Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-05-09

sioH was already nearly ctiaccd Bot though an ae-
tu-aie observer u the workings ID the human heart,
aJ Dad H a5s 8stsucr TisfBdgej hiN 3g ghieF, hlM
aud decided TIE trivia. occurrences 81 Hle, size
u2 IS SD, lu the mos, Wp0r,ant-snj once Ousbrd
ihat Nj Eas,oH oi al Others was best calculated to
promote her happneSs-neighcr distance nor u"Ic
could Saakr her affection or resolution. Nor was
ias lhs only test OF her corsuucy. lgr fathers
mansion being ever open 10 strangers, TIC quiet q
SHmtrstowD was 0ltru tnlvrntj by the presence u
m5a OF a.gnts. whether Foreigners or natives ct our
uWu country, many Of these c3ptNattd hy the tar
/ 'smed beauty sBd virtues Of Mis- ; esteemed u a
great Honor 20 be numbered the list cd hrr suffers
Inc opposition q. her brother Aad been made more
I open ana 'o.co'. 90 speaking OF Nj Easton he ln-
'aWby coupled hts name with some couttmptuuus
1 tptHt. -toue hiding with a SpJtr upon the a" lofty
aspirations 90. be poor Yankee, which OF course
/ only producrd their natural ettc upon the mHd Of
/ I.s NsleE One lovely summers morning, The uu-
p'rmni business of brtakaStug having been des.
patched te,r guests had dispersed Ju various dlrte-
/ N1a>, leaving Mr. Somtrs aud his sister alone An
aa busted with her sewing, paid very .Ble attention.
| 10 SIC lat uttered remarks OF her bruthyr as DC
ryad column after column from thc Samcrstuwn
/ llefad. With which hs was engaged tugtA stat
ting uP hc said, Wei SISTER, TO what are we az
( tribute bur uuaocouatabc rejection of thc suil ol
/ tHc wealthy LvuuoN-he was certainly not very
I voung-but tbst Is no Warns, objection. | i,Jr we
shsl Ueve. bg able TO find husband ,o please YOU
/ aud after ALI ynu will de ina saleui ccbacy. Let
] me tnumcmie the suffers who have bcgn--or would
! have been az your feet but one little glance bad
been Vouchsalgd-- there Is Col, Bradley aud LcunoN
I a1d the young Murray, and hall score of others,
/ losaY nothing OF oar IluSlrous guest Nay, YOU
need NOT blush Anna my sister would not suffer
| even 10y comparison with Parsan heIes-aud here
is something aprapcs 10 my assertion, a tribute 10
! yuur merits which Wi be 10 lhc good people Of
! SomcraioNu asa sealed BOOB Though we are more
fortunate an possessing key that will uulockit--
listen sister,
"Aluahle phIosuphc an puutcms dc son srt,
/ N les TENS, nj les lleuN n'dtcrrut sou esprit.
/ Ne cctaHt on SEES gouty, simple ct sans catasgc,
| Au m.Ileu dcs deserts, ellie it, pcusr eerll.'
On raising hls eyes fram the paper he found him.
! sell alone gliding through IN open door, Anna was
already hdit way across the park on visit to suck
nelghbor GO This SISTER Of mine sand be, looking
| after her as truly an iue0mprchcus bic t,ng Young
beautiful and admitted, and St proof against all he
united forces brought 10 bear upon tie female heart
! ANY other girl would have heeh tlauefcd out OF her
! independence long ago wealth and distinction are
! 70 her mere bubhles--shC IS indeed mystery u me
| surely 1t cannot be possible that she sill r6cttans
her foolish attachment for lint Easton-ll she does
--- and II Is bard matter to get any tung out 0 +
a womau'y head must see to IT,"
/ How much greater wogi have been lis surprise,
could he have known, SO far from having rctnqu,sh-
ed hcr foolish attachment, she had at that moment
resolved 10 break all family restraints, and consulting
| her own nchnahons whetc Ter happiness was So Ia
! utnatcIy concerned ayuw her determination al all
hazards 10 become the wilr Of Charles Eslnn.
The avowsl was madc--JudQc Somcrs, who cal.
" ldoIized his daughter aud perhaps secretly, mp
| paudcd her spirit, withdrew his determined oppos.
! ton to the match, without however Welding his
| consent The brother uncomptomislnp to the iast
! declared be would never see his sister, Mrs Eas,un,
and Ieh his fathers house for a distant pan of
| the country; PIelminarcs were agattd aud
| every Arrangement for lhc approaching ceremony
| IN dne state of progression, when Miss Somcrs
WAS returning from parting visit To thc friends Of
| Ter childhood, accompanied by Mr. Eason, Mr.
Morris sud her sister, who were ln ocate Us aiten.
danjs upon the occasion, On bidding adcu 10 these
| early and well Tried friends an unsanicd sadness
seemed 10 cloud her brow and when after mounting
her stccd, Their beet kind wishes cll upon her ear,
she could no longer suppress her emotions, tcsf.
/ rapidly courtd down Ter checks as she rode on n
silence, her friends respecting her feelings too much
to attempt any common place consolation.
"lou viii lhuk me very foolish know said
she, at length eudeayoung to lutco IA sme through
/ her tears, "bu cannot divert myself Of die IN.
| preston hat ! have parted wilh my friends for
Tho last lIme-l am not supersttious, but there -
a dark cloud oyershadowmg The future; | l,, as
If some lraru calamity were impending, vhelh-
er the blow vii ia upon myself or those dear to
the ! cannot toll, but am fully pursuaded that
nine are no ordinary feelings, Of womanslh ms
/ glyugs Of bearL'
In vain they onJeavo.ed 10 combat her opinion,
by asserting The lailacy Of her Arguments, OF 10.
store her 10 chsehulness, by galety more cxces-
sye ihan usual, and when on reaching an enl
uence commanding view Of the mansion She
had just left, a. they halted to bcslow upon TIA
last fond lingering glance her lears bust forth
anew, the whole party seemed lusensby to par.
like Of her spirit Of saduess. Al this moment
loud cry came up from the valley re.ccholng a,
m0ng tue silent bills as i twenty hounds. wefa
lei loose upon tbs scent Of noble deer, whose
presence as he soon lightly bound across the road
painting aud trembling, UNCERTAIN which course to
take followed by sweeping train Of dogs, was
Immediately succeeded the sudden report Of
inuskot. The spirited horse Of Miss Somefs,
the only one IN the company unused to such
spon--takiug hight dashed preclpitaley down
the rough rocky road they bad Just assembled
Anna who was good rider retained her portlous
seal, with great difficulty u.s. the terrified urlma
ihilpusJ bouhdtu dIohE scaiJelF lotchuB me
ground, until bis foot struck upon loose ifag.
meu,--i! rolled from It's placehe plunged -made
several conYusIge movements 10 recover his
loolug-ihsn fen headoag throwing the unfor
iuuale girl high up IN cir All this VAS the work
Of amUment Mr. E1sOn urging his sised even
TO madness--was at her side almost grasplng
her at the crisis. Frantic with emotion be Ieis.
cd he bleeding inaHiInae form from the rock up
on which II had fallen, and with the energy Of
desperation applied every remedy within reach.
All was uaayalng the departing splni might
not even be recalled by the deep, bitter anguish,
Of those she loved; their passionate ordinations
Of grief fell UNDECIDED upon her ear. For one
moment she family opened her eyes and returned
Easinn,a lnLnnae .raze Of lnInnlnd hnna and 1--we