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t TOGETHER,
(° py KARE DRURY.
1d me not yet farewell; lean over me,
wrm silver is outspent,
wll meet in many ® mournful
To view the river of dividing years,
And our pon its stream,
i be born
With daybreak, and the light of manya dawn!
(| —____+«-—__.
‘dream,
tered according to Act of Coneress, in the
viet 1 1868, by Davis & Elverson, in the Gilce of
The Cleré of the istrict Court of te United
States in tn and for tho Eastern District of Per b=
sylvan:
Sv) PALLEN PRIDE;
. oR,
THE. MOUNTAIN GIRL’S LOVE.
oF
BY
‘Mrs, EMMA D, E, N. SOUTHWORTH,
AUTHOR OF
“Retribution,” {taMaring Bride,” “Fatal are
oe gl yhter,"” ** Lost
n- Law,”
‘Gip-
“Sinn” Ethie Pau
ay’ Pro}
tory,”
‘e's V
Vien Enguyerent
[This Story began in No. 48. Back numbers
gan be obtained trom all News Dealers through
out the United States}
CHAPTER Ix.
wo mA REDE,
Tho bird when she pineth may hush her song,
Til the hour when her heart shall again be
But thou—canst thou turn In thy woe astde,
‘And weep midst thy sisters? No, not for pride.
May the flery word from thy lip find way,
Ww Vion the tioughts burning in thee mitre
day
May tho gilef that alta in thy weary b
in thine aspect, the roves netest?
Not with the shaft in thy iosom
‘Thou must hide the wound in thy. roars ‘Of 8 !
r how at gt a thy mantle, that none may see,
mask thee with lau ighter, and say thou
aa
—Mns, Heaans,
All the forenoon, Carolyn Clifton sat
place and in, the sam
wre lft her, affecting
to read, but really watching the
id not come down the
mountain-path on horseback, he might come
round the rend with hls “mother jn ber care
wed-
the
Tike tho strogyle of
g on silently in, her
i
yn fi
horself, fora time, at least.
passions and emotious striving in her bosom,
he
she dared uot show hei
eorgia was yet young .in
3
ge
‘The Misses Cabell were in their own
idesmaids,
not yet returned,
near noon.
ou Me Clifton lind beon out, as w:
he said, interroga-
“Not come yet, Carolyn ?””
“No, sir!” auswered the young Indy,
ising, and putting off lor father's caressing
DAVIS « EVERSON,
8,W, Cor. RIGHTH
nd LOCUST Sia.
Hardbargain and know the reason. | Dandp!
horse, there {| Dring bim back I—I've
not tone wit
ert” said Carolyn, seizing his band,
her arrogant mother
‘0, no, father, if
Tove tor me, any Tespoct for
other, do not subject hor dung ¢
ont NO,
nee, ever go After
father, if he never co!
him!"
‘You're a fool girl” eried the old man,
breaking away from h palpable fool f
You were a fool for ‘quarreling with, im
and sending him away, and
greater fool fot
to say to the people wh
this evening to see you married? Tell
she gould say another word, 3 large
fey carriage rolled. ao oad, and
tarned and entered the lawn,
Carolyn sai k in her seat, nearly
ooning with the swift hope and fear that
ve azed.
t I "3 carringo.
wi t contained
It was_no
very earliest of
coming fr
the wedding guesis, w
om a distance of thirty miles, had
set out early enough to arrive in time to
secure a whole afteruoon’s rest and refresh-
ment before dressing for the evening. . This
was customary with those coming from
ra.
Oia Mr, Clifton went down the steps. to
ests.
and. withdrew into the
7 bafore she
a her weddivg-day ber
ie
fore the wedding-hoi
Me. Chiton hiad ushered “bis guests
into the drawing-room, he returned to the
return in safety, in spite of his evil fore-
Dodings of the morning, and thinking, be-
sides ‘ she could give hima some news of
the idogrootn, he hastened to meet
ber | a in ‘her from the saddle, with a
Joy:
Ave, my darling!
Well, my damask
rosebud Back in i
time, according to pi
nt at the sight of ler father, the girl's
2 flushed and paled so swiftly, her bosom
rose amd fell 60 rapidly, her whole frame
Nas s0 agitated, her manner so confused,
mau was seized with alarm, and
exslaiie, hurriedly,
“Tn the mame of Heaven, my dearest
out, went de the matter ?””
‘uleime, incapable of zenly, looked
asi sie Srould sivk into the g
Mr. Clifton’ efulte “thought was
that some nccldeut (oF catastrophic had be-
fallen the oridegroo
Heaven, “ila Yrhet hag bap.
pen med? Were i cl er Chifton? peal
Has he co:
itt 8 ossible.
arm and her own lumiliating despoudency,
with a pro ord fand queenly alt,
“Well!” old man, with’ sudden
“I will ‘cortaiuly now rido up to
Without another word-—totally rauaplelous
at Mrs. Fairfax stood before him—the
of a
1 | band,
ny Dim
| i
the
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1868.
! THE BEPULSE OF THE MAJOR,
man
furiously towand Harduargat
Mrs.
runaway daugh-
ter and widowed bride, stole. to h
ittle room to weep in
ca.
occasion ‘remark, Sie Clifte fon was know!
to, be absent, and it was customary, as T
Uefore; for the bride and her ‘atteudanta
fo ‘be invisi!
@ meantime Carolyn Clifton sat in
her chamber, pride, Jove, regret, anger,
hope, fear—ail good and’ evil passions—
striving in her soul, or in |tura bolding the
ry over St Tt was jlrawing near the
2 she should commence her bridal
toilet, if, indeed, » any bridal array was to be
sumed that evening. Amidst all her keen
anxiety, she ¢ Ureaded” lest’ some one should
come in and tll ber it was time to dress,
xplain ud not
have feared jute erruption, owever
The Ni ‘ses ama, yh is
true, sat together in eis cha anber, very im-
ve fro)
suggestion that it was now
aud no one thought or remembered to give
them the hint.
‘Mrs. Georgia Clifton—tatf-convicted
Leing the originator of all the great toute
at had befallen, and the prea r that
about to befal sockept herself as
much as possible aloof.
nd Zuleime was as yet too deeply ab
sorbed in the contemplation of her own re-
gout bridehoad, and the a0 ro of he © widow-
00d, to think’oi
Meanwhile cM Me ‘Clitton lad ridder
g
ntles
than off his guard, and out of his polifoness,
and wa a rage
Tl, mnadama 1” he exclaimed, Lurowing
his Mat down witha thump iuto a chair, and
tromping up and down ¢ “Here's
a pretty state of afftirs
“Mrz, Clifton, you are ex ed,
“Yes, madam, I interrupted
the old man—very much excited, madam !
Very much exited i madam! Where
is Archer © Teil me that!”
“Mr, Chtton, alt down aud compose your-
self 1”
“Compose myself | Compose myself with
& prospect of three hundred peop!
B
x. Clifton, you can’t regret this cir
Ido,
« Satisfacti you rejoice at, Mr.
Clifton 2” inured we iedy, aes at his
unreasonable auger wit!
oT
tend to call me out as my son’s representa-
tive? Do you wish to compel me to fight a
threw himself on horseback, and rode uel, or to make an apology—which Prine weer ab now
(300 PER A
ee IN ADVANCE...
w Catherine, my dear, I wish you to
ic0 up inta my charaber and ‘smuse yourself
with a hock, while I have a confidential
i ih ii talk with Mr. Clinton.”
a “IA Kate immediately arose, courtesied, and
i ' | teft the roo
q Hk i i AN ‘Mr. Clifton turned ' to" her brother-in- Jaw,
\ i AN and said, inqniringly :
a i a know the cause of this lovers’ quar-
courte T do, madam! Satan fy away
I know
dicating Kate Kavanagh by a crook of his
thumb.
Yes, it was about Kate, But it was very’
absurd ! te
don’t know that, ma’am I”
at dtculous" 3t,
nows nothing about
mn that she herself
had the remotest copneetion with the quar-
hope and trust that she never
may inject it. What I wish to sa
is plainly That
man
ally, and of young people
ft ‘Rrcher and Carolyn fn-
\ diy ‘dually, io feel sure that this very absur
and extremely inconvenient. quarr
4
jon—
es, very extremely inconvenient, “in
deed!” emphatically interrupted the’ old
m;
s only temporary
Yes, ma'am, but that don't make it the
less eubarmassing the Jess inconvenien!
“T kno’ Hear me out
ni re the lad, coo bout to Jo tell son, if you will quietly
Mt OUT ds listen to m
ft mem —T—T'l have satisfac. | ONC y oy—well ! Yes, moa fam I beg your
pardon—I am all attention.”
* Cal
violence of te
8, that she does! It's easy to see
x, who is slo
Archer,
xk Aeininsed from the sere sepentance-—thou,
s
What! all tiree? Why, that is passing | ery few days, will bitterly repent the
i killed and |e has taken, more especially as being ‘on
Srondered aoa ‘mortally eee seat his Wester: rch, it will be impossible
.¢ Iady, smiling at his fr ‘vehemence. ; | retrace it, Under these circumstances, this
“Dei mem! don’t take my words | 8 what you must say to the assembled com-
up’ he exclaimed, s1 ing up and down | Pauy to-ni You must tellthem that
the floor, aud then breaking out i itupe- | last night a peremptory order arrived fo
rative abuse of Archer Clifton, all addressed | Capt ifton to join bis regiment
h agita ignified then enjoy
Bienes eed BOW Preserved & digni jemsclves as at a ball, an ail will go of
“Mtr. Clifton forgets that he is 9 many and| Well and without scandal. I will be pre-
that he speak: man!" said a stern, | Sent thyself, as the representative of our side
Dut low-toned ¥ of
And the ota ‘centleman turned to see Kate to
e in youthful beauty,”
thi r—yes, in beauty, for
her slight figure was di folly up,
her bosom heaving, her fine head erected,
her cheeks crimson, an intensely bril-
iked straight up to Mrs.
~
varest Indy | allow me—do allow me | Pose to you for meeting the guesis, this evens
toaitend you t0 your own toon and be ing, is truest, wisest, and best.” Think of
our substitute h rein waiti Mr. | 5
eit Hon. Htute ere in waiting upon “Ido not think of it atall! I sce itsex-
, Kate; no, my dear girl I have to
tak Yatioualig tot he
‘his we se fed the Indy. | Mrs. Clifton, you are our deliverer! Ob;
gin “inquired ‘the old c!
gentleman, not rocegbizing rate under tue
new aspect, or affecting not to do so. Who | quer
is that girl, Clifton?"” he repeated, cian, satis! e every
gazed fondly on her protey re
“Miss Kavanagh, my son's ward, and 1
own adopted daughter,” roped Min Chicos
without Ywithara win mg ber f
ow own adop mod dager! ‘A. proutiain Clifton, begging
Fetationsh “er Broun, that, Ae a late, a8 he should want the en-
—word-it—is "said Me Clifton, very | Couragement of ler presence in order to en-
deliberately, However,” he added, “sl he mounted
las brought me to reflection, for which T y down the
) Mrs. Clift When hearrived
ay ly covered
of specch and manner. It is
Fasnily failing, you know. Pray pardon
"
‘ooms
ssed through
them all, bowing rightand left, and hastened
to his daughter's room, ce ifton had
‘Or Clifton, Please to sit down wear me, SI
G is
somedoubtsabout getting his proud daughter
My v
=n Keeping up a runing cn con wiso plan suggested by his
Fae tee Tang conve sister-in-law. But he meant to carry his
grow am, consent by in, So he pushed
feed it before: “Ihave acid. the enue te pen her door, burst nto ler chamber, and
i
eorgia and ‘to Carolyn, Indeed, my dear meelf,, pufing, blowing, and
sister Clitton, I wish. yon would take care of sna, ito the nearest chair, exclaiming :
you: s gone, Carolyn He's clear gone,
confound Sim
at it has overcome you. Carolyn drew nearer her father, and gazed
Kavanagh, my dear, you were - perfectly Jato his face, to ren the ere the eonsirm rmanton
right, Idid forget myself.. And you were | of what she featcely could believe. Theo
a fine git! fo recall me, Give me your hand, man wiped bis ‘streaming face with his bande
my a kerchief, and stuffed it again intohis pocke!
cumstance more than I Blushing deeply, as was her wont when exclaiming
“I don’t regret it at all, ma’am! Mp half) Xs one—gone—gone !”*
Joice at it, ma’am! I congratulate nyselt Th en, opening wide | wie ores, he sourmured :
my daughter, ma'am! But Dl iia “But never mind, my dear child, you've
satisfaction, ma’ at I'll have satisfaction, got your ot father het fe fore, zou and to
ma'am I" sai old man, wiping the per- venge you, too, ie grieve!
= | epiration from Ms red fic Come to my bosom 0
girl, elevating her qneenly head 3 wedo not
or 1 We pronounce sentence
and exee ite it 1"
my noble girl! There spoke
Mrs, Clifton your maother's "daughter! Yet—” suddenty
the old gentleman, asby a q)
iv fift
grow od," said the lady, Potting toa chair | on bi
“Ti
take it. He did so.
turned to Kate, and said
yn, Lam m sure, already regrets her .
mper.
wer toangerand &
