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VOL. (I. ASHEVILLE, N. C.f JANUARY, 1896. NO. 11.
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; Today we see Carl Dana plod
ding on a rd onward to a land
unknown. Tear, of ehame
tre.im down bis lace aa ha pond
er nvw the past, v Laetta,1. ha
eriea, -if job ni hert to abart
my thoughts and tell ma what is
beat ; I tut no, tbe only tbiag one
dmdrea ia lite will never be
IP-anted," and tbe poor fellow
laid himself dowa to rest by tbe
aide of a beautiful spring, lie.
like others, bad, beea thrown oat
tKa tbe world, heartless
world, to share tbe fate, what
ever it might
A a be aat there something very
at range biitDed. A gentiemaa
tbat wan phasing shot bin ia tbe
ami, giving htm m eewt wound.
(Tbe raw was, be believed him
to be a bandit). Oh, bow Carl
did yearn lor borne. What am
I -to do," lieitfhJ, 'surely all ia
agaisat u. I woald i i
dead," and the poor fc'Uow turned
from tbe ttSr, nobbing aa
though bit brar aroald break.
be tari awoke next wora-
inir be waa at Mr. lkirrkw'a.
a fiWI of bia father'a. His eon,
Stdajr Dorrke, waa a great
trfewd to Carl. Ue end Sidney
vera school chains, aad to Carts
aarpiiM- well , aa delight, be
stood bnrtile Li bed. ; .
'Tt uoly torn, Cart," nid Bid
ttrf, stooping dowa aad tawing
tbe Irrinr tears from bia cheeks,
yoo ti re happened to aad aeri
OMtt, t War. but I hope yoa will
eoon beatd to start oa your
J.uran'
Cart's fa pafed and Sidney
eoatiuued, "But. I'd rather joa'd
aot go. -Whyf aaked Carl,
hoping to gain some f o formation.
"Well, yoa kaow yoa aud I will
hare a good time: yoa know
Eugwe wtut to Brazil, and 1 am
aure I can't apead my lite here
alone."
Vbr. your jKruta are here;
Id think it rery pleaaaut to be
alooe with them.
"Oh, I a ia aure I'd . rather be
with yoa," waned Sidney, catch
ing bia bfVath for the next word,
aad tbe color ruttbing ia bia faoe,
aa he bent low and aaid, laujrh
iug, yoa kaow tlwy want ne to
marry Eaiue Romi. aud to aare
my life I Wca't do it." Carl
Uvtenad breatbkealy, and Bid
oey continued: "You know we
are couuiua aad it agree with
both aide for me to marry her,
I can't do it 1 cant " Tbe
a ord coui shocked Carl, f and
to eta y where he could eee Eame
Ilomi wonld be liupoaib!e.'
fail," Siduef aaid in a voice
that eurprUed Carl, 'to tell tbe
truth, f don't love Eame; it' her
cousin Lutftta I love." Aad at
thne worda Carl'a eyea filled with
tt'ara.
"Isn't ebe a dear ffirl?" aaked
Sidney", but Carl could not au
w;r him tiu 1 Ki Ju-iy lft bioa
alone. '
Ah Carl Iy in agony, be never
hwjrd rtne tilnginf? a beautiful
bymu of long ago, for he was
lost iu day dreams,' only wishing
to kneel at Luctta'e tvet, aeklng
her if she still loved him. "Oh, if
I could bat kb the teara from
ber cbeeka the teara tbat were
treaming ; dowa the day we
parted, bat were tbey teara for
me or for aome oo eUte? W.
tbey of sorrow or or oy lor my
parting? How caa I read other
hearts? . That i iropoeaible all
ia Impossible," and be raUod hla
Ihead from bia pillow, breathless,
but it wfcs only to see if he Was
I alone. Ah, U he could have be
lliered ber to be eirl that waa
tm,what would he care for pain?
What would be cart if all
scorned at him? Ah me,' he
hed acaio and aeaio I am
unloved, nacared .for a useless
boy, and the poor fellow buried
hit face in bia hands aad to him
all seemed new aad desolate. -
Years seemed to pass before
Car realized what waa best.. He
hushed himself to sleep sevsral
times by his owa tears, forget
ting all but Luetta. , Loader aud
louder sang a : voice , acd Carl
knew then that it was Eame
Roml tinging a Thanksirifing
byma, and Carl sighed a mourn
ful sigh.
"air. Dane aa had a severe
wound." said tbe girl known as
Kama. :. ,,:
. Yea," said Mrs. Dorrire, ,4be
ia a bor tbat seems very tender-
hearted, aad I tear be will meet
bit dath if something isn't done
for him. 1 can't sea wby some ot
bia folks does not visit him
Sidney has fold tbem of bis acci
dent, but tbey don t seem to
cart." .
"1 think be is known by all as
a aseleas boy," said Eame scorn-
ing.
"IdoaV satd Mrs Domes,
but 1 can't sea how he waa shot
under such circumstancee."
"Yea, aad what do yoa think,"
said Eeme, "Luetta bas nearly
lost ber mind over his fate, but 1
think it ia no more that he de
serves, aad sue laughed a
scorning laugh tbat awoke Carl.
"Is Kidney loving Luetta?" asked
Esme ia a harsh voice. 1 don't
know," aaid Mrs. Dorrk. 'but 1
(.Link Luetta is a girl uoue can
httlp loving; I can't help it my-
avlf." , :..:,;.
t think she aluioat, wakes
people lore ber," aaid Emma
ecoruiug, and tbey both turned
aud aaw Sidney enter tbe room
Yoa hays come, Cousin
Esme," be said, "but I did not
expect yoa. Luetta is sick ' with
fever, and did yoa leave ber while
she was sick?" "I didn't know
she was sick," said Esme, "aud
more than that, ber slckneae is
worse than nothing She always
appears to be sick a hen I leave
home; especially, if I eoiue here,'
aud she gave Sidney such a smile
that he turned breat blues from
ber to visit Carl. When Carl
held out bis band to welcome
Sidney, he turned from him
speechless, "You art dearer to
me than a brother,"' suid
Biduey smiling, "I hardly know
what I'd do in the condition I'm
in," said Carl. "Nor I either,"
sa d Sidney. "And I watit to lell
you. No, I want to ak you a
few questions, but you look so
pale that I can't auk you." "Oh,
do," said CsrI, "I'd rather help
you out of a difficulty than
mytelf." "You must look and
listen," said Sidney, laughing
heartily.' "Iam engaged to a girl
and I don't lore her-i-I love
another, and to save my lifo, I
don't know how to make another
st p. Nothlug could have
shocked Cerl ' more. He knew
too well the betrothed girt was
Esme, and be knew welt that he
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LTTBTTA BBMOU
wta loving Luetta.
"Luetta,'' he cried; forgetting
all but her pleasant lace. - "Have
you forgotten me? Has another
won your heart?" aud tbe words
shocked Sidney so he gazed at
him like a wild man.
"Ob," said Sidney, "I did not
know she was promised bride
forgive me lor speaking to you
about ber." ".No,", aaid Carl,
"she doea not love me. II
don't love her," and the
words he uttered choked him so
Sidney turned away from him to
summons a dot-tor. After the
case had been examined he de
clared it was almost iocureable,
and further said be had av slight
attack of brain fever- Cat! grew
paler every day. Sidney aat by
bia bedside day and night, be
lieving be made the case worse
by asking tbe question about
Luetta and tbe thought grieved
him so hs sat breathless with
excitement, believing he would
be the death of Carl. Sidney sat
by Carl's head and each day!
seemed to him as years, but be
said it was hi duty, "Puty,"
he would say. "Ia It duty for
me to sit by Carl's bed when
Luetta is believed to be dying?"
No," he said, and be turned
from Carl's bed and brushed the
the tears from bis eyes and
started to Luetta. Oh. bow ht
counted the hours until he
reached her, and aa he stood be
side ber be bent and heard ber
whisper. "Carl," and heeould not
help but listen to the rest j "You
sre untrue. You have told oue
thing you don't mean you don't
love me. I cau't believe it; oh, I
can't. Oh, if 1 could only forget
you, but I can't. You have
wrwked my life my hopes
and her voice failed to sheould
not g-t the rest of ber sentence
"She loves him," ht said at
length, "and I ant sure he does
not lore hfr aa she says. 1 ran
tell her Carl does hot love her,
would sne believe H7 Hut I am
sutelt would be her death. Oh,
bow could Carl tell her false
something he knew waa not true?
How could he In the presence of
heaven say he loved her; when,
if he had judfed his own heart,
he would toot have wrecked his
life -surely Car! Dana was
dreaming," and Sidney Dorr ice
fell down upon bia kneea In sym
pathy for Luetta.
'0h, J knew be waa coming,"
aaid a voice, "and I never shall
forgive bim.lor causing m to
lost my whole heart onjhia smil
ing face,". Sidney listened atttn.
tlvely for a few moments, then
be turned and kissed Luetta's
pale lips and left her bedside.
"Ah me," ht sighed, aa ha aaw
Esme facing him. "She will ruin
my life, and I can't belie vt other
wise." liut ht could not help
but bow himself before her da
rting young beauty, and , it waa
there be wrecked his life. Is waa
there be said bis future was at
her feet. Ob, at the words he
said that should have bound
them together forever, but it on
ly made tbem father apart. Ob,
ii most wora naa only died on
the balinly October air, ' nia life
would not have been blighted
with failures, but words cannot
be called back, but I bey . will be
referred to In the future.
Shall we again visit Carl one
that should hava had all the
honor tbe world could give, but
all loved bouor too well to be
stow it on him who had almost
ended the battle of life ; ht who
was wearing his life away,, believ
ing Luetta waa uatjfuar-WUl
Sidney never return?" lie cried.
"Can Luetta be dying?" Hut
just then bs thought at the ques
tion Sidney asked him, and the
poor fellow prayed fir doath.
"Oh, if dearb would only come,"
be sighed, "I would not betroub
othere, aud Luetta would be tree
to love and win Siduey . Dorrice,
but no, I shall not give ber up; I
love her and I hate myself for it,
but love is divine. "Oh, 1 can't
help but love her" and his
voice lowered to a whisper. Ah.
at. tbe tears Cirl shel must have
been enough to have blotted out
his untrue deeds to Lnetfa.,
"Sidney," ht cried; when bt saw
Sidney stand gasinx at him
through the bows of the apple
trees, "what did Luetta say
about roe?" "Too needn't care
to hear," said Sidney, "becauM
she does net care to hear from
you." Carl listened brealhlew,
and Sidney continued : "But I
hardly tbinTshewill die, but I
can't say shell live. She aaid
she hsd wrecked her lift by loving
yoa." ifravea help ma," cried
Carl, "I did not meaa to wreck
her life." "Let me tell yon what
It best," interrupted Sidney,
"writt her a letter, telling her
yoa art willing to break the
engagement, and then I think all
will bt well." "I eaa't do it,"
said Carl, "I must have tha
words, 'I don't lovt you"
from her owa lips.". Can't voo
believe me, Carl, whoa she told
me she had wrecked her liite 'by
loving yoa? Yoa know I have
never told you hes, and bestdea
that, can't yoa. to a dying gir?.
say you are willing to break tha
engagement. Haven't yoa no ,
heart? Will yoo hold her to
what aha said, when I told her I
I woald try to break the engage
ment that she might die la peace,
and now yoa ear yoo don't ,' bo
lteva me. Surely your heart hat
turned to atone, and f set yoa
are determined to hold Luetta to
what aba has, said, and if von
don't writt I'll do it myself, for I
tnioK It is tnt only way to safe
ber life. ' Then when she la wetL
if she loves you, can marry, but
lor ner aaKe write tne letter, ami
if yoa don't do it. I any again I
will writt it myself. It the fetter
it not written yoa will be tha
causa of ber death an I will have
yoa punished for it. It there bt
no law lor such a criminal, I'll
make a law myseUL Now, Carl,
for the saks of ber who ia dying
write the letter."
"Oh, Luetta," he cried, "art
you untrue?"
" n ntt tnt letter: von hava an
time to refer to sronebv da vs.
Yoa have only today aud act
tomorrow, and tbt fetter mast
be written or voa will be rushed
into eternity.
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