They Parted A Pallid, Trembling I Pair, And Rushing Down The Lane He Left Her Lonely Near Me There; I Asked Her Of Their Pain. "It Is For Ever," At Length She Said, "His Friends Have Schemed It So, That The Long-Purposed Day To Wed Never Shall We Two Know." "In Such A Cruel Case," Said I, "Love Will Contrive A Course?" " Well, No . . . A Thing May Underlie, Which Robs That Of Its Force; "A Thing I Could Not Tell Him Of, Though All The Year I Have Tried; This: Never Could I Have Given Him Love, Even Had I Been His Bride. "So, When His Kinsfolk Stop The Way Point-Blank, There Could Not Be A Happening In The World To-Day More Opportune For Me! "Yet Hear No Doubt To Your Surprise - I Am Sorry, For His Sake, That I Have Escaped The Sacrifice I Was Prepared To Make!"