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BTinit' cnfc idcratimi, ami wa* ar
permuted a wealthy man in the
neighborhood. His farm was well
StocKcd and hi- barn well lilled.
The dwelling was a long low
building. ulisl.tnlial and roomy,
IP 1 anted in Iron! with ■ mne line
twes, among wlihdi the scarlet
IlWfies ot tin* mountain a Ii |iee|i
LI tori It, gi sin g to tin- place a
ru-tun >i|iio aa w■ 11 a comfort a
hie ;if.
UU£ source of I>;*l> wealth ;i
Itifvd others might perhaps be
tonnd in the (act that, beyond a
daughter, he had no family.
Lllis wife had heen dead many
*, and this only daughter,
Blow aged nineteen, ruled all with
Eli the house, not excepting her
Bitlier. As tin* farm would In*
Her undivided properly, and as it
Pw as known besides that Oalv
paid occasional visits to a eer
tain hank in the nearest town,
she was looked upon a- a great
heiress. He that as it might, slit'
was reckoned the lovliest girl in
that part of the country. On a
mellow October afternoon Eliza
stood in the garden before her
father's house engaged in lopping
ot) branches lrom the mountain
ash trees. The finest and richest
WijJi berries were ihose she se
lected, its if the\ were destined
tor some testive occasion. The
garden still presented a verv
pleitscnl appearance, t hough No
vein her was aliunst at hand; hut
the season had heen a part i. ular
ly mild one. and few signs of win
ter were yet apparent.
As Eliza stood thus, her head
thrown hack, the light straw hat
she wore fallen over her slmul
tiers and displaying the glossy
coils of her raven hair, she made
a charming picture. She hail
placed some of the crimson her
lies in her hosoiu and hair, ami
they became admiruhiy her rich,
sparkling brunette beauty. Had
tdie arranged them .'iHbewitchiitg
!v with any reference to some
one who might chance to pass
that way f
"(iood evening, Miss Italy,"
waidflttMecat the gate; hut it
kid
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i“ ii I w.o,
MBHRk w about
arnTllOUset in tin.' neighbor
thus earned her liveli
vQtto Patty ; and how
retmiii i u.
lv. while* luT bright eyes darted
a i{ nick glance up tin* road.
“•Very well, thank you kindly.
Mis- Daly. I -ee you’re busy
preparin' for to morrow evenin'.
If I'm not mistaken, it's the last
Hallow eve voiill spend a- Mias
Daly. If we may b'lieve all we
hear, if- a happy bride you’ll be
long afore a year's over."
She paused, as if expecting
some eonfirmation or denial ot
thi- statement. Eliza, however.
Was engaged plucking oil some
withered leaves from the hranch
es -he held, and made no answer.
••He's a good, steady gorsoon,
an" a handsome too. well worthy
your I'hoiee; an" I'm sure"
•• Who'* good and worthy my
choice Who is it you’re talking
about !" interrupted the *irl, lift
ini her head quickly and speak
ine sharply, while Hie color deep
ened on her cheek.
•• Why, Mr. Hogan, iv course.
Sure, doesn’t every body know all
about it : an'it’s only waitin'they
all are every Sunday to hear you
an* him culled in Chapel.”
•• Maybe, then, they'll have In
wait long enough. I might take
it into my head to disappoint them
ami him, after all. Suppose I
-lioiild'nt murrv al all; or suppose
suppose" She stopped.
••Suppose there is someone else
you like better. Hut sure, didn’t
you give the go by to all the boys
■in the place, and ain't you an'
Mr. Will Hogan always constant
ly together ? at la-le you used to
be till tin- last month or so, when
young Mr. Croft on came home
from foreign ports. Hut you
would’nt be so foolish as to he
aft her t hi ilk i u of a giutleman like
him. An'you know, besides, dotit
you, that lie's been plighted since
hoih were childur to his father’s
i ward. Miss Ellen ('onrlnev, that's
come to live at the Hall ?”
•I neither know nor care wlieth
ei lie is or wind her he isn’t, re-
turned Eliza, with a haughty lit
Heins. - of her head and a touch
of dcliaucc in her lone. “He’s
not married to her vet, at all w
vents, no more than I am to Will
Hogan. But, tell me, Catty, have
you seen Miss Courtney yet t 1
hear she’s very beautiful. 4 ’
•• \ i-. I have : an’ a sweeter, lov
tier lookin’ crathur never lighted
on Ibis earth so gentle an’ kind
to all in her manner too, an’ rea
dv lo help them that's in trouble.
Ihe folks are all jtot delighted to
think -Crofton Hall' will have
such a mtothress.”
"Maybe -he'd never be that,
alter all."
“ Woe be to them that part
plighted lovers! Woe be to them
that break their own plight, woe
an' bitter w ailin'!” she exclaimed;
then drawing her cloak round her
site moved on w ithout a word of
parting.
The smile instantly faded from
Eliza's lips. “That old creatuie
■sends a chill through me," she
! muttered in a tone of annoyance.
“Would it be for my woe? Oh. if
I could read the tut ure !” Sudden
ly throwing down her boughs she
opened the gate and ran up the
road after the old woman. “For
give me," she said, coming up
with her. "I didn't mean to be
rude. Now tell me. Catty—they
say you know everything -what
w ill be my lain ‘ Shall I be hap
pier next Hallow eve than 1 am
now ? (>r or, shall Ido anything
to bring mis fori line on me?"
••ll you waul to know your fate,
try the charm of the Twelfth Rig.”
••And what i- that ? Tell me
what I must do."
I’liey were standing beneath a
wall. The old woman seated her
sell on a stone, and leant her
arms on her knees. she sat
lluis, her red cloak drawn close
ly about her. her spare gray locks
hanging loose, her eyes glancing
restlessly about with a strange
kind of motion, as if they were
#t in work by mechanism, she
looked like some weird sibyl of
ancient days, Eliza had to repeat
her question before au answer
came, i'lien, in a mysterious un
dertone, Imt so distinct that not
a word was lost, the other said:
"1 on must go to a field wid
furrows st ret chin' from north to
south, (loin at the western side,
an walk slowly over the ridges
till you come to the twelfth, then
"top in the middle an' listen. If
you hear merry music an' dancin', j
there's a long ail happy lift afore
you; Imt it mournful cries an'i
groan s you 11 die alorc a vear'.-
o\er.”
••How trig fitful!" muttered
Eltoa, shuddering. -And should
(•lie alone ?"
"Vis, alone, un' unknownst to
<ny livin'-owl." A> he uttered j
tln -e words, she rose and walked
im with a rapidity astonishing in
one so old and feeble.
TII E F I E E I) A N 1) E lli E SIDE.
Eliza gazed after her. Site
wanted to ask more questions,
but, fearing to do so. she too turn
eil and walked away in the oppo
site direction.
The wail they had -food beside
inclosed a spacious park, lint
behind that wall there had been
a listener to their words, of
whose presence they were iinu
ware.
In the centre of the smoothly
•Traveled side-path, a young lady
stood still. She seemed to have
been taking an evening saunter
when the voices outside arrested
her attention. As site now walk
ed slowly on she appeared to
Ik* sunk in deep relleetion. evi
dentlv of no cheerful nature. The
deep dark blue eves, whenever
the snowy lids with their fringe
of long black lashes allowed them
to become visible, were full of
a mournful expression. It was a
beautiful face, a perfect oval in
contour, with features more strict
ly regular than those of the rustic
heautv Eliza Daly, but wanting
in the brilliancy and richness of
coloring which made the great
charm of that sparkling little
brunette. The full white fore
head was very thoughtful. One
could see that melancholy would
be at anytime the characteristic
of her countenance, as it indeed
frequently is of thoughtful faces.
But there was so much sweelness
jand gentleness in it ami the
I charm Ed its pensivene-s was such
! that you would hot have wished
i to change it for a gayer look.
•‘How will it all end ?” murmur
;ed the lady. “How w ill things
be w ith me in a year ? If 1 be
lieved in presentiments 1 would
say that this weight that presses
lon me boded evil. Which of the
two fates Is to be lftine ! To die,
!or tol ive and be his wife. One
or Hie other 1 think ; but which ("
Suddenly she again stopped,
j and listened with her head bent
down. .No sound seemed to break
! the silence of the evening; but
[ after a few minutes footsteps on
tin* road without became distinct
! ly heard—a light elastic tread,
with a firmness in its fall that
told it was that of a man. She
listened with suspended breath,
standing perfectly motionless,the
color suffusing her pale cheek,
her hands clasped tightly, as if in
intenses! agitation and suspense.
I The steps came nearer and near
er, went by the park wall, reach
ed (lie gale, and us Ihev receded
the color laded slowly from the
expectant face, the hands unlock
ed themselves and drooped bv
: her side, while her breath return
ed with a low gasping sigh.
The next moment a thought
J seemed to st rike her; she sprang
towards the wall ami stepping on
the trunk of a fallen tree looked
lover it down the road. The fig
; ure of a young man was visible
at a little distance, and while he
j walked, as if in a careless mood,
I he passed his cane lightly through
; the wayside grass and (lowers,
striking off their heads as he went
by. She watched him until lie dis
appeared from view, taking the
turn which led to Daly's farm.
••1 knew it. 1 knew it !" she mur
mured; and in that passion of
1 sorrow which seems as if it must
take hold of and ding to some
thing, she wound her anus tight
ly about the young elm that stood
by her side, striving to choke
hack the sobs that rose in her
throat. The evening breeze went
moaning through its topmost
houghs, mingling its sighs with
hers. A shower of yellow leaves,
shaken by her convulsive grasp,
tell around her to the ground,
like the faded hopes for which
she lamented.
nor iKH u.
THE ( HARM TRIED-
The house of patrick Daly was
ever a favorite resort on festive
occasions ; he was himself much
liked for his hospitality and ge
hjal manner; and wherever Eliza
wait, fheiothe male portion of the
population of Uto ware ea
ger to go; although nßiiy 4
mong them had given up their
claims to her hand in favor of
the young farmer Hogan, they
now stood by to see whctlter he
who had defeited them would
himself he defeated by anv still
more powerful rival.
I’ll ere was a merry gathering at
the farm on ihe eve of All Hal
low-. Many Inighl prellj fmft'e,
were present that might well
have ctuifioled the di-:jp{hjsn£>d
oues; Imt beside the radieut j
young hoste.-s. w ho, in more than
usual beauty, was dispensing
smiles and hospitality at the head
ot tJm table, they all paled into
insignificance ? At least so j
thought Hogap. as he sat by jieg I
and watched her graceful move
ment- and listened with rapture
toher sweet ringing laughter;
the merrie-t and most silvery of
all. it seemed to him.
On his other ,-idea fair gentle
looking girl was sealed, who di
vided with Eliza the duties of
hostess ship. Htir though her
soft blue eyes rested often on his
face, ami she evidently listened
tf him with more attention than
the other, lie seldom turnecl to
address her. This was Eliza’s
cousin, Mary Coulaii, who lived
at the farm. Daly had risen le>
his present comfort by hi- own
efforts, Imt had relations who
were in a very different ‘position;
and. Mary's parents when living
had occupied a very poor cottage.
On their death Daly brought her
to reside with him. Though her
attractions id' person, and still
more so those of fortune, could
hear no comparison with Eliza's,
she was still not without her ad
mirers ; but notwithstanding her
gentleness, it seemed that she
could be saucy too, for none bad
as yet succeeded in w inning her.
Daly, however, was not anxious
for her marriage, for she was in
valuable in his household.—
Though Eliza had decorated the
room and filled the vases with an
tumn tlowers, Mary it w as who had
made Hie cakes which the com
pany seemed to appreciate so
highly, and whose skill as a house
wife had in a great measure won
for the farm its reputation of al
ways having everything of the
best description. That Mary Don
lan would make a model farmer’s
wife, everybody declared. Eliza
was unusually gracious this even
iug, smiling upon Hogan almost
as of old, and playing off a hun
dred arch little tricks at his ex
pense. Daly looked on well
pleased, for there was nothing he
desired so much as a marriage
between his daughter and the
young farmer. Whispers went
round that “to be sure it was no
one but Will Hogan Eliza would
marry after all, and it was only
nonsense to think she'd ever had
any other idea in her head.’'
Thus pleasantly, amidst talk
and laughter, the tea and cakes
were passing round, when sud
denly the door w as throw n open,
and a young man, whose dress
and bearing unmistakably stamp
ed him as belonging to a very
different class from any of those
1 assembled, appeared on the Hires
; hold. He started as if surprised
'on seeing the company; but a
close observer might have noticed
something a little studied in the
movement, a- if the intruder
were not altogether so taken a
back as he would have it appear.
He advanced easily, however,
and going up to the young hostess
apologized gracefully for his in
trusion, requesting at tlie* same
time that as chance had led him
there he might not be excluded
from so pleasant a gathering.—
Eliza, bliishinly, but with warmth,
gave the desired permission that
he should remain ; w hereupon he
drew a chair to her side, heedless
of the one, farther removed, of
fered him by Daly, who did
not seem by any means so
flattered as might be expected by
the condescension of his land
lord’s son in thus honoring his
house.
There was a constrained pause.
CJljurlps t'rofton, however, leant
hack in his chair, con versing with
Eliza, and throwing out two or
three general remarks of a nature
to provoke laughter, soon contriv
ed to restore things to their former
state. But for Hogan all enjoy
meat was gone, lie sat moody
and silent, a frown knitting his
usually open brow.
The two competitors for Eliza
Dalv's favor were as great con
trgsts ip apjmutnnee as in rank,
llogan was thp tajlgro) the tvyo.
being above six feet, and of more
powerful and vigorous though
less graceful build. Don Id he
have settled Itis claim to Eliza
by personal combat, it i- likely
that the other would have fared
bn? ill at bis hands. Both were
handsome Drofton particularly
so; audit is probable that the
cultivated expression of his* tea
tines ami the pla.v of his hand
some eyes, wliieh lie knew well
how to make the best me of,
would have a greater charm for
Eliza than the frank sun burned
countenance and straightforward,
Uhtlitoivd orbs of her rustic lov
IT
”AlTl|allows eye. is it not f"
inquired the new comer, bending
dose to Miss Daly. "Has any
one got a ring? Have you ?**
"No. indeed ; no one ha- \et.
1 believe.”
“Then I'm in luck, lor here to
oue in my cake; and there. Mis
Dalv, whv vou have the other
half."
• Well now." whispered some
of those near, “if that isn't an o
men. to get a ring Hie same min
ute !"
“‘Tisn't the right half." ex
claimed llogan. somewhat rough
ly. "1 have that.—Don't you
know . Eliza." he w hispered,
got one before."
••This tits exactly," said t'rof
ton, trying his own and Eliza's
together. And so they did; Imt
it seemed that seeing was not be
lieving, in Hogan's ease.
••Nil," he per-i-ted; “they
aren't tits at all. Let me try.” l —
stretched out his hand, and
almost snatched Hie little shining
cresent from the white lingers of
C’rofton, who relinquished it qui
etly, and with a provoking smile
watched the other's vain efforts
to make it lit.
“You see now it wont do,” lie
said banteringly. “What havn’t
been made for each other wont
go together, no matter Imw you
may try. But cheer up; you'll
find the match vet.”
The young farmer, however,
returned his'sfhih* with a very
black frown, and stood up. As he
did so he perceived Crofton whis
per to Eliza, who laughed merri
ly and glanced at him. He could
willingly have struck the young
gentleman at that moment. He
determined, however, not to let
him have altogether Ids own way
if possible ; and when the tea was
removed and dancing begun, he
went up to Eliza and requested
her hand. Bui Eliza was engaged,
and told him so.
Hogan stood still between two
minds whether he should go away
at once; but In* was reluctant to
let his rival see him abandon the
tield. When, however, the dance
was finished, ansi the burning of
nuts and other Hallow-eve rites
began, he still found no opportu
nity of approaching Eliza ; and
all the omens which in other years
had been favorable to Jiis cause
were against him. At last, when
Eliza's nut, being placed beside
his, instantly bounded away and
fell into the lire, there was silence
fora moment and glances were
exchanged.
Dancing having recommenced,
several came round Eliza request
ing her hand ; but she answered
hurriedly 1 hat she could not take
part in this dance, but would in
the next. Slit* had things to look
after just now, and must leave
them for a little while. Saying
which, she quietly quitted the
room.
A few minutes after, a slight fi
gtire, wrapped in a cloak, might
have been seen gliding through
tho farmstead. On emerging by
(he back gate on the road it stood
still for a moment and looked be
hind. The pale moonbeams gleam
ed on the face, but so blanched
were the features, so altered the
expression, that even had any of
her friends been near they might
almost have tailed to recognize
Eliza. With a shiver, as if the
chill wind pierced her, after the
heated room she had left, she
drew the hood of her cloak closer
over her face and began to speed
rapidly along. Nor did she pause
or again look around till, some
distance from home, she at last
stopped, breathless, at tlie gate
of a potato field. For a minute
or two she stood before it, as if
irresolute.
•• Shall 1 go back without trying
it after all ?" she said. “No ; i
w ill go on. and see what comes of
it."
She entered the field and began
to walk slowly across the ridges,
counting them as she went, till
she had numbered twki.vk ; then
she stood still and listened intent
ly. The wind, which was high,
swept over the wide unsheltered
space around. Was that its mur
mur -Jie heard i Slip hpld her
breath. Low ipoaq,- and spbbjng
sighs seemed to mingle with it.—
Surely no wind ever wailed with
such human anguish as that.—
Louder and clearer it rose, swell
ing on tin* breeze, full of more
piercing; passionate sorrow. She
remained routed to the spot, ter
ror stricken,her heart almost peas
ing to heat. The sounds seemed
to conn* along the ground, As
'ln* ltotenel, a -lender figure rose
up slowly, as it' from off the earth,
confronting her in Ihe uncertain
light, and gazing upon her with
a cold sorrow ful eye. Shrieking.
Eliza rushed hack, -tumblingami
sometimes fulling over the ridges
she ran. How she gained the
road she scarcely knew, hut -he
found herself living along it. with
the cry ot "Doomed! doomed!"
ringing in her ears. She had heard
it, low and despairing, as she left
the field, ns it wrung Irom some
-oui in mortal terror and anguish:
now it seemed repeated by a hun
dred voices, exclaiming "Doomed.
• loomed !'" - She llew before it,
pressing her hands to her ears, to
shut out the sound.
The farm house was reached in
a shorter time than one could have
imagined possible. She wrench
ed open the gate, rushed up tue
garden path, and with trembling
hands knocked loudly at the door.
The summons rung through the
house, above the music and the
darn ing and the buzz of laughing
voices. Everybody liew into the
half. On the door being opened.
Eliza rushed in, and would have
sunk fainting on the threslihold it
Hogan had not caught her in In
arms. She was carried into the
room and laid on the sofa, while
every remedy for fainting was pro
cured. Where had she been! was
t he question each asked the other.
Her hair, and dishevelled,
hung about lierpier dress was
torn aiuLsoiled, her hands covered
with cbn' and bleeding. At length
the remedies had effect,conscious
ness began to return, and when
it did, it came quickly. She open
ed her eves and gazed earnestly
round, as if seeking for some face.
If it was Crofton she sought, lie
was not there, having left some
time before.
*• What has happened, dearest
Eliza f” whispered Hogan, close
by her side. •• Where have you
been !”
•• 1 went out, and was frighten
ed,’" she murmured.
••And what frightened you, ma
vourneen !” asked lie, coaxingly,
as if speaking to a way w aid child.
Hut she made no reply, nor
could any questioning; draw from
her any explanation. The party
broke up, and each went home in
diilging in all manner of conjec
tures a- to w hat had happened.—
It was whispered by some that
Eliza had gone to the Twelfth Rig.
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