Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-04-18
E5orence's Sacrifice.

Is the noat ready for the sailing
party, my by. Not many have as
handsome. IA lad To do tie hont;r~.
&h8x most pretty enongh to turn
sonf hr;i,I. Allen. I kr ca,e!'
'She 2 An, father, doubt that
i'er eyes have ever TUNED In my
DIR. crion. What am I to Miss A
tn'd, except n nect esa,y portion of
he ,ig9iEg-a power tu propei the
boa In her dainty silks and l.,
crs. She l. some tair, f,agant flower,
whose Terry perfume It seems Sacli
Ie.e for me To erJnN.
liza, ba :. laughed the old man,
,,s the tail, stalwart form Of the
Younger passed out at the open
door. Poor and pioui-ponr and
proud! Perhaps To his pride, he
mad some right. This looks like
it cal eiuliy unlocking Ii private
draw er and taking i'om ii :, small
package which, opened, disclosed
Il purse filed with gold pieces; ii
tiug aud IL iucket.
Upon the purse, embroidered,
aud Oh the other Ar icle>, engraved.
Was 1Ich heraI,lic device, which.
10 the old eyes studying il, seemed
some hieIuglypLic design.
Then opening. and reading with
difficulty, IL written paper; he mus
eied :
fine enough yet-tine enough
to tell him all lie wnnid only NE
his Wigs to fig far away and 50
long as | keep ,hese faithfully | do
him 10 wong.
Meanwhile. the little boat, with
it's whlIH sails unfu,led, gallantiy
rounds the point, ami the Jonng
,ior's eyes lighted with eager
oladnpss lie eed not conceal, siuce
the1e Is no one to observe then, IL
they ,est on the 81 ght gili>h ii =
u,e eaunteliug up aud down the
sands.
| 'Para and mama will be here il,
a few moments she said, as the
| boat keel grated on the shore, 'I
was af aid you mi 2ht think we weIe
not coming, and so burned Cl
ahead Is it rot perfect day 70,
our sail j?
'Pe,lect indeed he answered
look ing not on the sky above them
but into her face, and then over
mastered by IL sudden impul> e
words IL moment before he woul,
have, died ra her than have allow eC
tn escape his hips sntfderfy burs
fIom them with quick. iuper q
utterances they say Mss Afford
all men III this county ata b"fi
eqnal. | knew by 90 sad an eX
peIitnce how tase :uiS l.; vet a.
Eou know that | have dat ed ro &c
meruher myself ii man, and you
: wumau-huvH dared To look upo
your i'eauty, yonr grace, and Wit
:, desi,e, that waS maduees, tha
: might euter the lists wnh Ii
nnny who will Struggle to obtal
!. it?' Nay. Co not dtaw yourself Z
'hus haught'lv and turn away
. An hnuest mans love Dn w.'nI;l
: need spun With scorn. Yer pr,
!. fer Nout scnrn 90 ynur lnditf ,renc'
At beast, II nwakens Won 10 til
!, kn. VI, dge tha, ! q not FORM
!. C 'mp"Deut part Of the vessel, ii
: lnngh You Doubtless cannot imae
:, in- me- separated fr,-n IT. hn,
>tiiVrh io' lead my lite ;ts cnh'te
:. te,ilv as [ might. T had sticceede
I partially until I met yon !; but LA,
detetuiibed now tn end it, TO ent,
npou new ARENA to force the ho,
hen you shah listen TO my wo, d
not with eucou' agemrnt perhal
but without that cutliug lip, or u
re re lifted brow but here are your p
ne rents
I'd And for The next hour, save y
: mis- face wa@ very pale, and his ey
ssbone with ,tn tiunaturaf Instre, ol
wonid have supposed his sc
thonsht his guidance of the bo,
althungt had Mr.. and Mrs. Alfo
heard his last w"ds they won
have imagined themselves und
the care of a madman.
;. | Only,'as they stepped ashore