The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-02-28


Tint boils in Etna's brenst of flame.
BYRON.
OH. tho new heavens and the new cnrth! oh,
the beauty Of the world and lie glory If the
sky! This is not my rhapsody, dearest read-
er, but the rhapsody of Orvillc aud OF Lionne,
when love had TRANSPORTED the universe be.
fore them.
"Hnlf willing and half afraid" now mp.
pronching now recesiing they had gradually
come to understand themselves and each
| other.
The restraining principle o. fidelity on his
side. and of reserve OH hers, had yielded to
the impetuous power Of passion.
While the recluse father was buried in his
dreams and schemes nnl correspondence
political, radical. revolutionary-who could
teli?-the neglected, mothcrlcss daughter was
wooc,l and won.
| First, OrvilIe. not aguin to Brighten this
shy forest maiden. practiccd an instructive
rcstrve-a reserve that was not preme,lituted
but impulsiye. and that piIue,i l.i"nne into
| resent ent mt his seeming lntilfcrGntO-re.
sentiment that conl,l not escape his attention,
nnd tlint tlattered liis pride.
| Cautiously then he made his advances; shy
| ~ she evn,lri aml-cnrourn god them.
| lie coaXe,i her out to walk along the mar
| gin q tue WhIcr, OF over lie wUttit1I llllIS OI
| tcOppusitc shore, or up the side Of the preci.
pire.
| He persuaded hcr to ride with him over the
mountains and though tho heavily timberel
vnlleyR hetwee
He prevailed OH her to accompany him ns
lie sailed along the sinuous winnings of the
| Singing Stream. and under the shadow oil the
| forest covered mOuntnins.
| And to hunt with him through all the coun.
try.
| All! those walks. and rides, md snils, and
hunts! All! those hills, md wales. and woods,
and water. what tulas they heard. what tales
they might have told!
They might have told how the hunt ress was
hunted! how the enchuntrrss was enchanted.
| how the luness was tanned!
Mr.. Dclaforet, j. that was his name, saw
nothing Of fills. When he cnmc down from
his chamber. he usually found either l.ionne
or Orville in his sitting-rOom. lie never
| missed both at the snme time or found hot h
| together. Consequently there was nothing
to suggest the fnct that they pissed much
time in enrh other ss0ciety.
| The trial letwe passion and principle!
Who. in one form or other hasnot witnessed
| il? The struggle bet ween nvericc and iustice,
ambition nn,l integrity. love aud fidelity?
30, that had never met this witching girl
or that my lie were not bound by nn ire
vocable bond. To fly fiom her il death. to
remain is dislomor!" such was the refrain
Of all OrvIlrs thoughts AZ he paced thought.
fully up and down the yard.
| Az yet both loved and both were innorent
Again and again. with all the clnluenrc of
fervent pnssion le had sworn to her his
love. And she hnd listened. unrebuking,
silent. but inaxpressilly happy.
| He brcatled no hint Of innrragr
| Yet his silence upon this subject gave no
uneasincss to- her. the wild child of allure, to
Whose pure hanrt marriage seemed love, and
therefore, ofcourse. love seemed marriage.
| To her wild solitude no experiences of the
worlds wickrtlncss had come. Never in her
life Ind she heard Of other than lawful love.
To her fcrvcnt soul that little word Of four
letters stood for the pu,pst. highest. and
hottest OF nll that il pure, high. and holy.
1t was the synonym for religion. for Heaven,
for Cod! And is it not really SO? for God is
love"
She. wild enthusiast, believed in this cccs.
tial love!
1t was now Into in October. orvilIe's
wounds were perfectly healed. health and
cnse to trespnss further on the hospitality
| of his kind host.
The necessity of departure was imminent,
yet he found no power to depart.
Duty urged him to fly. Temptation held
him hound. With no strength, to break his
bonds. he fingered near Lionne, losing self.
control in the conflict.
| his terrible struggle between passion and
principle could not last, Tha madness
must come to crisis. 1t is written that
the spirit of the Lord shall not always
strive with man. Thus there fell dark hour
in which the salvation fled sorrowing away
from this tempted soul.
| 1t was the twentieth Of Oct Ober, n glorious
dny. when mountains and forests, arrayed in
all the gorgeous, varegated toliagc of the
season, glowed in the golden haze Of Indian
summer.
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him out for n hunt And they two rode OIL
over the mountain crest. preceded II short
distance by Sandy, who had the hounds in
| charge.
TO OrviIIe. Lionne seemed the very incar-
nate spirit OF this scene, by virtue Of her
splendid beauty ind fearless spirit. IL very
queen over the mountains, streams, and or
ests around irr.
To possess this queen for his own! oh, to
possess her!
He scarcely dared turn his eyes upon her
bewildeiins face end form as she rode beside
him.
The stately little bend, will, its royal fore.
bend, the slender, archel eyebrows, the dark
eyes smonllering and flashing beneath their
long lnshes. the glowing cheeks. the crimson
l;Is-tle whole rich. ripe. rrfu."nt counten-
ance. hal -vee,l by the long. .ylittcriI,y, black
| ringlets that flowed down each side of her
! fnce hnlfshalel hy the sable hat and
| plumcs that dropped over her brow;
the rounded bust and slender waist: the
graceful attitude, the still more grace III mo-
tiona; the glance, the tone, the smi.e-werc
all too potent for his principles.
No, he dared not look upon her. Would
that he Ind not dared to pnrlcy with him.
| sel but, ulus! he cOmmuned with himself in
this manner
"Here is the girl who attracts my whole
nature with irresistible power! More beauti.
full. more graceful. rSore intellectual imp.,s.
stoned, and spirited than any creature have
ever before known!"
power to thrill my whole nature! Her smile
finishes into my soul n delirium of JOY! what
rapture would not her full possession impart
And this enchanting creature loves me-
loves me! yes, loves me! for when | feel the
dizzy ecstasy that her shy glance imparts, |
also feel the power possess over her-intoX.
icating power. That yet may not ,ise
And this bewiltltring l'eing might be mine
| but for that bond! that fatal bond forced on
my life in childhood
"Is it binding? should it be binding?
should ceremony performed mt the inst ance
Of their guardians between II hoy and girl
who met then for the first time he binding up
on either party?
ut ought not! 1t shall not! will ignore
the serious !nrce per 'ormed ut the death bed
Of the Earl of Glen l.ennark, and will marry
the woman of my choice
! W ul'c lUub oFSlIle cOmnunpu Win himself
Lionne. silent. thought:ul. melancholy, rode
beside him. At last. rendered un.nsy hy his
long, continued silence and his s0mbre III pect,
she said in n low voice
You are either not well. or not happy, Mr..
Deville."
NO, am neither well nor happy" lie re.
turned. in II deeply troubled tone
"And wherefore" she shyly inquired.
| "LiOnne I.ionne! love you" he answer
ed, in II deep and thrilling voice.
She did not reply: she dropped her head
upon her bosom and cast down her eyes be-
meath his ardent gaze. She hn,l lately learn
el-shc knew not whcrcfore-to blush. and
shrink, and tremblr ut his declarations of
love.
"Lionnp. you do not answer me- he cx-
claimed with un impassoiied vehemcncp
"Aas! what would you have me to sayo"
she murmurr, in IN almost inau,lihe voice
"l.ionne, love you! ] adore yom! l wor-
ship you! Yes. with all the strength, passion
of my soul! I.lonne, lay my heart. hand,
name, and fortune-ali that | um and have,
or mny become, or mny nttniil--nt your he.
loved feet! l.ionnc, in return tor my whole
hearts and souls ind lies devotion. only
soy that you can love me-
She raised her glorious eyes to his, in one
quick ind quickly withdrawn, earnest. i'm.
questioned. devoted gaze, that spoke more
than her beautiful lips could ever have utter.
e'l. then dropped them and blushed to the
edges of her hair.
1t was enough. lie caught her hand and
pressed it to his lips and heart. lie whisp