Year: 1860

'eiiJ uno"olo VI tue eyes uAeu on ner;
and Jack having raised himself upon his
elbow at her entrance, remained so with
his eyes fixed upon her as though he was
afraid it was vision and would vanish.
Suddenly her eyes were raised and en-
countered his when flush, beautiful as a
new blown rose, suffused her face and
neck.


Maiden said Jack at last, breaking
the spell upon him, and finding utterance;
"can you tell me where am, and how I
am, and how I came here?"


"You are, I believe, with friends; as to
how you came here, I know not. We
found you wounded and senselcss at the
door, apparently dying; but thank God,
you are recovering!"


"How long have I been here?"


''Three days; we found you on Sunday
evening, and it's now Wednesday,"
Have been senseless all that timer
You have


I know not how to express my thanks,
but, should you ever need the services of
friend, Jack Holiday will be ready to
assist you


Thanks are unnecessary, we have done
no more than our duty


Duty or not, am none the less CRATE
full as


Really, SIR said she naively, i must
carry out my instructions, and they are,
mot to let you converse till you become
sensible; SO if you are grateful, show it
by being SILENT


A month passed over, and the invalid
was again strong and hardy. On the
morrow he was to leave the cottage, to
mingle once more in the scenes of sol.
diers life. O! what a pang it cost him.
In one month he had learned to love the
gentle Isabella. AS yet his love had been
unspoken, unless tine glances of his dark
eyes and the admiration his very acts de-
clared showed it to his companion.-
Speak it, he dared not, as she seemed to
him to be of higher order of beings.


Night came, beautiful and serene, but
with it came no JOY for Jack. His heart
was oppressed with the thought of to.
morrow. He was then to go forth in the
defence cf his country. Perhaps, for the
last time be sat and conversed with his
kind friend, to whom he owed his life.
He could scarcely keep the tears from
running. down his cheeks. There was
another too, who felt oppressed; but, with
the deli-acy of her sex, she strove to ap-
pear unconcerned In the short time
they had been together. these two kindred
hearts had learned to love; yet with the
dullness, for which lovers are proverbial


neither perceived the preference of the


other.


The household had gone to rest-al


but the stranger. Filled with melanchol.


Jack was in no humor for sleep; and il


order to pass rhe dull, yet feeting hours


he took stroll through the garden, ant


entered the edge of the neighboring for


est. Suddenly he heard the sound o


voices, evidently in earnest conversation
At the time of which we write men dwell
in constant dread of the enemy, and eve
ry circumstance, however trivial, was deem


ed suspicious. Moving cautiously for


ward, our hero secured position wher


he could hear without being heard.
'Jim,' said a voice; when did you sa


the attack on the Vernons takes placer
AT one o'clock this night, the Mexi
can General said he would be here'
is the prize SO great as to require hi
presence?'


DO you consider the life and soul Q
the whole Texan army, Col. Lincol


worthy his presence?'


i do: but how do you know that he i
there?'


How do I know?-a pretty questio


truly; do you suppose I will forego m


vengeance? never! you do not know m
if you do. I swore vengeance upon hel
| when she dismissed me. I will keep m
PROMISE


The Colonel has nothing to do wit
that


i tell you he has; he has only bee
there month, and yet she loves him
To think that l who loved her for year
I who would have been willing to she
my blood in her cause, should be dismis


sed; while he. who has known her but on
short month, should be loved,--th
thought is maddening; will be revenged
terribly revenged on her. l will show he
what it is to spurn loving heart, disar


point the hopes of years, and disturb tn
current of lifetime.


Jack had heard enough; that DANCE
threatened his generous hostess and he
lovely daughter, he felt certain; and hi
$ was rot nature to see injustice done hi
countrymen without struggle. Or
$ o'clock-he had still time to aid then


Carefully and noiselessly he retraced b
] steps, and when beyond hearing, he hui
: ried towards the stable, saddlng a hors
r that was there, and in less than ten mil
3 utes he was speeding away as fast as I'll
r horse could carry him.


/, An hour elapsed, then another, an
still he had not returned Surely he ha
. not proved recreant, and left the beautif
: Isabella to the tender mercies of the vii
dictive and exasperated lover! No, surt