Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-03


furlously angry; she was reserved, cain
and proud. After about an hour, my NOR
/, LITIGATION subsidized, piled the victim.
x asked for some music. She played two o
three airs on the piano; Oh! give m,
back my heart again. and later song
which forget, but even more exquisite
and deeply moving. | rose to take m,
leave. She extended her hand and Their
withdrew il. She asked me 10 sit down
She wanted so much TO tell me some.
thing" ! sat down. She turned away
her face, and said nothing for long time
was inexpressibly moved. At last she
said, with steadfast face but trembling
tones" can't say il! We'd better part.''
She come toward me, holding out her hand.
kissed it, still sitting; when, as if by a
sudden and uncomfortable impulse, she
threw herself in my lap, her arms round
my neck, and her face on my shoulder
She spoke not, wept not. But was un.
nerved. lcried like child. A thousand
feelings rushed upon me, mel:ing, over
whelmng. Compassion for her distress;
remorse for something of insincerity, /
almost say scoundrelsm, on my part; and
sense of the value of woman's heart,
and the sweets of domestic felicity, to me,
il was probable, forever lost. eagerly
proposed a runaway rnatch--any thing,
every thing, rather than she should thus
sacrifice herself to the man-mountain."
Her answer was silent and repeated pres
sure of my lips with hers, and resting
OF her soft "peachy" cheek on mine. AT
last her better principles came TO her aid.
She refused all proposals. g She had chos-
EN- wretchcdness. She was both bound
and able TO bear it. If she could not bear
it, why then she would die. That was
ALL" She put on my finger plain ring,
requesting me TO wear it till my death,
which | shall DO. She refused mine.
should be in her thoughts too much, she
said, after her marriage, and she would
wish to deaden, not freshen the remem-
brance. Suddenly there was a wild, row.
ing light in her eye. She pressed both
hands on her ihrobbing temples, whisper.
ing Nix COP! My Con! what shall do ~
WIS noiioieuIhShs iui pcHcfeu tIlal
reason was reelng on ms throne. Put
SUN a'io nios' fortunately Tor her reiiei
ana NINE,
The tears gushed forth from her o'erclouded BRAIN
as ''00a'a'" "'''''' = 'ons'" dissolved y ram
spared no acio endearment nor word
OF consolation, ~ the paroxysm of pas
sion was over, and then we shook farewell
hands, silently. A fortnight after, at
lend her wedding. was somewhat agi-
sated, and occasionally dtstrait, but mask
ed y very wei. As for the bride. she was
so exceedingly gay, that most thought her
a hearlless or childish thing, who had
sold herself Tor gew-gaws, and myself
could almost have sworn that the scene of
two weeks earlier in the same apartment
was piece of consumma'e acting. She
= now thirty, me mother OF four thump-
ing boys, and her beauty entirely broken.
When meet her, instead OF the quick
sufiuslon OF Joy, that once frightened her
and sparkled IN her eyes, she
giyes cold ana inrtive glance; instead Of
y ( how do you do, Mr.. b"
Our friend, long ere this. should have a.
zen the means to bring about forpetfulness
# the past that the lady in question did =
But we quite despair of him. For what J
Ioes he saw? Marry this:n | have 4 ! !
prophetic knowledge to which experience I,
iself could add no yividness. Of The mis-.
,rable. frelful, regretfuI. wearisome. with
ring barrenness Of bacbeloy,s old aae
II existence .loyeIess. ioyless' unendesr' 7
dr. b., when am disposed 10 Iook de.
,ontentedly at the present Or ,be futurel
console myself Win M reflection MI, I 7
In not ID The region Of heapeekdom. nor
IN / pestered by infantile sonaIIinas Or 2
ilial iupratitude. or family d,scomfari ~ :