The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-03-27
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The 7nssssnTer which Favored y
Loving Couple

'N" ''NH HN' | 10 N'. AN" NH N"H'
Messenger ipf 'hr hfnaIf ~ uml ,s
itof while NV grandchildren it'fnr.
20 Ne srll.khUuu uj tt,fIe. tih Hu n.
iofosi ihai seemed hardly '...nel b.
familiarity To-day SOME touch oiyontf
coming 10 old age warm. mi heart 20
The world. and ! feel HE giving my tal,
~ a wider circle.
Ny grcni.unclc. Colonel Anfhoni
Garter, during the lfer year, " lasi
century occupied The house iu which !
now live was then one " the
most active n commerce ~ sccond.nuk
provincial cities. The house stood inlhe
nristocraiie quarter Of the town. and
was built In the mansion style, light sci.
low In color, with four very 1at white
pilasters up the front and a white balus.
trade around the edge Of The roof. from
whose center rose One great square
chimney. A considerable yard SIR
rounded II. and other mansions Of Ike
sedaie elegance stood ncighbors TO it
along the same select street.
My great-uncle, In brief. was n chief
nabob Of the town. He had seen the
world, and meant 10 enjoy lie In solid
fashion; he was especially set in the
pursuit OF any object upon which his
desire had fixed, being a man whose
temper could bear no constraint or
thwarting. For many years he had been A
widower. and almost the only one Of his
desires left ungratiiied for he had pub.
lie station and honor n well as private
wealth the desire for a very hand.
some young wife, clever. well-bred,
Possessed OF property, Of good family
name. n member In his church. and in
every way worthy If the station in
which he should place her. All these
qualifications he insisted on; he would
have nothing less In the Ordinary
course Of evenSsTrshances were almost
infinite AgaisN obit ming such A prize.
but the fogdne hat Aad favored him IN
other ihifgs seemed ,Nbls~ him here.
In onqof the neighbSnng mansions
dwell Mistress Mar Dwight. with her
niece, Bllen Edgeworth. and upon ihi.
niece Colonel Carter had fixed hts eyes
He had watched her through the la,
yeArs q girshood. until nos she stood
before him a charming young woman.
Lovely Ellen = beauty was Of that quail.
ity which can not submit 20 the conven-
tonAl comparison with fowens She
was AL spirited ~yiyacity. and her adj
mirers seemed 10 see the blood circulate I
IN her veins When the old man com.
plmenied her on the street. she did not
hang = blushing face. but answered
Situly back with brave. merry. but. on.
bow lovely cyes and well uplined head,
To every manly and worthy heart that
saw her she Wa a challenge 70 win her:
Tor ihoss were days o. honest ~gAllanlr.
nos anSi tell you fair Ellen Edge.
worth's secret. A month before Colo
mel Carter began his courtship she had
met her fate and fallen desperately in
love in three days with n Young gentle
man whom she bad known IN child
hood. but who had jisi returned from a
long voyage. sitter years Of absence. |
deem that a dangerous moment when
Young children brought up Familiarity
together a children meet alter soparn-
ton TO recognize In each other the
change 10 womanhood and manhood.
Ellens lover was almost worthy Of bis
Incompatible good fortune. In person
he was no other than Coloner Carers
only son. q Young man whose veins
held much OF his fathers lively blood;
40 that you see my tale contains all the
elements Of q troublesome domestic
tragedy. But Ican promise that no blood
was spilled. and that the Inexplicahle
Messenger was neither kidnaper nor
sheriff. Godfrey Carter was a Young
person Of temperament as spirited as
fair Ellen'S. II Is needless, then, 70 say
that the love which had hudded. bios.
somed and confessed itself In 70 brief a
time was no tr nquil affection. but An
absorbing passion that dominated their
free young natures like a wizards mas
Ter spell.
OF all this the red.faced. determined
colonel knew nothing until the day
when be announced authoritatiyoly IL
his son his intended marriage 10 Miss
~Edgcworth, by her aunt's permission.
Then young Godfrey. though n dutiml
son. spoke brayely up and told his Sc
eret begging his father To think twice
before laying siege 10 a lady twenty
,ears his junior who had already given
her heart away. and that 10 his own
con These injudieious words stirred
the colonel 10 the foundations. Look
me In the face. SIR he cried. after the
first exchange OF words. III am In tho
prime Of lie. and have never yet been
thwarted In = purpose. and mean 10
make that girl my wife. Find some
other sweetheart. | forbid you ever
meeting her again"
II Is not difficult 10 imagine that with
such elements In conflict the situation
IN the two mansions o 0 gre very
tense; for elders in those DAYS welded
an authority over youthful people that
they no longer possess. Mis- Ellen was
compelled 10 receive the ~colonel's y,sit
every evening In her aun,'s presence.
the colonel arriving In dress Of ire.
ptoachable splendor. carrying a sword.
cane. his constant companion IN Ina
street and wearing a new cooked hat
that Ne rested on his knees while he
talked within. But he had his match In
black-eyed. rosy-chccked Ellen, whose
spirit only grew the keener and morn
buoyant under restraint. 10 that tho
strong blooded colonel felt every n.rye
tingling with desire TO conquer her.
Az they sat decorously In the best room.
engaged with cards or with cake and
wine. this self-posscsed. merry maiden.
without violating the code Of politcnes.
n jot made her sutton feel tina, she
wa fenced about with shining swords
Of Wit each o sheathed In a gar
laugh. Her manner made little Of his
condemnation Of his sons attachment,
which he had bluntly expressed 70 her,
calling him . :" rash young lad who
stepped before Ms elders An I'M
dauntsd faith in Tie star Of true love
laughed In her eye4 which showed .
constant ~careleesnee Of his authoritive
presence Mat piqued and challenged
- eolonsl more than anght else.
-. Onaooe1 Carter Visited Mistress
} - her nieee daily for thsspaos
-. 4s two loven meanwhile
kee1.eteed meeting. Al the end
4z Month Their werr NOT Al
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