Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-05-29

1886
The .balLwentof jWitilgr:.at ecl,t
and, in,spite Ofsthe colonel, Herl,er
was present t, not i'll the: bonse, in
deed, lbnt: in the. gardens, and o.
TthesbaIcony after the guests Wer'
gone; and Cassia had spoken Il
him a dozen tilnes-iilsfacts had ar
riinged with him tile. Lime antlplact
Of,the next meeting. :.;..s..7s5
Forsit was now a trial b5tweer
wise old parents aud pair o
danntless young lovers, and tht
lovers got the best of it. They
met bysnight and they metsby day
and they never met. twice in the
same place. It was impossible &C
detect their messages, or lay any
plan TO plevent.their meeting.
Every servant on both plantations
was in their interest, and they had
safe and happy meetings in the
sllut.up drawing room and the COO
sweet dairy when Colouel Bauvare
and Riyes senior were seeking
their diSobedient cbildlcn a couple
ofmilesaway.
In The mean time troubles oil
many kinds were gathering round
households. Great political ques'
lions which bad little to do with
love and lovers were tearing every
city home in twain.
"Tlese are times when even a
brave man may honorably f {, but
Cassia mustgo with me-" SAID Her.
bert to himself, and an hour after
ward he was saying the same to
CasSia.
IL dare not stay another day, be-
loved; if do, l must betray my al
legiauce to my country, or get into
serious Trouble with my father and
the people here. For even father
is urging me in this matter. He is
determined l shall compromise my.
self, and il it comes to fighting, as
l believe it will. he will gladly send
NE away in the hopes that it may
forever separate us. Darling, life
would be very bare and cold with
out you"
sit will be death TO me, Herbert;
but we can at least die together
Perhaps over our graves they will
know how cruelty they have treated
u.s."
"Dear Cassia, we want to live
together, not die together. would
rather call you wife than have a
new Shakespeare write a new play
about us. A home is better than a
mausoleum, sweet. vii! you go
with mes"
II will go wherever You go, Her
BERT"
"Then farewell till morning.
Meet me at the north gate at 5
o'clock. We can reach P in
two hours. | know a minister there
an old schoolmate Of niue, he will
marry us ut once, and from P
we. can get railway train for New
York. will you be theres"
1t was not in the heart OF woman
to resist such an eager, handsome
lover, and such pleading, passion.
ate eyes, and Cassia said, 81 will
be there, Herbert"
set & E yas o AssaaGssests -eRst 90 DOW:
tue storm is over. Say nothing
even to Milly, aud ride Selim, for
he is the feetest horse you have
We will leave him at 2. to be
sent back to tue colonel" Then
they said goodbye a dozen times,
aud still came back to say it once
again. ;.
Leaving few tender lines for
her parents and a special little note
for her mother, CasSia went forth
at 5 O'CLOCK the next morning TO
her lover. Two or three OF the
house servants saw her 90 TO the
stable and saddle Selim and ride
rapidly away, but they had ALWAYS
made 1t a point Of honor to know
notb;nr of Miss CaSsia's rides and
walks, and they only glanced at
her and went OIL with their work.
Herbert was waiting for her, and
in few minutes the young lovers
were happily gallop'ng away 10
1--WE shall be there by Z o'clock,
Cassia, and l will call up my friend
at once, and we will be married;
because the colonel may suspect
orr route. think he won't, but
lie may"
In TACT, the colonel suspected it
much sooner 4han they anticipated:
He bad risen earlier than usual
that morning, having determined
to send a challenge as soon as 1t
was possible to Captain Rives.-
He went to the stables for his ia
vorlte horse, and found it gone
There was a hubbub and great con-
fusion at once, though it Was not
until all the servants had been ex-
amined that the real culprit was
suspected.
Then there was saddling in hot
haste, with many hot words and
not a few promiscuous blows, and
after swallowing a cup OF coffee
the colonel followed straight to
P.
The colonel found the happy
bride and bridegroom taking break