Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-09-05


~ have some reason 10 suppose Thar / am no.
altogether inaiaeFen 70 her. hut she possesses moi
fur me thar souls deyo,edness vhich i possess III
her, or she could not have treated ms 50 coutefnp
tuously."
"svhy, Mr.. Alwia. il was but the i~nDocea, Dir
tation Of a iroiicssonne girl-possibly designed Il
try the strength OF your attachment
{" Wnen such means orc employed, | am willing
10 admit that my attachment viii not bear the
test. cannot call sach conduct an innocent firta
ton"
Mr.. Alvin. you are qaite TOO sensitive; you
ought not 90 permit SO trlhing an Occurrence
"Ne, Miss Eta, | am not too sensitive; | car
bear the coatemptuoas neglect Of an otdirary asso-
ciate Ia ite--the mere friend, ba, I cannot endure
The freezing scorn Of Emma Emlin, Miss Eta, lc,
this suh5ert now rest, aud when ! have gone, say fol
me TO Emma, that | sincerely hope that she may
meet With some one who
Lei me entreai you-'
"lf .eu value my friendship, say no more" and
lle abruptly Jeff her.
percIance this unvarnished narrative may fall In.
TO the hands Of some one of the lovelier part Of Gre
a,iou-for whom only | write-who has uninicn.
tionaIlY, but eGeetualiy banished the creature Of her
young hearts FIRST love by some hayward vagary,
which woman thinks il her undispuled privilege 10
enact when being wooed. ] shall not. therefore,
essay = delineatian OF Emma Emlin's mental an
guish, when she learned that Alvin had indeed
abandoned his home and her, and Ind pgoclaimed
bis i~nteaiion 10 seek m abode Ia the "Far Vest
| shoud certainty fail, uad then the failure would
be ait,ihuied by my pretty fair one 10 an inabilry
on my pan rnoperly 70 appreciate the refnouon.
and intensity of her seS's feeling.
It Is enough 10 say that the loud laugh of Emma
Eaiin vas huslEed-the fairy step was gone-the
wiichinr smile was no more, and in the gossip OF
the village she was known only as the broken
| hearted"
A twolsemonthp passed and no ons knew whittier
Ind wandered Augustus Alvin, nor had time resior.
ed Emma to herself-she was sill ineonselab!e and
disconsolate.
About the termination of thia interval, Emma was
one afternoon sitting in her pariaur anconsciously
huinfning TO herself a pensiye air, when sle was
Interrupted by tbs familisr voice Of Ellen Eta half
whispering over her shoulder.
"Augpstfis has returned"
She beard The unsupported announcement, without
any emotion, aud calmly rerlied.
To his home, perhaps, bur not 10 me-"
Say not SO, Emma, all will YET be weIl.n
"No, Ellen, his proud spirit viii net Weld with
out mn apologize word from me, and this be cannot
have, for ! am begianing iothink hatthough | may
have FIRST erred, hs Subsequent conduct is cqaull,
reprehensibie. 1t cannot be. ] have n6w lcarnee
not to repine and m content"
"Come, come, you're a foolish eirl. / design
welcoming Mr.. Al@in's return by giving him a par
~ tomorrow evening. Shsll | see you there, liltl,
pert2'' said Ellen, loosely.
al cannot refuse when Ellen Eua invites bu
mark me, Ellen, IL this is a rnanuuvre by which yoi
expect 10 produce a reconciliation between Alsi
and myself, yen shah be disappointed FOR | am re-
solute in my determination rot TO give way TO hi
whims."
"At half past six, remember, . and Ellen CLOSED
the door behind her.