The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-12-19

would not have you !caVe me Careless
w.
Sweet Mary, believe nc. 10 moi
leave you without pain: but feel low
necessary it is for .yonr sake, and The
sooner it is done the bcttcr-oncc more
iarcwcll!'
Her face lighted up-shc returned
The pressure of my hand and turned
slowly towards the house. ] watched
her until she was hidden within its walls
before l departed. And ibcn the &C.
mcmbrancc Of I'lcasant hor1s asScd ii,
her society hcamcd ulcn my mind til-
lowed by the c!oudcd reality that
was lost 70 me Tor the future. 1t was
pleasant leaf taken from thc book or
my daily associations, and whether it
wouAl Ec returned knew not. con
lcss that without really lovirly Mary, |
was very sad:
The loss Of hcr society crcaic,i an
mcasincss there was S,mcihi4 wani-
ing; but by degrees il,c icrlin- wore
of anl was almost LOST. when ono day
| received FROM her through friend
al alnc ticd vith piece Of blue rib
bnm about Che strm.
This simple token cvinccd that she
haH not torynttcn mc-a hope tlat it
would lead 10 4 renewal OF our intimacn
came across me and meeting with her
soon alter at an evening party. cH;cu.
ucd my baud. which she aCcylv,,, cad.
lily. | remained at her side the whole
evening: a@d rs she was leaving for
home, asked, somewhat hcsi a.in.ly
it | might be permitted 10 accompany
here. She cordially asscntcd.
know not how it was, but
thought then and think now, it was the
most agreeable two miles of moonlight
that even outlined my shadow.
Here already said Mary with a
sigh, as VIC reached the rate The road
never appeared SO short before
eve arc here | replied: 'but be-
fore we part, tell me the other reason
i)r our separation, you limited at
Not now, said she: call on me on
Thursday evening and l vii. tell you
all--till then, adicu.'
Good night Mary pleasant dreams.
and you aciH slccp!!
One half the rcmanlcr Of that nj -ht
[ lay awake thinking over Mary 5
words, what she meant by other rca-
sons for declining my visits, | did no.
know-Shc said, too, that perhaps it
would be better if | did visit her. and
many other incomprchcnsiblc things
from which the only reasonable hypoth-
csis could form, was that she loved
me. Resting my mind upon that. let
myself fall to sleep and dream. Tie
only fear my curiosity experienced was
that | might die before the day arrived
Tut as my constitution was tolcrablv
strong, | kept myself clear Of falling
stones and runaway horses; and trusted
in Providence.
called upon Mary at thc appointed
time, and found her alone. Her col
our, when | entered indicated hirl
degree of excitement, which passed
away gradually as convcrscd with her
at lcnrth I asked for ,hc nrom;srd cx
planation and drew nv chair near hcr
nrcuorcl to listen
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