The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-27

ness ana fNFe fragrance, or 70 perish IN
the attempt. Muster Richard Nov.
bray nnSOrupnlou Do Montmorency
i will relate how you kept your vow,
He haunted AYeling Grange till the
chaste young heart, the old fathers be-
loved darling, surrendered itself into
the highwayman's keeping. Perhaps
Mr.. Hardcourt was not altogether
best pleased at Favia's choice but
then she was his life-his hope-and he
trusted, even when he gave her TO q
husband, that her love and doting af-
feotion world still be his own besides,
Mowbray was well connected boosted
OF his wealth whereas very moderate
portion would be hers-was received in
modiSh circles, into which the good old
magistrate could never pretend TO pene-
trate; and, in short, what with his high
bearing, his handsome person, and in.
sinuating tongue, Mr.. Hardcourt had
irreyocably promised to bestow his
Treasure into the keeping Of the profit
gate, who numbered himself almost
years enough to have been the father
Of the young girl, whom he testified the
utmost impatience TO call wife.
II was during the time that Mr.. Now
bray was paying his court at Aveling
that the neighborhood began TO be
alarmed by a series OF highway rob-
berries, which men said could have been
porpetrated but, by that celebrated
knight Of the road Captain De Mont
morency. No one could stir after
nightfdll without m attack, in which
numbers certainly we're not wanting.
"Cudgel mo, but we'll have him
yet" said old Mr. Hardcourt. "I
should glory myself in going to Tyburn
to see the fellow turned of. Ay, and l
would take my Flayia to see him go by
in the cart, with parson and q nose.
gay, eh, my little girlg
"oh, no, father" said Flavia, "I
could not abidei II, though he is sach q
daring, wicked man, whose name makes
me shrink with fear and terror whenever
hear 1t. I could never bear to see
such q dreadful sight-it would haunt
me till my death. -t5 N
The betrothed pair were together to-
visit London. 3a
"But shall not dare" said the girl,
as walking togotherin the old.fashioned
Dutch garden, shO leant her young,
sinless head on her guilty lovers breast;
"I shall not dare take such q journey,
for fear Of the highwayman, Montmo.
rcncy."
Fear not, my sweet Flavia; this
breast shall be pierced through ere De
Montmorency shall cause one fear in
thine"
"Richard, sweetness, why do you
leave us so early every evening2 At
sunset, I have remarked. These are
not London habits. All, does any other
THAI poor Flavia attract you? Oh,
Richard, I must diOi It should be SO /
I could not live, and know you were
false" d. glH
"Sweetest and best my purest love,
could any win me from you? wero 1t
queen, think it not, Little truth is,
Flavia, I have a poor, sick friend not
far from here; he is poor, Ill, and
IL"
"say no more, dearest. Oh, how
much more leve you every day How
good, how noble, thus to sacrifice |"
And the blusning girl threw herself
into her lovers arms.
Ahl how differently beat these two
human hearts. One prognantwith love,
goodness, charity, sympathy ; the other
rank with hypocrisy, dark with un-
belief.
They came to town unmolested, you
may bo sure; the stranger, because q
few days previouslya terrible affair had
occurred. Old Lord ST. Hilary, the
relic Of the beau1arcons Of former days,
had been robbed and maltreated. Men
were by no means so favored as thebeau
sere. Above oil, family jewel OF i'm.
mense value had been taken from his
person; and on recovering from his
wounds and fright, he swore vengeance.
He took active measures to fulfll his
vow.
The wedding was TO take place at the
old relations, Mrs. Duchesne's house,
and on tagging wings the day at length
arrived. The marriage was celebrated,
and the happy pairwere in the act Of
being toasted by thOfather Of the bride,
when strange noise was heard below;
rude voices were upraised; oaths NUT
tered; q rush towards the festive
saloon. The company rose.
"What Is it?" asked Mr.. Hard
court. y. llsi ~
The door was broken open for answer.
The officers OF justice filled the room.
Two advanced. !" Come, captain, said
they, "the game is up at last. It's an
awkward time to arrest gentleman on
his wedding day; but duty, my noble
captain, duty must be done."
Entranced, frozen beyond resistance
or appeal, the bridegroom was fettered;
and the bride she stood there, her
hazel eyes dilating till they seemed
about to spring from her head.
My Richard | what is this 2"
Scoundrels r. said Mr.. Hardcourt,
"release my son."
The men laughed. One OF them was
examining the necklace Of Flayia; II
contained diamond in the centre
worth ransom. nWhere did you get
this, miss ?" he said.
Her friends answered, for the terror
stricken girl was inarticulate, "Mr.
Mowbray's wedding gift"
ooh, oh This was the diamond
Lord ST. Hilary was SO mad about. BY
your leave, and tho gem was removed
from the neck II enotrcled.
Sho comprehended something terri.
BILE. She found speech: "Whom do
you take Mr.. Mowbray for9" said she.
"Whom2 Why the renowned Gap.
tain de Montmorency."
A shriek-so fierce In Its agony us TO
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