The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-29
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Ny MARRIAGE
Nv father made no attempt TO con
ceal his satisfaction at my retuin to
him. aud, as be was good enough to
say, to nv senses. Having relieved
bis feelings by that remark, be made
no further reference to my dream and
the chase they bad led me. ! was
treated, Indeed, like returned prodi-
gal, who, after many wanderings.
had come back aad received forgive
ness. Concerning the young lady it
was proposed | should marry, neither
my father nor mother whould tell
me anything, bat preserved playful
I silence, my father assuring me | was
/ so eoufoundedlv romantic that unless
she burst upon me all at once, be
knew | should never take a fancy 10
her | was told, however, that she
came Of a good family, was young,
beautiful, and an heiress, so painfully
eligible 10 all respects that / wonder
| did not bate the idea
Il was curious that now, when |
considered nv doom was fixed, was
by no means so miserable as | had
anticipated | was still dreaming Of
the one face of nav life, ard vet |
could, it seemed, contemplate mar
riage with another woman, not ex.
aetly with equanimity, brt still with
out the shudder with which ! had
thought Of it before. | could not
explain the feeling to myself, and was
foolish enough 70 be annoyed at it.
Now | can understand il; but / had
10 key to it then
Il appeared that Miss CarnstoBe-
for that was the name Of my bride
elect, should she smile on me-had
recently been cOnfded 10 he care of
my father and another Trustee on the
death Of Mr. CarnstOHe, who had de-
iFed the marriage as much as my
iather. bot who also said that Alice
declared she would never marry, aud
be believed she would keep her word
| bad been al home FOR about u
fortnight when my father announced
his intention Of paying a gisi. TO the
young lady. and proposed that |
should accompany Aim and see what
impression ] coald make. | had he
come very .pathetie en- the subject,
and consented, not even asking until
We were seated in the railwaY-car-
riage whereaboul Carnstone Dene
was situated.
"lt was near the see. said mv
father, standing Eaek about a mile
from the shore on the quiete-t part Of
the Sussex coast, overlooking a tiny
fishing village" The views rom the
house were magnificent, and / should
be pleased with the surroUndings
81 could suggest few alterations,
Frank" be continued, for my father
had q mania fos landscape gardening
"but there will be tine enough for
them afterward"
~ place on the coast ?n | thought,
.'aud unyisited." " IL had been, / sup
pose. too Insignificant, OF had missed
It because the railway only extended
to within eight miles Of it The III
formation brought mp q crowd Of
memories Of my wanderiDgs, and as
may be imagined Ter face came with
them with maddening distinctness
We arrived at the nearest town TO
Carnstone 10 the evening. II b0asied
a fairly good hotel, and nv father,
having a twinge o. tie eout. deter
mined to rest there for :he nigh, and
take carriage for the Deue 10 the
moruing. Next day was a beautiful
one and though my father remon-
strated at il as being very undigui-
fed, I determined 10 starr early and
walk over 10 CarDstone, leaving BIN
to follow 10 the carriage
After passing round the base Of
some gnaglg,ing downs, aud then
tkgoagh some pretty wooded fields,
! came TO the shore. and, in obedience
TO The directions l had reeei"ed. pro
ceeded along il 20 Carns; one Ar
rving there, | was struck With the
beauty OF tie t.ny fishing village, for
1t was aoJh!ng more; and, at the
same time. il seemed in its main iea-
lures, strangely familiar 10 10, l
had certainly never been there before,
and vet the disia.t eiias, the contour
Of The sbore-il flashed across nv
miad a Onee-it vas the sea-scspe Of
@y dream
The discovery had such "a effect
upon he that 1 tre@bled violently,
aud had u sit down on the beach 10
compose myself The next sensation
was one Of delight, and then came a
cold chill. What if TIE .5ca!ijv Of
my dream had its central Ggure-
Wnat if ! aisco7ered her while 1 was
Fastening to oeer love to another. / .
hed not 70 remaia long . suspense. F.
I walked alo@g with by temples
lhTOob.BE, aud Toe neas Of my heart,
as It were, audible % me and had
aot goEe many PAGES wnen, pasz-ag
lEe bow Of boat on the each, | .
came upon her
The picture Wzs complete The
vision wes realized There soe sat
by the sea-the lady of ay dreams
| stood rooted 10 sAe spot, gazing
at her, in after foFgeJfainess OF what
she must have thought o. such a pro
eeeding, aud almost on the instant
she boxed up from the boo she was .
reading, and our eyes met
| saw at once with an undeiln1sIe
thrill that she recognized me
One wild, scared ioo1, aud then,
as if possessed by Sudden tear, sas
turned hastily away, while ! stood
stuyefed aud " ben came to nay
senses she was oGi Of sight
There sss 40 question Of going 90
to Carnstone Dene now. | turned
and weni straight back TO the bOtel
then dispatched az earnest psssage
to my father TO return there and see
me, as something sad happened Of
the utmost i-apori euce-
lie cane back 10 the afternoon 10
one OF The Carnslone carriages, and
.ound him in great rage-nos