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''Aod If MuM ot two U sported. . t.T etor'uClt !epluat,, UcoOrUd- ' V v a. , .CBOtottbo ofSeert of plxl, tc i .i ftAiiM d rtnd MITM bo ttraD.i , 'L Tho V braided Uobb" ttko tho mi)- ; J ". 1 . , Ofthowmr.Ao.; V; -V - t i KI not tbo prWatei oro not ilUhwd. . . ; i Tbf oao't oxpeet to bo iatudj ' . ' . ' --;Oftkoar;&.:' ''j PnMM Tkl A(fiMM tf Die!. r .-..,. yw- - t Tbo'lt4Ioi;Uot loo dortiaomtarW:' 'M ,i QoltrditortOolrprotvreotaroo t j i . ". ; tOf tho war, Jto.;- vtir- I ' ' 1 ;t 7 And mj (I koow yoo'w mo it dooo, oir,) ' Tbry'Il bo aa offiotr or loot. ofr( , . . . . " " "'ofAowor..:4;-'.. 1 ":".y f i. 4 Cuoc Tbo of&oert of ttixU, kc. ' .? ""'And If wbro dwtb-bou round tu rattlo, , AB oBeeria lintdla UUlo w tV :'l .,t a Of too n "f : How tbo dtartrr u loaooteai rVi. H jTblt to, rlfbt wo'to pMt disafatodjhn 4 f '"Ciiotra TbooSoeroof Dixlo.&c ... 1 Hat only opwk of It to obow, olrV ' v . 'Vfautt" art not "lujn&rd" o, oifj , w p t)f tho' war, oo. , , ' V; ; fiWK aionled draw oo wrtlU or lory i-:' j lf.ont dieo procUta tbo tory , ,m , or tbo ar, ou ' Caoooo Tbo ofictro of DUio, c. $ Io Dixio:o lasa in e?ery way, air,- r ,s : : Fort and feathora'? t'wla tbo day'' olr-. -i of tbe wr, Ao.; --r:r.r- r: rot wtw au oexca, ww, xlMUa tbO gokl Uoo fow'i raje r t tot - : n m. MSiu j tM.M ft m. . X4tl uo arorat oi nr agng, nr. , j In Dixlo tboro to "tomotbiof wroa2." tIr - ''.' 0f tbo wart Ac; tf'jFv.f tjsj,' 5: " f As oil that gUUoro to aotgold, air, Read and ponder what Vtf told, ilr ; J 'Of'tilOWOTj Ao.1' T .. 2 CaokM-Tbo ofieerarof Dixlo,: . - WrVwiA Aloaoj oionoir w .. ,m''- ." Thm lAriMkriha boaara wtar. i fry Tbrooj?boat tho Und of Dixie, zr.!iZ"jt f-'?TtoMl'ttioof; , , JbmhriJr : r. l Thronghoot tho land of; Dtelo. - Fort Caowetl, NCl Aprnl;:;:;:;t: ;3teMVB'AHp lir.LAST. BT BDWAJID B&A9THWATT. ; It woj not self c6neeit that made mo he ilevo in her fond new JJbrmit existed -withnattl6abtEven" wfcert he icotdedlmo' little 'ior fny highownfpeecncii pr laashed tt mf positively troublesome assiduities there ; wat a kt'ndty interest in tdneanmanner; ! which nude my smitten heart beat wi Idl v. -tShe hid ii WACmloying disposition, which 'iorbnde her to shut up her heart with cold indiflorenbe, and my very' evident devotion JjcouJd hot have been di.plealng to hef.er Hhalljwatilajfma iaenforiiy of thretB or four yeart anl tlfIi iibntAi-'lietweeir ns arrahfea ;her,sne 'thdut, In displacing her liking for mer so rshe spoilt and petted me to he rand my hearth conten,;! After a time I jnotictd that JiiiOioton . .Kept an eyct npbn me, or rather I mean she .gaye me an undue share of fcsr attentionj for her eyes were upon everythirS by turns. 50n Evidence of hrr watchfulness aCorded ' vconsiderabl6amu?emebt to'GarMtaand Cla- :ra at least: Suclwas hex Interest in onrj ikz was often covered withthe same rrrefrular scrawl (very different from Jliss. Ciinton'l usual rapid but neat l?and)-which narf apt pparcd so strange to me on my-firstivislu ; l46pn asked what this, could mean, when Clara willingly enlightened my ; ignorance with her almost constant merriment; which always reminded me of a chime Of bellx, a : delicious tneJody for a time; but apt' fo nail opon one's tar. m i , - 1: Hiss Clinton tho said, hud a'stronp bf lief iif iu puwvf wi sptriis uinKo uieinsei vra manifest to us in various ways. But of all hcir methods of carrying on this corn mi cation one ; was by far the most singular When, h hadome doubt to remove she ntrwith a pencil in her hand, which she abaodonedio the impulse of a spirit, wbo caused it to write the required answer.' Thus it was the-assertion of our Worthiness that insured us oir invitation to dine at Belmont.' Ella woiJld hot 'join In odr laughter5, for though she gave no credence to Miss Clirf ton's marvebshe said we knew too little of the spiritual, world and its manifestations tp I jest on the subject, to which it, seemed -to i ber rnucu reverence was due. 1 talked tne matter over with her alone one day, and b taioed further particulars. Miss Clinton was remaining single entirety from her own choice. Nearly twenty years ago xhebacf been engaged tojhe young rector of., tbe parish, who was carried off by a fever cauglit by , the side of a deathbed. - rhis lover it was whom she- believed to communicate with her. u i M I think,? said Ella it is the delusion of an over-active and over worked brain, but I can hardlv regret rt, for it is. a great con solation to'her." . TVV ; , . ; One morning . I had given EU some mu sic, sod in the evening wo found fee raw led across Jt :, , ;M Do not fear. tv They, will both' be happy v Alls vvejl. thatends well.'.? There was uo doubt of the application, for Miss Clinton, having her mind set at rest, ho longer troubled Jberself to watch mo and Ella' :: '',? , . -v i"." ' ' i How Garstin.and Clara laughed, and twit ted me with havtnslhu disturded the repose of Shakespeare; And Gars tin must needs take it to the barracks, where ! got a simi lar roasting froni 'thtfmajori::i'v'' ' I would not have ownedfor theworld, but from this timFIl)egah 'to think there migU bo ftJrUle thin wereat$rst i oc lined to allow. Who would be bold enough to say what was pos sible or impossible, when life' itself was an unfathomable mystery ?. t f . One morning, as wo sat at breakfast, . De 'Wilton threw a letter across tho table to -. . , ; Read that and then be. off to vOur ladv- Joves,1' he said what red eyes there will be. I; (. ... . r - "J ' ; It was a letter from o6r colonel contain ing tho unexpected intelligence that the regiment bad received orders to hold itself tn readiness to sail for the Caper whefo those amtrable Dutchmeri were stirring ,iip one of tlieir favorite Caffro wars, to enable them to find a profitable, market for their cattle. They would bo4ess warlike, I fancy, if they had toT provide the blool anlnioney asAveH connected with her coming of age; had anticipated seeing a far older man feed fcer tainly he; was fujl youhf for so rrtponslblei an onice.A,V . V"r. " '; K''r-t '-Ere thei evening wasovet I thought hint bette r fitted for It-i-ln ?th 'first place Mrty Was,pn scjCond thoiights y tolerably ma turxftge,'Jancl ih' the socond"place he wat steady and grave enough o be i a hundred. HVtyast4ecide had! peculiarly quiet, even manner,- But this evidently was not tbe calm cfinsensM allow greater(cWeigbt,' ,!NQt, itatzlVpaid much heed to ier, counsels at the time, but afterwards I recalled tbsca M memory, nod v ' 1 feel that i. am tu witsr -d better man for ' j having ncted in some'degree'inaccordaifco .1 ChesaW-that I -was' oveVe6minf my ex. feittrmehtahd"fHri'thalrayMeelirigs wciw ouw,grcaiepin, tnougnt sne migm hilitytw;ce that, evening ..J saw his eyes "Too 1 wouftf have aired to repTntiLW.hv, uojujuuvh jw uoMiucu.iiia icr vvwiul I.IOII VO ail 0Q WTJIJJan Wulie :VOU are lit as the beef. , 1 was hardly so pleased as I thought it necessary to appear, lor reany nere was glory .to- be "gained, and; the; idea of leaving WhitcclihV was terrible'.' But myraind day came news that the Major and Garstin were iu go wim ine service companies, out would probably be stationed at AVhitecJiffe. ;ye went up io? Belmont Aill. pf f ao ws. Wuich; caused some sensation Garstin and Clara got up a little burlesque seutiment for the occasion, but neither of them seem ed in despair. Jllo we er, it was settled tha( as it might bo his last day with ns,' we must both return: andidino at Belmont, for we were too busy totay; Entering the. Ilrawing-roomv'e7b Itf anger there, a'miUu min evidently, of ttjbooUirtyIjya some plucky, action ...of De .Wilton's, whom it seemed' he.knew. atid again while ' he listened to an 'account of a cowardly at tack by a crusty farmer on a pilfering schoolboy he had -caught in his orchard. fnt i i'..i i i .. ii" i nere was nine lameness or spirit or coio nessoi nean in mm x lmagneu, inougn ne made ;no parade of his feelings. ' ' , fc" "But' in' spile of; the fancy I had taken to Captain Merrivale,' I gave him very lit tle of mv attention that evening. ' The nar- row escape I had had of being separated from ' Ella . made me feel more infatuated than ever.and she was lookinglovely enough to excuse any amount of, folly, rc:- ' ' j. Haw joyfully my heart beat whefl I fan cied that sometbingsimilar must be passing in her own mind. , Tes, there was change, which , could not be overlooked. There was a glow upon her smooth cheek; a softness in her eves, a sweet gentleness and even timidi ty in her manner, which I knew must' be-- love.' And was it strange that I should feel sure it was I who was so blessed t 'Nothihg was said to cause my conviction; indeed s.he was"' .onusilally silent,' hut her sweet smile i .. ; ''- .- -i -, .. snone upon me, ana : mere was a tenaer light in her beatirufeyes as they "met inine wnicn Kneu me wiiBTapiure. ., . ,4 f,-..t All that nightlwas in a fever, a delirium of haDDiness. -,lkt amid the va caries of fancy one .idea took lull possession of. mv mindthat tho uext day should make uiy glorious hopes a still more glorious certainty. In the morning inexorable duty chained me, atid it was late before I could' get to vwoa ia wi a'''- tne nan. nui j iorgot any vexation wnen I saw Ella sitting in a surnmer-house (n the garden waiting lbr some one was it not tor me ?: -r: : . w 1 She started as she heard ray footstep and looked op still withlthaUsort almost loving looky She T bl ushed 5 too, : nnd j the' sight dispersed td the winds "mv little remaining self-control, io that, casting aside my stud ied 'fnlroducl ion, Iplufiged into the midst pouring out an absnsd. rnapsodyv which .1 could not now recall to save my life, and certainly would not pen if I could. V 1. What words, sheused I knawtrt,lbr t lelt stunned by them,1 but ;dmehpwi-3iei made me understand that she did ndt love me that she; was even engaged- to an-; bther.""''" l Why; did you not tell met so when you; saw my growing pve?'I raved. "1 owe the misery of . my life tayou. - But -doubtlessly with all the heartlesstiess of acocjuette'you rfj6icoiu'yourJw 1 can give no better idea of iher kindness p.beaxlXbM!jsta that she did not UugU m tiny face on hear-A ing this tirade,' m-. a ; "I could not tell ybuft she'said;, for dap tain Jlerrivalo did not ask. my hand-till this morning He was my guardian; V voiir nrfme. 1 1 have a sister ten vears vbun gtr tnari myself, and she will, be, of a more suitable JagevV-They say ,sha M. growing , very like me ; If your taste does notchacgo she(wil f)p, 'admirably, for you six or vfeveli years hence&9 tsii vs h'' . Ar? " Yon 'may laugh at me; and call me4 a a . ao - - . . ' i DcyT;iTjrepiieci foot my loV0 lor yon is as great as any man's ooold be, and yod viH , ) see it" will not 'Qdfeftly change. I could4 riot 'i bear tor'stay here 'Hnd 'see' v'ovl makirife'an- ' 'J- other lb happy. T shall volunteer to 'go to 4 fclV Vt LID Ql 14 i once.7 ; ' Garsftih was delighted to hear of iny re-, j solve, and De Wilton showed his srooroval ' l by strongly backing my applicationf,:wfiich was acceded to K S. ; I learned at a later period, when! was far more disposed to do justice to him, that though he loved her and knew her heart Vas Ms, he fad never jvetrs 110,, IIOU 1 veil All rnUCUUUi. vi uia- Biow aiu ship," and had relinquished all control. over hef actions. His frtther.'old Admirill Uer ri vale, Ella's original , guardian, eiercisrw the pdwVgtveri to Jiimby MrCjancy, haa by his will appointed his son to succeed him in this 'office. ; So Captain Merrivale had authority to sanction or forbid any engaged merit, nd he had hrunk from taking the slightest advantage which his. position to wardrheryjMmu iiWith,tha greatest kindness and patiefice ' r Ella's kindness and sympathy -softened the pain of our parting ; but aftet that came a weary time, when I'jfelt' there wis little pleasure left for me in this life, tfcongh I was onlv standing on tho threshold; " 'It was, 1 thought an incurable wound, for I knew not the renovating4 powers" of nature? ?f1 2 Soon after landing, constant occupation came to my "relief for we had a full share of thefightirig.; 'jo one kifmishMs caffre spear t hrough niyvirrn and another in my Vde, irifijcting; seyeroVbu 4 not .dan gerous woundsif w 'k-:& i ,'I'Was atill on my. back from tboBiTects of inese witen a jeiiertwas pur, iota my nana. Jl reeogn ized 4he. ha nd-wrttiri, and my old' love-fe vcr t returned as5I ore '5 open tho 0 - a-a t . a .... .. . : . 5..."w iO' envelope- wiin-a anarpt paagi reaa tne PeAt'CojuslABitir ir-X should riot jike ybii tojiay (iearo! ormyrma.rriage tt)l I told yoaityself brood of mv cousin when I heard - of; vonr gallant conjductr which is rewarded fta itda-. serves, for with this mail yon will get the Gazette with your appointmeDtis lieuten ant tbthe Rifle , I trusty however, you are iiotioo rash do not be foolish arid risk your-. lite onnecessarily. k 1 ttwr: ' , Whert-yoii' return to England covered with laurels ayou may recken on a warth -welcome "dt feelvale Abbey i 'naVwKether. at homer or abroad; you w ill 'a I ways' have the best wishes of your affectionate cousin and friehd, ',:, T t,, ijjii Juuua . So it was over Her-very signature, in tended t6;spremy;jeeiings7sralledme, tor how ought that blank td be filled' upt s By the rules of tho service 1 should now have gone home to the depot of the Kifles; bntlsjspWas healed, 1 easily obtained leave .to 1 join the ,ai vice epppanief n 4nnia4t Jwas oos. yet repared Iook(vftth traoiijtytt , inpiness.with ariotBe 3 ivvt tKow came several gear's of cantonments behllowMlhe jauv) i iv b, uu o.ss4. ou of3 " wo -m ft-a.vwM Caffre. speaHr to contend ? gainsA a a.,'. .... V f ..'' r " l ' .if - t regi rrieri t for Erigiand;';eaco1ftant occhpatidn had doiietheir , work. 1 1 still cherijed A Warm" auction fdT; Ella. , hut J lOORed nacB JO nose uviiyne uays wun pteas t i i - ,1 4' I C j: -if i 't ar i I . yretftHer than pain, a,nd I felt I coiild now , t enjoy her'ifriendshipjt-W;. -t V natwould: ItlatiUt bet flfiefef ' t6 . f; That was a question Jwhich I pSt tovfnVi tsir with considerable anxietj; My uncle was dead hHd no near relations," arid, myi former jriends were scvattcledver tlie ftc&
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