The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-01-05

whether. the gentlemenpftb the present day
will have the eaIlantrysto2 f1ll oWsthe FASH
ion of the hides; and. adopt bust ebreeeh.
tes, YET remains 10 3be seep. london
Times. y ,. -
+ - THE sEPERA ZION; q {, As; 4:
soR. THE RESULT, OF a LONG. couRTsHIp.
5If there is any thing which. .sh,nld cause
sazdeeP melancholy yto perpada the features s
of a young devoted, and coniiding 8olian,
thought ofsse peraiiag from him
who had beenihe companion other earthly
happiness. - -. - 6 .
5 sIhayeS2 witnessed a case in point. which
if YOU, gentle reader, will bear with me, /
viii relate. They were mot married. =
circumstances have prevented them from
being so. They were. however, united in
athe.most tender feeling for each other ,as.
the sequel splshow:
The. courtsKip had beena lopg one.S Il
had grown with them from childhood:
Many yswere The evenings they might 2ibel
seen waikiifg togetker,3 mutualiysinterz
changing reciprocal feeling, plcdging 20
each sotler ;voss df love and. constancy.
Bat they were nnf aleayslo erjb5y unin-i
;teruptcd -hapfines The mother, who
ldoated upon her@danghter tho1gttt proper t
Ito5iinteffefe, ard ree,p; led thai she would,
tefusss TO receigc his visits. She velrlon:..
strated with her mother uGonahe sh3pr
~ IH S:
come aImostinseperab y attaohedS 10 him.
Her language wasSibey language of the.
heart; BBttitshad feel upon The molhs
err. The daughter had beenaidutifal one,;
ami ffIr that she must obey tteilictates Of
fhatmother, ihoug should be a difficult.
task 10 perform. s5ss s.; ~
Ea.; II was; On bland and beautifu evening
in The month of. June, when Che circafa
stance TO which I allnde took place. The,
,cieari icerucan of The heavens. 1ightedby
the moon, reflected ;uppn a gre enof some:
,considerablelleng Al sans earl y hour.
on such an evening 8, might be seen, 3end
ing his way over thisl e confiIo n, a young;
mandressed in dark summer habilin1ept, to
The. residence Of Miss IN. i followed, in
close, pursuit., afEcr him. she neared the
house, his step, seemed more elastic, his
beartfuil M doubt) 5of joyous anticipa-
stipns:s He tapped ,atfhe door. a younger
sister op9ned il, aud he entered and seat,
ed himself. Fortunately, the .mother,$on.
The, afternoon of that}aay, had gone TO yis-;
iiit.a:relative, and had been detained: 8
"A. M {the initials1 Of The detected:
Eda,iefiter's name. soon made; her pear
tance. The, deep care which was visible,
.in:fer collntenanGe told TOO :sTangl glY fhe:
secret feelings which hiWeresW orking with
|in.s .She spoke not, but seated herself be-
side him. ~ = sssss - s.
How strang ge you look !sNV Vhatshass oc-i
casioned tbisa2% You seem troubled in
Thought sor, mind! or, are yeu unWe be.
fseverally:obsereed, Withapparent wonder,
attbe cfange:Whichh had taken place in her
since he last saw her. ;..$ ~
.aNa,-s" she said; aud, in her reply,
I she falteri6gly spoke; butI Pave a kind
and tender mo her whom mast obey
swell, what, then, ,ntsaia he, interrupt.
ing her. II always believed yon TO be "a
|tlatiful daughter. Ishayes determined to.
marry. none other. HadsI not felt that
syou esteemed yourm6theE withitIle afec.
lion and dregard of daughter, I shouldnot
have respected yol: to:tbe degree that
do. You would be unworthy ofmy conf,
iidence. y & .5 *: &, 3s::
:"It, The command Of my mother, then.
thaH should quit your sseciety.%tI have
demonstrated withsher, bdtin yain:,'. -.
b dIere the Smosher Sentered. He: had
only lime TO ay--- - ~ :S -;
ss FAREWELL we may meet again.''' ".
Some years have transPired since the
intefsiiew above referred sto. With the
gentlemen j. have formed an acquaintance
which has warmed into the strongest
friendly .a,lachment. In our intercourse;
the characterize many of The
ladies, who form the circle in which he,
moves, heis particularly eulogistic ozone
lady. iIe:refuses to breathe her name.
From the description, howeger,I have as.
certained tito be Miss M "A. M. I Shewas
|on visi, to a friend Of hers, where Twas
introduced-to her. have since visited
her. On one OCCASION, while there, re-