The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-24

There Ia wound within her-'tls wound
That lles TOO deep iot tears; and many 4 while,
Within her heart Of heart u knell doth sound.
| NH ISAAC WILLIAMS.
"Motherl Oh, mother! It will break N,
hearl!" walled Odalite. sinking al the lady.
feet, and dropping her head into her hands
face downward 10 the carpet.
The lady gently ruised her child
took her In her arms and tenderly caressed
ter, lnurmuring softly:
mo, my own! hearts never break, or one
heart, know, must have broken long agB.
Desides," she added, ina armer tone
"7onor must DO saved, though hearts be
sacrificed" 'f Y
"'!Ionor,' mother, dear? ! DO not under.
sand. lido NJ SO whit honor has 10 10
with II. Or II it nas, | should think tllul
honor would be better saved by my keel
ing faith with Le than by breaking with
him! Oh, mother! mother! II will kill
mel" moaned Olalte.
My child, my dear girl, hear inc listen
TO reason! Leonidas Force has no CHIN TO
be remembered by YOU. You have never
been engaged to him. You were but n
little girl Of thirteen when he went to sea
Oh his first voyage, three years ago. md
You have not seen himsince. Whit possi.
bic claim can hc have upon you, since no
be,rotlial exists between YOU % gently
questioned the lady, tcndetly running her
mir fingers through the dark tressed Of the
young head that leaned upon her bosom.
"Oh, mother" replied the Girl, with It
heavy sigh, ~ know that there was no for.
nal bctrotlal between lie ind myself-but
-bnl-we all knew, you and father and
l.e and l-aI knew-and always knew,
that VIC two belonged to each other ind
would al'rays belong 10 each other nil our
lives, Leland l ncvertlought OF any other
ia,e."
idle, childish funcies, my poor little
girl too trivial 10 cause you these tcars.
Wipe them away, and look clearly ut the
higher destiny more worthy OF your birth
and beauty" murmured the lady, pressing
her ripe, red lips upon the pale brow Of her
darling.
"Ot, mother, do not ,rant higher dies.
tiny! l do not want any destiny apart from
lie. Aud these are no. childish fancies, and
no' trivial to me! Oh, think mother, lie
and were playma,es rs fur back in my
lie rs eau remember. We loved each
other better than we loved any one else in
the whole world. You and father used 10
laugh Mt us and pretend to be jealous: but
we M'r That yon were pleased VII the time:
Tor you both intended us for each other,
and we knew it, too, for father used 10 say
when he saw how inseparable We two
were: so much the better; hope their
hearts will not be estransed when they
grow up!' And our hearts have ncrer be.
come estranged from each o,her!"
"Oh, yes, dearest, I know that there was
some speculative talk when you were chill
dren Of uniting you and I.eonidas, so that
tue name OF Force might not die out from
Mondreer. But never really approved OF
marrying cousins, 0dalite, oleieiy 10 keep
tue family name on the iau, " estate"
but, mother, darling, Lc and | never
thought OF the family name and estate; VIC
only thought OF oneanothcr. And, besides,
we are such very, very distant cousins
only fourth or fifth, think-,l,at net OBJ
lection could never be raised. Oh, mother
tfar mother. do not compel mo to break
with LIE! Gun not / can not Oh, indeed
cannot" she cried, burying her face in
the lady's bosom. IT,, III.
Elfrida Force carresscd her daughter in
silence. 49,.
Presently Odalitc lifted her head and
pleaded: A.
"He is coming home so soon now, and
80 full Of hope! lie expects to be here by
christmas; and lie expccts--oh, veg, know
by his last letter that be expects to-to-to
-" The girls eyes fell under the com.
passionate yet scrutinizing gaze OF her
mother, and her voice fuitercd into 81.
leEce. .Hs.@.0 '-l
10 marry you early in the new year,
suppose you mean, dear" |t|
Yes, mother" .a- #-
lie did not say So" Ie....
No, mother, dear, he did not saw so. in
so many words, but from the whole tone OF
his letter he evidently meant so. Father
thought he did, and even tried to teuze M
about the New Years wedding-asking me
how many hundreds SHOULD need 10 buy
my wedding clothes" 49,.
What is it he sad in his letter that
LEADS you TO suppose he has any sucl, ex.
pectations? l confess that ] saw nothing
OF such an intention when read the
letter." It.r '.5-G :. way
Only tl!is, mother, but It WIS very sic.
nltcant. lie wrote TINT now he Ind in
hcrited Grcenbushes and nil his Aunt
Laura's money, he was rich enough TO
resign from the Navy, and he need not 20
10 sea any more, NOR ever part with me
again; but that he could stay home. repair
aud reiurnIsh the house, improve the lind,
and iarm it on pll the new principles, and
make the place paradise for us to iva in
he wrote, mother, dear, as OF certain Hxetl
facts" .s4
lie was very presumrtuous, my dear
little girl, for there is nothin. certajn in
TINS world Of changes" gravely commented
But Ls's heart has not changed, nor
has mine" - ''v'
my poor darling" said Elirila Force.
smoothing her daughters dark hair with n
gentle hand, my precious child Itnrieyes
me 10 do so, but must prepare Won for
whit seems inevitable. You must FORGET
az this youthful folly, and think Of Leon
luaS Force only as cousin. You do nor
really love him as Il betrothed maiden
should love her aAienced husband. You
only iancy that you do. In reality Won
" oASAI d lONc iS tuut. LIE
was brought up in the house with you
You have no brother. lie has no sister.
You therefore love each other as brother
and sister. BY and by yon may both dis.
cover--but not for each oiher-ihc higher.
deeper, stronger love which unites the hus.
band and the wife in true marriage
such love as l could wish might crown
my darling's life with lasting joy-such n
love as you might find in d union with
Angus Angfesea, il you would but give
MN The opportunity Of winning your
"Madam!" exclaimed the girl, starting
TO her feet, and gathering her black brows
over black eyes that blazed with indirua.
ton, ~ date Colonel Anglesea | late him
and | fear him! And l would rather de
this day and never behold the iacc OF Lie
again than listen to Colonel Anglesla!"
"odalitc! Odalte, my child! You arc
talking to your mother. Come to nv
heart again, and calm yonr excitement,
said the lady, holding out her arms. 'T>i
And the young girl fell weeping upon tho
bosom OF her mother.
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