The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-04-29


snost welcome, brit 'nss-- sssyond what
q common acquaintance would have man-
ifested, presented itself
1t is not to be wondered at, then, that
when accidentally left alone with Fanny
in Mrs. Vinton's boudoir for o few mo.
ments, he should have appeared unusu-
ally detected. Fanny, good soul, as was
very natural, began to inquire of him
what it was which weighed so heavily
ON his mind. She hoped he had heard
no bad news from England, or that
nothing had happened to that splendid
Carlo Dolce which lie was SO good as TO
show her few days before his wound
had been received.
"To tell you the truth, /" said Mordaunt,
81 am placed in most unfortunate aud
trying dilemma
Howl If tits no. improper to in
quire."
BY no means. You are very good,
Miss Farquhar, to take sufficient inter-
est in my affairs to ask. Know, then,
that since my residence here, in Rome,
7 have become most devotedly attached
to lady, who is one of the most noble
aud lovely of her sex
ooh, of course. You need not de-
scribe her. All ladies' are paragons, un-
der the same circumstances"
HBut must describe her." replied
Mordaunt, rallying little, at this unex-
pected sally; II must describe her, in
order that you may understand something
of the difficulty OF the case"
ssVery well. Go on, since it must be
so"
ssThis lady is in mental and moral en-
dowments infinitely my superior, and
so beautiful In her own country, she
ranks among the highest; and the eleva-
ton of her character is such, that | rev.
erence as much as love her. But she
knows not of my attachment, and there is
fear, an insuperabfc barrier placed be-
tween US by the. position which she ut
present occupies. A circumstance exists
which regard rs not of the slightest
moment, which ought not to prevent her
accepting my devotion but which /
| fear, will be sufficient to occasion
her not listening for a moment to my
suit
'sAre you certain that she is not aware
of your preference p
ssQuite certain; and know not how
to declare myself. ] dare not speak to
her on the subject. If she should repel
me, it seems to me that / should die upon
the spot" s
should think, from what you say
that this terrible barrier is altogether an
imaginary one --nothing real. The lady
is not engaged to any one else hope?'
II certainly have no reasons to sup.
pose that she is; and the difficulty arises
altogether from tho gh-toned ideas oil
the lady upon certain points. !"
Why not declare yourself at once
She will not have the heart to refuse you
now, just rescued as you are from the
4 dagger of the assassin"
Would you plead my cause for me
Would you lend me your benevolenl
aid T"
"I would with all my heart, if only ]
| knew who the lady was"
/ sKnow, then, Mrs. Farquhar-Fanpy
lit is yourself? You hold in this fail
hand the keys oflife and death for me-,
With sudden impulse he had seized
her hand, and pressed it to his lips. He
burst not look up to read his destiny il
her face. The turn the conversation hao
taken, had hurried him into a declara
tion, which, moment before, he had
not intended at that time TO make and
the tumult of emotions, combining with
the weakness oecasioned by his wound
was SO powerful that he fell prostrate a
her feet in a swoon-
The wooing sped rather more agrcea
1 bly, than it began. It took many month.
however, for the lover to win Fanny.
consent to abandon the prospect of re
turning to reside among her own kindred
in her own beloved country. But Nor.
|, daunt's perseverance in his suit, was al
unremated as Fanny had been in hel
sketching at school; and at last they
were married, and went to reside on Mr.
, Mordaunt's estate in Kent and, las
! Summer, when was in England, Fanny
took me with her on sketching excIr,
sion to the Isle Of Wight, accompanied
by her husband, who is q fine, spirited
looking fellow, although he did falsify
the old adage, that "a faint heart neyel
won 9; fair lady