The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-18
aEImnce. dear lHoracer forgive n1t

moment he rushed angrify from the
spot. %. b3Fi2191 yi3tlJBI 9I5" E''i
2 "Seu myself for gold ! 8 OH D9s no,
mol Heaven. knoWsl viii not! Never,
never ~ Adeline murmured, as II the
words were floating in her brain. =" But
] could not say $50 Il could not tell him
or any, one?.i kQQ IL Il ,lG2.I o5oBd0
I, And then CutAbert heard q truly
feminine burst Of sobbins such az only
the young caf indqlgein It's luxurious
abandonment TO grief 3yad uoy no
nAdelineu, ,--,5F-. ,rr qyF -vrE,
She Started round ud at lhe voiee, and
a scarlet flame rushed over her face as
she saw the speaker standing near her,
with eager, Questioning looksreybs IL
/. "Adeiine can you forgive an UNIV NV II,
ling Iistenner in this little scene thartt thIIrt
has so agitated you? ! can hardly re-
gret my involuntary imprisonment,
since it has given me courage 10 say
what came here on purpose 10 SPEAK
courage TO ask you to be my VIE
the wife OF a man more than double
your age, but who win strive to lavish
uron YOU every compensation in his
mower for such q sacrafice. Adeline, i
am rich-far more wealthy than even
vonr narenfs suppose, and il, you will
WV we his ' y1ur Jul N little IlIid, DorIi ptr al'i
they shall share in every luxury and
indulgence that money can give Even
before your birth your father and
framed such q wish, VIII yo'i carry
it out ~ saE .rav uiiH, 1gr,yl,
frame. but there was almost ferce-
ness in her tone as she replied ,,saq .
'No, nO--neyer! 81 viii notseh my
self for gold as he said You can not
purchase me Mr.. Pendants, !" "A s.g-
"You are too yonnG TO appreciate
the advantages OF wealth, he said,
grayely. 81 am sure you could be
happy, Adeline, Everything that you
could desire or dream would be at your
command. You would reign as a
fairy queen, and indulge every taste
every caprice. And, rs you have re
iected YOUR younger lover, aud are sen
sibIe certain that 1t would lie rash inn
prudence to marry him. i do think
you Should pause ere you reject my
offer" -.. :,
HNo. uou, She reiterated ! viii
not he bought! Its unkind -unman-
Iv to press me SO cruelty, Mr.. Penden-
MS. As a gentleman ! ask you to
leave me" .t.... e., ..,,,
'tNo, not yet, AdeIire,n he said. 81
have at any rate, proved that you are
djsinterestcd aud true, and That y
some consolation for the pangs you
have innocently inflicted. rs II IS,
NV foolish dream is over. would
have done my best would have tried
to Guard YOU from sOrrOw-to antlci-
nate every wish, watch over every
passing caprice; but you are right 10
reiuke my presumption in thinking 1
couId rec6mpeuse such a gift as your
love. But | win atone, Adeiine. Las
| ten to me calmly if you can. The
wealth that is now valueless To me,
shall he instrumental still oyour hapT
piness. The foTtuDe of my adopted
child shall not he unworthy of Sir
| EaIph Dasent's daughter-in-law; and
| at last, you shall be happy" 4
'"No. / cannot I will not again
ciacuIated poor Adeline, gaspingly.
"Nt. Pcndcnnis, II Is impossible III
| would be of no use, fCT---l can never
| take il, Or---or do what you say.
."I do not understand yoiI," SAID
Cuthbert, gravely. cam in error III
| believing that the obstacle 10 your ac-
cepting Mr.. Dasent was the want OF
| fortune on both sides ~
The girls head was averted, and she
| did not speak; but her fingers. trem-
| hIcd so violently that she drew them
| frum her companions observation.
! "If YOU hesitate on my account,
Lima, it IS needless. ! shall never
! uarTy---never want Il hundrcth part OI
| what possess; and you will give me
some hahn to my wounds 10y allowing
me to give, during my life, what must
! certainly be yours Mt my death
| She turned her glowing face 10 hi-
now, and her bright eyes bazed
through tears as she spoke her graft
| tude---perhaps something more.
"Iou are good and noble, but II
must not be. 1t would only make mt
| miserable, for cannot marry Horace
J Dasent. He is an old playfellOw---s
brother 10 me-Gut L cannot love
him" -.... -.. #.
"Adeline, why can you not love him,
Is there any one you do-yOu car
lovew
But the only reply was an increased
trembling of the slight frame, ant
Cuthbert Peudennis could not but fee
a glimmeriDg and delightful insight
into the truth.
"Adeline do not trifle with Inc for
can not bear il. may be mad-vair
-presumptuous but | must try my
fate once again. Can yOu-is 1t posi-
bic you could love me-"
"i do,n was whispered, or Tathe
breathed upon the air, and never wa
music so sweet i'll Cuthberts ears n
that slight sound.
He was generous enough to ask M
more. but nermitled the girl to weeI
out her agitated revolution OF feeling
on his shoulder. ...
"And, pray, why did my iariing 81
determinedly aud formally reject m.
first humble offer? ~ he asked archiy
when the great tumult of emotion wa
over.
"Because-because | did not knoN
that YOU loved me. Thought it wa
because you had promised papa; aud
besides, fancied you would believe
had ouly accepted you for" .
"For money you would say, my pei
,, We'll, certainly might have doubte
: the possibility of my happines'
though never could have suspectc
+, the purity and rectitude of my littl
: Jewel. Still it was very fortunate tli'
Z / was so inquisitivc, Lina-at the Trs
: of seeming animpertinentO old fellow
or / might have (, rfeited what WI
compensate for drcary years of waitin
and loneliness. Ah, my darling,
: will indeed make you happy"
$50 that young creature has rCail
sold herself literally sold herself I,
), that old Indians bags of ruhees ~ sal
; Sir Ralph Dasent bitterly when Il
. engagement WAS made public.
y y "My dear Sir IL lph,n replied the i
= lormant, the spinster lady of the chi
: Manor House in the ncighbOrhoo
II "allow me To correct such an erro
. Adelinc Tpmaine could have had u
wealth without the husband, but, lucI
y iIy, she WAS "too much in love" TO .
=. ccpt one apart from the other, AZ
" run fhe,risk of barteringa title Of b
: gold"
=. TuE RIGEIFsDALEC CAVE The dige
" cd report OF the explorers of the Iii
blCsdale caves is iuil of interest, and "
Io correct many false impressions as 20
.r social condition of England after
= withdrawal of the Roman lcgiOns. !
\, caves were evidently used n places
=, refuge by RcmanO-Ccltic inhab:t;l
>" who fled from their comparatively ln>
ricus homes before the excursions of
40 Northern tribes. Numerous broOcl
" and armlCts have been found in the upl
J, strata of debris and from their workIn;
20 ship, as we'll Il from the coins VIII
III have been cXhumCL the period OF oc,
patton may be fixed with tolcrabiC
curacy. It probably extended from
re middle of the fifth till late in the sewer
I'll century. Few districts ii England cuI
~, I,,.o hotter eCy.,-pI fp- INftrDo-pS nf e.,