The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-09
A NOMAN'S PRIDE.

II was fair sunny day in August.
They were out off the cliff. fathoms
above the sea, at play. She, dark
eyed, haughty-faced young beauty of
thirteen he a tail stalwaTt boy q wear
her Junior. There was a wide difference
IN their stations in Iifs. You had ONLY
TO note the richness of her silken robes,
The coarsoness and scantineBs of his, TO
feel assured of that. No gentleman =
son wore a blue blouse and battered
cap like Duke Rutherfords.
The childr were gathering mossas
from the rocks and chatting gayly to.
Rether, fOrRetful Of rank or station.
They had met often thus for the last six
years.
Dukes ietber was dav laborer on
the estate of HOrtense DaIrnaine's hiob-
bred mother. Their humble cottage
w's hut little distance from the ball,
and the children, in search of amuse-
ment. wandered ont often to the cliffs.
and wmled away sunny afternoons in iu-
venlle sports. Duke gathered for his fair
play-fellCw the brightest tinted shells
thrown M from the heart of the ocean
by the stormy pillows and in return
she brought him old books of romance
aud chly7lry from the great library Mt
the lall, which he read and re-read.
until ms soul was filed With dreams
aud aspirations, vague and sweet and
unreal, as the visions of the opium
eater.
The RHtherfurds had not ALWAYS been
hlr' hugs. Generations back there " ere
tltisd noblemen IN the family, hut polit
zeal differences had taken the title ont of
the name and, early in life, Hugh
rutherford, Dukes father. had emf
grated 70 this country, and married
soon afterwards, the blooming daughter
OF small farmer The Young connie
had nothing but health and true love :.
aud after few years even this last
sweet boon was taken away. Mrs.
rutherford died and her husband had
only MS SIX months boy to toll for.
10 restraint was put upon the inter-
course between Duke Rutherford and
Hortense Delmaiue by the proud lady.
mother OF the yCHug heiIess. If she
.honght II the matter at all, she trusted
20 the lnhorh pride Of her daughter. and
!" the contempt she had tried SO faith
fully TO Undue her with-contomnt of
al that was low or ill-brod. Mrs Del
maine would never have Thought of
looking fer prinCely heart beneath the
rough Jacket of a common lahorer's bcv
The sea bretzes gave a beautiful
bloom TO the cheeks of Hortonse and
the sno1ts she shared with Duke round-
Ell her limbs and gave grace and vIpor
to her step. Mrs. Delmaine read Iar
tavorlte novels, entertained her chosen
company, and reigued queen at tine
nail and HOrteuse eujoyed the wild
freedom of the cliffs.
The young girl WIS almost reckless in
her daring az times. This afternoon she
was IN her most dangerous mood. A
cluster of purple flowers, GROWING in q
cleft of rocks below the surface Of the
cliffs attracted her attention. She
Sprang towards them. Duke waved her
back. 00' ii'i
1t is perIlOus, Miss Delmaine. he
said huruedly. Look at the lJack
rccks below. \ single mis-step and"
am no coward" she laughed
detantiy; eff you aIe pale, am moi =.
auu am going to carry these bright
thu'Es home To mamma "
Before he could prevent her. she Ind
swung herself over the reclpics. and
resting one loot on a narrow shell rock
n'r Ieft hand clingiug to a frail shruh
Indt mad taken root IN the sparse earth
at the tor, with the other she Crashed
the coveted blossom.
Duke, white and rigid, stood above
her looking down. She shook the
Ho"ers above her head. "See I dare
90 what boy trembes seeing done ~
0he stopped hastily in the CAV.
tanning speech she was making. The
tLeacharous rock under her feet crum-
plea and fell-there wa only that little
s"aYlng shrub to hold her back from
eternity. ''oN oiii
Ddke threw himself upon his face.
reached over, caught her uplifted hands
III hls, and drew ner up slowly, labori
ousIy-tor she was nearly his own
weight, and he realized too we'll how
much hung on the result to be hasty or
reckless OF his strength. He rose to
his feet, lifting her up with him. For
one moment, GREATNESS aud overcome
by the thought of what she had escaped,
she leaned against him, then turning
coldly away she seated herself upon a
rock.
WELL" she said haughtily, "You
have saved my life, l suppose. What
is it worth? My mother will
She stopped abruptly. Dukes face
had grown crimson his lips were com
pressed she understood him, and for
bore the insulting speech she was about
to make. Her voice was softer when
nexs she spoke, for, being proud her
self. she respected the pr;do of others.
Forgive me, DUte what shall |
give you to show how grateful l am 2
aud she began to detach the heavy gold
cham she wore at her gifdie. He put
it back when she offered it.
"G,vp me the bunch of heliotrope IN
your hair"
SIZE pulIed it out and laid it in his
hand.
You will throw 1t away tomorrow
when il is withered, " Ehe said.
1.-The fragrance will outlast the
flower itself. The scent will remain
when the ashes of the blossom have
persisted. No, ] shall lever throw 1t
away"