The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-03-06

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ed me, and my wild devotion for her,
he only smiled in dorision, and re-
NAMED firm. ASH arose to leave, he
said,-
"NIr Grey, I very much regret that
l am forced to say that | cannot per-
nit you to continue your visits to
my child; absence will be best for you
both till tliis foolish dream is over" /"
"lhc hot blood rushed through my
veins and into my face, then back
again, leaving me deadly pale with
anger yet for her sake and the love
| bore her | checked back the words
4 thatalmostforced themselves through
my compressed lips. l dashed out of
the house without a reply to his
heartless speech, / knew not what
he said to her, but letter came, tell.
ing me that we could no longer en-
| joy those sweet hours together that
had been so full of Joy to us. "But |
will write to you, dearest" She said,
"and though we may never meet a
gain, or not for years. | will be true
to you ever"
81 dared not send my letters
through the office, lest her father
should discover our correspondence,
and forbid that too. Icalled up my
servant boy, told him the state ofmy
affairs, and asked him if he would
serve me faithfully in my need. He
promised that he would,and TRUSTED
him. For months we heard, through
him, from each other, and we lived
on; hoping that her unfeeling father
would in time rolent, She wrote me
that she had besought him to give
his consent to our marriage and he
had repulscd her. After a while she
wrote again, saying that he had dis
covered our secret correspondence,
and vowed he would shoot me if l
did not yield to his wishes.
u was mad with grief and rage
Next morning to my surprise and
consolation, another letter came from
my sweet girl, telling me her father
had gone from home, and would be
absent sometime, She badc me write
to her as before, but nottoattompt to
sec her. Oh, those precious letters!
They were to mo SO deatl They
,breethed3foSth her hopes and fears;
fkar heaIGspaFa loga and 5asalion;
every line told me how deaT I wslstq
her, and these truths had wound her
the more closely around my heart
each day.
"Mr. Lindsay returned, her letters
ceased, and for weeks 1 could not hear
from her-only her at times, and
could only speak to her as to the
greatest stranger. This kent me in
an inccnscd state of mind, My feel
ings were none of the kindest toward
shat parent whose hard nature knew
no pity.
0nc morning, some months later,
l was sitting in the parlor at the ho,
tel of near town, when to my sur
prise, Mr.. Lindsay entered He SEEM
ed startled at meeting me, hut bow
ed eoldly. The hot blood rushed
through my veins, and, forgetfnl of
all else but my injured feelings and
his selfshness, l turned quickly, and
placing myself in front of him, said.
"sir, doyou still hold to your base
design of separating mo from her
whom love far dearer than life? You
hold our future happiness in your
hand; will you dash that cup to the
earth, and blast all the hopes that
we have so dearly eherishod?"
with cold, unfoeling glare in
his eyes, he said, slowly and harsh
ly,-
ayes if it costs me my life"
"Thcn your life shall be the penal
ty for your heartless crime! Die as
you should diel" And, in the frenzy
of despair, and without the thought
of the future, pointing my pistol at
his heart, drew the trigger.
"My aim was unerring; that shot
ran out loud and clcar-the death
knell of my darling's father-for |
had killed him! As he lay dead before
mc, the horror of the deed | had COM
mittcd rushed over me and remorse
came to late. My next thought was
to take my own ie,and as was about
To do tho rash decd, tho door.opend,