Little Golden's Daughter

f Golden's simple love-story from his servant. They were f

the fresh air. She was growing very restless with the close, indoor con

, ole massa?" said Dinah, in a tone t

th go," sa

r the sweet, southern landscape-old Hugh, bareheaded, in his tattered dressing-gown, old Dinah i

be her own dressmaker, had sat up late that night to complete some alteration

lace, she went to the window and

ty that grinds one down so! When once I am married to Bertram Chesleigh I will never touch a needle again! I will order all

dly a moment, and her whit

who had persisted in riva

murmur of voices floated up

ster crossing the lawn, their grotesque shadows flying

her seat, and gliding softly thro

ossed the lawn, two dark figures stole fort

were standing in the beautiful moonlight. One was a

gly about a slender form tha

and light cloth jacket, a neat, little walking-h

d tenderly, and yet anxi

he had taught her to call him, "you must indeed let me go

r, bending to kiss the tempting, up-turned li

objected, faintly. "What if black m

Chesleigh carelessly. "The old woman sleeps so sou

s deserted chamber, was vigorously shaking her empty night-dress in a

y. He kissed her lips before the

low voice, freighted with passionate tenderness, "tell

e raised to his face. "Oh, my dearest, if I talked to you until the beautiful sun rose to-morrow, I co

a long, passionate kiss. There was a silence broken only

in long

kisses, swe

thing on

that brooded round them, broke has

other in dismay to find themselves

igure, beyond which old Hugh Glenalvan's sil

aps the old gentleman and his servant were as much astonished at s

perhaps because she had vaguely suspected some such ec

caught her disobedien

d. "Come away from dat black-hearted wilyun

y, the girl shook Dinah's hand off,

the slight figure, and Golden crie

loves me! and I w

maddened Elinor Glenalvan. The b

a hoarse voice of bitter scorn and passion. "Oh, yes, he loves you. That is

ther, who had crept to Golden's side, and stood there trembling and speechless. "Fa

her lover's face with a strange, wistful pleading i

at made her leave his side and put her

ously, and he led her away, followed by Dinah, who glared angri

sleigh would never have lived to figure