Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-01-09

and throwing himself absrnctedly into
large .fautieuI, sat for nearly nm hour,
with his face leaning on his hand At
length he started up, and pacing the room
rapidly, exclaimed, as if continuing train
of thought, ~
1T is no use denying it, Clara Fetch
or is far more beautiful than ever dream
ed she could be. Yes! and once loved |
her-at least told her so. wonder if she |
would refuse me now,"& he paused before
the glass. -"Pshaw! it is idle to think so.
True, she is not more than half us wealthy
as this inanImate little fool, Mss Belvlle
but then, there is the vulgar, and coarse
father OF the latter. Clara has none of these.
Incver saw their vuIgarty SO plainly as
did tonight. All! forgot, there IS that
GOODNESS showed to Clara when her other
uncle disappointed every ones expecta-
tons IN emitting her in his will. IN
cursedly afraid she's not forgotten it, But
then, how could one know she would ever
become an heiress? LIS deucedIy unucky
now think of it, that never called on
her in New York, after my return from
Europe. But faint heart never won fair
lady;' and, besides, If Clara ever loved me
as really think she once did, its not 81
; difficult matter for Henry Tressayle to
e,kindo that affection in her bosom.
Besides, I'm really making heroic sac
rifce in giving up Il fortune twice as large
for my old fame"
From that time Tressayle WAS almost
I, ever at the side Of the beautiful Clara
Fletcher. He rode with her, sang with
her, danced with her, promenaded with
her, aud did this too without a rival,
for her former suffer, Mr.. Rowley
had been compelled to return to New
y York by business, and few cared TO
;, enter the lists against SO resislless beau
as Tressnyle Every body declared tina,
they were already ahianced lovers, or
they soon would be 80, except the BeIvlles
! whose chagrin could not be concealed and
), vho sneered even at the probability Of
y such thing.
. Tressayle, however, was not so well
!, satisfied with his progress as WAS the
= world at large. His knowledge OF the sex
. told him that the conduct Of Clara toward
him, was not exactly that Of one whose
; affections he had anew engaged. She
: was too easy, too composed, possessed too
much quiet cal mess at all times, not TO
awaken uneasy suspicious, lest her love
. was no, yet gained. Sill, however, she
: did nothing to shew any distas,e Cor Tres
= sayle's society, and his own vanity led
him on in the pursuit,
! Nor was his love any longer a mere
: matter Of calculation to Tressayle. Ithad
! become necessl,y--it had grown into a
passion. If ever he loved woman, that
!, woman had been Clara Fletcher, and
! when it had become known that she was
no, her uncle's heiress, it was not without
\ struggle that Tressayle left her. But
= supremacy selfish, and with fortune inn
:. paired by extravaganza, he looked at il az
. an impossibiity that he should marry
! except 10 an beiress. Now, however, all
4 his old feelings toward Clara were revived
e and revived too in ten fold force. Her
- fortune was no longer an obstacle. Yes
! Tressayle loved loved for the first time ;
loved with more than tho fervor of which
such man might be thought capable.
y He could endure his suspense no longer,
and determining TO propose at once Tor
= Clara, he chose for his purpose, an after
9 noon when they rode oul unaccompanied
r together.
. Words cannot describe the el0quence
). with which the Iover--for Tressayle's tai
), ented though selfish mind, was capable
Of the highest eIoquence-ponred forth his
r passion in the ear Of his mistress. But il
u drew no answering emotion from Clara.
e A slight blush perhaps tinged her cheek a
;, moment, but her eye calmly looked into
Il his own, and her voice was firm and clear
d as she replied,
a "Listen TO me, Tressayle," she said 81
a am young sill, but was once younger.
o You rememberit we'll When met you,
Il and--need disguise it?--you spakc TO me
II of love. know it was but once you said
;. so, but it was after you had paid attention
o to me which you knew, as well as ], was
O more eloquent than words. ! had never
seen one whom thought your equal, and
" | loved you. Say-hear me ont. !
J. loved you with all the ardor Of girls first
= love. But how was il returnedf While
C thought only Of you-whiIe the word
is from you was my law--while the day
!. seemed gloomy without your presence
;. while Fin short, | gave TO you freely every
Il emotion of my heart, you were cody cal
culating how much my fortune would be,
a and preparing, as you subsequently, did, TO
IT discard me altogether in case Twas not my
o uncle's heiress--"
lie "Oh, Clara, Clara, hear me-"
n eyes Tressayle, but listen first, and
ID then will hear you. You left me with
r. out cause when my uncle's will was open
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