ELECTIVE AFFINITIES. TBA-S'SLVreD FBbX TSB BSMUS OF QOSTHB. chapter Xii. (Continued.) He found himself the first person awake oh bid domain. The laborers seemed to be staying away 100 long: they came; he thought they were too few, and the work set out for the day too slight for his de sires.' He inquired for more workmen ; they were promised, and in the course of the day they came. But these, too/ were not enough for him to carry his plans out as rapidly as he wished. To do the work gave him no pleasure any longer ; it should all be done. And for whom ? The paths should be gravelled that Ot tilie might walk pleasantly upon them ; seats should be made at every spot and corner that Ottilie might rest on them. The new park house was hurried for ward. It should be finished for Ottilie’s birthday. In all he thought of all he did, there was no more moderation. The sense of loving and of being loved, urg ed him obt into the unlimited. How changed was now to him the look of all the rooms, their furniture, and their dec* orations. He did not feel as if be was in his own house any more. Ottilie’s pres ence absorbed everything. He was utter ly lost in her; no other thoughts ever rose before him; no conscience disturbed him; every restraint which had been laid upon his nature burst loose. His whole being centered upon Ottilie. This impetuosity of passion did not escape the Captain, who longed, If be could, to prevent its evil consequences. All those plana which were now being hurried on with this im moderatrspeed, had been drawn out and calculated for a long, quiet, easy execu tion. The sale of the farm had been com pleted ; the first Instalment had been paid. Charlotte, according to the ar rangement, bad taken possession of it But the very first week after, she found it more than usually necessary to exercise patience and resolution, and to keep her eye on what was being done, in the present hasty style uf proceeding, the money which had been set apart for the purpose would not go far. Much bad been begun, and much yet remained to be done. How, could the Captain leave Charlotte in such a situa tion? They consulted together, and agreed that it would be better that they themselves should burry on the works, and for this purpose employ money which could be made good again at the period fixed for the discharge of the second in stalment of what was to be paid for the farm. It could be done almost without loss. They would have a freer hand. Everything would progress simultaneous ly. There were laborers enough at hand, and they could get more accomplished at once, and arrive swiftly and surely at their aim. Edward gladly gave bis con sent to a plan>whicb so entirely coincid ed with his own views. Daring this time Charlotte persisted with all her heart in what she bad deter rained for herself, and her friend stood by her with a like pnrpose, manfully. This very circumstance, however, pro duced a great intimacy between them. They spoke openly to one another of Ed ward’s passion, and consulted what had better be done. Charlotte kept Ottilie .more to herself, watching her narrowly ; and the more she understood her own heart, the deeper she was able to pene trate into the heart of the poor girl. She am no help for it, except in sending her awav. It now appeared a happy thing to her that Lucian a bad gained each high hon ors atilhe school; tor her great aunt, as soon as she heard of it. desired to take, her with her, and bring her out into the world. Ottilie could, therefore, return Umber. The Captain would leave them well provided for, and everything would be as it had been a few months before ; indeed, in many respects belter. Her own position in Edward’s affection, Charlotte thought she could soon recover ; and she settled it all, and laid it all oat before her self so sensibly that she only strengthen ed'herself more completely in her delu sion, as if it were possible for them to re turn to their old limits—as if a bond which had been violently broken could again be joined together as before. In the meantime Edward felt very deeply the hindrances which were thrown in his way. He soon observed that they were keeping him and Ottilie separate ; that they made it difficult for him to speak with her alone, or even to ap proach her* except in the presence of oth ers. And while he Was angry about this, he wns kngry at mauy things besides. If he caught an opportunity far a few hasty words with Ottilie, it was not only to as sure her of his love, but to complain of his wi:e and the Captain. He never felt that with bis own irrational haste be was on the way to exhaust the cash box. He found bitter fault with them because in the execution of the work they were n »t keeping to the first agreement, and vet he had been himself a consenting party to the second; itfdeed, it was he who had occa-i ned it and made it nec essary. Hatred is a partisan, bat love is even more GO. Ottilie hi so estranged herself from Charlotte and the Captiani As Edward was c< mplalniag one day t•on l- ttn Utter, saying that ho was treating him like a friend, or, under the circumstances, acting quite uprightly, she answered unthinkingly, A Hovel. PART t “Ihave once or twice had a palnibl feeling that he was not quite honest with yoq/T heard bib mjU> Charlotte, Tf Edward would hut spare tut that eter nal flute of bis! He can make• nothing, of ft, and it is too disagreeable to listed' to bim.’ You imagine how it hurt me, when I like accompanying you so much.” Shahad scarcely uttered thewords when, her conscience whispered to her that she had much better have! been sileut. How* ever, the thing was said.. Edward’s feat* urea workedvinlently, Never bad any thing stung him more. /He was touched on histenderest point. • It was his amuse? meat; he followed It like a child. He never made the slightest pretensions; what gave him pleasure should be treated with forbearance by his friends. He never thought how intolerable it is for a third person to have bis ears lacerated by an unsuccessful talent. He was not in dignant ; be was hurt in a way which he could not forgive. He felt himself dis charged from all obligations. The necessity of being with Ottilie, of seeing her, whispering to her, ex* changing „his confidence with her, in creased with every day. He determined to write to her, and ask her to carry on a secret correspondence with him. The strip of paper on which be had, laconi cally enough, made bis request, lay on his writing-table, and was swept off by a draught of wind as his valet entered to dress his hair. The latter was in the hab it of trying the heat of the iron by pick ing up any scraps of paper which might be lying about. This time his hand tel) ou the billet; he twisted it np hastily, and it was burnt. Edward observing the mistake, snatched it out of bis handa After the man was gone, he sat bims-If down to write it over again. The second time it would not rub so readily off his pen. Jt gave him a little uneasiness; he hesitated, but he got over it. He squeezed the paper into Oitilie’s hand the first mo ment he was able to approach her. Ot tilie answered him immediately. He put the note unread in his waistcoat pocket, which, being made abort in the fashion of the time, was shallow, and did noi hold it as it ought. It worked ont, and fell without bis observing it on the ground. Charlotte saw it, picked it up, and after giving a hasty glance at it, reach it to him. “Here is something in your handwrit ing,” she said, “which you may sorry to lose.” He was confounded. Is she dissem bling? be thought to himself. Does she know what is in the note, or is she de ceived in the resemblance of the hand. He hoped, he believed the latter. He was warned doubly warned ;. but those strange accidents, through which a high er intelligenbe seems to be speaking to us, bis passion was not able to interpret. Rather, as be went further, and farther on, he felt t be restraint under which his friend and bis wife seem to be holding him the more intolerable. His pleasure in their society was gone. His heart was •Closed against them, and though he was obliged to endure their society, be cocld not succeed in re-discovering or re-ani imating within bis heart anything of bis old affection for them. The silent re proaches which be was forced to make to himself about it, were disagreeable to him. He tried to help himself with a kind of humor,, which, however, being without bve, was also without its usual grace. Overall such trials, Charlotte found as sistance to rise in her own inward feel ings. She knew her own determination. Her own own affection, fair and noble as it was she would utterly renounce. And sorely she 1 mged to go to the as sistance of the other two. Separation, she knew well, would not alone suffice to heal so deep a wound. She resolved that she wouli speak openly about it to Ottilie herself. But she could not do it. The recollection of her own weakness stood in the way. She thought she could talk generally to her about the sort of thing. ;But general expressions about “the sort of ihing” fitted her own case equally well, and she could not bare to touch it. Every hint which she would give Ottilie, recoiled back on her own heart. She would warn, and sbe was obliged to feel that she might herself stil 1 be in need of warning. She contented herself, therefore, with silently keeping the lovers more apart, and by this gained nothing. The slight bints which frequently escaped her bad no effect upon Ottilie; for Ottiiie had been assured by Edward that Charlotte was devoted to the Captain, that Char lotte herself wished for a separation, and he was at ibis moment considering the readiest means by which it could be brought about. Ottilie, led by the sense of her own in nocence along the mad to the happiness for which she longed, only lived for Ed ward. Strengthened by her love for him in all good, more light and happy in her work for his sake, and more frank and open towards.others, she found herself in a heaven upon earth. So all logetber, each in his or her own fashion, reflecting or unreflecting, they continned on the routine of their lives. All seemed to go its ordinary way, as, in monstrons cases, when everything is at stake, men will still live on, as if it were all nothing. caafcrßß xrv. In the meantime a litter came from the Count to tie Captain—two, indeed—one fee mlgat fsirjewJeHentpr theotber ooataid itntnedUte sUaitl portooeeand his rank as M*jor, salary, and other adrjiai of circum9tanc«s* fco table that for. the should not speak of ft, and coQ^Beqaeat^V : o»ly , in * formed his friends of hit dliti^rMpeeta> Hons, ami concealed what wa&so, nearly impending. - ]_ • He went warmly on, It tie km* Mine, with his present occupation; and quietly made arrangements to secdra the Works being all com* inned after his departure. He 1 was now himself desirous that as mochadpoaMbible should be finished of at once, and. was ready to hasten things forward to prepare for Ot tilias birthday. And so, thongh without having come to any express understand* ing, the two friends worked sWebyside together. Edward was now well pleased that the cash-box was filled by their hav ing taken np money. . The whole affair went forward at follesi speed. The Captain had done his best to op pose the plan of throwing the three ponds together into a single sheet of wa ter. The lower embankment wouidhave to be made much stronger, the two inter mediate embankments to be taken away« and altogether, in more than one sense, it seemed a very questionable proceeding. However, both these schemes had been already undertaken; the soli which was remped above, being carried at once jloWn to where it was wanted- And here there came opportunely on the; scene a young artist, an old pnpii of the Cap lain, who partly by introdcclngpork** men who understood work of tbisTi*^ tare, and partly by himeelt wheneYer iV was possible, contracting forth* #ork it self, advanced things not a little.while at the same time feel more confl. deoce in their being lecarely and lasting ly executed. In secret this was a great pleasure to the Captain. Be could now be confident that his absence would not be so severely felt. It was one of the points on which he was most resolute with himself, never to leave anything which he had taken in hand uncompleted, unless he could see his place satisfactorily supplied. And he could not bat hold in small respect persons who Introduced confusion around themselves only to make their absence felt, and are rtady to disturb in wanton selfishness what the} will not be at hand to restore. So they labored on, straining every 'nerve to make Ottilia’s birthday splend id, without any open acknowledgment that this was whafr'thejf were aimihg ak or, indeed, without their directly, knowledging it to themselves. Charlotte wholly free from jealousy could not think it right to keep/tt real festival. Ottille’s youth, the circum stances of her fortune, and her relation ship to their family. Were not at all such as made it fit that she should appear as the queen of the day; and Edward would not have it talked about, because every thing was to spring out, as it were, of it self, with a natural and delightful sur prise. They, therefore, came of all of thsm to a sort of tacit understanding that on this day, without further circumstance, the new house in the park was to be opened, and they might take the occasion .to in vite the neighborhood and give a holiday to their own people. Edward’s passion, however, knew no bounds. Longing as he did to give himself to Otiilie, his pres* ents and his promises must be infinite. The birthday gifts which on the great oc casion he was to offer to her seemed, as Charlotte had arranged them, tar too in* significant. He spoke to his valet, who bad the care of his wardrobe, and who consequently had extensive acquaintance among the tailors and mercers and fash ionable milliners; and he, who nut only understood himself what valuable pres-, ents wore, but also the most graceful way in l which they should be offered, immedi ately ordered an elegant box, covered with red morocco, and studded with steel nails, to be filled with presents worthy of such a shell. Another thing, too, he sug gested to Edward. Among the stores at the castle was a small show of fireworks which had never been let off. It would be easy to gel some more, and have some thing really fine. Edward cangbt the idea, and his servant promised to see to its being executed. This matter was to remain a secret. While this was going on, the Captain, as the day drew near, had been making arrangements for a body of police to be present—precaution which he alwajs thought desirable when large numbers of men are to be brought together. And, indeed, against beggars, and against all other inconveniences by which the pleas ure ot a festival can be disturbed, he had made effectual provision. Edward and bis confidant, on the cor trary, were mainly occupied with their fireworks. They were to be let off on the side of the middle water in front of the great ash-tree. The party were to he col lected on the opposite side, underthe planes, that at a sufficient distance fri m the scene, in ease and safety, they might seem to the best effect, with the refla tions on the water, the water-rockets, and fldatiag-lights, and ail the other de signs. TO BE CONTINUED. “He returned eia back pay and met* his Creator with a clear conscience. 1 ' is } * the solemn conclusion of ah obituary on a deceased Western Congressman. TOLEDO, OHIO. ANIZEDIN APRIL, 18 73. OR PAID OP CAPITAL <- t-. ~ * * w * \ .., . _ «♦. t • -.- - : $130,00 O. 00. | BOARD OP DIRECTORS. - How^WW.' JONES. • HOM. C lt. SCRIBNER Uon.CrKi JONG, WM. BAKER, S. H. 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