Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-17

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see her come, and he was ne'er heard
of again"
"Shc must be terrible bride, then,
| answered, sitting down beside her;
"won't you tell me about her1 Tell
Inc the story from beginning to cnl.
There is story, isn't there3"
ooh, yes; pve told it hundreds of
times in my day. Listen, and you
shall hear it. 1t all happened centuries
ago, when the old church yondcr was
being built"
Then she continued: "a great gen
tlcman come across the sea from Eng
land-Lori Gu ross by name. lie
lived in great house down among Tic
hills below there. and had no end O
servants, and dishes o gold and silver
TO cat out Of, and fine carriages to rilc
in; and his daughter was the grand,st
lady in the whole country, and the
handsomcst. She had skin like the
snow, and checks like primroses, and
eyes ike stars, and she wore gowns O.
the finest silk ever worn.
''Wcll, Lori Culross meant to marry
her TO some great man who was TO come
across from England; but the Lady
Diana-that WAS her namc-what should
she do but fall in love with the head
architect, who wa,.R- building the old
church down yondcr.
ale was fine young fellow, but he
come o tho people and WASH t over rich,
and lie darent show himself at Lord
Culross's great house; so every evening
at twilight the Lady Diana she comes
down to the church to meet him, and
they walks up and dowu-talking o
their love, till the midnight stars were
a-shining overhead
lord Culross knows nothing about
it, and he sends to England for the fine
gentleman to come over and marry his
daughter. And nc comes, and puts a
glitiering ring on Indy Diana's finger,
and the wedding day is fixed and the
wedding iinery Il making up-whitc
silks and sntins AMI laces, such as never
was seen nforc under the sun.
"And Lady Dana is afraid to saY n
word, but she goes on a-mecting her
lover. Every evening at twilight she
goes down TO the church; and if he isn't
there the falls to singing in her soft
sweet voice, and he hears her, and
comes, AMI they walk up and down to-
gethcr.
''l'ut at last the wcdding-day comes,
and the wedding feast is cooked, and
all the grand wedding guests invited.
And the wedding iincry is all in readi-
ness, and Lord Culross commands his
daughter TO get ready for her marriage
And she dare not disoboy or open her
mouth 10 tell him Il word about the man
she loves. So she SITS white and still,
like ghost, while they robe her in the
white silks and laccs, and jewels, and
then they lead her down the gre 1t stair
case, and put her in the carriage, and
the grand wedding party drives own
to th, new church. They are to be
married thcrc-:hc very first marriage
before the new altar
"a groom ga!lops ahead, to bid the
heal archiicc. to have the bells in
readiness to ring for the wedding, an Il
he goes up on the dizzy stcep'c in n
great hurry, TO see for himself that al
is right. lie has heard nothing of the
MARI age. and has no dream tn at Lady
Culross is to BE- the bride.
Bat presently he looks down, just
as the grand party comes dashing up;
and he secs Lady Diana come walking
up to the steps. al. in her white silk;
and laces, with her white veil flowing
to her feet, and she a-lcaning on the
arm of the linc English gentleman, and
all in minute it fishes through his
mind wha. is going to bc-that Lady
Diana has played him false, and ha,
como TO church TO be another man.
bride
ale grows blind and sick, and reel.
where he stands, and presently he fails
headlong down from the dizzy stceplc.
He strikes the ilagstones in the court
yard, right a: Lady Diana feet, as she
comes sweeping up on her bridcgroom's
arm.
"She sees him, and knows him, and
falls on her knees beside him, with a.
awful cry. The blood stains her white
marriage robes, and the white roses in
her hair fall out, and lie dabbcd in
pool of red blood.
"They raise her up and carry her
off, but the wedding does not 90 on,
for the poor lady lies in swoon, and
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