The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-03-24

annthrr glhnce-hPr cOiIntenanee Chanuet
from fright To gladness uttered The
name, Henry Leslie, and then ran-nnt IN,
al the don, but smack into the young stran.
gers arms. Wha, an extrao ordinary act
-!a.tua-,i"n. She let hm-le, him kiss.
her; and listened lis impassinnrd Ian.
guRge--why what did the girl mean! Their
conversation will, perhaps, suffice TO ex-
plain.
'CIarisse.' said the stranger, 'Clarisse,
my beautiful idol, have come to claim YOU
for my own
o Henry, | fear that our hoprs will new
er chnnge IN realities. lave YOU very.
very much; but my n,her .IiSlikes you
merely because You area Yankee lawyer.
lie is obstinate and will not consent aud
the rosy flush fed The young lady's chrek
-" not fear. Clarrisse,' aid Henry Les.
lie. Il can aud will remove his prrjumicp.
l know how to work nn u farn,. an, he does
no, know mr.. will hir 10 him under an
assumed nnme and hy The meri, of hone:
worth and virtue win n place in his affcc-
iinns.'
Their hopes excited, and consequently
their anxir.irs l"lle'I By the reasonable
ness of,his plan, the two seated themselv-
es on the sofa and enjoyed those bright
angtl-plumcd delights with which n reci-
pr"ca' love inspires young hearts. When
G"r'ion returned, however, the stranger
al"n", Clarisse having deemed it prudent
To rc'i'e a. The sound Of her fathers foot
steps.
Gor'lon was glad Tint The stranger had
,arried,he wished tn girc HIM penling, for
he had searched The field all over and found
no horse.
'Now don't hlnmr me, old man. said The
Yankee. Tor surrr than my name is Dick
(2uirk, seen Il h"ss, u dead one, in ,Lal're
very wheat as | kun along
Oh! but old Gorslnn waxrd wrnth al thus
learning that he hat. been sent 10 drive a
mcr reskrleton from his field; VET the Yankee
c"ntrivrd 10 calm his rufflr, feelings, ard
hire himself to The Suck er 10 ',Iew-ihnps,'
cl"sing the bargain with The impartiul
agreement. that they nigh. .hocus pucus'
""e an"ther much as lhey pleased:
whrrcup"n Gord"n ,cked his innrr.seIl
with III" c"nr"it, that he would make our
hero suffer all the wrongs he had endured
from Yankee trickcry. even from the time
of his buying clock hom a Yankee ped
lar, which he said kept time backwards,
down /" the perind whom the New York
pet.ii"sser wished to marry Clarrisse.
Respecting Henry Leslie. he had been in
early manhood, an cnte.prislnu younp
farmer, endowed with broad and bca,ti
iul domain. But beng moreover gifted
with an excellent smack Of intellectual
powers. lie had been induced to tu1sake
Tue natural "r"calinn for one. perhaps bet
ter beti''ing his ambition, las le and ability
law. In the village where he studied, aud
Prarucrd. he became acquainted with CIae.
l$sr Gordnn who had accom-, ,ane.! anaunl
from The wrsl. with the d, sign Of compile.
ting her education nj one nf those rnerilr-
ri"us institutions for female instruction.
with which the enslrrn STATES abound.
They loved. The aunt wrote To her broth,
er, old Gordon, soliciting his cunsen, fnr
CIarissc /" marry, explaining affairs, &r.
G"rd"n "nswrrrd, stating thar he should
ever negative his daughters wish To marry
any Yankee, VIII" il appeared, was TOO lazy
|" WORK, and hence had rrsortCd IT, pc,iiluu.
ging. Hralsu instructed her to cnmc home
Immediately, under The pro,eciiun IF an
elderly lady and gentleman, friends This,
thrn about tn return from there. CIarlssre
was "brdient-wrpt-nbr her father.
L"vr, we all kn"w, is like wine, a mock.
er, ana s"mrlimcS proslrales lis victims, hy
mysterious in,nXcnllnns. S"mrlhinu of
this kind effected Leslie. His noble up
hcavings OF desire and earnest ambition.
we're s'nid. The excitement, nf business
OF practical life became charmlrss. And
within the lapse of twelve months, we find
him as presented ln the reader, disguised
under an assumed name. language. and de-
'hthn"r, entering upon Il plan to win his
lady love. by the sweat of his brow. Here
IN was ccn'rrcd the ordeal testing the ruri.
~ "i his affection and proving i, as pure
ana clear and undauntcd as the waters uf "a
m""nlhin He was willing To labor fnr her
Ike The patriarch on rrcn,L, toll tn endure
The wrong aud rack nf bone and sincw.
Gradually did he win his way into the old
mans esteem. On good deeds br laid The
bnse and building up "f a good character.
By his steady application and his practical
skill aud ability to labor, lie subslnnlialcd
a reputation for industry; and from expert
ence c"mbined with book knowledge, SUI
per!orlty in the pursuits ufagricul,ure In
the latter, Gord"n was particularly ndcb.
ted to him, he acknowledged his worth; the
plantation, too expressed il Iegibly. New
crthclrss. d" not know what " uld have
been the result, had not circumstance oc.
CURED propilious TO the lover. 1t was
thus:
Gordon was very unjus,ly prosecuted by
neighbor. Arriving at the cuurl a, the
time summoned. (il was Justices ,riaI) he
found every body there wh IN he wished TO