The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-06-18

.sYou are with one who will never for
sake you, my child, even if you had
known sin and shame before found
you," said the sweet-faced woman, hold
ing close the quivering hands.
ssI have never sinned; but have been
shamed to the soul by the frowns of pow
erty," answered Virginia, while the
hectic grew hotter on her cheeks.
s'Be calm, dear, and listen to what l
have to tell you. When I saw you first
lying like one dead on those cold, granite
steps, loved you. You looked, Vir-
ginia, as my husband looked when he
lay in his coffin. I found you name
marked on your clothes. It was the
name of little child stolen from me
years and years ago. While you have
been lying here i'll have made happy
discovery. Can you guess what it is p
Virginia could not mistake the express
sion Of the fond, sweet, handsome face
bent so close to her own.
s'You are my mother" she said.
s'I am your mother, my darling" an
swerea the lady; sand henceforth, for
Virginia Champney, there shall be no
more toll nor trouble, if I can pre-
vent it,
And only for the memory of Hugh
Girard, she would have been quite
happy.
As the daughter of one of the wealthiest
and aristocratic ladies of the city, she
was perhaps more admired and sought
for than Virginia Dulnare had even been.
And so it happened one day that Sex
tus Weldon came to WOO her.
''It was very cruel for you to refuse
me as you did. Why did you break our
engagement, Virgie?" he asked, with
mock sorrow and humility. 'sI want you
for my wife, dear"
And with scorn in her eyes and disdain
| on her lips the girl rejected his suit.
s'The impudence of the fellow is
| amusing" laughed Mrs. Champney.
sWhen Capt. Du]nare chose a husband
for you, he should have chosen more
| wisely. think shall be better match
maker, Virgie."
care you so anxious to lose me"
| asked the girl, with humorous naivete.
Mrs. Champney smoothed her grey
tresses, soberly.
'Virginia, you must marry sometime,
YOU know But there is no reason why
you should not still remain my daugh-
| ter. I only hope that your future hus-
band may prove as good and tender and
faithful as your father was. And now
put on your hat and shawl. am going
| to take you to see hero of romance. He
is the son of one of the old friends of my
school-g girl days. Once upon time we
| made foolish compact, that our first
son and daughter should become hus-
band and wife,
:'Ohr' gasped V1rgie, thinking of
Hngh Girard, and wondering, with a
shudder, if she was to be the victim of
match making all her life.
''Well, this poor fellow fell in love
with beautiful girl, who loved him,
but she rejected him for a richer lover.
In his despair he left his native place,
and in California that land of gold-he
made fortune. But with money came
misery also. He came home, and it is
| said to die. Virgie, you are SO sweet
this desolate heart in the response, you
know. Then the old compact will not
have been made in vain''
Virginia listened with a sinking heart.
ST cannot marry this man unless he
| asks me- she returned, bitterly.
'sHe will ask you" was the decided
response, as the big piebald roam was
reined up before the house.
Mrs. Champney led her daughter to
beautiful room on the second floor.
''Listen," she said, pausing before the
door, which was slightly ajar.
''Virgie, my lost love! Virgie-oh, my
Virgie!''
The color flew into the white cheeks of
the astonished girl.
"God bless you for this, motherT she
said, rushing into the room where Hugh
Girard lay sick almost unto death.
ST am here, Hugh" she cried.
What words were said in that chamber
of illness, may not be told.
Virginia came out after half an hour
with contented smile on her sweet
young lips.
"He will ive?" said her mother, kiss
ing the blushing girl.
"Yes, he will live for me" answered
Virgie.
And somebody who witnessed the
grand wedding that occurred month
later, spoke of the lovely bride, Virginia,
as a heroine of romance.
WHAT WAS PAID FOR ILL1NoIs.-The
Chicago Tribune prints an old document
of considerable historic interest. It is
deed of conveyance of land bearing date
of July 20, 1878. The parties of the first
part are ten Indian chiefs of the differ
ent tribes of the Illinois nation of In
dians, representing all of them, and the
parties of the second part are twenty-five
white men of Philadelphia and Pittsburg,
Pa, and London, England. The con-
sideration for an immense tract of land,
including the whole of the State of Hi
nois and a good part of Wisconsin, is
thus expressed in the deed: Two hum
dred and sixty strouds, $50 blankets, $50
shirts, $50 pairs stroud and half-thick
stockings, $50 stroud of breech-cloths, 500
pounds gunpowder, 1000 pounds lead,
one gross of knives, 80 pounds of vermil-
lion, 1000 gun fints, 200 pounds of brass
kettles, 200 pounds of tobacco, 3 dozen
gilt looking glasses, gross gun-worms,
2 gross of avis, l gross of fire-steels, 16
dozens of gathering, 10000 pounds of