Beadle's Dime Novels No. 95 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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AT THE SPRING. - 17 “Will you never have done with your badinage, Maggie ?” he said, a little tepesathfully; “Do you not see that I am in trouble ?” A change came over her face, and she lifted both hands, to place them on his shoulders, in ee quiet, earnest way, say- ing, qhickly : ' “ What is it, Ronald? “Dell: me,” “I met your mother, before I evme in, upon the river-bank. She was very harsh with me, and refused to let me see you. She told me that she hated me and mine, and mes what I hoped for could never be.” 4 Ronald!” | “You know now why I am not anise gine I deter- thined to tell you. Ihad been down the’ river for the Gen- eral, to communicate with General Braddeek; Adas! the General is no more!” tie “ How is that?” “He is déad; and tore than 1 Tatlae: that: plens army; with which he marched so triumphantly out of secon land, lie dead four mijés from Fort Du clnouet * Petatal “Dead! All lost ?” “ All, over in that region. I saw Colonel Wieablnatons of Virginia, a young man who, like myself, vas faith in the pro- Vincials. He told me, in honor, that he could ‘have sayed the day, had his provincials been papepned ‘tow ‘go im. first, but they were kept in the rear.” — : “Do you think we shall have fighting upon this beadas soon ?” “Within two weeks; but r €an not talk of thats: Have you nothing to say with regard to your mother? .How can I Hove ‘her? She seems 80 determined, sig L fear for the — result.” “One thing, dear Ronald: ‘Whatever. comes, oY shall be true to you, and my promise to ‘you. But we .maust, wait. My mother may change; and learn to honor you for your good qualities, as I do. Be gentle with’ hers do not suffer her foibles to rouse you to anger. And shone through all, that I loye you.” He kissed her passionately. fenacll | “ Have you long to stay?” she Oe: y Mawoh seul’ comicbooks.conn ;