The Alamo Star (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 1, 1854 Page: 1 of 4
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ONIO, TEXAS, JULY 1,
VOL. 1.
Written fur íhM
CAKRIE MOBTIMEt,
STORY OF THE HEART.
seemed-tú tear itself from the
her heart, she p&sscd uut into the
rkuessamt the snow.
BY riNI.KY JOHNtON,
\
CHAPTER V.
"John Lacy! Master John! come up here
( Ci*nclu4tiL) Ln.j._m 4 quickly; come for God's sake! "
Carrier she said softly, supper is nearly 4< Well Martha, what is the matter 1 U the
readv; Master Lacey is asking lor you." . house on íire í - /*•••►«* «
B it Carrie answered not. She lay as if in i ' No, no, but come up here. Oh, Carr ;
♦.jeep, with her face turned to the waM, her I 4 Carne . what ot Carrie 1 i ell me quick I) .
hau&$rossed upon her bosom, and her entire
tujure indicating profound repose. Carrie,
tell me woman! " and Tti three bounds John
Lacey was in tlie deserted chamber, where
"teii me. tall met
ame 1 "
renlicd not but put a small crum-
pled note in his hand. Lacey Vfnce became of
an alhelí paleness, even before he read it; but
i j iht- b.ut on tip-toe, &4 gaaed lovingly at tfte ? be made a tarong effort ta conceal his emotion,
«eming ctiéfper. "Poor Carrie," she nrar-1 «í«|«.ned itietnlh-t with a >tóady, band ¡ he f dg.rte term Ipngon the whtte eartb
thee, poor Carrie Mortimer.
Martha, not finding any response, approach-
b vt on tip-toe, abd grazed lovingly at the
foward at an accelerated pace, on, oft, they
sped, the very «ir moaningNiiid whirling about
the sleigh, from the velocity with which il #as
cut. The horse, with outstretched neck and
hoof-tramps confused into one sound from the
rapidity of his stmkea, rushed madly foward.
Suddenly it seemed as il a luwTfaint cry onthe
dark road before him; the next instant the
eleigh swayed slightly, as if it had touched
something in passing, and then rushed on*
With a wild cry, Lacy, threw himaaif hack,
reins in hands, so as to check the speed of the
affrighted horse, and the instant that the^reioei-
ty was at all lessened, careless of*!"
tlung himself out of the sleigh into
while the horse and vehicle, now rt|«
control, rushed in a moment
Lacey did not appear to feel his
He scrambled on his legs and
through the snowy track. In a lew
mured, 'thou art tired with thy joyous cxer- j
read t
through.
!<;«« thy ■.lumbers, Carrie; may thy lile i Martha's face; but she dared not meet bia
t,.' asTgemle an,I ax pure." _ - • ¡ g'anee, there was sometbiti* no tetrilJe In his
A convulsive shudder ran through the «deep- sorrow, lie ratsed htshuno slowly to his head
He then raised hi** eyes <o I A wild cry of agony burst from his
the next instant he wa* lying in the
Ms armfo around the lifeless bod)
Mortimer
er* trains!, but the obt housekeeper did not ob- t preyed it tightly oyer his temples, and frying ¡ Tfce'éaomeM be touched her be
«r*e it, a- abe bad already turned to depart, i " O Oód i O God! *Jte i# tost to me," he stag- : «he was dead. He made no attempt
♦'ir* went out it-orof^diateiv alter, aur woitly as g^red against 'he -bed.-- He had flo sooner tatiou, and his thought* , before sq
torn i i, i <•" rfri" a ful cloned the dour behind her* i touetled ft than he Marted back, and eet-mcd troubled, became suddenly calm and
s'ie bad «rare,'|V disapfiared when Carrie ; suddenly to recover alt bisenerrfy. preyed a kiss up.m her cold
and a* she ftlrndMft the ¡ " Martha, he cried, ^she cannot he long the first that ht had eircr giwn
unearthlv ltvidne*s she gone. We will find her." j nestling her passive head upon his b>
* About three hours gone," taid Martha, in a lay down upon the snow, and gaied cal
tr hn«kv vaia*. atuhe Wide, dark heavens.;
M 0, God,*' he murmur#,. "pardon
sprang from the bed •
ii^hi, what a face ot ^ HHP
<ikcl >-ted! There wereHeep violet circles tn<-
neatli her eyes, atid upon each cbeekH terrible
fever # pot burned. Her whole frame seemed
^!iivéri^i¿wilh cither cold or intense pain. A(>
fr austinih' herself by listening a few moments
al the donr. that there was no immediate chance
at interruption, she went tc fc«*r little wardrobe,
and took from thence a few under garments,
whose snowy whiteness contracted strangely
the livid hues of her face. These she
w^app-slffSiito a little burdle, which was tied
httrit*d§V*hh at piece of white tape. T|i*
ta*k 4nr#hod, she drew a chair to her email
table arid sat down. For atieastjen
fhiinfes s| e *at th**re motionless, a* if endea v-
orina to etcirtipct what *he had lU do, then eon-
«ctCMhws^ suddenly Hashed upon her, she tore
a siv'tft ol paper t)om the de**k and wrote a few
linpaiti*. trembling hand. They rati thus:
fWrm/NM : ( write to bid you farewell, I anH
low. husky voice.
The .«now lie on the ground, I will track
her. Let loo?*# one of the hounds *, and my
sleigh, as if your lives depended upon each sec-
ond." - _
He rushed madly through the yard, shouting
to thoervantsj gt<t the harness^ dragged out
the sleigh! and totfe his swiftest horse i rom thj*
up
stable. His men tboughtJtii .mad,.and. ga«ed |-e me out.of.'the datk heaven*
he was doing these
thus voiding up my lite
awaiting thy decree. Hut itjpeni
be as just a the laws of heaven,
Laeey should perish wi h his dream.
Cold.blew the north Decern her wind, fa^l
the Jlakes of silent-snow j one by one A" "
not seek to
Pare well -^fare we
tJsaai
hp folded this ere the ink was dry,
dre*
i.ible. tTheii wifih a convulsive effort she
^ra*|vd her little bundle and glided aoUcjesaty
do vi'u iltí* st a irs- She reached t he ha 11. John
LieeyV vote fell npon her ear, s^ she «nod
for h moment to Wsten. It wa*.talki >g ofher;
Yes," hclÉaid, "tCaffie is Inderd a noble
creature, a je wel
Ad nie.
stupefied at him while
things. :.M
"Curse you fellows," he cried furiously,
to them, uwhat do vou stand there fot^ Help
me, help me, or I will brain you every one.
There,-tighten that band—so. Oft' with those
eursedbdi*. 1 want no music now, to cheer
me on my way. Is that trace hooked on? I
want no break downs. Kow, away ! Come,
horse, you have work to doto nig hi; away, i plae
sped Jehn Laeey.
en snow lies ujhju
W p rod ti ced, no
w obseuriHl the t,kp The sie^h
g o«uhe dry ii&~ "
eyes filled with funeral greif up<
less pair. A^ittlc tonger, and a
iMc
mid would have tefn the mans
nature over John mcey and his
the solitarv was not then fab
gleamed alon^ the road; i^lcig
on the sharp, cold air, and amid the
pitying voices, arid the sobbing off
roe , the haH frofcrn *eM>!iir and his bHde
in a st*i*h and home * *
■PHI. use
RHMi (lüI,.v HP |HHl«wIH|«■■I
g it to John Lacev, placed it upon th^e heett left behind. On, on, wtth treméhdons ve
|i| " 'ÉH If loeity it sned, John l^accysat up straight, with
h * e |i ^st oared to the cutting breeze .holding
the rein# in a gfasp of iron. ~ Óüt wtiat í wild
tnwuUuous chao^ wtre hin ihugghU aa he whis-
tled along thratmh tb#
tWirc y tüed t^analyse .hts owjj.ie^5&s, but
uMa
said he tohh hoüseke«
"henf^lbnh we litre alone,
nothing to us,.for we arc
■■■■ i could not. Alt hn knrw w.as^that1)e'was in
tlttrrly; a* j *ear*h 'sontHhiny without Which it awiqi
possible he cou Id let urn
•jhe*t3 words fell upon her ear, u my poor guar-! j . t ^ .
4ian~~an hour hence." Then with * strong | O.U on he i-pedaiid at every step he la*he4
«♦flort she opened the hall door, lingered a mo- ¡ hi* poor horse .heasiiy with the W'hfp. Thf
mem on the familiar threshold, and, with a terrified animal gave a loud snort and bpt^ndf#
XaCt us waM ourselves r
atin# atmoMpher'e, an<l
peace a tul puj-ky,,? -
From thílt day forth
delivered himself to the
literary task, in which, ,
deavord toJettify that un
which hau nted him tiiroti
through the sod swamp*
^*Wi^a wasvone seeret
« master, heavily es
sum. 8he tu1 vef Udd nif
L I*.
¡Wt
whUH
sweet Carrie MortimtrN d<
habilimcntf of death,
heart khi*hJ a
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Newcomb & Whitemond. The Alamo Star (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 1, 1854, newspaper, July 1, 1854; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth176980/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.