The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-08

Reach forth your willing arm;
Be active. strong OF nerve, and calm,
And save her from all harm.
Ifyou your duties do forsake,
Woe to my lady then;
To save her from n life's mistake
Is now your work. Amen"
The effect fthe gipsey's words and arts
was electrical. What had begun in glee
closed in CONSERVATION.
81 do wish this party was over" said
Ellen to her grandmother. az haven't
felt so doleful since old Bouncer died. -
Aunt Harris came bursting into the
parlor in perfect furry of fright and
excitement.
''The gipsey'sI The gipseys.w she
shrieked. 'They have carried off all
my fine victualsl Where's the hag that
would come up here to tell Miss D'Arcy's
fortune? Whatever will we do for sup
per for all this company
The old gipsey was nowhere to be
seen. She had quietly disappeared in
the midst of the furore, and no trace of
the kitchen marauders could be found.
The party which had promised so
much of happiness for Ellen, soon broke
up in disappointment and gloom.
The good grandparents gave sigh of
relief when the last guest was gone and
they found themselves once more alone
with the tutor, the governess and their
adopted child:
'Mr. Killingsworth," said the old
gentleman, "what did you think of the
strange warnings of that old gipsey e?
They were certainly very singular"
81 took her words down in short
hand, sir. really forget what they
were, but this will soon recall them"
bringing up from his pocket a erampled
paper, from which he read the gipsey's
warning.
Ellen, my darling,n said the old gen.
tleman, Ego to your room. 1 want a
little private conversation with your
tutor tonight"
The girl reluctantly obeyed, and going
up to her chamber, sought her couch,
where for long and weary hours she
watched the moonbeams as they played
upon the FURNISHED window panes,
where in bygone winters she had so
often dreamed out landscapes, with birds
and trees and flowers on their frost-en-
crusted surface.
Mr.. Darcy leaned forward in the
moonlight as soon as Ellen retired, and
in a low tone remarked that the old gip-
sey's words annoyed him. "You know"
said he, "that my own Ellen got into
trouble by marrying against my will.
Now shall never be satisfied until her
child is safely married to some good,
honorable gentleman"
81 wouldn't be uneasy about it,
father" said the grandmother. "Ellen
has never had an offer yet. May be she
won't have one for years"
"Mr. darcy, what say you to me as a
suitor? am satisfied that Ellen is
disposed to take up with some romantic,
ill-timed offer, and / am satisfied too,
sir, that if she were my wife you would
always be contented about her."
"Why, man! you are old enough tc
be her grandfather
'sNo matterl AS my wife, she would
always be near you. Ishould not thinE
of breaking up these pleasant associa.
tions. We should be a united family
"But the child Suppose she should
object"
'T should think she'd heed the gipsey'i
warning, sir"
2 'rNonsensel That old hag got up tina
ruse to get her horde into the kitchen
There's nothing but nonsense in her od,
harangue."
"AIrs. Brandon" said the tutor, &c
believe that old gipsey gave you an ad
monition about this matter. I hav
been emboldened to speak tonight b,
her strange words. i fear that some sal
fate hangs over Ellen. If she were m,
, wife she would be safe, you know"
"Saved as by wolves, or by fire ~ sal
Mrs. Darcy. 'The child shall not b
interfered with"
\ II SIT - hAiAAhEf oh ohAiA haNN hti
, sir" said the old man. "My mind wi
be at rest about her then"
Grandmother D. Arcy stole softly ava
to the childs chamber, sought her eouc
in the moonlight, and speaking he
: name in low, winning tones, aroused hC
from her reverie.
e "What do you think want TO te
you, dear?
az am sure | do not know.n
d "Your grandfather has promised
marry you to old Killingsworth."
"What, that hunch-backed, grinnir
=" ghoul ?"
IN "Even so, my darling"
"pll see them all in-Heaven first.u
10 ''Don't be rash, my pet. You mu
acquiesce. Pretend to be satisfied wit
= the arrangement, only beg for tim
q" Plead your youth. That will salts
your grandfather. He is insane for fe
that you will run away and marry iii
= your mother did,
- "He'd better things! lcOuidn't he' h
- ha ! ha"
eI TO be eontinued.)
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