The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-06-29

Near noon, thu 5th of September
1852, man laboring under great
excitment was walking hurriedly
up Broadway, New York. His
features were flushed and convuls-
ed, his chances wild and restless,
his whole mien Indicative of keen
anguish
Turning to the right into Bleeck-
or street. he soon reached a plain
three story aud basement brick
house, to which he gave himself
admittance.
Are you there, Ruth he called
from the hall.
A step was heard overhead, fol-
lowed by thc rustling of a dress,
and a young lady descended tho
front etairs Despite several points
of marked contrast, there was q
family likeness about the couple
that proclaimed them brother and
sister.
why, what's the matter, Luke ?
cried the latter, starting at the sight
of the disturbed countenance that
met her view. Are you i'll ?
have just received bad news.
replied the brother, leading the
way into the parlor-news which
has given me terrible shock.
Shocked2 You What has
happened2
In q word, Clara Aymer is mar
ried!
Married! echoed the sister re-
coiling. Clara Aymer married !
IL it possible ?
Yes married! the girl l have
been laying seige to for years rast
the only girl I ever cared pin
for. Imagine the shock this event
gives me I'm nearly crazy.
Then you really loved her ?
Loved her! must have wor-
shipped her, or else this thing
would not have 80 completely up
set me.
Oh % to that, the loss of thing
always gives US an exaggerated
notion Of its value, said the sister
philosophically, as she sank Ian
puidly into 40 easy chair, and
smothed out fold in her snowy
morning robe You are simply
shocked, as you say. But by to-
morrow you will laugh at the
whole matter.
Don't Ruth! implored the broth.
err, sinking heavily into the nearest
chair. Clara Aymer is more to me
than my life {! My love for her is
q delirium It's no such passing
fancy as you suppose, but an ever
lasting passion-a rage-a flood Of
molten lava! And I've counted
all along upon marrying her. True
she has rejected me twice. hut I
thought she would change her
mind
She was In no way committed to
your
No of course not. She has
never given me any encourage
meut. But I am none the less sur
prised. l supposed that every
thing MAS favorable enough to my
wishes. I knew she was still too
young to MARIAN orphan-with-
out money and without friends
presumay without suitors; and l
fattered myself that she COULDN'T
ALWAYS remain insensible TO my at
tentions.
You reasoned wisely enough, Of
course, Luke; but reason never
decides these matters, declared the
sister, with . sort OF contemptuous
compassion. A Wilma chance
me eting-a smile or o words
moments Wednesday, trifle-
these are the things by which mar
riages are brought about But
who is the Bridegroom?
All! that's . point that will
touch you q little, think. CAM
you guess who he is
l haven't the least idea
Well then, he's Will Hawley.
The sister sprang abruptly t
her feet, clasping both hands te
her heart. The changing color o
her brother, his agitation, his an
guish, all passed to her own fea-
lures.
Will Hawley she gasped. Oh
you don't mean it Luke! '"e
But I do though. It's Cod
truth. Clara Aymer and Viii
Hawley are husband and wife.
A heavy fall succeeded. TIL,
sister had tainted. She lay upol
the floor as one dead.
Did she think that much Of Haw
ley2 I didn't suppose
He fastened to bring q pitche
of water and battle the white fea
lures, and then set himself to chal
ing the clenclied hands
Capt. Luke Pcddcr was twenty
seven years OF age, with an orig
inaliy light complexion, which ha,
Redeemed with generous living an
bronzed with exposure to wind an,
sun. His form was OF the averag
size and height and his feature
of the most ordinary type. H
was singularly selfish and I'm
scrupulous, but OF gentlenanl
manners, being we'll educated an
used to good society. His abilit
as a navigator was fair for a ma
of his age and exp ,rience, bat h
owed his position as commando
of fine australian clipper, NOR
to respect 20 his late father and I
sympathizing favor than to hi
own merits.
Miss Ruth Pedder was two yea
younger than her brother, an