The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-09-06

yOusiy. II Will warrant Fiyaway t,
behave just as l want him too. Conn
along, Alice; don't be timid.'
They began to ascend the Jagged
hill, the horses stumbling over til,
rocks; and at last they stood at tn,
summit. There was the ocean, sur,
enough, lying blue and fathomles
away off i'll the distance; bus Alice
gave it only passing glance; she wa.
gazing in terror down the terribl,
abyss, on the edge of which theil
horses were standing.
ooh, Calista,' she cried, "why die
you bring ME here 1t is terrible!
am frightened! shall be drawn int
that terrible abyss, in spite of me-"
Calista raised her riding whip.
"Alice Gray" she said, her eyes
cleaning and flashing with hated an(
evil resolve, 'yoq shall never marry
Herman Holliston! A few more minu
ties, and You will be in eternity, and
shall be avenged"
"Oh, heaven! save. me, save me 7
cried Alice, attempting to dismoun
from her horse; but Calista strncl
him with her riding whip, speaking
sharply to him, and like the wind Ii
flew down the jagged rocks.
Alice, in terror, lost all power ani
presence of mind, and in an instant
was hurled down the frightful chasm
and lay torn and bleeding at the bot
tom.
Calista, with hollow, demon Xix,
laugh, dismounted and climbed dowr
the rocks to where Alice was lying
With eyes like balls of fire, and face
as pale as death, she put her hand or
the pulse of the bleeding girl, and
found that life was quite extinct.
She then climbed up the steep
mounted her horse, and rode with full
speed toward the house. When sh'
reached the highway, she saw tw,
gentlemen in carriage coming leis
urely along. She screamed to then
wildly, and told them that Alice Ora,
had been thrown from her horse OF
the rocks in Crofton Woods, and sh
feared she was dead. The gentlemen
who knew Alice well, left their car
,iage in the road, and hurried to TIN
place where the poor murdered gil
lay mangled and dead, her beautiful
golden hair dripping with her blood
They took her up tenderly, and bore
her to their carriage, and then drove
slowly toward the house.
Calista had arrived there long be-
fore, and was swaying to and fro
white as ghost, and blaming hersel
to the distracted aunt of Alice for al
lowing the poor girl to ride the fer,
horse, Flyaway.
When Herman Holliston came bacl
to the home of his betrothed, TIL,
whole neighborhood was in commotiol
over the accident that had befallen tn,
beautiful and beloved Alice Gray; bu
no one distrusted Calista Langdon TO
an instant. When the funeral wa
over, the heart broken lover, afte
passing whole night on the grave o
his loved one, left the place, and 500,
afterward Calista went back to he
house in town. They sometimes met
but the guilty woman could never cal
up smile to his haggard face. II.
wandered about from place to place
never at peace, and his hair grew
gray before it's time.
Calista .Langdon, from the time slit
murdered sweet Alice Gray till hel
death, never spent one happy moment
and at last on her dying bed she sem
for Herman Holliston, and confessed
the whole, 1t was hard for him t.
forgive her; but when he saw ilel
writing in anguish, and calling fo1
mercy and forgiveness, he pardanet
her, and she died with a faint hope q
salvation..
Herman Holliston is an old man now
but every summer he visits the grave
ofsweet Alice Gray, and only looks
| forward to their rennion in the worl(
where all is pure and beautiful.
-&ee&As~
| " Sneaki of thnnder Iamnc Ruo