The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-07-26
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rocky mountain to which they had
climbed, and we scarcely need he
present sooner TO know Of the fond
light in the dark eyes Of this man
with the strong, athletic form, hand.
some, sunburnt face and stamp Of in
tellect on the broad, white forehead,
or the conscious blush and happy,
downcast eyes Of this fair-haired,
sweetaced girl, to know that the old
story which was poured into the ears
Of maidens long before the ark rested
on Mount Ararat, and which will ev.
er be new at each repetition till the
earth is no more, had but just been
listened to here in the heart Of ma
lures solitude, and had met with an
answer which had brought light and
happiness into two more loving hearts,
and pledged their owners to walk to-
gether down life's pathway till one or
both should enter the dark valley and
cross the shining river to that other
shore.
Thoughts of this nature were stir.
ring now in the minds Of both as they
took a parting look at the beautiful
scene spread out beneath them, and the
place where they had known such
thrilling happiness already, and then
turned and descended the PERCEPTIONS
descent, building bright air-castles in
the future in which they were the
principal figures, as they walked
along, hand in hand. Half way
down the descent they paused to rest,
Miron fremont spreading his rich
cloak with its jewelled clasp over the
rough rocks as seat for the little
country lassie whom he had chosen to
bear the honors Of mistress Of the
great ancestral castle, whose frowning
battlements and great gabled and ma
ny.chimneyed roof were just visible
in the distance as it reared itself upon
the rocky, wind-swept bluff above the
swift-rolling river beneath, and from
the top of which flew the flag Of blue
and gold which announced to his PEG.
pie that the Lord of Tremaine had
returned to his stately home-the
Lord of Tremsine, whose express
commands his son had violated in win.
ming the promise of Marion Seaton to
he bis wife, and who, if he knew Of
that sons disObedience, would not
scruple in his naughty pride and ang-
er to turn him from his home, title
and inheritance forever.
"You will trust me, darling; you
will wait little for me to gain my
fathers sanction to our union, will
you not questioned Miron, earnestly.
81 will trust you always, and even
though your love for me caused your
disinheritance | would still love you
all the more for ysur misfortune, and
cling To you till the end, striving
In compensate for your l'ss. If you
@ere day laborer with the soul /
have learned 10 love, it would still he
the same" And he needed hut a
glance into the truthful eyes and
childish, trusting face to know that the
words were the sincere outpourings of
her faithful little heart.
He pressed the slight form close in
passionate embrace. too happy and
oblivious of the outer world in this
sudden great joy which he could
scarcely realize as yet, to notice that
the man whom he had knocked down
upon the top of the mountain forforc-
ing his presence upon the gentle girl
at his side to plead his unwelcome
and twice rejected SUIT, was now skull.
king in their rear, but near enough to
hear their every word, and laying
deep plots Of vengeance upon both.
Again they resumed their way, and
again the rejected and revengelul low.
er dogged their footsteps. Twilight
deepened into night, and the pale
young moon, as If fearful of a rebuff
or reproof from earth for not being
able to shed more radiance upon one
of her most beautiful midsummer.
night scenes, peeped only now and
then from the heecy clouds which
scarcely yelled her face.
At length the pair paused in the
shade of giant cypress tree. The
time of their parting had come. BE.
meath them lay the little village where
she lived, bathed in the pale light of
the moon; above them the summer
sky seeming to bend low over their
heads in benediction; to the right, the
road which led to his stately home
into his sphere of life 50 different from
hers, and which, though shrinking
from it, she would one day enter for
his sake, and behind them the dark
mountain and the listening figure,
standing in the background like an
avenging Nemesis. But they needed
nothing of all this. Tie stood hold.
ing her hands and looking inio her