The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-01-16

Dfl9nb Win the r1ch TINT OF health. Her
wealth of black hair fell in ripping
waves far below her waist and her
large, dark. eyes were fringed with silk
en- lashes that matched the exquisite pen
cling Of the arched brows above them
Her parents, though belonging to the
better class of Spanish, had become
poor, through extravaganza and mis-
management, alld had formed the pro-
ject of bettering their fortunes by we'd
ding their daughter to some wealthy
Dom.
The lovely Marcellina did not lack
! for admirers nor ardent lovers, and
among them all Senor Carlos de Dom
ingues was the favorite and accepted
suitor. He was handsome, tall, and
manly, but alas! without fortune, and
socially not the equal Of AIarcellina.
As may be supposed, his suit met with
no Encouragement rom The Don and
Dona Feliz, and they, finding the at
tachment becoming stronger than ac-
corded with their plans for their daugh-
ter, resolved to remove to Santa Bar
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north, where resided many wealty fam
lies, among whom they doubted not an
alliance would be formed suitable II
fortune and position. s
The announcement of their contem-
| plated removal struck dismay to the
hearts of Marcellina and Carlos, but
the latter, receiving courage from the
separation, presented his suit to the
parents. AS was anticipated, it was
scornfuIly rejected, and further inter-
course sternly forbidden. The lovers
were, however, too ardent to be separa-
ted thus, and, through the medium of
an old Indian nurse, who was devotedIy
attached to the girl, they obtained one
interview before parting. 10
In the early twilight Marcellina stole
by an abobe wall which lay back of the
paternal mansion Here she stood,
waiting with throbbing heart the arrival
of her lover, while her nurse kept
watch on the other side of the wall,
ready to give the alarm, by a signal
agreed upon, should any one approach
from the house. Already the shadows
| lay dark beneath the thick, low branches
of the olive trees, and at every rustic
and sound the fair transgressor started
and trembled Suddenly tall figure
sprang over the wall, and crepts stealth
lily along in its shadow, till he came
close to where thewaiting maiden stood.
&c Carlos" she cried, holding out her
trembling hands. els it you, Marcel
lima All, poor little one, how she
tremblesl They are cruel, darling, but
we Will not be separated. They shall
not take you from me, my precious
one"
And then he spoke long, low, and
rapidly in the beautiful Spanish Ian
guage, so exquisitely fitted for express
sions of tenderness and endearment,
telling her that, as her parents objected
TO their union on the gronud of his pow
erty,. he had determined TO win wealth;
that an old Indian, bound to him by
ties of gratitude, possessed knowledge
of a rich mine far away among the
| apiountains, and to which he had prom
ised to guide him and his company;
and, by courage and skill, he would
soon return to claim her hand from her
ambitious, ayaricious parents,
''Remain true to me, Lima, and resist
their scheming. Wait for me but two
years, my darling, and if, at the end
of that time, you do not hear of me
know that 1 have persisted in the at
tempt to win you"
He then gave her n cutting from a
! grapevine, telling her to carry it to her
new home and plant it, keeping it as a
reminder of him, and that while it lived
and fourished she might know he loved
her and was true to her. The cutting
was in the form Of a riding whip, and
as such she was to carry it, for her jour
ney was to be performed on horseback.
I Vuving eternal fidelity, the lovers
! 2aT, =, a9} the next morning, Don and
! Dous JFgits with their daughter and at
tenGap5s started on their journey;
While 0nlos and Company with their
indian guide, wended their way, full of
hope and confidence, over the noun
| t.iu ,rail. .
4 RIoccellina, rs may be supposed, made
little use of her grapevine switch to
urge her mustang along the weary way
between Los Angeles and Santa Bar
bar6 Arriving at their destination,
four miles from the Mission of Santa
Barbara, her first act was to plant the
cutting upon the hin7sidey with many
tears and prayers to the Virgin for the
success and safety of herlover.
The vine grew and hourished With
wonderful luxuriance, and gladdened
the heart of the waiting maiden, who
| could hardly have borne the burden Of
anxiety and suspense without its silent
encouragement; for Don and DCna had
found, as they thought, suitable COM
panion for their daughter, in a Spaniard
of reputed great wealth, who promised
them liberal compensation for her hand.
He was short, Of good circumference,
and grizzled with years, but, to counter
balance these defects in lover, his fin
7 gers and shirt front shone with gems.
Marcelhna violent opposition, however,
while it did not move them to renounce
their purpose, induced them to post
4 pone the marriage, in the hope that she
would forget her former love, and be-
come more reconciled to their viii.
In the interval thus granted the time
for the return of Carles would expire,
and Marcillina prayed daily for the ar
rival of her betrothed, with the fortune
! that was to find him favor in the eyes
of her parents. The two years were
rapidly drawing to close, and yet no
sign or token had come, save what she
found in the vigorous growth of her
cherished vine. At length her parents
pressed with poverty, and weary of the
prolonged indulgence to what they con-
sidered an idle fancy, fixed the day for
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