zee kens the fsherman's dochter O. Fair
haven. u
"Come, now, my Mary, none Of thy re
proofs. Thou knowest that | was favor
ite Of Catherine Hamilton's before | knew
thee, and it would not have been courteous
to shake off any old acquaintance because
my Mary was present and requested all my
attention.
"Weel, weel, ye ken forgive ye," an.
swered Mary, "and my forgiveness is as
real as my love, but | have ae request tc
max, and that is-that, if ye dinpa CHOOSE
to ken me in Fsirhsveh when Catherine ID
in the village, ye will keep within the
bounds O. the Castle lands. That Ieddie
lies far out o my way, If she crossna your
path when / am near but the blasts tnat
blaw Owre the Null O. Galloway are nae
sterner to the boatmen O. the Solway than
will be my scorn if she comes atween me
and my love-" NV.
And, as she concluded, she evinced de-
gree Of determination in her voice and man.
ner, which caught the attention of Ashley.
Bus he saw nothing in it, except little
jealousy, which only measured by it's inten
sity the strength Of her love and his pride
was infamed by the demonstration, while
the ardor of his purpose was increased.
Throwing bis arms around the waist of the
stall somewhat encited maiden, he removed
her jealousy by Establishments, and vowed
that be had no affection for Catherine Ham
ilton, who could never stand in nearer or
dearsr relation to him than that of acquaint-
anceshP.
Thereafter for long period the groves Of
The Castle were feauented by the low
ers- The affection of Mary engrossed all
her thoughts and feelings, and lent an ele--
quence to her words and looks, which, to
Robin, seemed different from any demon
strations Of affection he had yet witnessed.
His feelings became interested to degree
beyond what he could have expected as the
result of a few meetings with fishermsu's
daughter, and he felt it as a reproach to his
true and genuine character of ibertinism,
that he was in this instance more in earnest
and more sincere in bis love, than be mad
been in any former instance. The feeling
was increased by the apparent determina-
tion Of Mary to defend the fortress of her
virtue. The gypsy fancier had been SO for
tunate In his former amours, that success
had made him dorineering and impatient
of restraint, while a firm opposition hurt
his pride, and increased his desire of victo-
ry In this instance, his love-bastard in
its nature as it still was-became increased
BY Mary's firmness, and be was compelled
10 have recourse to expedients which impli-
Gated his honor in greater degree than
he ordinary schemes Of the seducer, lad as
hey are, generally do. Finding all his en-
leavOrs to overc 1me her virtue unavailing,
ne had resource to promises OF honorable
ntentions-thoee fatal sappers Of female in
1ocence, which, directed only where there
s strength, are relied upon as the last re-
sources of insidiOus assailants.
TO BIZ CONTINUED.