The Lamar register., 1898-01-01


tsndezs absolutely 10 aow in rivers
Tbs birthday OF the LADY Isabel had
been celebrated. as II esrss roand.
ev@r since that on which she frst drsS
her breath but never had there heen
sven imagined sueh preparations rs
this The tongues o. all the gossip
ing old 4ovzxerz N the Kingdom were
set s-soing on the occasion. some as
signed cue reason for this exfrzordsn-
AIRY entertainment. and some aaoth sr
Nov there wess several whose eager
curiosity caused them 50 much aneasl-
ness that they went 20 far as 10 ask an
eapfanasion OF the old baron himself
They were all. ao~ever, fOilsd in the
attempt 70 penetrate the mystery. and
therefore settled In their own Ein1s
that the old man had either lost
hts wits altogether CT Was in bis DOT
age
Nor. 70 speak the trath, did TIE
young lady, on whose account waz al
the turmoil. feel less surprised than
other people NJ her fathers Unbounaesf
extrayAgance. especially as there ar-
rived fruzn The capital rhest Aftsr
eaest. packed ~tsh the richest vests
ments, cut IN the most approved fash
ion Of the day. and boxes slled with
iexeIry. Which. aaasd 10 the family
gems she already possessed rzlxA.
have furnished the dowry of a prfn.
eszz-
The day al length arrived for ThicA
al this extraordinary greparasfon had
been made and the oaFon noy content
With charging his daughter to apparel
herself n suit. Which By ~ excees-
ing spieadpr. seemed 10 have se~n par
tscyraTfy intszded for the orcasloa. sad
TO ~esr her rnnst costly feweiss also
commanded her EaAsd<Hs % tax their
wits IN ornaneutiEg aad setting on
70 the best advantage. the charms u
their yosng mistress
And now. after having z-raarss a.
thiagS and Aesnk promised impIIf-it
ob-4iene~ py hs daughter the nystSry
Of all his magnificent pFpcssdings wsa
partly unTzxelsd by hts telling thas
they uere thar alvhs to exp~cf the A.
rival of the Earl of OrIaisdale -
moreover. presented her Eith a nssk
and informed her thar be had given
orders that each % hts guests shoaia
put on visor before thsF entered D.
aSgl room. after they lsft the b&nelss
bali. and that he haa Asne thta sov her
sake. that the eye Of idle enrtosffy
should not read IN her features whas
wzs passing In her mind EheH She
arst met her betrpthca Il ~Rs In
vain thar the afflicted Lady Isabel
pleaded most knowingly for 4 uore pri-
Tsts meeting Tor her father ~as dear
TO her enfr~ztles. while he atnrmei
that his prssaafion os the visor wUuld
80 away with all objections. snd was
so peremptury IN the matter that. aa
usual. she aesuiesred.
How diEersat. however. wene ths
feelings Of his danshtev on this moFnsa-
tsus subject. and sore agsFss Eaa Shs
10 meet the man she was sdre that
she could never love Sad many wers
the tears she shed. aad many the ~
solves she made to segrzrt all her
promises and I've zzd die IN solitude
But then she bethnughe her OF ths de-
spair Of her poor Old fatAsr-of his
teader though mistaken loTe-of the
few remaining years o. hts life en-
bittered BY disappointment and big
death probably hurried on through her
means All this was too much Ehsa
laid on the balances with only her own
happiness, and she stfli sustained The
character OF . dutifRI daughter. BY
heroiealIy determining % sacrifice all
selnshness AZ the altar q slIAI duty
and affection
But though this was her ultimate ~
solve, We need not be surprised that
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