The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-14
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From our Fircsidc Tricnd,l
The l,Orderer's Reyrnge'
NJ WILLIAM II. BrsuNrl."

ried:"
Dohcrt Earl looked up quickly and
suspiciously at his old mother Tor 4
momelt-wused in the work. OF cast,
ing bullet, ior his fayori;e rillt' and
ihcll smile broke, like srriHg sun.
shine. over his manly. il no, handsome
features. and he questioned rather
than asked;
"Why. mother: i,
"Eeclu,c fear she vii triIle Will
you, Robert
"lIave You any good grounds ioI
thinking so.
II lave only your good ut heart
my dear 10y. and you must ret te.
h,r,l at mc for saying this. Int She !
not in the least 10 my miml-is too
LIGHT, trilliag. too foud Of dress, ano
too proud Of her good looks.
She /, very beautiful "
lie was thinking far more OF the
bright, blue eycS, ripple, of S9id
brown hair. rose aud white cIechS,
rim figure. little feet and hands M'i
voice that was, Il, plca.aat to hi' eaf'
4; the murnirirg Of lees over me
fr,ds Of blo,son,i,lg clover than OF
what, hi, oaly paraat WAS SAYING. !.
"lilld ,omc isai ha.l:om@ does,
.he coatianNl, qqotiag a f'voEifc a0,
ACE with cl,lerly people, rs yor VIII
~ o,,t whom L3I have lived to ny
ye,r.." and She reached on, her tain
hani), ant laid them. Ike heHetlic-
lion, upon hi- black, curly lock-, and
her voice took more tt.d7r tone rs
,he Continued; "DO you love hcrNory
much, my son:
Better than believe could ever
love any ole but yoA, WAS tie
straightforward answer.
"And does she love YOU, Robert:
"Yes-I believe 30"
My poor chill ;, pray Heaven that
nothing may ever come between you.
Eut tell fnc what You Would do II
another should steal her away from
.,One ofus would have 10 die" WA
the sharp, stern and decisive response
"Yon cannot mean the girl:
NO: could never injlre one
had loved 50 well, hut il would VI
dangerous play for any man. Mother
love her as | could never love bll
once. And yet. it often seems straug
10 me that it should be so.
Aud so it appeared TO others a''
those Who looked 1T tie matter from
tlisinterestcd standpoint.
Louise Mason. both by birth an'
elucation. was very muth me Superlo
Of tie hunter-tarmer. Their edlra
ton had been ia very dilltrcn
school. The common ones Of tile fl
West had been his only sources Of IN
stnetion, While Size Ind graduate
with high honors at tie East. An
She had learned other teachings hesld
Of books. Flattcry had not been
strange story to htr ear-she lad Zee
a,leen over little eoterie--liad lee
spoiled BY society as well as ~ ht
widowed iather.
And when misfortune elnle dnrIn
one Of the great commercial cyclone
flat periodically sweep over the couT
tryy and he was forced to gather n
little all and commence life anew upo
The frontier, many heart lad Sighe
With pity at her misfortune. At leas'
o she f,ncied then. But cont
sight, out Of mind" proved ilne !
her case, as it has done III thousant
Of others, and size was compelled I
learn another aud bitter IcSso'i-th'
god is the gloss which makes bcal''
sought after.
Driven, however b. circumstance
from one sphere Of action to anofle
Size tlid not forget her triumpha, an
found iu!l play for her lla;tirt! colle
ry amid tie simple-minded but nloi
honest men daz2lc'l them BY her 81
urior acknowledgement
over the rustic la.'ses and the ru't
lads a; slaves to her chariot wlce'
until Mt last the butterfly appeared
have been fairly causht-to have :
come satisfied to have it. wings eli
red ard live tut for u single man.
Bit many doubted the genliIcne
erd stability Of her affection, althons
70 orc could lave heen found mo
WORTHY than Robert Earl. And ye
with all his sterling qualities-ll
prosrectivc wealth. lin the rise
iandi. his warm aud true heart. j
frame of iron, lis ambition and gent
manner when the strings of his lea
we're NOT swept by too har'h insult
wrong. he scarcely appeared to he
fitting mate for the ore he had chose
70 travel by his side through the jcu
lev Of life, even TO the dark ending.
And had not the girl mistaken ll'
own feelings Wa: it indeed love
yhh love Al a woman should feel 4
,Ie ne,n she intended to make ht
LnsIaud, that swayed her, or had ~
mistaken tie inspiration? Mrs. IA
40 thought. and expressed her opinto
freely III her confidential conyersatlo
with her son.
..Uayc you ever reflected, Robert,
she asked. ''iIat Lonise Mason mn
be In error about her loving you
well as both you and elle fancy"
"Why?" he asked in wit'e-cyed a
tonislrment.
1You saved her life at the risk
your own" J.,
II did as any man would have DO
nndtr like circumstance" .
"But AZ no one thought or had I
bravery to do but yourself = she 9
swered looking upon him win pro
Il only happened TO te the ne'
est.'' aill making light Of and Il
seeking to gain glory for hi; acllol
still with tie moiIcsiy that always
companies true courage.
"Ahi my boy. You may deny y
you will. but LCalise Mason won
have perisl;cd had yoi not leapetl u
the boiling river. swam among !