The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-12-16
RoLINA DEoEmnr


accomplishing. i rose from The
4 |cil'talir,Swalked to the mirror, and hugqe,I
herin imagination. Il s.8 ssatti !,
WI aWisl, ~ heaven. said, addressing M. nv
tet!ecli4n lt ~ the g lass, l wish to heaven
Tint my uncle knew her. 'A$Es; ,'ss
= .i ne wish WAS suggestive, efninrnily
n prolitc fprit led me off, into ia irai,, 4Oi
A thought, which depicted the widow, as sea.
.rd ga, at your tiresi'le, diligently sengagetlin
dnrnlng stockings, while you were lnnkiny
on on PM m glance OF almost futherly affection
aud the white smoke that rose from the
now' of your meersrham lingering around
your benevolent face and made a hnlo
arouhdyouE hend. }45 !. 4
She would then, said I, continuing m $
sn'ii"qny, DO free from care and anxir,y--
she W"nld have sure friend, and be as
happy as SHE deserves to be. Iknow nv
uncle would, love her. @9,S :
Here she was again--in bus,e as Isu-
lal--her face flushed with running down
stairs. and her merry smile aud flashing
eyes lighting up that, prime can and bIack
close fitting bonnet. until they seemed nc
tually chnrming. .s1,IIer mulf was lin one
hand, and II pair of ubbpr shoes in The 9th.
er. She threw her muf upon the snfa.
skipped to the mirror .an,i ,lropped her
Rubber shoes on the hearth rug!
/ is sn lnng since + took q stroll. she
said, ln"king in the glass and leaning her
head n li!lIeone side, as she smoo,hed her
hair under hcrcap. |, is so long since /
tn"k stroll! One does not like 10 walk
Dul alune.
She smiled us SHE said IL. and glanced n,
me from ua'Ier her bonnet: so provokinyiy
pretty that IVY heart Ieaped. She had
been imtnure.i in the huuse Tor wan, Of a
c"mrani"n. Here was u pretty s,ute Of
things. believe, | said tu myself, as I
watched every movement Of her fingers.
aud wondered why she had no, adjusted
her cap and arranged her huir in her tres-
sing ro"m-though WINS thankful she had
not; believe this poor lltle widow is as
much iss'!a,es! us if she lived in q wilder
ness; believe there is moi soul OH earth
feels sympathy fur her. and she SO merry
aud unassnminy. as If she was Thank r,ll for
being permitted to live even in a pIecarious
state; hut il would bc cruel tn wake her
from her dclusi"n, aid prove 10 her lhu,
She is exquisitrly unhappy.
was in a hurry, she snid and mcrcl,
threw on Hyshnnnet and shawl. | knew
there w"uldbe5no one here but yon, ard
one does n"ttnind tri1t before You. All,
| IL you could have seen The smile she cas-,
towards me ass!,e flung herself upon the
rncking chair. ynn would have understood
why could hardly restrain myself from
ncling very fo"lisI'ly up"n the spot. | did
restrain myself, however, aud only drew
my chais close to hers and intcnlly watch.
ed her proceedings:
II was simply putting on pair of over
shoes, but l never felt such dcep interest,",
in SO trivial an action befnrc. lam afraid
that il ls,hc height Of indclicacy for laty
10 perform such m act before a Young
man, involving rs it does the possibility Of
revealing the ankle BY some has!y Jerk or
mo,"n-bu. Ia! il was only before me.
With much ado, will, many little feminine
explelires and writings Of the foot and
stamping "f the heel-shc succeeded in en-.
casing one foot and commenced with The
other.
There never was such an obstinate shoe.
She n" sooner inserted her pretty cooue,.
tish little toe in it, than il clasped il with q
'enaci,y Of affection which India rubber ar.
ticles have III common with swapping lur.
lies. II she pu. in her finger To pull IN the
sides; II was Instantly caught as in trap;
IL she succeeded in getting one side straight.
the other went down; the heel was obs,i.
nate-lhe shoe in fact, was collasped and
resolved not to he worn. S e was deter.
mined however, not to be conquered; aud
ifyou had seen how earnest she was, YOU
wnnid have said with the Scolchmnn, ihu,
il was 'gnde sight for sair Gen." Her
face was flushed and her eyes were spark
ling with the "xcrtion; she was biting her
under lip. and every moment shaking ber
head and stamping her foo, with the pre,.
lest sav"gencss imaginable. AS for me, !
was as much absorbed in The iransa actiun as
h"rsili; bent down. nnconsciously held
my breath, und snid ah.h when she did
My fingers were lowering about The shoe
ana itching to assist her, and now and then
eiarulaled short sentences oralyicc or en-.
cn"ragemsnt.
Bn' The very tluce was in the shoe, and
III" widow at lust los, all patience; she fun.
il on the foJr and ut The same time struck
me in the eye with her elbow. Thisa arou
srd us 10 sense Of tho nksur.Iiiy OF our
situation. and we laughed ut the engernes.
we had bolh exhibited over so trivial an af.
fair: we laughed, bu. my righ, eye would
not join in the mcrrment. but piped lille
lachrymose nveriurc on lis own account.
Wns anything ever so provoking! she
exclaimed, becoming quite vexed, { shall