The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-18
RIVALS kOboSGER.

Beonard? How strange II VIII be 10
see. him back. And very rich, you,
say9i .IsUoni'ag IaIz .5.h .-1-sJ u
The speaker was WAS still lovely
woman of some thirty-nine or forty
years, with the soft, fair skin and
abundant hair, and smooth brow that
had been hers when she gave her
hand 10 Leonard TfemaiEe nineteen
years before. sai 30 3G2bi w
aHe Is, Constance. Does my wife
regret her choice and all The self-de-
NAL js has entailed ON herr' he asked
with a tinge of sadness ia his tone. 4
isNo, no; a thousand times, no, dear
Leonard, / have been happy-oh! so
happy, in my quiet home, you and
our darling, only it brings back the
memory Of the past, and our promise,
Leonard" -y.g,5...l---..f.-. ..-.-. .s...,-rr.
"Why not, my love? Do you not
believe in Cuthbert Pendcnnis? Do
you doubt that our child will be safe
with him?n
81 should have been safe, but not
happy, Leonard. May 1t not be so
with our Adeline?"
The husband pressed his wife fondly
to him Ii was soothing to the mod
est clergyman, with his hundred a
year and s'Dos expectations,p that he
should bepreferred to the wealthy pos
SCISSOR of as many thousands, Tor at
that figure the income of the long alb
sent Mr.. Pendennis was rated by his
friends -a-f---. f4F--tL ,.A - ;
at was perhaps, q rash promise,
Constance, but il was given in the full
ness and the happy sympathy OF my
heart when / WOD my sweet bride
from my generous rival and was ready
10 do aaght but yield her up as con
ISOLATION for his Misery
HAud | did not hear of it till our
darling was born,n she said, half re-
proachfulIy. "And oh, Leonard, She
is such bright, joyous creature, to
be sentenced to an unlovlng father.
Besides, / do beExve Horace Dasent is
seriously in love with her, and he
would be such a charming match for
her. so young and handsome and we'll
born. She cannot help liking him,
Leonard
"Hfy daughter Is too high principled
and too generous to fail III redeeming
her fathers promise" " sail Mr.. Tre1
maine, firmly. II told Cuthbert
Pendennis, that if 1t pleased Heaven
| TO bless me with a daughter, and II Ire
wished to console himself for his re.
lection by her mother, and deemed
her tcapable of such compensation,
She Should lie his. 1t may well be
| that when the time arrives he would
have no desire for such n change in
his habits and mode of life, or that
! AdeIine may fail to attract and win
him. As YOU did, dearest. Lovely as
she is our girl does not resemble you;
and il his old predictions remain,
she will not satisfy his tastes. do
not disturb yourself, Constance, till
we see how the affair turns out; only
remember if it is claimed, my engage
ment must be fulfilled. As To Horace
Dasent. his father would despise a
bride who could not bring his son
| a dover enough to clear the estate
| from his encumbrances-and certain
Iy Lima would not have as many hun
ireds as he would require thousands
| so dismiss such fancies from your
mind. NV love. hope Adeline-"
| Rut his "hopeSn were uuspOkeD; for
| at the moment a bright girl, the very
embodiment of gipsy archneSs, saxon
fairness, youth and hapPiness, stepped
| lightly into the French windows oi
| the little drawing-room, throwing her
hat and its pale blue trimmings on
the floor, in a manner most sadly IN
| consistent with the modest allowance
of country clergyman's daughter.
"What does my papa hope that hts
| wilful daughter will OF will not do
| size asked, crouching down on an otto
man at his feet. "What sins of omis-
sion or commission am ] TO be warn
] ed against committing
| al hone that my child will not let
her fancy run away with her" lie
! said gravely; "and that whenever she
desires 70 leave her parents home she
| will he guided in her choice by those
who have watched over her from her
| infancy"
Adeline gazed wonderingiy up at
( her father within Questioning ankle
ty as he began, then her gay heart
vanquisbed all latent uneasIness as to
his meaning, and she bursted into
| fit of siivery laughter, that was infec-
tions in its mirth.
sPapa, my own dear, grave, pro
| phetic papa!n she exclaimed, at last,
smoothing the reproof he was trying
TO frame with kisses. "Have you
got an unusual number OF, bahhS to
nut up next Sunday that your deaI
head is bent Oh such frivolous SUBJECTS
instead of the sanity old Divinity
and logic books that l am sure are
written by people all brains and nc
hearts.n
"SiIiy child! Can you never bt
serious?' said ber mother, reprov'
1H IN, madrc, aio.n returuing tllt
iucorrigible damsel. "This Is really
too badi Two to one. / declare mus
fetch Horace to help me, or i shall IN
fairly overwhelmed. But oh, mamma
do look! What lovely pair of pO
nicsl and who can they belong to?
do not believe any one in the country
has got such a fairy-like turnout
WHY, il is turning into our gatcW
And the girl sprang up 10 her fec
, too engrossed with the uncommon
: beauty of pair of half-bred, cream
! coIorel ponies in the lightest AM
/, nrettiest Of phaetons, and driven by
, slender, dark colored young man
certainly not Of English birth, TO re
member that her hand still held tia
, bIue ribbons of her hat, aud that lie
, hair had escaped from its coils, an
was straying in graceful folds dow
: | her shoulders.
= The parents exchanged looks of en-
Iarrassment. a hot flush deepene
ON Mrs. Tremaine's cheeks, and Inc
, husband glanced uneasily from n
=, wife TO the equippage.
In another moment the door OpeI
g | cd. and without the Intervention OF
| servant, or any announcement OF h
. | advent, a man of tall cOmmandin
o presence, and well cut, though somt
/ what decided features, with bronze
: complexion, walked into the room.
"Forgive my unceremOniOus iutrl
a sion,u he said, as the elder inmate
r of the room came half doubtfully 4
a ward him; "but ] wanted TO 81
whether we were SO much altered |
y the lapse of years might warran
! Tremaine should you have known III
r or you, Constancem
+ He pronounced the last word in
n low, hesitating tone as if, he scarce
lie knew by what appelIation to addre
y" the Inatron he had left as q brid
at elect.
le "Pendennis, welcome-a thousaI
,d times welcome! Yes, / should ha'
g. recognized you; and on my honor,
do believe you are less changed thu
l am, in spite of the broiling 81
:, of India" said Mr.. Tremaine. as
= not so, Constance?"
" 81 am very-very glad to see "
nc again." was the reply of the lady.
III "And this is your daughter, III
De maine,D resumed Mr.. Pendenn
10 clearing his throat. "At least tir
w has done its work here. Do "
at KNOW he added, al expected to fiji
II. Miss Tremaine great deal more "
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