The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21
URSULA'S TREASURE.
by MINNIE DOUGLAS.

~ "N NV S9SShtIdlS VI Tue picturesque
s Clovis conrt presented them all Coul
i one Of the beauties of a century ago hay
seen it she would have picked up he
e dainty skirts and fed.
A beauty of a century later stand
amid the desolation, leaning against al
old, weathor-beaten sun.dial! Simpl,
clad in dark gray dress bunch 0
pale yellow chrysanthemums carelessl,
fixed near the throat, her white It'll,
hands clasped before her Ursula Barinr
looked sadly over the waste.
True loYeline3s seldom rests long un
seen, and large rift in The brick wall
displayed our heroine TO the gpze of a
young man who was riding slowly past.
1t was but minutes work to dismount,
secure the bride TO convenient tree,
and scale the broken wall, With heigh-
tened color and qniqk steps, which
caused the fair maiden to turn with a
s'aItled blush, Guy Norman reached the
sun-d dial.
"Mr' Norman! why are you here?''
| "Recauce you are here" replied tho
Young man coolly, aud at the same time
firmly securing one OF the little white
henda.
"Bnt" demured Ursula, feebly trv-
ing to repossess herself Of her hand,
1--WE are forbidden to meet. Your vi I.
Gle"
"lS an old reptilel Ursic, be sersiblsl
Ihey keep us apart, heaven knows, cIev-
erly enough let US be happy my dar-
ling, while VIC have the chance
The girls face paled--she trembled
and looked down. Guy, love YOU
oh! indeed, l love you! but my mother
TRUSTS me. She said your uncle had
told her he could not hear Of ANYTHING
between US; and we are very proud.
Guy!P
The young man dropped her hand
hastily.
"You don't love MS do, or uncles and
mothers would be nothing to you," he
said hnnuhiilv
trcmulous glze of love.
"Uncles, perhaps not! but MOTHERS.
Guy! What are girls good for who do
not love and honor'mothers like mine?"
A handsome. winning face stopped to
her own and begged forgiveness, They
had been plighted lovers a week ago, and
the break which prudent counsels had
made was so recent, will beg you to
forgive my Ursula who yielded her love-
ly lips TO kiss those waiting for them.
1t was brief bliss, though, tor she heard
a voice calling her.
"Good-by, my darling" murmured
the loyer, eve will surmo mount our troubles
yet"
"Oh, for Dame Ursula's treasured
sighed the modern UrsLla.os, half laugh
ing, she sped away to. the cottage across
the road,
For to live in Clovis court without q
retinue Of servants and huge bill for
repairs were impossibilties; so ths i'd
owed Mrs. Barring, her lovely Ursula, and
a younger daughter, helpless through
spinal disease, lived with one old servant
in little cottage which overlo oked tLei,
ruined irheritapces.
Tea was over, aud Ursula kuelt by the
inyaiids sofa. ''Nora, darling, it is so
hard, SO hardl' she sobbed, l5auiug her
head against her sisters hand, How
tonderly chat gentle hand carried herl
Take heart, my d4arestl something
win happen yet to help yon}"
Ursula raised her fearful face with an
attempt at Gmilo,
do you mean Dame prsulas treas
ure?' at Ehioh Nora laughed softly, for
nothing seemed further off than that
Now, some fifty years before this date
Clovis court wGg the dwelling. place OF
the rich Dlme Ursula Barring. She
amassed riches year by year for her onl,
child, a son, who had gone abroad. ant
she meant to make him wealthy auC
, prosperous on his return. One sad da,
Dame Ursula had tidings that her sol
was dead, She Immediately became de
D mented and lived in a wild sort of dream
e for a year, and then died suddenly
! Then came news that the son had left
D wife and littls by to mourn him, aut
@ search was made for the property
a Previous to her death the old dame ha,
e couYerted all she could into money, an,
/ now rot @ penny could be found for th
uBhuul heirs! The excitement bacarn
Q great, and certain dishonest and adven
turous persons had surreptitiou,ly raiset
n and opened Dame Ursulas coffin, think
ing she had tried to take her wealth will
q her, All in vain. IN queer writing
t done with her diamond ring on a win
daw in her bedroom (the ring was miss
ing now) were the words. Time vii
snow where my treasure lies"
" Gay Norman was packed of to tn
q continent just as the duh winter day
e set in, Ursula could not bear to thiul
a Of Christmas, and hated helping to max
plum'pudiiuGs with sore heart sh
was so piuul III appearance one da,
that Nora begged her TO go for a walk
'5 aud not make the pudding salt wit
d tears!
'' Glad 10 escape. Ursula hurried on
= into the wiu,ery road Everything look
ed dull aud gray, aud the girl. ang
'e Walking briskly for a time, turued by
m side path into the garden ofthe drserts
e, court. She wandered past the statel
L. windows. when she saw herd Of caul
getting into the garden Through th
q broken wall, There was not much I