Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-12-03

that which is within. Rather would go
to my grave unknown than to be chased /
through life by an admiring, deceitful
crowd and followed to my grave by a
train Of mock mourners. Z
''Nhy, brother how sage you look, " ex-
claimed Ellen. What strange problem /
are you endeavoring to solve
''Fhe mystery ofhuman actions" said
Clement.
ssWell, let alone your musings to a fit
ter time, and come with ne and listen to |
sweet music. Irene is singing a new and
fashionable song
Clement listened awhile to the soft notes
and fine voice but he remembered a sweet
er voice. and after conversing awile with
Anna Hastings, he bent his steps to listen
to it
Lucy felt that it was very kind IN
Clement Loffland 10 leave the gay circles
and cheer her loneliness. She was a.
frank, confding girl. The worlds flat
terry and deceit had not poisourd the native
purity of her mind. Her conversation
free and easy, and tinged with shade Of
melancholy, strangely affected the heart of
Clement. And as he gazed upon her love-
ly face where goodness sat enthrened, he
thought that at that shrine he could pay
his VOWS ofconstancy and love, careless
of the voice of the world.
Bright and beautiful dreams lowered
round Lucy's pillow that night, and when.
she awoke she was half inclined to believe
Annals prediction true. "But, no, the
high.born Clement Lofland would never
wed one so lowly and neglected his heart
was shrine where the loyeliest and best
of earth's daughters might delight
10 pay her vows of alteration Still, ever,
as she banished the wild thought, it would
again return, reminding her of expressions
in which Clement had unconsciously be-
traved his feelings.
Oh, how word, a look, a smile. viii
coniure up thousand hopes, making a
thrill ofjoy dance round the heart, and
encirchng the future with halo of un-
dimmed happiness.
| Wild hopes clustered round the heart
of Lucy Raymond, and she fancied she
could see a golden thread blended with
the dark web of her destiny.
A bright and beautiful bird is hope; il
comes to US mid the darkness,and the
storm, and sings its sweetest song when
our spirits are sadddest and when the
lone heart is weary and longs 10 pass away
it MARBLES its sunnyest notes, and tightens
again the slender fbres of our hearts thai
| grief has been tearing away.
Lucy's heart was formed for love, anC
she had ever wished for something upon
which to lavish its rich affections ''some,
thing to love and be loved again in return
| but she would never bestow her low
unasked. She fet that were she permit
ted she could return the love of Clemeni
Lof1and with the purest affections of he
nature; bnt until those affections wer,
sought, she would keep them garneted il
/ herheart and stifle at once its unwantel
] beatings. Until she knew her love woult
: be returned she would NOT cast it abroad
"Ellen." said Clement, after listenin,
| to recital of her antipathies to republican
life and manners, 81 believe Irene Har
: grave has turned your head. You tall
almost as silly as herself. 1t does no hon
or to the good sense of American girls t
: despise their own country, which cal
boast of as true and noble sons as tn
} lordIy courts of Europe. hope you wi
r not suffer Miss Hargraye longer to fashio
your opinions for perceive she is exertin
a very dangerous effect on your mind
And believe me, Ellen, Miss Hargrav
f has no real regard for you, and will cas-
a aside all thoughts ofyou when she return
to Now York
: "And how can you tell that 7" asked Z
| len.
: because replied Clement, 'sher PR
y fessed regard for you is not. founded upo
your merits but upon your situation in Il
+, and such friendship is never abiding
4 1t viii change with every turn of fortune
e wheel. can see in her no good quail
4 ties for you to copy, and she has taugi
s. you TO neglect and despise old and valu
!. Bile friends, whose honest love is of f
m greater worth than her cold professions
ID regard. =
h, s.Why," said Ellen, 81 did not inter
le to cast aside my old friends, and shall Va
p ue them again when Irene is gone. !"
IS "But you must remember Ellen, tn
l. friendship is not thing to be set asl,
and resumed at pleasure. Your form
0. friends will not value love which they fl
v so inconsistent.
re 81 believe brother, have done wroT
s. and viii surely atone for my errors. B
n. / will not believe Irene insincere, till
r. have surer proof than your surmises. Al
here she is coming down the street, al
Us two young ladies with her (; friends fro
ID New York, presume. How very fas
Id ionabe they are dressed.
We THE young ladies passed the windo
er and Ellen greeted Irene with a famini
IT. bow. But it was not returned, and $
of distinctly heard Irene reply to an intel
ad gatory of the young ladies, that she v
Ill, one of her simple country acquaintanc
EEL and had brother as dull as herself.
er, Clement saw Elem was panied, 9
Ia left the room without remark, leaving
nd len to muse alone on the worth ofIren
ed friendship.
nat Ellen was naturally a kind and aft
led tionate girl, but gay and thoughtless. 5
had been f1attered by Irene's attentio
IN and been induced TO act contrary to
lad principles of her nature. But when
ing saw that Irene's regard for her was all
lalf sumed, her mind reumed It's former f
ent ings, and she loved her country fire
off better than she had ever loved Irene 4
ev- grave, and at length she become 50 Y
red rennhIifa:l N her feelings as not TO til