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Volume 3 (1858-1859) (592 pages)
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Page: of 592
WILD FLOWER: THE PRIDE OF THE OH-WAUKEES. 307
for it was none other than Julia Seaman
and hermaid servant, whoso mysteriously
disappeared the night she was to be married to Mr. Simpson. They went to New
York and procured male attire, shipped
in the Northern Light for San Francisco.
She applied the plan of advertising to see
if she could hear anything of Frank or
Elic, and by that means fuund the object
of her search.
After the excitement of the meeting
had subsided, Julia told Elic all that had
transpired, as they sat upon the sofa,
while his arm entwined her slender waist;
and, as he brushed back her beautiful
hair, he kissed her, saying:
““My dear Julia, little did I ever expect to see you in California, or even see
you again as Julia Seaman, for I thought,
perhaps, you were long since married,
and I forgotten.”
“How could you think thus, when I
have so often told you, that so long as
the pulsation dwelt within my bosom, so
long I should love you.”
“Julia, pardon me for even doubting
you for a moment, but then I knew there
were so many influences thrown around
you—the objections of a dear parent and
the fascinations of a fashionable world,
were all brought to bear upon your mind,
combined with the knowledge of my inability to Jay at your feet the treasures
of this world, which were offered to you
by others.”
“You know not the ardent love that
dwelt in my bosom, or you could not let
such thoughts enter your mind, or doubt
my constancy; neither could you have
the same confidence in me that I had in
you, or I never should have done as I
did—dressed in male aitire, with none
but a maid servant to accompany me
thousands of miles, leaving all the luxuries of a home and a dear parent, on an
uncertain voyage, in search of the idol of
my heart in a strange land, not knowing
whether he was dead or alive.”
“Oh, Julia! talk not thus, or you will
break my heart; although such thoughts
might have passed through my mind, yet
T could not get my heart to believe them;
for had you married, I could have loved
you none the less. Since we separated,
I have never cherished a thought that
was not yours, in all my wanderings,
and now I am by your side I ask no happier boon on earth ; for to love and cherish you will ever be my heart’s greatest
delight ; and, thank Heaven, I am not
now as when I last saw you—I have now
the means to keep you as becomes your
position in life.”
“ Hlic, talk not of what you possess ;
I shall love you none the more; for I
love you, as I did years long since, for
the heart that dwells in your bosom; and
to be by your side will be happiness
enough for me, though you did not possess a dollar.”
As she finished speaking, he again
pressed her to his bosom, saying:
“Nothing but death shall again separate us.”
“In the excitement of the meeting,
I forgot to inquire after Frank,”
* Frank is married.”
Married! Is it possible ?”
“Tt is even so.”
“Where does he reside?”
“TY will tell you the whole circumstance; but you must not get angry with
him, for he has married one of the loveliest creatures on earth,”
“ About eight months ago Frank, another gentleman, and myself were taken
prisoners by some Indians, while mining
on the Klamath river, and remained with
them about six weeks; and among them
was dwelling a female of surpassing loveliness. I say dwelling among them, because it was evident that she was not
an Indian. Frank became so perfectly
charmed with her, the consequence is
that she is his lawful and wedded wife,
according tothe customs of those Indians.”