Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-06-09
Hugh Walworth's Oath.


"Then, man, why don't you tel
her So"
"No, Will, never will tell he
so. Never, never, never" Hugl
Walworth said, starting from hi
chair and pacing the room.
"Come, come, Hugh, don't give
me a dramatic rehearsal now, bu'
sit down here and tell me what the
trouble is" said Will Laurence
Hugh's most intimate, friend, and
just the best-hearted fellow in the
world. With almost womanly tend
erness, he passed his arm around
Hugh and drew him down beside
him.
"No, Will; although love Clara
st. Clair, / shall never her tell so.
Not even if, by so doing, l could
win'her. But that is not likely. /
can now hear the ringing laugh that
would greet my love-making, and
see the hooking curl of her proud
lips. l was not far away when
Gus. Howard made q fool Of him
SELF"
"Gus. Howard and you are diff
ferent persons, Hugh, and think
would meet a very different recep-
ton"
"He is handsome, rich, and of
one of the Oldest and best families
of our State, and"
GA vain, conceited, brainless fop.
l honor Miss st. Clair for the way
she sent him forth. He would
have understood no other recep-
ton"
"He is the only one of the many
she has won by her witcheries to
laugh at, and cast aside their hearts
as little worthless baubles. She
has no heart. She cannot have, or
surely she would have given her
love or sympathy, at least, to my
cousin Paul-dear, murdered Paul
so true, so noble, SO loving! He
was worthy the purest love. Will,
my boy, standing over Paul's life
less form, swore l would never
tell Clara of my love; / would fly
from her; battle with and conquer
this love. All, then, when my grief
was above all other feelings
thought it would not be hard.
must get away from here, VIII;
far away, where l shall never hear
her name, and never see her. Six ,
months has past since l stood be- ,
ide Pauls coffin and made that
'ow, and instead of banishing her I
rom my heart, / love her! / love '
lerw =
"Hugh have heard it whisper r
d that Paul's death was not ac- b
dental; yet l do not credit it. v
Why will your" l.
"Why, because, he wrote me of T
is love, and said: III cannot win C
lara, shall have nothing to live lc
r. / cannot, 1 will not, live with r
ut her. / feel sure he went to Ut
err; told his love; was rejected; N
I'D in his agony" h
mo, no, no! Paul Haywood m
ever intended that horrible crime, n
know and you know how fond {,
3 was of hunting. He went for g,
lat purpose, and it was by a sud- a,
en- and unexpected discharge of m
is gun, that he was killed. Now E,
o not charge Miss st. Clair with k
is death. She never triAed with n
'aul, feel confident"
"Then, why did she exclaim q,
Oh, might have saved him from @,
lisv as she stood beside him /! "
he dreamed not that l was near"
81 know not, Hugh. Be this as Ii
may, / do not think you should Il
eel thus toward Miss st. Clair. II
ne is wonderfully beautiful +; and
en- viii love her. If she has not te
It learned to love any of them, / n,
mot, for my life, see why you, Ell
all men, should feel bad about l
particularly, so long as she does
1t refuse you" Sc
"Would to Heaven could think n,
you, Will If | could believe So
at Clara had nothing to do with in
y cousins sad end-well, / might II
happier. But my oath is re- W
rded on high, and" h,
"There, never mind about that; an
t tell me, how long have you to
own Miss st. Clair y
Ever since she was twelve, and ia
o youth of fifteen. We were ga
tie devoted to each other for in