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THE PHOPLE’S HOME JOURNAL.
Walk, from the highest of which Regina gained
her first view of Hickory Hall, and saw it jnder
rable cifcomefauces, and in tl
most favorable light, ely
We had ridden siowiy that day,
ough the most sublime
“the worl ; and now, quit .
found ourselves 2 the middi lo of a lovely
sommer afternoon, upon the su it of t]
mountain-pass, and “a zing down with Nelighted
yn a scene or Almos it ideal heanty,
only fit fifteen |
a Gebenna,, a es, ,
as day, appeared a Happy Valley, a Gar-
den 0 of (Eden Elysium tself.
ed, mal and deep green yalo,
of high mountains, Deep
A @ rock at our
beautiful vale.
diant sky—shone the most splendid sun, 1 had
* ever see’
“ How t beautiful! how beautifull It is a ter-
restrial Paradise t 1” exclaimed Regina, qith en-
thusiasm. “But, uire: - 18 Of tan
Wallraven, while scrutinizing the old hall, “wh:
docs not your father repair, or rather rebuild,
the
“ hr father thinks ¢ of selling the property.”
f selling that
“Yes 1 and we a "think it the best plan,
under existin; stances.”
‘ircut
The di ‘foult “Qeseent of the Preeizice inter-
rupted further conversation. ad, how-
ever, was in its best condition, and in twent;
minutes we had reached the b , and 800)
je appearance, the same
tely bearing, advanced from the
hall to tooeive oS
cnapren x.
A fearful sign stands in thy bouse of ite,
An enemy; # fiend lurks
The radiance of thy ornces Soh, be ndrned 1
\OLERIDGR,
‘OLFGANG, alig hting, handed er Regina, and
leading her up the stone steps, presented her
with iy and affectionate courtesy. We all
were welcomed in the
most ordi
alraven, Neonducted Re;
with Miss
ine into the
pelield MF olteang ste]
inquire, 2 rape under breath
“Ts -
for us, Joli
1 old man ‘a bowed in silence,
immediately, stepped after Bs.
Tude had ‘act occupied fons
tere:
tle inter-
te room,
into chamber
had occupied before,
6 with a slight palo that Tay fo emer sleeping
t repared TB.
fave, a it was the ne most Comfortable one in the
n went nd ordered up my bagesgee pet
se of an hour, wil 0
inane Thad rel fresbod my! my! self with a bath,
id cba 0 of
sae eemtwent down into the old oak hall, which
had been fabished in honor of the bride’s
i he ook raneled wall
rawing- Tom, with Mr. Wall-
raven and Co! onstent, ne and Mra. Davenport,
ladies, their cousins —all of wh«
had G oome ov “ove rt Hickory Hall to meet our
a 1
Oe . te minutes, Wolfgang and Regina
tered, and it was evident her dazzling Taimess
and stately grace, her whole high, pure style of
beauty and of bearing. Lad what 1 a
groat * sensation,” though on a 8 mails cale—
pamely, the small party met "there “to welcome
5
E=
the introductions were over, dinuer
ening aftr 1 this dinner was like
most other Yea Mou Mire eddip,
more abundance than elegance, an
dinners—
more hos-
itality than ostentatior
p Be 2a (or an earl: a, tbe I Daven ort party
took leave, Wallravens | nil
third
hen they were gone, we returne:
portico, where we had been standing, to see
them off, and re-entered tbe hall.
It was "a pleasant place in a summer evening
twiligh! "ie ro wore many windows, command-
ing rious and beautiful views, and
soft, warm,
osing the delicious hour
only conversing a
pooling ¢ each other ‘8 "esos, or by an occasiona
tone.
When the full harvest moon arose, Mr Wall
rave mn invited, ous 8 all to come out and wi iad
view rehe 6 BCI by moonlight. With the same
statoliness of 2 an old-school gentleman, he gave
r
and Wolfgang | shi
‘his lit Bt
an
il and wore. each imme-
telling | wo
ea, aa hie airs, and the sweet, vague h
his arm to Regina, and led the way. Each
member of the faulty vied with each other in
8 attentions to our
” strollin,
t vale, ane
‘ere stand! ling around the centre-
table in ‘ray conversation (never before had
seen any member of th © family 80 cheerful a old
John appeared at the xious e:
upon bis time-worn 2 face.
- raven arose in haste and went out to
tured, palo, and Woltgong
glared at the intruder with starting eyes a
scowling brow.
Isaw that some misfortune had occurred, or
was about to occur.
Mr. Wallraven closed the door behind him
while talking with the old tan hile Wolfgang,
as if lost in the sense of oth presence, con-
tinned to strain his gaze ‘after th
nm a moment, Mr. Wallraven put his head in
¢ door, and beckoned Wolfgang. ite started
from the ro it a Wi
tp and shot om, without word of
excuse or Stolen banging the doot +r tonfter him.
net and myself were left alone with the
two youn iad
din surprise from tho brother to
the eleter, cant then, with her habitual self
d the blaze ot the
0 as
HY table, and, taking up an engraving, made some
critical remark pen its merits, submitting it to
Constantia’s jud;
10 B 2 2 CONTINUED.
I WANT TER ENOW,
NELL an’ me by fhe front gate eae
Lookin’ *way o} pencer's wood
Moon way beamin’ on the night,
Given’ a sorter trem'lo’
glance rom tie lilacs there,
js han
ne ae I ken dr
&,
2
34
~S
An’ looked at me 80 sweet
"$ she sed, surprise-like, ws Shot
I want ter know
Dora Deane;
THE EAST INDIA UNCLE,
‘Why, Joe,
BY MRS. MARY J, HOLMES.
CHAPTER XVI.
FAILURE AND SUCCESS.
each momont,
a great price tor one in her circumstances to pa;
fora bonnet. Then she thought if Mr. Hastings
‘0
oubled about’ the
why did
last, consultin: “an
8 to commence at half-past seven.
itmean and w
pet, she walked the length of the hall, and lean-
ing’ far over the alu strade looked’ anxiously
down into the low, to see if by any
chance h ee werd there.
s not, and returning to her room,
she waited another half hour, when, grown more
information
the dis conited yo ung lady went back to her
roo ma in no very enviable framo of mind, partiene
larly as she heard the falling of the rain and
thou cht how dark it was without.
“What she said, half
ww I wish I had
of no avail, and when
ing upon thes
her fifteen-dollar hat, which, n her ¢
ment, she had forgotten to exchango
older one, sae stowed any in the ban
she held upon her la ap. Ar rived at Dunwood
station, she ound, aa she had expected, no om-
ibus in waiving, nor any one whose ‘survices
she could claim
mud and snow
cloak, to say ightful pinch ma ve
in her of other Donner by her having crushed
band box in her
In a most forlorn condition, she at last reached
her power, she at Locust Grove was venting the
entire weight of her pent-up wrath upon the
ow a soft light upon the | of
8]
tate of great anxicty, which increased
for the twentieth | saw Mr, Hestin,
head of the devoted girl, who bore it uncom-
plainingly. Temoving at last her bonnet, she
dis iscovered the ‘3 of the omnibus leak, and
hor iro was turned towards him as baving
boon the cause of all her disasters.
“Tl never spei m again, never,”
exclaimed, as she ed,
Ege
wi
Hastings as having been the donor.
suggestion Eugenia ‘anda no reply, and feeling
gure that it was so, Dora turned away an
ng to the window sighed as she wondered bet
Bila would say if she could know 0
@ her place in the heart of Howard » Tiast.
ihe instrument was finely toned, and Eugenia
ent the remainder of the day in practising a
very difficult piece, which she knew Mr. Hast-
ings admired, and with which she intended to
8 an charm him. But he did not come,
either that day or the next, and on the morning
6 next, which wae Saturday, feigning some
trivia! pip fo ah, she went herself to
Rose Hill, ci 08 ‘glances, towards the
Tndows of hist room to nee if he were in sight.
ame Leah w: man, and read-
ily guessing that Barna’ 8 8 rom mpted
‘om & e e as Wer, rather than
Continually hoping he would appear, Engenia
ngered until there was no longer a shadow of
at
noo “answered Mrs. Leah, “he went to
, Thursday morning, on the early
rain
“To New York!” repeated Eugenia, “for
what? and phen ¥ ill he be home ?”
“Te said he had impor tant pusiness,”
turned Mrs, Leal, adding that “maybe he’d be
home that night 2
Eugenia had heard all she wished to know,
and forgetting ontinely the book, bade Mrs. Lesh
ood morning, and walked away, feeling in a
measure relieved, for the business which too
18
hotel for her! Sun-
day evening, but thinking that after so long an
abse e lo. 80 now, she sat in stal
from six o’clock till nine, ptarting nervously at
when 81 she le hea ard
re- | i
Elliott, for you do not know how unhappy! Ihave
been since she found me four years ago.”
er ore. than ¥ a appose, ut it
over now,” he said; and stretching out bis arm,
1 drew her nearer to bim, and resting her hi
upon his knee, he soothed ber as if she were
there with
, and when
ond} she should
surely go, she sprang to her feet, and while he
cheeks gloved with excitement, exclaimed, It
is too good to come true. P-
pen, Ant Strahs mal not let me go,’
«Yes, will,” said Mr. hei decidedy.
“Tam ohn _ thers to-night to talk with h
‘Then, as it was already growing dark, he e 1TOnS
to > accompany Dora home, both of them forget-
ig the book, which Eugenia seemed destined
hove er to receive. pot did ni ink to ask
0 | for it in her joy at meet
pucsseded in aapearing acura far better Chen
he hi xpected, telling ber. not that he
sorry ode baving failed to k he appointment,
but that it was ot consistent for him to do 89,
and adding ped she was not very
much ainappont
“ ” “I know of course fat
then, as &!
vanced towards it,
ol, asked, “if
cont eionbowely answer ayes
sicken him; but
sho said, ¢
business ¢ detained you;”
lookin
not
for he felt that the sound would
he stooi
piece she had practised with 5
“How do you like it?” she eaid, when she bad
fniebed ; and he answered, “I always admired
your play ‘ing, you | know, but the tone of the ine
strument does quite suit me. It
rather muffled, as 1f the wires were made vO
hair!” and hie farge black eyes were bent
searchingly upon
Coloring crimson, she thought, ‘Can he have
membere
6 money, she answered, “ an original
idea,” at the same time seating herself upon the
sofa. Sitting down beside ber as he b: a
in tl abit of doing, he commenced at o
ject of his visit, asking if her mother
sayin © wished P see her
on a matter of some importance ; hod
who was really the ruling power there, "ne adde
ae Eug enia arose to leave the room in quest of
8
k | her mother, ‘ youl Lhad better speak of my
business first t1
fourth finger, and “me ntally arly pull the-en agen
ment ring would be adiamond one! W! bet then
was hor surprise when sho found that not her.
self, but Dora was the subject of his
or, Dame
hb sat, bus; nitting, which she
quickly y suspended when she saw Dora, who was
“So Eugenia sent you for that
guid, when told of Dora's errand.
he wil
fastinge was alone in his Ubrary.
thet Mt ay ho had ppeen aking ep tis
an Inpatient expecting him, fo:
had told him of her gall. Jinking slyly as she
spoke of the forgotten boo
“Yes, I will go and have 4 over,” he thought,
just as Mrs. Leah entered, tellin ig him that
* Miss Deano wanted that book.”
Thinking that Eugenia ras in the house, he
answered hastily. “Take it to hor, and pray
don’ te Jot, her in her
Dora, not Bu ugenia,” said Mrs, Leah,
and Me ae the whole expression of his coun:
tenance chang ged.
he exclaimed,
tinge I saw her in this room,
“Kory gladly Dora obeyed the summons, and
ina moment she stood in the presence of Mr.
Hastings.
“Tam glad to see you,” he said, motioning
her to the little stool, ‘on Which sho had often
on reciting to him her lessons, gad wpen
she nowsat down, it wal 80 neal
had be chosen, his hand could have ested on
her beautiful hair, for she held hor hood upou
T 1a)
2
8
er lap. m
Two months before and ho would not have
hesitated to smooth these shining teases, but
ne question of his sister, Do you love her?”
had Produced upon him a curious offect, making
aid, of the -worman who
before Mon ‘and who, afte crv ing a time for
him to speak, looked up into his face, and said,
“Do you want me for anything in ‘partic cular,
Want you?” be said,
as if that question, too, had puz-
ering sf Vy
you, something. ‘So
you remember my ister Steed Niot
The agen, u upward glance of Dore’ : eres, was
ont auewer, and he continued, “TI 8:
4 | her last ‘week and talked with her of you. Sho
wishes you to come and live with er. Will you
wR
Sor ra could never tell why she cried, but the
thought of living with Mrs. Elliott,
an almost superior being,
rs, while
r, quite uncertain as to
the circumstances, 1t was proper for him
If bis sister had never bothered him with that
strange quertion, he would have known exactly
ow to a nr an a state of perplexity, he
eat motion ness, ‘ont, thinking he must do:
ord, my cl
sement cntirely,
d, and as such he would tao her.
ay en *Dora, my child, wh, y,do you
ery?” and Dora answered im) pulei ively mat |®
aS
SBS 3
makes me so glad to think of living
ii
“Ita a long time
Tell her to come | w
without on still
t| her, and better for them at that she should
interest in your Tail. for the kindne: ay
me in my afiliction. -I promised Ella that I
would befriend Dora, and ith
Louise, I shall not only fulfill
also be relieved of all care concerning
yor a I can persuade your mother to Tet her
oO?
Eugenia did not know. She would cpgak to
her shout it after he was gone, and tell him on
the
“ I nal’ ely bron you to plead my cause,” He
conti 3 *Lonise’s heart is quite set upon
it, ond | 1 a3 not wink to ais sappo pin ir”?
“T wil my best,” a1 d Eugenia, never
to | suspecting that Mr. lasek waa quite as anxi-
ous as his six she presumed, intended
h | making a half companion, fait waiting-maid of
her cousin,
“But it
somewhat of a relief to us,” she thou;
will be a good Place for her, and
“She is ‘tin
enough offwithout it and if Mr. Mtastines
ever does propose, I can n have a handso ome Oul~
Fortune does favor me cor! tia
agents Tmueed, and thus id she talk
per-
‘Y Dt
she saw how eager Dore was to
to her ‘mothe
suaged when
0.
“T shall be sorry to leave you, Aunt Sarah,”
said Dora, coming ide, and Fest her
hand upon_her shoulder, “but 1
happy ¥ with Mrs. Elliott, that lam tue soul let
Deane was. naturally a cold, selfish
uiet, Gnassuming Dora h
and she would te
8 better
hire.
woman, but the
lace in hes
very lonely hei it was. for
B05
soshe at last pave her consent, and when the
next day Mr. Hastings called he was told that
Dora could go as soon as he thought best.
“Let it be immediately, then," he said, “1
will write to Louise to-night, and tell her we
shall como pext week.”
wis! ‘ould go 7 New York with her,”
said En, enia. “Tt’s so long since I was there.”
“ You had better wait a some oiher time, for
I could not now show you over the city an-
awered Mr. Hastings, ' who had no idea o: being
burdened with Eugeni:
ects me to Fo wi ith him sometime, or
Rover have said that thought Euge-
nia, and this behef kept her good natured during
all the bustle and hurry of preparing Dora tor
her journe;
The morning came at Jast on which Dora was
to leave, and with feelin; regret Mrs. Deane
and Alice bade her rood bye, eo hile Eugenia
accompanied her to the depo t, where she knew
@ sho ald see Mr. cana
me ’ye half a to go ith you as far as
Rochester,” she maa to jn his presence,
and
as the cars came up, but he made no reply,
the project was abandoned,
is8iDg ber cousin good- -bye, she stood upon
the platform until the train had moved away,
and then walked slowly back. fo the house, which
n to her seemed lon es .
‘aa ona
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