Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-06-27

and getting clear of the white garden gate,
with its yellow honeysuckle dropping over,
she rushed on over clover pinks and purple
theartsease, down through meadow green
as velvet, quite at the further side OF
which narrow stream ran gureling over
it's pebbles, and in which was reflected
t5he.bil,e patch of pure sky, noddipg plumes
of white alder flowers; and Hannah's
brown, gypsyish face and rounded arms,
telasped about a wealth Of monstrous red
and gold flag lilies and wild sweet pea.
And now for this incorrieible Nathan.
Ignoring a certain horror to be had of
such Aauntngs up and down, at the very
time when he considered the whole world
had far better stay at home and keep quiet,
Nathan determined Tor once to spend his
summer as other men did, in eating, drink
ing and idling over sultry beaches, knock
ing about shells and sea rocks with his
boot heels, and wishing himself, we did not
doubt, fifty times day, in the wide, cocl
avenues of Carlingsford Willows.
Nathan had also great dislike to noise
and dress, and the confusion ATTENDING
fashionable resort. HIS awkward move
ments and retlcent manners he knew he
would find it hard to counterbalance, even
with so much money, and prepared to sec
the poor result in his favor, by the side OF
other men. He was not one to desire the
fine opinion of many; the only one in all
the world lie cared TO think well of him
quito hated him he knew for some unknown
reason, and it was nothing now that other
women disregarded him.
Walking on alone, over the hard, yellow
beach, the third day after his arrival at the
seaside, he caught on the end of his slender
walking-stick blue veil belonging to some
one below on the rocks, and strolling on
began to look Tor possible owner.
He found, looking about everywhere fol
the missing article, slender little figure
in gray, wlth.straying locks Of damp, dark
hoir, and checks like dripping water lille:
as stainless and pure.
Nathan knew that figure and the sweet
cblldishly beautiful face too well. What
should he do2 Go away unobserved if he
could No, it was too late she saised
two wisttul brown eyes, aod flushed pain.
folly.
Il beg your pardon-this is yours,
believe" and the veil was awkwardly pre-
scnted.
Taken in silence, great pause ensuing
till a Gg wave had rolle1 up in white
fr;n.es ard subsidized, and the brown eyes
looked up earnestly in the disturbed face
of the man whose heart just then beat harj
against his bosom with the recollection o
cd pargs.
Nathan Carlingsford. seven years before
that. had yielded up his good and generous
heart wholly to this woman, who stood
before him for the first time since then
parting, loved her with the only love oI
bis lite, behcld IN her all the virtues and
eraccs he deemed any good woman should
possess, and iancied his passion not wholly
without return. All these things - his
love. his hopes and apprehension II" had
confded to his bosom friend, John Kayne.
who sympatGized with his position and
volunteered his services as emoassa1or, as
Nathan felt himself unequal to asking any
woman to marry him. He felt his very
way of putting it would 60 against hi
and acc rdingly, as Kayne advised, he
wrote with trembling hand all that he
coulG have urged, and sent it by his friend.
The letter had not been notice or ans wer-
ed, and, hurt beyond expression, Nathan
had gone away from home for year or
two, and on returning found that bis love
Helen North had become the wife Of John
Kaync, who bad been drowned within The
year. He longed to take her in his arms
feeling thatthele could be no other woman
in all the world for him. lie had never
crossed her since, and heard through Aunt
Royal, in casual way, that Mrs. kayne
was living in New York as nursery govcr,
ness.
HeIen-Mrs. Kayne this is meeting
| had not expected. thought you were-'
Going headlong to grand ccmmittal
Nathan stopped, and colored painfully.
81 came down week ago with Mrs
Grimsby. There she is now; shall we
join her Z"
"No; at least not Just now" Something
must come, if he died for it, his heart was
full to overfowing with tenderness he
fancied had been quenched.
Mrs. Kavne, if you could have taker
notice of my declaration made some year:
ago, answered it in some way, think
should have felt more content than have
| thirk | could have borne a plain sno,
hard as it would have been, better than
just nothing at ALL"
"Answer to what2 what do YOU means
Mr. Callngford? never received dec
laration OF any description from you in my
life"
The brown eyes were staring IN granG
surprise full at poor Nathan, and the pretty
check growing paler and paler.
go, the villain" said Nathan, in ter
rife rage, which tasted but moment
"Hclen, think. Did not John Kayne
deliver a letter to you confessing my love
and asking you to be my wife, seven yeals
aoo?"
Il never had one word from you after
we parted,".t woman said, in great agi,
tation, thinking how much pain and heart.
burning would have been spared her had
she received that letter.
"IIcl n" the mans voice trembed and
grew husky as he was about to ask ques
tion which had been down deep in his
heart uncovered for years" could you have
returned my love then? What would
have been your answer to meg
/" | should have said yes and accepted
your love as the one thing which seemed
good in my sight"
"My own love! My darlingn'
Nathan Carlingsford took her in his
arms, his long lost Helen, with frequent
thanks. and felt that out of the store.